Ngo-Joy Okokuqala
Amaphimbo abantu awazwakala njengoba siya ngokuya sinqatshelwa ukufinyelela ezikhulwini zikahulumeni wethu. Kwabaningi, besifuna ukukholelwa ukuthi siphila enhlotsheni ethile yentando yeningi emele lapho singabeka khona imibono yethu kulabo esibakhethile futhi kuzokwenza umehluko, kodwa akunjalo.
A cwaningo eshicilelwe encwadini yezemfundo Imibono yezopolitiki bathole ukuthi iningi labantu baseMelika linomthelela "wokunciphisa, osondelene naso, umthelela ongekho emqoka kumgomo womphakathi" uma kuqhathaniswa nabacebile.
Okuhlangenwe nakho kwethu okokuqala kuqinisekisile imiphumela yalolu cwaningo lapho sivalelwe ngaphandle kweHhovisi Lommeleli uPaul Ryan kwase kuba yiWhite House esenzweni esihlelwe yiNational Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (NCNR) njengengxenye yesonto lezenzo zeCampaign Nonviolence . I-Campaign Nonviolence iyinhlangano entsha, yesikhathi eside yokugxilisa ukungabi nodlame nokukhuthaza isiko lokuthula ngaphandle kwempi, ubumpofu, ubunzima besimo sezulu, nobhadane lobudlova. Isenzo esasihlelwe yi-NCNR sasinesihloko esithi "Ukuhlwanyela Imbewu Yethemba: Kusuka kuCongress kuye e-White House".
Ekuseni ngoSepthemba 22, 2015 iqembu labantu ababalelwa eshumini lahlangana endaweni yokudlela esakhiweni sehhovisi laseLongworth House. Sixoxe ngezinhlelo zethu zosuku sabe sesingena saya ehhovisi loMmeli uPaul Ryan. I-congressman evela eWisconsin iyisibonelo esihle sokuthi yini engalungile ngeCongress namuhla. Wethule isiphakamiso sesabelomali esizokwengeza kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kwezokuvikela ngenkathi sinciphisa izindleko emisebenzini edingekayo yabafowethu nodadewethu abanokuncane.
Engxenyeni yokuqala kaSepthemba, sathumela incwadi kuRyan sicela umhlangano ngoSepthemba 22 ukudingida izingqinamba zempi, ububha kanye nenkinga yesimo sezulu. Sasiphethe ikhophi yaleyo ncwadi saya ehhovisi lakhe sabona uphawu olwalungaphandle komnyango lwaluthi, “Siyakwamukela. Ngena." Lokhu bekuwuphawu lwensimbi olunamathele unomphela odongeni eceleni komnyango wawo wonke amalungu ebandla. Kodwa-ke, okuxhunywe emnyango bekuwuphawu lwesikhashana olubhalwe ukuthi, "Ukungena kukhawulelwe kulabo abanesikhathi esithile." Sizamile ukuvula umnyango, kodwa ubukhiyiwe.
Sithukile ukuthi umnyango ukhiyiwe. U-Ellen Taylor, oyilungu leCode Pink obesevakashele amalungu eCongress iminyaka, uthe bekungokokuqala ngqa ukuthi akhishwe ehhovisi lenhlangano. Sasibhale imininingwane ngokuya emahhovisi kaRyan kumawebhusayithi amaningi ngakho-ke babazi ukuthi siyeza, futhi kusobala ukuthi babengenandaba nokuhlangana nathi.
Ngemuva kokungqongqoza, owesifazane osemusha wavula umnyango cishe ngamasentimitha ayisithupha futhi wasibuza ukuthi sifunani. Ngokusobala wayethukile ngokuxhumana nathi. Benginovalo futhi njengoba ngihlala ngizizwa ngikhathazekile ngokulwa nombuso omkhulu kunabo bonke emlandweni womhlaba. Usitshele ukuthi asikwazi ukungena nokuthi banemihlangano ehlelelwe usuku lonke. Simazise ukuthi sesibhale incwadi sicela umhlangano ngoSepthemba 6. Impendulo yakhe ukuthi singabiza futhi sihlelele umhlangano wolunye usuku, kepha abaningi bethu bebekhona bevela ngaphandle kwedolobha futhi lokhu bekungeke kwenzeke.
