Ukuhlukana kwempi, utshale abantu

Sisho ukuthini lapho sithi, "Divest from war, invest in kubantu"?

Impi idinga amasosha nezikhali. Kepha ngaphambi kokuba ohulumeni bathenge izikhali futhi baqashe amasosha, kufanele aqale akhuphule imali edingekayo (noma ayiboleke). Yilapho intela ingena khona-iningi labantu abatshala imali enkulu kwezempi.

Ukutshala imali empini akusho nje ukuthenga amasheya ezinkampanini ezizimele ezenza inzuzo ngempi. Kule nkathi yezinhlelo zamanani entengo ephezulu nentengo yamasosha aphesheya, intela iyisixhumanisi esiseduze kakhulu sokwenza impi phakathi kukahulumeni kazwelonke kanye nabantu abaningi abahlala ngaphakathi kwemingcele yabo.

Ukwenqaba ukukhokha intela ethile noma yonke eya empini kuyindlela eqondile yokuthi "Cha!" Ngaphezulu kwe- $ 1 trillion yokusetshenziswa kwezempi okuhlobene nezempi unyaka ngamunye.

Futhi singasho futhi ukuthi "Cha!" Ekubhekaneni nezimali zesabelomali sase-US: izimpi, imisebenzi, izisekelo emhlabeni wonke, izikhali zenuzi, usizo lwamasosha angaphandle kanye nokuthengisa kwezikhali, kanye nokusibekela ubudlova nokuhlukunyezwa kweCIA.

Ngokudonswa kwentela yethu empini, sithatha izintambo zokusebenzisa imali yethu.

Yimalini intela yethu etshalwa empini?

Abantu abaningi babheka ukukhokha intela njengokutshalwa kwezimali okuhle empahleni yezenhlalo, okufana nengqalasizinda, izinsizakalo zenhlalo, nemfundo. Abanye bagxeka intela njengokusabalalisa kabusha okungekuhle noma okungekho emthethweni noma kuhulumeni. Noma iyiphi indlela, lapho iningi labantu linikeza uhulumeni imali yentela, banethemba lokuthi okuthile okuhle kuphuma kukho.

Kepha uma sikhokha intela yemali engenayo (namanye ama-tax), sitshala imali enkulu kwezempi nakwezempi. Kunyaka wezimali ophakanyisiwe we-2017 wesabelomali, I-44% yedola ngalinye lentela elikhokhelwayo iya ekusetshenzisweni okuhlobene nezempi.

Ngenkathi osonkontileka abazimele benza izigidi, futhi kwezinye izikhathi, izigidigidi zamaRandi empini, umgqugquzeli wempi nguhulumeni - iPentagon. Ngokuqinisekile siyayisekela imikhankaso yokufaka ingcindezi kosonkontileka abazimele, kepha izintela ziyindlela ephambili impi exhaswa ngayo. Lokho kusho ukuthi kufanele sifake ingcindezi kuhulumeni ngokugodla imali yethu ezimpini.

Ngabe ukusebenza kwasemsebenzini kuyasebenza?

Emikhankasweni yokujikijelana ne-South Africa yobandlululo kuma-1970 kanye nama-1980s, abasekeli bakhomba izinkampani ezazenza ibhizinisi eNingizimu Afrika. Ngemuva kwalokho bacindezela izikhungo ezinjengamabhange namanyuvesi ukuthi bathathe imali yabo yempesheni nezimali ezivela kulezo zinkampani.

Imikhankaso yokudonsela phansi iya ngokuya ithandwa kakhulu, futhi njengamanje isetshenziswa kakhulu ukunyakaza okugxile ekutholeni imali ekusetshenzisweni kwa-Israyeli, okokugcotshwa kwezinsalela zezinsalela, namajele azimele.

Imikhankaso yokudonswa kwamafutha okugcwala ifosili iphumelele ukuthola ukuthi izikhungo eziningi nohulumeni bazibophezele ukwehla, ukubiza abambalwa: iStanford University eCalifornia, Syracuse University eNew York, idolobha laseBerlin eGermany, idolobha laseCopenhagen eDenmark, nase-Oxford University e-United Kingdom.

