Icala: Izishoshovu ze-15 eKansas City Zifuna Umhlaba weNyukliya-Weapon-Free

Ngu-Mary Hladky, Novemba 13, 2019

Ngomhla ka-Nov. 1, e-Kansas City, Mo., Inkantolo Kamasipala, izishoshovu zokuthula eziyi-15, ngesenzo sokuphikisa umphakathi ongenalo udlame, batholwa benecala lokungena ngokungemthetho e-National Security Campus e-Kansas City, Mo. Isikhungo se-NSC, esise- 14520 Botts Road, yilapho amaphesenti angama-85 ezingxenye ezingezona ezenuzi ekhiqizwa noma ethengelwa izikhali zenuzi zase-US.  

Izishoshovu zokuthula, zilandela inkolelo yazo ejulile yokuthi izikhali zenuzi azikho emthethweni, azinasimilo, futhi zisongela impilo yonke, zeqa “umugqa wempahla” embonini ngemuva komhlangano we-PeaceWorks-KC. Abawela ulayini baboshwa ngoSuku lweSikhumbuzo, Meyi 27, ukuze baqwashise abantu ngezingozi zezikhali zenuzi. Kwabuthana abantu abangaba ngu-90 kulo mhlangano. 

Ngaphambi kokuqulwa kwecala labo langomhla ka-Nov. 1, abamangalelwa bahambise kummeli wabo siqu, isitatimende esinamandla sokuthi kungani bekhethe ukuzibandakanya nesenzo sokungalaleli umphakathi esingenalo ubudlova. Lezi zinkulumo ziyifasitela emiphefumulweni yabantu abahola ngezinhliziyo zabo futhi bafinyelele abantu abaswele. Nazi izibonelo zalokho okwabhalwa ngabamangalelwa.  

Kunezigidi zabantu abampofu e-US abangenazo izinsiza eziyisisekelo, futhi abampofu baphila impilo engenabuntu. … Cabanga nje ukuthi yini engenziwa ukuze kuncishiswe izidingo zomphakathi zabampofu uma inani elilinganayo lemali liphambukiswe kude nezikhali zenuzi. 

– Umzalwane Louis Rodemann, obizelwe ukumela, futhi aphile nabampofu.  

Isizwe sethu sibheka izikhali zenuzi njengezomthetho, kodwa ingabe lokho kusho ukuthi zinokuziphatha okuhle, zilungile, noma zilungile? Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi isikhali se-omnicidal esingacekela phansi impilo njengoba sazi eMhlabeni sibe nesimilo? Ukusaphaza izigidi zezigidi ngezikhali zenuzi kuyilapho izinkulungwane zezigidi zabantu zintula izidingo zokuphila kungaba kanjani ukuziphatha okuhle? Futhi ukusongela ngokungakhethi zonke izakhamuzi ngokuqothulwa kwabantu abaningi kungaba okulungile?  

– Jim Hannah, umfundisi osethathe umhlalaphansi, Community of Christ

Ngibe umhlengikazi wezingane e-Kansas City iminyaka engama-45. … Ngifunde ukuthi imisebe ithinta ngokungafanele abesifazane, izinsana, izingane, kanye nezingane. Ngike ngaxoxa nabantu ezweni lonke abagulile noma kwashona amalungu omndeni ngenxa yokukhiqizwa nokuhlolwa kwezikhali zenuzi. Alikho izinga eliphephile lokuchayeka emisebeni, nokho i-US yaqhuma izikhali zenuzi ezingaba ngu-1,000 esikhathini esifushane esedlule. Leyo misebe ithatha izinkulungwane zezizukulwane. I-Kansas City Plant iphinde idalule ukuthi isebenzise amakhemikhali anobuthi angaba ngu-2,400, nawo adala umdlavuza nokunye ukufa.  

- U-Ann Suellentrop, umhlengikazi wezingane, isishoshovu sezikhali zenuzi

Lesi senzo asithathwanga kalula ngakimi futhi siyimpendulo eminyakeni engaphezu kwe-10 yomthandazo nokuqonda. Ngaphezu kwalokho, angikukholelwa lokho—“ekweqeni umugqa” ngenhloso yokuvala ukukhiqizwa kwezingxenye zezikhali zenuzi—ngangiphula noma yimuphi “umthetho ongokomthetho.” Ngikholelwa ukuthi ngangenza ngokuvumelana nokholo lwami lobuKatolika kanye nenjongo eshiwo yokuvikela okuhle kubo bonke abantu.  