Ngemuva kokuya ngapha nangapha imizuzu embalwa kwacaca ukuthi ngeke sivunyelwe ukungena ehhovisi. Wamukele ikhophi yencwadi ebesiyithumele, kanye nezithombe zezisulu ze-drone nezindatshana ezigxeka isabelomali sikaRyan. Elinye lamalungu eqembu lethu limkhumbuze ukuthi ubesemncane nokuthi ukubamba iqhaza ohlelweni olusivalela ngaphandle kuhulumeni wethu akulungile, futhi kufanele acabange ngalokho akwenzayo.
Ngemuva kokuvala umnyango sathwebula izithombe zezisulu ze-drone, izimpawu zikaRyan, nezindatshana emnyango nodonga oluzungeze umnyango. Siphinde sashiya amaphakethe wembewu nomlayezo wokuthi sizama ukutshala imbewu yethemba ukuletha ushintsho lwangempela.
Sinqume ukubona ukuthi hlobo luni lokwamukelwa esizoluthola komunye omele iWisconsin ngakho-ke saya ehhovisi likaMark Pocan. Lapho sifika lapho umnyango wehhovisi wawuvaliwe, kodwa sayivula sangena sangena ngokukhululeka. Sabingelelwa ngumuntu owamukela izihambi sabuza ukuthi sifunani. Samtshela esikwenzayo samnika nekhophi yencwadi. Silalelisiwe sanikezwa amanzi namachips.
Kwase kuyisikhathi sokuqhubeka futhi sahamba ngezinto zokuhamba zomphakathi saya e-Edward Murrow Park, amabhulokhi ambalwa ukusuka e-White House. Bangaphezu kwekhulu abantu ababebuthene epaki emhlanganweni omfishane. Ngenkathi labo bethu abasengozini yokuboshwa behlangene embuthanweni ukuxoxa ngezinhlelo zokugcina zalesi senzo, ngangijabule ukuqaphela ukuthi sasinabantu ababalelwa ku-100 ababezoba sengozini yokuboshwa. Kwakufanelekile ukuba nomhlangano wethu e-Edward Murrow Park. Wayeyintatheli eyakhuluma ngokungahambisani nokuhlukunyezwa kukahulumeni wethu ngawo-18.
Ngemuva kokulalela izikhulumi ezimbalwa epaki sazicubungula ePennsylvania Ave.ya eWhite House. EWhite House sizwe ezinye izikhulumi. Sikhuthazekile njengoba sizwa okuningi ngezinkinga ezazisihlanganise. UMax wafingqa izihloko ezishicilelwe ngabezindaba, ephawula ukuthi izikhulumi zikhulume nge-Islamophobia, izikhali zenuzi, izinto zokubasa ezimbiwa phansi, ukungalingani komhlaba wonke, ukuphatha izinkampani ohulumeni, izinxushunxushu zesimo sezulu kanye nokuhlaselwa kwamabhere asezindaweni ezibandayo, iziteleka zababulali kanye nezinye izindaba lapho uhulumeni wethu hlanganisa.
Labo ababefaka engcupheni yokuboshwa baphinde bahlangana eWhite House. Sizozama ukuletha incwadi ebesiyithumele ku-Obama esangweni lonogada. Le ncwadi iveze ukukhathazeka kwethu ngempi, ubuphofu, ubunzima besimo sezulu, nodlame lwesakhiwo, futhi yacela umhlangano ngoSepthemba 22.
Abangu-XNUMX bethu bahamba ndawonye baya esangweni lonogada. Besinqume ukuthi uma / lapho onogada benqaba ukusinika umhlangano, sizohlala phansi ngokubambisana nabo bonke labo abahlupheka emhlabeni jikelele ngenxa yezinqubomgomo zikahulumeni wethu. Sasihlala ihora lonke bese sibukeza isimo.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi besingayi lapho ukuyozama ukuboshwa. Sasihlanganyela ekulweni nomphakathi okungenabudlova. Uhulumeni wethu wephula umthetho, futhi senza okuphikisana nalokhu kwephulwa komthetho. Asiphuli umthetho ngokuya kumalungu kahulumeni wethu siwabize ukuthi ayeke ukwephula umthetho. Siyazi ukuthi senza okuthile lapho singaba sengozini yokuboshwa, kepha asizami ukuboshwa futhi asikholelwa ukuthi sephula noma imiphi imithetho ngokwenza lokhu esikwenzayo.
