NguRivera Sun, Agasti 23, 2019
Ezikhathini ezifana nalezi, iningi lethu lizizwa lingenamandla okwenza noma yini ngokungabi nabulungisa kwezepolitiki, kwezenhlalo, kanye nezemvelo esibhekene nakho. Kepha, amandla akuyo yonke indawo. Njengokukhanya kwelanga namapaneli elanga, kungumbuzo wokungena kuwo. Njengoba sijwayele amandla aphansi phezulu omongameli nama-CEO, iningi lethu alazi ukuthi sizongena kuphi futhi sixhumane nalokhu okumangazayo abantu amandla okukhona. Njengomhleli we Izindaba Zokungabekezeleli, Ngiqoqa izindaba ze-30-50 zokungabekezeleli ezenzweni isonto ngalinye. Lezi zindaba ziyizibonelo ezikhuthazayo zokuthi abantu abafana nathi bayithola kanjani imithombo yamandla engalindelekile, ubuhlakani, ukumelana, ithemba, futhi, amandla. Ngaphandle kwemibhikisho nezikhalazo, kunezindlela eziningi zokusebenzela ushintsho. Nazi izindlela eziyisikhombisa esingaxhuma ngazo emandleni okususa imvume yethu nokubambisana, sinqabe ukuhamba nokungabi nabulungisa, futhi singenele ezenzakalweni ezilimazayo ezilimazayo. Ngifake izibonelo ezimbalwa esigabeni ngasinye - izindaba ezingama-28 eziphelele - ezikhanyisa ukuthi abantu bangawathola kuphi futhi kanjani amandla okwenza ushintsho olunamandla.
Amandla ePocketbook: IBrunei Boycott yaseHollywood
Ekuqaleni kuka-2019, uhulumeni waseBrunei waphasisa umthetho owawufuna ukuthi iziphingi nabangqingili bakhandwe ngamatshe baze bafe. Umlingisi uGeorge Clooney ucele i I-Hollywood boycott emahhotela aseBrunei. Kungakapheli izinyanga ezimbili, uhulumeni wayeka ukuqinisa umthetho. Yini okusebenze lapha? Akukona nje ngamandla ezinkanyezi. Imayelana namandla wesikhwama semali. Ukuduba kukaClooney kunciphise inzuzo yomkhakha wezigidi zamadola. Ngokuhlela abangani nabalingani bakhe baseHollywood, umthelela wezomnotho waphoqa abaholi baseBrunei ukuthi bacabange kabusha umthetho. Kungenzeka singabi yizigidigidi noma osaziwayo bamabhayisikobho, kepha sonke sinamandla okufinyelela izikhwama zethu futhi sigqugquzele abantu esisebenza nabo, abangane kanye nemiphakathi ukuba yenze okufanayo. Lolu uhlobo olulodwa lwamandla sonke esingalusebenzisa. Yonke ipeni iyabalwa lapho usebenzela ushintsho.
Le ndatshana yokuthi ungahlela kanjani i-boycott ibheka eminingana izibonelo zakamuva Wokuduba futhi wabelana ngamathiphu okuphumelela. Ungafunda futhi okuningi ngokulandela ama-boycotts amanje, njenge-American Federation of Teachers 'call for a I-Back-To-School Boycott Walmart ngokuthengisa kwezibhamu, noma iSouth Korea enkulu ukweqa yezinkampani zaseJapan ngenxa yempi yezohwebo eqhubekayo. Isibonelo esihle kakhulu engisibonile yi-Extinction Rebellion's global imfashini yokugqoka ukunciphisa imfucuza kanye nokungcola ngesikhathi sobunzima besimo sezulu.
Amandla wePodium: Izikhulumi Zokuqalisa Isimo Sezulu
Ukukhulumela lapho kulindeleke ukuthula. . . ukuphambuka ekukhulumeni okwamukelekayo: le yimithombo yamandla emhlabeni wethu. Inhlangano yezobulungiswa bezulu iyabasebenza. Class of 0000 (i-Class of Zero) ebizwa ngokuthi yi-Class of Zero) ihlele amakhulu ezikhulumi zokuqala amakolishi kanye neyunivesithi ukubhekana nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu ezinkulumweni zabo. Laba bafundi abakhaliphile bakhulume nezethameli zamakhulu ezinkulungwane ezinkulungwaneni zabantu ezweni lonke, benikela ngengxenye yezinkulumo zabo ukubhekana nenkinga yesimo sezulu. Kwezinye izindawo, abaphathi bavimba izinkulumo noma bashintsha izikhulumi zabafundi, bekhombisa ukucindezela kwabo okukhululekile kwenkulumo yamahhala - neyiqiniso. Ngokukhuluma lapho kulindeleke ukuthi kuthulwe khona, laba bafundi bashintsha iskripthi futhi bashintsha ukulandisa okuzungeze inkinga yesimo sezulu.