– Jordan Schiele, Jerusalem Farm  

Ngakho-ke lapha sizobheka ukuthi mina nalabo enginabo sinecala yini ngokuthatha ukuma ngokumelene nokwakhiwa kwezikhali ezibhubhisa kakhulu emlandweni wesintu. Ngithi sikhona hhayi.

– Daniel Karam, isishoshovu ukuthula 

Bonke abamangalelwa bathe bayawubonga umsebenzi wommeli wabo, uHenry Stoever, ophinde abe ngusihlalo we-PeaceWorks-KC Board of Directors. Baphawula ukuthi uHenry wafaka inhliziyo yakhe, umphefumulo, nenqwaba yesikhathi ekulungiseleleni icala elihlotshiswe kahle nelihlelekile. UHenry wayethintana nenkantolo ngaphambi kokuqulwa kwecala, enxusa ukuthi ummangalelwa ngamunye avunyelwe ukukhuluma ecaleni. IJaji u-Martina Peterson uvumile ukunikeza ummangalelwa ngamunye isikhathi sokukhuluma, okuthatha amahora amane—okuwubufakazi obumangalisayo bokuthula. Abamangalelwa basikisela ukuthi ukukholelwa kukaHenry emsebenzini wabo kwaqinisekisa iJaji uPeterson ukuba livumele ubufakazi babo kwasekuqaleni!     

Izishoshovu Zokuthula Ezeqa Umugqa:

Qaphela: Abanqamuli bomugqa abayi-15 kwabangu-XNUMX esivivinyweni bavumile ukufakwa ohlwini lapha, kanye nabanqamuli bomugqa ababili abavela e-Europe.

Ecaleni likaNov. 1 nasekugwetshweni kukaNovemba 8, iJaji Peterson lakwenza kwacaca ukuthi uyawuqonda umbono wezishoshovu, ezingahlosile ukulimaza noma yimuphi umuntu noma impahla. Uthe uyakuthanda ukuzinikela kwabo enjongweni ephakeme kodwa kudingeke ukuthi balandele umthetho. Ngakho-ke ugwebe abanqamuli bomugqa abangu-15 benecala lokungena ngokungemthetho. Unikeze Isinqumo Esimisiwe Sesigwebo, okusho ukuthi abamangalelwa ngeke babe necala ngamarekhodi abo, inqobo nje uma behlangabezana nayo yonke imibandela yecala.  

Bonke abamangalelwa abangu-15 abavela endaweni kamasipala we-Kansas City bafakwe esivivinyweni sonyaka owodwa, umuntu ngamunye wakhokhiswa u-$168.50. Bonke abamangalelwa kudingeka ukuthi bahlale kude nesitshalo (bangayi phakathi nendawo engamamayela angu-2 esitshalweni) unyaka owodwa.  

Futhi, abamangalelwa kuyodingeka benze umsebenzi womphakathi—icala lokuqala, amahora angu-10; icala lesibili, amahora angu-20; futhi icala lesithathu, amahora angama-50. Abathathu babamangalelwa banamacala amathathu noma ngaphezulu: uJim Hannah, uGeorgia Walker noLouis Rodemann.    

Laba ababili abawela ulayini abavela eNetherlands naseGermany abazange balihambele leli cala. Ngakho-ke, ijaji lakhipha incwadi egunyaza ukuboshwa kwabo.

Abasekeli abehlukene ecaleni nokugwetshwa bazwakalise ukubonga okukhulu kubo bonke abamangalelwa. Abasekeli bathe babonga kakhulu ngokuzinikela kwabanqamula ulayini kanye nokuzinikela ekuthuleni, ekuzuzeni abantu bonke, kanye nomhlaba ophephile kubo bonke abantu yonke indawo.  

UMary Hladky usebenza njengephini likasihlalo we-PeaceWorks-KC Board of Directors.