Ngemuva kwengxoxo ne-Secret Service esangweni, bekucaca ukuthi bebengeke basize umhlangano nomuntu osesikhundleni sokuphatha. Basitshele ukuthi sidinga ukucela umhlangano ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Sibakhumbuzile ukuthi bathumele incwadi sicela umhlangano, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, sathumela incwadi efanayo ngonyaka odlule futhi asikatholi mpendulo kuleyo ncwadi. Yini okufanele siyenze? Singahlangana kanjani nomuntu osesimweni sokwenza inqubomgomo? Futhi, besikhiyiwe ngaphandle kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo lwezingxoxo ngezinkinga ezibalulekile.
Njengoba sasihleli lapho eceleni kwesango labaqaphi kwakukhona umfudlana wabantu ababengena bephuma. Iningi labo bekungabantu bezindaba abaziwayo. Ithimba laseFrance nalo lafika esangweni lavunyelwa ukungena. Sacela owesifazane ethimbeni laseFrance ukuthi angayamukela yini incwadi yethu ayise eWhite House futhi nempela wayithatha.
Ngemuva kwemizuzu engama-45, bekucaca ukuthi abantu bavele baqonde esangweni, onogada babheka umazisi wabo bavunyelwa ukungena. UBrian wasikisela ukuthi nathi senze okufanayo. Uphakamise ukuthi sime kulayini esangweni bese silinda ithuba lethu lokungena. Kubukeka sengathi, njengezakhamizi ezikhathazekile, kufanele sibe nalelo lungelo.
Lapho sesenze ulayini esangweni, amaphoyisa eSecret Service asitshela ukuthi kwakudingeka sithuthe noma siboshwe, yize sasisendleleni yomphakathi. Ngaleso sikhathi, nxazonke 2: 00 pm, amaphoyisa aseMfihlo Service aqala ukusibamba.
Ngokuvamile, amaphoyisa esiqiwi iNational Park azosibopha phambi kweWhite House ngoba yindawo yaseNational Park. Angiqiniseki ukuthi kungani bengakwenzanga lokho, kepha kungenzeka ukuthi bebelungiselela ukuvakasha kukaPapa ngakusasa. Kubonakale amaphoyisa aseSecret Service engenalo ulwazi oluningi ekuboshweni kwabantu. Baphenye kakhulu abanye besifazane ngokusobala emphakathini. Bakhipha izibuko zamehlo zawo wonke amadoda. Ngenkathi ngingomunye wabokugcina kwabangu-15 ababoshwa babefuna ukuthatha izibuko zami zamehlo. Ngibatshele ukuthi angiboni ngaphandle kwezibuko zami zamehlo nokuthi akekho noyedwa owake wasusa izibuko zami ngazo zonke izikhathi engiboshwe ngazo futhi bangivumela ukuthi ngigcine izibuko zami. Kusithathe isikhathi eside ukuthi silayishwe evenini.
Sihanjiswe esiteshini samaphoyisa se-DC Metropolitan ukuyocutshungulwa. Kwababoshiwe kubalwa uDon Cunning, uManijeh Saba, uCarol Gay, noMary Ellen Marino bonke abavela eNew Jersey, uKathy Kelly wase-Illinois, uBrian Terrell wase-Iowa, uPhil Runkel noJoy First baseWisconsin, uJoe Byrne noMax Obuszewski waseBaltimore, uJoan Nicholson wase IPennsylvania, Malachy Kilbride waseMaryland, no-Art Laffin, Eve Tetaz no-Ellen Taylor wase-DC.
Sichithe amahora ambalwa alandelayo esitokisini, nabesilisa nabesifazane behlukene, bekhuluma futhi becula ngenkathi besikhipha ngamunye ngamunye ukuze bathathwe iminwe futhi badutshulwe ngomug. Lapho iphoyisa lingicela ukuthi ngisayine umbhalo wami ngabuza ukuthi ngangibekwa cala lini. Uveze ukuthi iphepha athi angilisayine lalinombhalo othi "Blocking Passage". Kodwa-ke ngokuhamba kwesikhathi abanye bathi leli cala "lalingukuziphatha ngendlela engahlelekile". Akucaci ukuthi icala laliyini futhi asizange sinikezwe izingcaphuno zangempela.
Amaphoyisa aseMetropolitan aseDkt aphelile konke ukucubungula, kodwa sasiqhutshelwa amanye amahora ambalwa njengoba sasibukele, ngefasitela lamaseli ethu ngenkathi amaphoyisa aseMfihlo Service ephikisana namaphepha njalo.
