Ukugqama kwabasebenzi: Maya Garfinkel

Kule nyanga sihlale phansi noMaya Garfinkel, okhona World BEYOND War's osanda kuqashwa Umhleli wase-Canada kuyilapho u-Rachel Small esekhefini labazali kuze kube uMashi 2023. UMaya (yena/bona) ungumphakathi kanye nomhleli wabafundi ozinze e-Montréal, e-Canada e-Kanien'kehá:ka Territory. Njengamanje uphothula iBA yakhe kwiPolitical Science and Geography (Urban Systems) eMcGill University. Njengomuntu othole iziqu, uMaya uhlele lapho kuhlangana khona isimo sezulu nokuthula no-Divest McGill, Abafundi Bokuthula Nezikhali kwaMcGill kanye nomkhankaso we-Divest for Human Rights. Baphinde basebenza ekugqugquzeleni ukuqeda ubukoloni, ukulwa nokucwasa ngokwebala, kanye nentando yeningi eNyakatho Melika.

Nakhu okwashiwo uMaya ngokuthi kungani enentshisekelo yokwakha inhlangano emelene nempi, yini emenza ahlale egqugquzelekile njengomhleli, nokunye:

Indawo:

EMontréal, eCanada

Wazibandakanya kanjani nezishoshovu zokulwa nezimpi futhi yini eyadonsa ukuba usebenze nayo World BEYOND War (WBW)?

Bengilokhu nginentshisekelo yokulwela ukuthula kanye nenhlangano elwa nempi (ngandlela thize) kusukela ngiseyingane encane. Njengomuntu wakwa-Israel-waseMelika, ngakhula ngikwazi ukushesha nokusondelana kodlame oluhlobene nempi, ubuhlungu, nokucwasa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengomzukulu wabasinde ekuQothulweni Kwesizwe, bengilokhu ngizwela kakhulu ekukhokheni nasekuziphatheni kwabantu empini ngendlela engikhuthaza ukuthi ngiqhubeke ngikholelwa futhi ngibambe iqhaza enhlanganweni yokuthula. Ngakhangwa World BEYOND War ngoba akuyona nje inhlangano emelene nempi, kodwa futhi inhlangano elwela ukushintshela ezweni elingcono. Manje, njengoba ngihlala eCanada, sengijwayelene nohlobo oluyimfihlo lwezempi lwaseCanada oludinga ubuqotho bokuqedwa kwempi kanye noshintsho olufanele. World BEYOND War okunikezwayo.

Yini oyilindele kakhulu kulesi sikhundla?

Ngibheke ngabomvu izici eziningi zalesi sikhundla! Ngijabule ngenani lokubambisana phakathi kwamadlelandawonye namanethiwekhi ahlukahlukene oza nalesi sikhundla. Ukwazi abahleli abahlukahlukene abavela emhlabeni wonke kuyangijabulisa kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngijabule kakhulu ngokwazi izahluko zethu zaseCanada futhi ngisebenze ekuhleleni kwendawo lapho, ngithola khona, kunethuba elengeziwe lokukhomba nokwakha umnyakazo ngempumelelo. Ngithemba ukuqhubeka nokusekela izahluko nezinye izinhlelo zasendaweni ngezinsiza zenhlangano ezinganikezwa yi-WBW.

Yini ekubize ukuthi uphishekele umsebenzi wokuba umhleli futhi ukuhlela kusho ukuthini kuwe?

Ngahileleka ekuhleleni njengomfundi wasesikoleni esiphakeme othanda umlando nepolitiki. Bengibambe iqhaza ezingxoxweni zeqembu lentsha mayelana nezinkinga ezahlukahlukene zenhlalo e-US kodwa ngenkathi kwenzeka isigameko sokudubula eParkland, eFlorida ngasekuqaleni kuka-2018, ngahola ukuphuma kwenqwaba esikoleni sami okwavusa uhlobo oluhlukile, lwendawo noluqondile, lwamandla okuhlela. kimi. Kusukela lapho, ukuhlela bekuyingxenye eyinhloko yokuphila kwami.

Ekugcineni, imbangela yokulwa nempi nezinye izimbangela ezibalulekile engizihlelayo, kimina, bezilokhu zimayelana nokusebenzisa ezinye izindlela ezingcono futhi ngikholelwa ukuthi abantu bayakwazi ukuphila ngokuthula kakhudlwana. Ukubeka imicabango nezenzo zami ngokubambisana nabanye ngokuhlela kunginika ithemba, futhi kungiyisa kude kakhulu kunalokho ebengingakwenza ngedwa. Ngokuyisisekelo, ngaleli zinga, angikwazi ukuzibona ngeso lengqondo ngingahleli; Ngizizwa ngibonga nje ukuthi ngithole amaqembu nomnyakazo engithole ukuhlela nawo.