Kunezindlela eziningi zokusebenzisa amazwi ethu, izinkundla zemidlalo, nezinkundla zokukhulumela ubulungiswa. Ukukhuluma akwenzeki esiteji kuphela. Muva nje, ososayensi base-Iceland babhale umphakathi i-eulogy futhi wabamba umngcwabo wenguzunga yokuqala yeqhwa elahlekelwe ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu. ERussia, eneminyaka engu-17 ubudala U-Olga Misik uthole ukunakwa kwamazwe omhlaba ngokufunda uMthethosisekelo waseRussia - owamnika ilungelo lokubhikisha - njengoba amaphoyisa odlame aseRussia ambopha embukisweni wentando yeningi. EBoston, eMassachusetts, abalandeli be-baseball ungafafaza isibhengezo esikhulu eFenway Park ukusekela amalungelo okufika kanye nokuvala izindawo zokuboshwa. Ngentwasahlobo edlule, ngiphazamise i-buffet yasekuseni yasehhotela ukumemezela izihloko eziphezulu kwi-Nonviolence News ngoba omabonakude bezinkampani ezinkulu abebesemuva kwethu bebengahlanganisi lezi zindaba ezibalulekile. Ukuqeda ukuthula nokuchezuka kusikripthi yinto sonke esingathola isikhathi nendawo yokwenza.
Amandla Avamile Ejwayelekile: AmaKristu aphikisana nobuzwe bobuKristu
Ngesikhathi lapho izishoshovu (ikakhulukazi abezizwe ezimhlophe) bebanga ubugebengu benzondo, ukudubula kwabantu abaningi, izinqubomgomo ezingekho emthethweni, kanye nemibuthano enobudlova, la maKhristu asukela phezulu ukusola ubuzwe bobuKhrestu. 10,000 kubo basayine isimemezelo esiphikisana nemibono futhi balungiselela ukuthatha ezinye izinyathelo zokulwa nokuhlukunyezwa kwabantu abathi bahlanganyela inkolo yabo. Badonsa ngamandla okholo - kepha hhayi ngendlela esivame ukusho ngayo leyo nkulumo. Amaqembu ethu okholo amanethiwekhi amakhulu abantu. Lapho sithatha umthwalo ngendlela la manethiwekhi aziphatha ngayo, singamelana nokuhlukunyezwa ngezindlela ezinamandla. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ngezinkolo, izinhlanga, amakilasi, amabhizinisi, izinyunyana, izinhlangano zomakhelwane, izikhungo zemfundo, ubunikazi bamasiko, ubuhlanga nokuningi. Bheka wonke amanethiwekhi abamba iqhaza kulokho oyikho - uzothola amathuba amaningi okuhlela nabanye ababelana ngalezo zinkolelo ukwenza imibuthano yakho iphendule.
Ukuhlela nxazonke kwezindawo ezihlanganyelwe kanye nobunikazi okwabiwe kungaba namandla kakhulu. Muva nje, AmaJaphani-amaMelika izikhungo zokuvalelwa kwabafuduki, ziphikisana nohlelo lwamakamu okuvalelwa ngaphakathi ngesikhathi seWWII, okuholele esinqumweni sokungasebenzisi ikamu langaphambi kokuvalelwa e-Oklahoma njengesikhungo sokuboshwa sabokufika. Lesi senzo siphinde sasekelwa ngabantu benkolo yamaJuda - abebelokhu behlela ngokuhlanganyela ndawonye. Ngokwesibonelo, #IfNotNow kugqugquzela amaJuda aseMelika ukuba aphikisane nenqubo yobandlululo yakwa-Israyeli kanye nengcindezelo yamaPalestine. Amaqembu ethu ezenkolo, ikakhulukazi, anezinkinga eziningi ezibalulekile kwezobulungiswa kwezenhlalo okufanele azibhekele kuzo. Bheka le ndaba yokuthi iqembu lamaKristu limangaze kanjani abamashi bePride Parade ngezimpawu zokuthi waxolisa ngokubuka okuphikisana ne-LGBTQ kwamanye amaKristu.
