NguCurtis Driscoll, Ijenali Yansuku zonke, Disemba 21, 2020
Ukukhuthaza imiyalezo yokuthula nobushoshovu, iHalf Moon Bay ifake ifulegi ngaphandle kweCity Hall eyenziwe ngabafundi beqhakambisa imibono yabo yokuthula ezogcina ihambele kwi-United Nations ngo-2021.
Ifulegi, elenga ngoDisemba 9, liyikholaji yobuciko yemiyalezo yokuthula ekhuluma ngezihloko ezinjengezibhamu, impi, udlame olubhekiswe kwabesifazane nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu. Ifulege liqoqo lezindwangu ezihlanganiswe ngazinye futhi ezenziwe ngokotini, izingubo ezindala namathawula. Izethulo zendwangu ngayinye zivela kubafundi ezikoleni kuyo yonke iHalf Moon Bay abadwebe futhi babhala ngemibono yabo yokuthula ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule. Ifulegi lizoqhubeka nokukhula njengoba abantu abaningi behambisa imilayezo yendwangu. Ifulegi okwamanje lilenga odongeni ngaphandle kwebhilidi laseCity Hall futhi njengamanje linezindwangu eziyi-100 ezihlanganiswe ndawonye. NgoSepthemba, ifulegi eliseCity Hall lizokwehliselwa phansi linikezwe iNhlangano Yezizwe eNew York City.
Ifulege liyingxenye ye-Peace Flag Project, esebenzela ukuthula emhlabeni nokuvimbela izikhali zenuzi. Iphrojekthi ye-Peace Flag nayo isebenza kulo msebenzi ngokubambisana noMkhankaso Wamazwe Ngamazwe Wokuqeda Izikhali Zenuzi, noma i-ICAN. URuna Ray, isazi semvelo semfashini nesishoshovu sokuthula, ungumhleli weProjekthi Ye-Peace Flag. URay usebenzisa imfashini nobushoshovu ukukhuthaza ukuguqulwa kwenqubomgomo. Uthathe isinqumo sokuqala iphrojekthi eHalf Moon Bay ngemuva kokukhuluma nezakhamizi ngokuthula. Ukhulume nabantu abaningi abebengenawo umqondo ocacile wokuthi ukuthula kusho ukuthini kubo noma abakwazi ukukuchaza. Ukholelwa ukuthi le phrojekthi izoba umphakathi ohlanganyelwe usebenzisa ubuciko njengezishoshovu ukukhuluma ngokuthula.
"Ngibonile ukuthi imfundo yokuthula idinga ukuqala emazingeni aphansi, futhi ingazwakala njengephrojekthi ejabulisayo nejabulisayo, kepha kuyinto ejulile ngoba unomuntu ophawula ngaleyo ndwangu ukuthi ukuthula kusho ukuthini kubo nokuthi bakubona kanjani umhlaba ube ngcono emehlweni abo, ”kusho uRay.
Umsebenzi wakhe esikhathini esedlule ububheke kakhulu ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu, kepha wabona ukuthi ngeke kube nalutho ukulwa nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu ngaphandle kokuthi asebenze ngokuthula phakathi kwamazwe nabantu. Ufuna ukuhlanganisa imibono yokuthula neyesimo sezulu ukuthola izixazululo zokuthi ukuthula kubukeka kanjani kuwo wonke umuntu. Uqale waya edolobheni laseHalf Moon Bay mayelana nalo msebenzi kulo nyaka. Umkhandlu waseHalf Moon Bay City waphasisa isinqumo emhlanganweni wawo owawungoSepthemba 15 unikela ngokweseka lo msebenzi. Idolobha liqhakambise lo msebenzi, lakhuthaza nomphakathi ukuthi ubambe iqhaza futhi lanikela ngendawo yomphakathi yokulengisa ifulegi.
URay wabe eseya ezikoleni wazibandakanya nomsebenzi. Abafundi abavela eHatch Elementary School, eWilkinson School, e-El Granada Elementary School, eFarallone View Elementary School, eSea Crest School naseHalf Moon Bay High School babambe iqhaza. Ezinye izinhlangano ezithintekayo zifake isahluko seCalifornia se World Beyond War, inhlangano elwa impi, kanye neZizwe Ezihlangene. URay uphinde wathola ubuciko obuvela kubantu kulo lonke elaseMelika. Njengoba ifulegi manje lilenga eCity Hall, uhlela ukubandakanya abantu abaningi eHalf Moon Bay ukuthola izethulo eziningi zekhanseli. Yize sebevele benokuthunyelwa kwendwangu okwenziwe ngaphezulu kuka-1,000 XNUMX, unethemba lokuthi abantu abaningi bazokwehlela eCity Hall babhale phansi umbono wabo wokuthula ukuze akwazi ukukufaka ezindongeni zomugqa wefulegi.
“Ngifuna abantu baqale ukufuna ukubamba iqhaza kulo msebenzi. Akubizi lutho ngempela; yisikhathi sakho kuphela, ”kusho uRay.
Abantu bangaya https://peace-activism.org ukuthola eminye imininingwane ngefulegi kanye ne-Peace Flag Project.
