EMinnesota: Ukukhumbula Ukuzibophezela kukaMarie Braun Ekuthuleni Nobulungiswa

Ibhalwe nguSarah Martin noMeredith Aby-Keirstead, Fight Back Izindaba, Juni 30, i-2022

IMinneapolis, MN - UMarie Braun, 87, obeyisishoshovu isikhathi eside nomholi othandekayo nohlonishwayo enhlanganweni yokuthula nobulungiswa eTwin Cities, ushone ngoJuni 27 ngemuva kokugula isikhashana.

Impendulo kaDave Logsdon, uMongameli weVeterans for Peace Isahluko 27, ikhombisa ukusabela kwabaningi, “Ukushaqeka okungaka. Unamandla kunzima ukukholwa lezi zindaba. Yeka umdondoshiya enhlanganweni yethu yokuthula nobulungiswa.”

UMarie Braun wayeyilungu le-Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) cishe kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo eminyakeni engama-40 edlule. Ngemva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi ngo-1997 esenzweni sokusebenza kwengqondo ayegijima nomyeni wakhe uJohn, wagxilisa ukunaka kwakhe okuphelele, ukuziphatha okuhle okungenakuqhathaniswa, amakhono enhlangano adumile, amandla angenamkhawulo kanye nemfudumalo kanye namahlaya emsebenzini wokulwa nempi.

Waya e-Iraq no-Ramsey Clark, u-Jess Sundin nabanye ethimba le-International Action Center ngo-1998 ngesikhathi sokuphakama kwezijeziso ezinonya zaseMelika ngokumelene nalelo zwe. USundin unikeze lesi sikhumbuzo ku Yilwa!:

“Ngangineminyaka engu-25 kuphela ubudala lapho ngihamba noMarie siya e-Iraq lapho ithimba lobumbano lizophonsela inselelo unswinyo lwaseMelika kanye ne-UN olwadala ukufa nobunzima obungaka. Kwakuwuhambo olushintsha ukuphila kimi, olwenziwa lwaba nokwenzeka ngezindlela eziningi nguMarie.

“UMarie wasiza ekuhleleni ukuqoqwa kwezimali okwangikhokhela, futhi yena nomyeni wakhe uJohn benza umnikelo omkhulu ngokwabo. Ithimba lango-1998 bekungelokuqala ngqa ukuya e-Iraq, futhi anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi bengizoba nesibindi sokuthatha lolo hambo nabantu engingabazi abayi-100 abavela ezweni lonke, ukube bengingahambi nomakadebona wokuthula eMinneapolis. ukunyakaza.

“UMarie wazithatha ngaphansi kwesandla sami kanye nomunye umhambi omncane, futhi ukufundisa kwakhe akuzange kume esikhumulweni sezindiza. Ukuvakashela isibhedlela sezingane kanye nendawo yokukhosela yebhomu ye-Al Amiriyah, isidlo sakusihlwa nomndeni wabangane base-Iraqi abavela eMinnesota noma ukudansa nabafundi esikoleni sobuciko. Sasihlala kuze kube sebusuku kakhulu sikhuluma ngezinsuku zethu, futhi uMarie wayeyidwala engangincike kulo ukuze ngicubungule izinto ezesabekayo zempi ezenziwa kubantu base-Iraq abanothando nabaphanayo. Wangiqeda.

“Emuva ekhaya, uMarie ubeke indinganiso yokuthi ubumbano lwamazwe ngamazwe lubukeka kanjani. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, akazange awukhohlwe umndeni wakhe, akazange ayeke ukuthola injabulo nokuhleka, futhi wayehlale ekhuthaza abantu abasha njengami ukuba bazakhele ikhaya kulo mbutho,” kusho uSundin.

UMarie waqala umlindelo wamasonto onke ebhulohweni laseLake Street elingakaze liphuthelwe nangoLwesithathu olulodwa eminyakeni yalo engu-23 yokulwa nempi, kusukela ekuqhunyisweni kwamabhomu kwe-US/NATO eYugoslavia kuze kube namuhla lapho i-US/NATO isusa izingxabano e-Ukraine. Iminyaka eminingi yena noJohn kwakuyibo ababeletha izimpawu, ngokuvamile ezazisanda kwenziwa kulelo sonto, ezibonisa noma yiliphi izwe i-US eyayiqhumisa amabhomu, ivumela noma ihlezi.

Ekulungiseleleni iDesert Storm, yena noJohn bahlela umkhankaso wokuthi amalungu e-WAMM asabalalise izinkulungwane zezimpawu zotshani ezazithi “Shayela ukhongolose wakho. Yithi cha empini e-Iraq. " Lezi zimpawu azigcinanga nje ngokugcwele utshani edolobheni lethu kodwa zacelwa neminye imiphakathi ezweni lonke.

