Ngu-Corvallis Divest kusuka eMpini, Novemba 10, 2022
I-CORVALLIS, NOMA: NgoMsombuluko, Novemba 7, 2022, uMkhandlu Wedolobha LaseCorvallis waphasisa ngazwi linye isinqumo sokwenqabela idolobha ekutshaleni imali ezinkampanini ezikhiqiza izikhali zempi. Isinqumo esiphasiswe kulandela iminyaka yomsebenzi wokumela owenziwa yi-Corvallis Divest evela kumfelandawonye weMpi, okuhlanganisa nokulalelwa kwecala ngoFebhuwari 2020 okungazange kuholele ekuvoteni. Ividiyo eqoshiwe yomhlangano woMkhandlu Wedolobha wangomhla ziyisi-7 kuNovemba 2022 kuyatholakala lapha.
Umfelandawonye umele izinhlangano eziyi-19: Veterans For Peace Linus Pauling Isahluko 132, WILPF Corvallis, Our Revolution Corvallis Allies, Raging Grannies of Corvallis, Pacific Green Party Linn Benton Chapter, Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism Corvallis, Corvallis Palestine Solidarity, World BEYOND War, CODEPINK, Race Matters Group of Corvallis United Church of Christ, Electrify Corvallis, Corvallis Interfaith Climate Justice Committee, Corvallis Climate Action Alliance, NOMA Odokotela Bokuzibophezela Komphakathi, AmaBuddha Abaphendulayo - Corvallis, Oregon PeaceWorks, NAACP Linn/Benton, Chapter kanye ne-Sunrise Corvallis. Isinqumo se-Divest Corvallis ngesikhathi sokudlula sasinabasekeli abangaphezu kwama-49 ngabanye.
Idolobha laseCorvallis lijoyina iDolobha laseNew York, NY; Burlington, VT; Charlottesville, VA; Berkeley, CA; kanye ne-San Luis Obispo, CA, phakathi kwamanye amadolobha ase-US nasemhlabeni wonke, ekuzinikeleni ekuhlukaniseni izimali zomphakathi ezikhalini zempi. Nakuba u-Corvallis okwamanje engabambi izimali kubakhiqizi bezikhali, ukuphasiswa kwalesi sinqumo kubonisa ukuzibophezela okubalulekile kwedolobha ukusekela izimboni zokuthula neziqinisekisa ukuphila kukho konke ukutshalwa kwezimali okuzayo.
“Ngifuna ukusiza ekudaleni umhlaba ongcono ongaphila ngokwakhayo. Isipho somuntu sekhono lokuxazulula izinkinga sidinga ukunakekelwa ngaphezu kwengqalasizinda yempi enkulu […]. Kufanele sicabange ngendlela yethu lapho sindawonye. Lokhu Kwehlukana Kwesinqumo Sempi kuyindlela yethu yokuzijwayeza ukucabanga ngekusasa elisha njengomphakathi,” kusho uLinda Richards, ilungu le-Divest Corvallis kanye noprofesa womlando e-Oregon State University.
Isixazululo se-Divest from War sakha phezu komfutho wezinhlangano zokuthula eziqinile zika-Corvallis kanye nobulungiswa besimo sezulu. Esigabeni sokuphawula komphakathi somhlangano wangoNovemba 7, ilungu lomfelandawonye kanye nowayeyikhansela lakuWadi 7 uBill Glassmire ukhulume ngomlindelo wokuthula wansuku zonke weminyaka engu-19 owawuseCorvallis ngumshoshovu ongasekho u-Ed Epley, owagcina uholele ekwakhiweni kweCorvallis Divest from. Umfelandawonye wezimpi. Isinqumo sihlonipha leli fa ngokufaka izexwayiso zomlando mayelana nezempi zase-US ezivela ku-Dwight Eisenhower, Martin Luther King Jr., kanye noWinona LaDuke. I-Divest from War coalition nayo isekela umsebenzi wayo enhlanganweni yobulungiswa besimo sezulu, iveza ukuthi amasosha ase-US ungumkhiqizi omkhulu wamagesi abamba ukushisa emhlabeni.
"Kulinganiselwa ukuthi amasosha aseMelika akhipha isikhutha esiningi emkhathini kunamazwe wonke, njengeDenmark nePortugal," kusho uBarry Reeves, oyilungu leBuddhists Responding - Corvallis. “Kubalulekile kithina njengengxenye yenhlangano yomphakathi kanye nakithina esingaphansi komkhandlu kahulumeni ukuthi siphendule futhi siqale uguquko oluya kwikusasa elisimeme. Kwangathi singakhumbula ukuthi uhambo lwamamayela ayinkulungwane luqala ngesinyathelo sokuqala. Futhi lesi sinqumo singabonakala njengesinyathelo sokuqala, ”engeza.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe noma ukujoyina i-Corvallis Divest evela ku-War coalition, thintana corvallisdivestfromar@gmail.com.