I-Enlace's City Prison Divestment Toolkit ichaza umthelela wemikhankaso yokujikijela ngale ndlela:

“Lapho abatshalizimali abaningi enkampanini benquma ukuthengisa amasheya abo ngasikhathi sinye, isitolo senkampani siyacindezelwa. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, intengo yamasheya iyancipha ngenxa yabaninimasheya abathengisa amasheya abo, bese ibanjwa ngabatshalizimali abaningi ngenxa yomphakathi ongemuhle owutholile. Intengo ephansi yesitoko ingenza kube nzima ukuthi inkampani ithole mboleko, ithengise ngezimali, noma yandise ibhizinisi layo. Futhi uma ingcindezi iphikelela futhi iphakeme ngokwanele, imboni yonke — ngisho nohulumeni kazwelonke — inganquma ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokushintsha indlela abalwenza ngayo ibhizinisi, noma, kungasuswa ngokuphelele. ”

Lapho senqaba ukukhokha intela yonke, singafaka ingcindezi efanayo kuhulumeni njengezimbangela zokwehla kwezinkampani ezinkampanini.

Singaphuma kanjani kwiPentagon?

Ngenkathi iningi labadayisi bezintela lempi lifuna ukuncishiswa kuhulumeni noma imali yangasese empini, siqala ngokuzixosha ku-Pentagon, ngokwenqaba ukukhokha izintela zempi. Kunezindlela eziningi ezahlukahlukene zokwenza lokhu, kufaka phakathi:

• ukwenqaba ukukhokha intela yocingo ekusetshenzisweni kwefoni okude
• abahola imali engaphansi kweleveli engenayo
• ukuthola imali ekhokhwa intela, kufakwa imali yentela, nokwenqaba ukukhokha
• abahola imali engenayo yentela, futhi benqaba ukufaka ifomu lokubuyisa intela noma ukukhokha intela

Enye nenye yalezi zindlela inezinzuzo nezinzuzo zayo, ubungozi nezinzuzo zayo. Ngemininingwane engaphezulu ngezindlela zokumelana kwentela yempi, bheka Ungamelana Kanjani.

Ngabe yini abaphikisana nentela yempi bavuselela ini?

Uma ukweleta intela yempi futhi wenqaba ukuyikhokha, uzobe ususe inkokhelo kuhulumeni wobumbano unyaka ngamunye. Kepha abathengisi bempi bezempi abenqabeli ukuze sikwazi ukubeka imali eningi emaphaketheni ethu. Ngakho-ke siyisebenzelani le mali?

Abanye abahlanganyeli babekela eceleni imali yentela ku-akhawunti yomuntu siqu yescrow ukuze balindele ukuqoqwa kwe-IRS. Abanye bafaka le mali ku-akhawunti escrow nabanye abalingisi - la ma-akhawunti abizwa imali ehlukile. Kwesinye isikhwama, kufakwa imali may ube sengozini ephansi yokubanjwa yi-IRS, ngoba yonke imali ibanjelwe kwi-akhawunti eyodwa ngaphansi kwegama lenhlangano esikhundleni segama lomuntu ngamunye.

Ezinye izimali ezikhokhwayo zisebenza kuphela njengama-akhawuntari escrow aphethe imali kuze kube uhulumeni uvumela abakhokhi bentela ukuthi bakhokhe intela ngaphandle kwaleyo mali eya empini. Kungenzeka bangatholi noma basabalalise inzalo kuleyo mali.

Ezinye izimali ezihlukile zisabalalisa inzalo kusuka kumadiphozithi abo unyaka ngamunye, zisabalalisa amakhulu noma izinkulungwane zamaRandi ezinhlanganweni ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni namaqembu. Ngokwesibonelo, ku-2016, i-People's Life Fund eBerkeley iqondise kabusha ku- $ 20,000 kumaqembu omphakathi we-16. Ezinye izimali ezibuye zenziwe kabusha unyaka nonyaka zibandakanya i-People's Life Fund eNew York City, iConscience and Military tax Campaign (umkhosi wayo wokuphinda uboniswe ngakwesobunxele), kanye neNew England War Tax Resistance.

Futhi iningi labaphikisi nalo liqondisela ngokwalo izintela zabo emaqenjini abasekelayo. Kunzima kakhulu ukulandelela ukuqondiswa komuntu ngamunye, kepha Nazi ezinye izibonelo:

• UJason Rawn (ngakwesobunxele esithombeni) wenza ama-1,000 stickers afunda ukuthi, “Defund Mil Miloriori $ m” wawabela abantu abase-US nasemhlabeni jikelele.
• URobin Harper, odume ngomqondo wokuqondiswa kabusha kwentela yempi, ulandelele ukuqondiswa kabusha kwakhe kusukela ku-1958 eshadini elikhulu. Unikeze ikomidi le-American Friend Service Committee, i-Greenpeace, i-Fellowship of Reconciliation, kanye nezinye izinhlangano eziningi eminyakeni yakhe ye-50 + yokuqondisa kabusha.
• UJohn noPat Schwiebert wasePortland, e-Oregon, benqabile ukukhokha enye noma yonke imali yabo yentela yenhlangano bekhombisa udlame lwezempi iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30. Sekuyiminyaka eminingi beya emahhovisi ombuso waseMultnomah County bachaza ukwenqaba kwabo njengoba bethula isheke lenani lentela yabo ephikisiwe.