Uwubona kanjani umkhankaso wokulwa nempi njengoxhumene nezinye izimbangela?

Ubushoshovu bokulwa nempi buxhumene nezinye izimbangela ngezinye izindlela ezibalulekile ngempela! Ngivela kusizinda sokuhlela ubulungiswa besimo sezulu ukuze ukuxhumana kucace kakhulu kimi. Zombili lezi zimbangela azifani nje kuphela ngomqondo wokuthi ziwusongo olukhona empilweni yomuntu (okuthi imithelela yazo isabalaliswe ngokulinganayo) kodwa futhi, ngokwezwi nezwi, zithembele enye kwenye ukuze iphumelele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kukhona ukuxhumana okubalulekile phakathi kwezinye izimbangela, okuhlanganisa ukuhlela abesifazane, engikubona ukufana okufanayo nomhlaba wokulwa nempi. Kulesi sikhundla, ngithemba ukuba "isixhumi", esixhumanisa ukunyakaza kokuthula kwezinye izinkinga ezibucayi eCanada nasemhlabeni jikelele, ikakhulukazi lezo ezibaluleke kakhulu esizukulwaneni sami. Kuso sonke isipiliyoni sami sokuhlela, lolu hlobo lomsebenzi ohlukanisa izigaba kanye nezinhlaka ezahlukene kube ngenye yezinto ezijabulisa kakhulu futhi ezithelayo kuzo zonke.

Yini ekugcina ugqugquzelekile ukumela izinguquko, naphezu kwazo zonke izinselelo esibhekene nazo njengezilwane eziphilayo nanjengeplanethi?

Nakuba ezinye izinsuku zilula kunezinye, ekugcineni, ukukhetha ukuqhubeka akuzwakali njengokukhetha njengokubalulekile. Ngigqugquzelwa abantu engisebenza nabo, e-WBW nangale kwalokho, ukuthi balwele ushintsho. Ngiphinde ngigqugquzelwe umndeni wami nabangane, ikakhulukazi ukuxhumana nezizukulwane engizizwa nginenhlanhla kakhulu ukuba nazo.

Ucabanga ukuthi ubhubhane lube nomthelela kanjani ekuhleleni nasekusebenzeni izishoshovu?

Ezingeni elikhulu, ngicabanga ukuthi ubhubhane lube nomthelela ekuhleleni nasekusebenzeni izishoshovu ngokukhombisa ukuthi isiphi isenzo esihlangene ekuphenduleni izimo eziphuthumayo esingazizwa futhi sibukeke ngempela. Ngicabanga ukuthi inselelo yabagqugquzeli ukuthi babambe lowo mzuzu ukuze sakhe ukunyakaza ezungeze izikhungo ezisihlulayo, njengoba nalezo zikhungo zikwazile ukwenza izinguquko ezinkulu ngesikhathi sodlame. Ngokwezinga eliphathekayo, ngicabanga ukuthi ubhubhane lube nomthelela ekuhleleni nasekusebenzeni izishoshovu ngokwenza ukuthi kufinyeleleke kwabaningi ngokusebenzisa izinketho ezibonakalayo ezihamba phambili (ngisho nangaphezulu) ezivamile! Kodwa-ke, bekubalulekile futhi ukucabangela ukuthi izinketho ezibonakalayo zingafinyeleleki kancane kanjani kubantu noma izindawo lapho ubuchwepheshe butholakala kancane/busebenziseka kancane. Empeleni, ukuguquguquka okubangelwe wubhubhane ekuhleleni izindawo kubangele izingxoxo eziningi mayelana nokufinyeleleka ekuhleleni engicabanga ukuthi kuzothatha isikhathi eside!

Okokugcina, yiziphi izinto ozilibazisayo nezithakazelisa ngaphandle kwakho World BEYOND War?

Ngiyathanda ukupheka (ikakhulukazi isobho), ukuhlola amapaki amaningi aseMontreal (okungcono nge-hammock kanye nencwadi), futhi ngihambe uma kungenzeka. Ngiphinde ngihlanganyele emsebenzini wokuxuba izinkolo eMcGill University. Kuleli hlobo, ngigxile ekusebenziseni wonke amafestivali angaphandle nomculo wamahhala idolobha eliwunikezayo njengendlela yokuphumula yamakilasi esiFulentshi nokuqeda ithisisi yami.

Kuthunyelwe ngoJulayi 24, 2022.