Ekugcineni sakhululwa ngaso sonke isikhathi 9: 00 pm. UPaul Magno noDavid Barrows banikeze ukusekelwa okuhle kwejele. Babesilindile bephethe ubhanana namanzi. Ngemuva kombuthano wokuvala nokubingelelana, sonke sahamba ngezindlela zethu ezihlukile. Sinosuku lwenkantolo lwe October 15, kodwa kulabo abavela ngaphandle kwedolobha, sizothumela incwadi ephikisana necala futhi sithi sifuna ukuya enkantolo.
Ngakusasa ngathola ukuthi emkhosini we-anti-drone wanyanga zonke eVolk Field eWisconsin, amasango esisekelo ayekhiyiwe lapho kufika abaqaphi. IVolk Field iyisisekelo seWisconsin Air National Guard lapho baqeqesha khona abashayeli bezindiza ukuthi basebenzise ama-Shadow drones, asetshenziselwa ukubheka, ukuhlonipha nokubhekisisa ukutholwa. Besilokhu siqaphile ngaphandle kwamasango esisekelo kanye ngenyanga iminyaka emi-3 and futhi amasango awakaze aboshwe. Abantu abayisishiyagalolunye bangena kulesi sikhungo ngenyanga edlule baboshwa. Lokhu bekungu-4th isikhathi esenze isenzo sokumelana nomphakathi ezansi. Ngokusobala, kungenzeka bakhathele yiyo futhi bafuna ukusivimba ukuthi singaphinde singene esisekelweni futhi. Kuzoba mnandi ukubona ukuthi bayaqhubeka nokukhiya amasango uma siza ngenyanga ezayo. Cishe izimoto eziyi-100-200 zingena ngesango ngezikhathi esiziqaphile lapho njalo ngenyanga, ngakho-ke ekuvaleni isango zidala ukuphazamiseka okukhulu kubantu abaningi.
Isenzo sethu ku-DC besimayelana nokuhlwanyela imbewu yethemba. Liphi ithemba laleli lizwe elivalela ngaphandle izakhamizi zalo lingazilaleli? Likuphi ithemba laleli lizwe lapho uhulumeni enza ubugebengu kokubili ekhaya nakwamanye amazwe?
Ngicabanga ngabazukulu bami nokuthi ngifuna izwe elinjani kubo futhi ngiyabona ukuthi kufanele ngigcine indawo yethemba enhliziyweni yami. Asikwazi ukulahla ithemba lokuthi izinto zingashintsha futhi singenza umhlaba ongcono. Kunzima kakhulu futhi kuyacindezela ukubuyela emuva ku-DC futhi sibeke engcupheni ukuboshwa kaninginingi. Ngincamela ukuhlala ekhaya nomndeni wami, kepha njengoba umngani wami uMalachy asho, “Uma wazi, ngeke wazi.”
Kuhlala kukuhle njalo ukubuyela ekhaya lami ehlathini eWisconsin ngemuva kwesikhathi e-DC. Namuhla ngibonile ukuthi amaqabunga aqala ukushintsha umbala njengoba kufika ukuwa. Kungenza ngicabange ngemijikelezo yezinkathi zonyaka, umjikelezo wokuphila, imijikelezo ekwenzeni ushintsho emhlabeni wethu. Kungikhumbuza ukuthi yonke into isiyingi futhi kusukela ebumnyameni, ukukhanya kuyazalwa. Kunginikeza ithemba, kepha ngiyazi nokuthi ushintsho ngeke lwenzeke ngaphandle komsebenzi wangempela ngakithi. Njengoba sibhekene nezinkinga ezinkulu zomhlaba namuhla, singanikezana ithemba njengoba sikhuthazana ngezenzo zethu zenguquko.
Ngakho-ke ngibambelela ethembeni lomhlaba ongcono. Ngiyazi ukuthi ngeke kube lula. Ngiyazi ukuthi kungenzeka ngingaluboni ushintsho oluqhamuka emsebenzini wami, kodwa futhi ngiyazi ukuthi kufanele ngithathe isinyathelo bese ngizama ukwenza ushintsho emhlabeni. Ukuthatha izinyathelo kungasisiza sibambelele ebuntwini bethu futhi ukuphela kwendlela esinayo.
Ngakho-ke siya phambili.
IJoy First, i-PhD, iMount Horeb, i-WI, yisishoshovu sesikhathi eside sokuthula esihlela futhi sibambe iqhaza ezenzweni zokuphikiswa komphakathi okungenabudlova ngokumelene nobugebengu bukahulumeni wethu. Usebenza neNational Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance, Wisconsin Coalition to Ground the Drones nokuqeda izimpi namanye amaqembu. Joyfirst5@gmail.com