Izindaba Zokuhlela

UJason Rawn uye e-Okinawa ukuyokweseka abahlali basezempi baseMelika, kubandakanya nokuboshwa kanye nabo njengoba bebhikisha izisekelo. Usebenze nabahleli bendawo ukwenza amabhanela athi, “Dive $ t from the Pentagon! Azikho izintela zempi! ”NgesiKorea, isiNgisi, nesiJapane (njengoba kuboniswe).

E-2016, umgqugquzeli weSan Diego u-Anne Barron (wesibili ukusuka kwesokudla) wahlanganisa iDivest evela ePentagon, Invest in People Press inkomfa ngoSuku lweNtela, enesiKhwama seSpecial War War Alternative Fund kanye nabaxhasi bayo. Ubuye futhi wenza u “kufundisa” ngokumelana nentela yempi esebenzisa isihloko esithi Invest in People, Divest from the Pentagon, using book David Gross ' Amaqhinga we-99 ama-ngempumelelo we-Resistance Resistance.

UPeter Smith (kwesokudla) udale le Divest kusuka kusibonakaliso sePentagon seSouth Bend, umbhikisho woSuku lweNtela lonyaka eIndiana.

Ngo 2008, the Ukulwa Kwentela Yempi Umkhankaso owaqalwa yi-NWTRCC ukhishwe ngamanani entela enqaba ukusuka kubahlali abangaphezulu kwe-300 waphinde wabuyisela u- $ 10,000 ku-Direct Aid Iraq, iphrojekthi yokusiza abantu nokwakha ukuthula, kanye nangaphezulu kwe- $ 6,000 ku-Common Ground Health Clinic eNew Orleans, ebinikela izinsiza abantu ngemuva kweSiphepho uKatrina.

Eminye imikhankaso yokudonswa phansi

Umkhankaso wase-US Wamalungelo asePalestine

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Umkhankaso Wokugqilazwa Kwejele

I-Movement for Black Lives Platform: Invest-Divest

Ukuhlela Imibono

1. Bamba umcimbi wokuvuselelwa kwentela yempi ohlukaniswe ekushintshisweni kwezimali nokutshalwa kwezimali. Bona imininingwane mayelana nokuqondiswa kabusha kwe-2017.
2. Xhuma nabahleli kokunye ukunyakaza kokujikisa. Njengoba sesishilo, izintela zempi zixhunywe nakanjani ekuhlalweni kwa-Israyeli, izinto zokubasa ezisele, kanye namajele azimele, ngokwesibonelo. Ithebula ndawonye noma hlela umcimbi nezikhulumi ezisuka ekunyukeni kwangaphakathi kokuphambuka.
3. Yenza umcimbi we- "Divest from war, invest in people" umcimbi namanye amaqembu wempi endaweni yakho. Ukuphikisana nentela yempi kuw iqhinga elilodwa phakathi kwabaningi abangaqhubekisela phambili ukuthula, futhi ababaningi izishoshovu zokuthula / zempi abakwaziyo ngazo - noma bazi izindlela eziningi ezahlukahlukene umuntu angaba ngazo umphikisi wentela yempi.
4. Sebenzisa ukumelana kwentela yomphakathi njengeqhinga lobuqili emkhankasweni wokudonswa kwempahla ukunxusa ibhange, inyuvesi noma esinye isikhungo ukuthi siyeke ukubeka imali kosonkontileka bempi noma izibopho zikahulumeni. (Ungabuza, "Uma singakhokhi, kungani ukhokha?")

Ukuhlela Izinsizakusebenza

• Sebenzisa okugcwele infographic (ukuhlelwa okuncane okwenziwe ku-1 / 5 / 17) ukusabalalisa igama mayelana nokukhishwa kwentela yempi online.
• Sebenzisa infographic, ku amaslayidi amaningi e-PowerPoint noma ngamafayela wesithombe alandiwe angezansi, ku-inthanethi noma esethulweni emphakathini wakho.

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Phrinta leli phakethe elihlelayo. (Cindezela Phrinta esipheqululini sakho - Uhlobo lwefomethi ye-PDF iyeza maduze!)
• Oda amakhadi we-NWTRCC noma amaflaya (bona izithombe ezingezansi) ngesiNgisi noma emaceleni amabili esiNgisini naseSpain ngu ukuxhumana nehhovisi lethu. Amakhadi khulula kubahleli abazosebenzisa!