NguMaliya Ellis, Juni 2, 2020
Kusukela INew Haven Independent
Iningi leNew Haveners laphendukela ekulalelweni komphakathi okusobala, laheha izingqinamba ezimbili ezintsha ukuze licindezele abenzi bomthetho ukusekelwa kwenjongo endala.
Ikomidi lezempilo nabasebenzi leNew Haven Board of Alders libambe amacala ngoLwesibili ebusuku. Ngemuva kokuzwa kobufakazi, ama-alders avotela ngamabomu ukusekela ukubamba ireferense ezintweni ezisezingeni eliphakeme ezisetshenziswayo. Kuhlongozwe yiKhomishini Yezokuthula, le ndumezulu enganqobeki icela i-US Congress ukuthi ihambise kabusha imali yezempi ukubhekana nezinto ezisezingeni eliphakeme edolobheni, kufaka phakathi ezemfundo, ukuqashwa kanye nokusimama.
Ukulalelwa okuthatha amahora amabili, okubanjelwe eZoom futhi kusakazwa bukhoma ku-YouTube, kufakwe izakhamizi ezingaphezu kuka-30 ezithintekayo zinikeza ubufakazi bokuxhasa inhlolokhono. Ubufakazi babo buphikisana nokusetshenziswa kwemali yempi yenhlangano futhi bagcizelela izidingo ezibalulekile zasekhaya.
Esekela ukuncishiswa kwezimali zamasotsha, ubufakazi obuningi buveza ukuxhumana phakathi kwesinqumo nokushona kukaGeorge Floyd esitokisini samaphoyisa saseMinene, njengokubonisa izinto eziza kuqala kwezimali zamasosha namaphoyisa. U-Eleazor Lanzot, omele iNew Haven Rising, ukhombe ukubulawa kukaFloyd njengesibonelo sohlelo olwephukile. Ukufa kukaFloyd kwakungeyona into egcwele uhlelo, "kusho uLanzot. "Yilokho uhlelo olwakhelwe ukukwenza."
ULindsay Kosharin weNational eziza kuqala Project ku-Institute for Policy Study wethule isethulo elihlaziya ukusetshenziswa kwemali yamasosha "yiPentagon eqhume kakhulu." UKosharin ucaphune amaphesenti angama-53 wesabelomali sikahulumeni asetshenziselwe ukusetshenziswa kwezempi, futhi waveza isabelomali esiphansi esabelwe ezempilo nezemfundo njengesibonelo "sokubeka kuqala izinto ezingafanele."
Izikhulumi zasho ukuthi imali esezibophezele ezempi ingasetshenziswa kangcono kwezidingo zabantu bendawo - njengokubhekana nobhubhane lweCovid-19. Abaningi bachaze ubhubhane njengokugcizelela ukubaluleka kokutshala imali kwezempilo yomphakathi. Abanye bakhulume ngokuwa kwegciwane kwezomnotho kuleli gciwane ukuphikisana nokutshalwa kwezimali kwengqalasizinda nemisebenzi. UKosharin ucaphune izibalo zokuthi imali yamasosha alwa nobuphekula ikhipha imali yosizo lwe-coronavirus ngenxa yezici ezintathu.
UMarcey Jones, waseNew Haven People's Center, wabalisa izinyembezi ukuthi umalume wakhe usanda kudlula kuleli gciwane. Ubuye waveza umthelela waleli gciwane emiphakathini yabambalwa waphinde wagqugquzela ukuthi imali inyuswe ukubhekana nokungalingani bendawo nokuphakamisa izwi labantu abambalwa.
“Ukungezelela amazwi ethu kumele,” kusho uJones.
UJoelle Fishman, obambele usihlalo weNew Haven Peace Commission ebhale lereferensi, uxhume ngokungacaci ku-referendamu nokungalingani okuhleliwe okubangelwe yizingxabano eziqhubekayo zezihluku zamaphoyisa ne-coronavirus. Ezingeni lendawo, waveza ukungalingani kwezomnotho phakathi kwezindawo ezahlukahlukene zeNew Haven. “Sidinga into entsha ejwayelekile ephakamisa wonke umuntu,” kusho yena.
Abamele inqwaba yezikole zaseNew Haven Public School bakwaze ukudingida ukuntuleka kwemali yokufunda kuleli dolobha, besho nezimo zothisha bezikole abathenga izinto zokufunda abafundi ephaketheni.
Abamele abavela emaqenjini ambalwa ezishoshovu zezulu, okubandakanya iSunrise New Haven kanye neNew Haven Climate Movement, bagxeka amabutho njengomthombo omkhulu wokungcola, futhi bafuna ukuthi imali inyuswe ukuze kwenziwe imizamo yokuzinza. Babize ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu njengengozi ekhona yamasosha angeke akwazi ukubhekana nayo.
Umfu. “Kuyingozi ngathi ukuhamba ngekusasa lethu sonke singazilungiselele,” kusho yena.
UChaz Carmon, osebenza ohlelweni lwezikole iNew Haven, waveza ukuthi ireferensi njengesinyathelo "sokutshala imali empilweni," futhi kude nezempi, okufaka imali "ngokuphepha, kepha nasekufeni."
I-referendum ehlongozwayo, etholile ukwesekwa okungaxhunyanisiwe ekomitini, manje izoya kwiBhodi leNew Haven ye-Alders ukuze ivunyelwe. Uma izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zama-alders zivota yebo, kuzovela amavoti ku-Nov. 3 votot.