Iminyaka eminingi uMarie wayehlela inkonzo esontweni labo, iSaint Joan of Arc, edilini labangenacala abangcwele. Uguqule lesi sikhumbuzo sokubulawa kwezingane ePalestine nguHerode, kwaba yisikhumbuzo sezingane zase-Iraq ezabulawa ngamabhomu kanye nezijeziso zase-US.

UMarie uhlele imisebenzi yezinsuku eziningi emahhovisi eSenator sase-US e-Wellstone, e-Dayton nasehhovisi lika-Coleman. Ulethe abaholi bezwe bedolobha abafana noCindy Sheehan, uKathy Kelly kanye noDenis Halliday, umxhumanisi wosizo lwe-UN e-Iraq, futhi waqinisekisa ukuthi bakhuluma nezixuku zabantu abazimele kuphela. Wakha inethiwekhi yezwe lonke yezishoshovu ezimelene nempi ukuze abambe izinkambo zokukhuluma futhi acindezele izikhulu ezikhethiwe. Akashiyanga lutho emsebenzini wakhe wokulwa ne-US imperialism e-Iraq, ukuqina ayekusebenzisa kukho konke akwenzayo.

U-Alan Dale, umsunguli we-Minnesota Peace Action Coalition ulandisa le ndaba, “U-Marie ubeyisishoshovu esingaguquki, esebenza nenqwaba yabantu abavela ezizindeni eziningi, ehlala egcina izimiso zakhe. UMarie wayevame ukuthatha indima yokuba umxhumanisi wokulondoloza ukuthula noma i-marshal eholayo emibhikishweni. Komunye wemibhikisho yempi yase-Iraq eqale eLoring Park, amakhulu abantu abebuthene ukuzomasha. Kwabe sekufika amaphoyisa. Iphoyisa eliholayo lalibonakala lididekile ukuthi bonke laba bantu babehlele ukumasha ngaphandle kwemvume yabo. Iphoyisa eliholayo lafuna izincwadi zokushayela zothile ukuze lazi ukuthi lizowathumela kuphi amasamanisi, uMarie wathi, 'Ungayithola ilayisensi yami yokushayela, kodwa sisazomasha.' Ngaleso sikhathi, kwase kuhlangene abantu abayi-1000 kuya kwezi-2000. Amaphoyisa avele adela ahamba.”

Ngo-2010, izishoshovu ezimelene nempi eMinneapolis nasezindaweni ezizungezile zaseMidwest zaziqondiswe yi-FBI ngokuthula kwazo kanye nokugqugquzela ubumbano lwamazwe ngamazwe. Bobabili laba babhali bafakwe kulabo ababizelwe enkantolo enkulu futhi okuhloswe ngayo yi-FBI. UMarie wasisiza ukuthi sihlele ukumelana kwethu neKomidi Lokumisa Ingcindezelo ye-FBI. UJoe Iosbaker, isishoshovu saseChicago naye owabizelwa enkantolo, wakhumbula ubumbano lwakhe, “Ngikhumbula kahle kakhulu emizamweni yakhe namakhongolose namaseneta egameni le-Antiwar 23. Ukuthola lezo zikhulu ezikhethiwe ukuba zikhulume ngokuzivikela kwethu kwabonakala kungenakucatshangwa kimi, kodwa hhayi kuMarie kanye nezishoshovu zokuthula ezimakadebona eTwin Cities! Futhi babeqinisile.”

Eminyakeni embalwa edlule uMarie ubengusihlalo weKomidi le-WAMM End War. UMary Slobig uthe, “Angikwazi ukucabanga iKomidi Lokuphela Kwempi ngaphandle kokuthi lithumele i-ajenda, lisibambele mathupha, futhi libhale namanothi. Uyidwala lethu!”

UKristin Dooley, umqondisi we-WAMM utshele Yilwa!, “U-Marie ubengumngane wami, umeluleki wami, kanye nozakwethu kwezobushoshovu amashumi eminyaka. Wayeyisishoshovu esinekhono ngendlela emangalisayo. Wayekwazi ukuphatha izimali, abasebenzi, ukuvuselela ubulungu, ukuqongelela imali, ukushicilela nokubhala. Uxhumane ngokuzithandela neziphathimandla zezenkolo, zezombusazwe, zomphakathi kanye namaphoyisa. UMarie wangazisa ukuthi uneqolo lami futhi ngaba isishoshovu esingcono ngoba wayekholelwa kimi.”

UMarie wasikhuthaza ngokuzibophezela kwakhe futhi wayengesabi ukucela ukuzibandakanya noma imali. Abaningi bethu baye bathi, “Ngeke wenqabe kuMarie.” Wayeyinsika yenhlangano yokuthula futhi engumgqugquzeli oyinhloko wezenzo noshintsho olusebenzayo. Ubuye abe ngumeluleki onekhono nothisha futhi eshiya ngemuva izinhlangano eziqinile nabantu abazoqhubeka nomzabalazo. Uveze okuhle kakhulu kithi, futhi thina kanye nenhlangano yokuthula sizomkhumbula ngendlela engenakukwazi ukukhuluma.

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