Amandla okudala: Abaculi bahoxisa imisebenzi eWhitney Museum
Lapho labadwebi abayisishiyagalombili bebona ukuthi elinye lamalungu ebhodi lesakhiwo esivelele iWhitney Museum lenze inhlanhla yalo ngokuthengisa igesi nezinyembezi. badonsa izingcezu zabo ngaphandle kweWhitney Biennial. Kanye nomkhankaso wesenzo sokubhikisha, le mizamo iphumelele ekutholeni lowo onikelayo / ilungu lebhodi ukuthi ashiye phansi. Lolu hlobo lwamandla luhlobene nokwala ukunikela ngomsebenzi, ubuhlakani, ubuhlakani, namakhono esikhungweni esenza noma esisekela ukungabi nabulungisa. Abaningi bethu banezisebenzi noma izimali zokudala - futhi singakhetha ukubolekisa ngamagama namakhono ethu enhlanganweni noma senqabe ukuzihlanganisa nayo.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, nayi indaba emayelana nomnyuziyamu osebenzisa ukuvelela kwawo ukuxhasa inhlangano: le nyuziyamu eyaziwayo yaseLondon yanquma ukukhombisa umbukiso we-Extinction Rebellion's “Ubuciko” ukuqwashisa ngesidingo sesenzo sezulu. Abaculi bangaphinde basebenzise ubuciko babo ngemibhikisho engalibaleki, njengama-Australia asebenzise ubuciko esikhundleni samazwana abhaliwe aphikisana nemayini. Bethukuthele uhulumeni wabo ngokusekela imboni enobuthi, abase-Australia bathumela Imidwebo ye-1400 zezinhlobo zezinyoni ezisengozini yemayini ehlongozwayo kwizikhulu zomphakathi.
I-Worker Power: Abasebenzi base-Belfast "Titanic" basezindaweni zemikhumbi bahlala ngamandla aluhlaza
Ngemuva kokwehluleka ukuthola umthengi indawo ethengisayo futhi ephethwe yangasese eyakha iTitanic, amafektri eBelfast, e-Ireland, kuthiwa avalwe. Ngemuva kwalokho Izisebenzi ze130 zahlala amagceke ane-blockade ejikelezayo, enqabela ukufinyelela kwezikhulu zokubikezela. Isidingo sabo? Yenza izinsizakusebenza zibe ngezikahulumeni futhi uziguqulele ekwakhiweni kwengqalasizinda yamandla avuselelekayo. Sekuphele amasonto abasebenzi begcina umsebenzi nokuvinjelwa kwabo. Isibonelo sabo siyisikhumbuzo kithi sonke ukuthi sinamandla amakhulu kunalokho esikucabangayo. Laba basebenzi base-Ireland babhekene nokuntuleka kwemisebenzi - esikhundleni salokho, babamba amandla abo ukuze bangenelele ngesisombululo esisha. Ungacabanga ukuthi wena nabasebenza nabo nihlele isenzo esinjalo sombono?
Ukuhlelwa kwabasebenzi kunomlando omude futhi othokozisayo wesenzo. Ngisho nangaphezu kweziteleka zenyunyana, abasebenzi bahlanganile ukuze basebenzele ushintsho. Muva nje, abasebenzi beWalmart babambe a Phuma ngokubhikisha ngokuqhubeka nokuthengiswa kwezibhamu kwenkampani. Ithimba le-hockey labesifazane baseSweden ixoshiwe ukuqeqeshwa ngaphezulu kwengxabano ye-pay engalungiswa. Kuqhubeke abashayeli bamaloli bePortugal isiteleka, okuholela ekusweleni kukaphethiloli ezweni lonke. Futhi eTaiwan, isiteleka sokuqala sabasebenza ezindizeni emlandweni wesizwe sabo sisekelwe Izindiza ze-2,250 emzabalazweni wokuthola iholo elifanele. Emhlabeni jikelele, abantu bahlela indawo yokusebenza ukuthi basebenzele ushintsho.
Amandla edolobha: IDenver ilahla izinkontileka zangasese zasejele
Ku-2019, njengoba ukunyakaza kwe- #NoKidsInCages kugwebe ukuvalelwa kwezingane ezifudukayo, iDenver, CO, ikhanseliwe izinkontileka ezimbili zedolobha ezihlanganisa u- $ 10.6 wezigidi eziphikisana nokubandakanyeka kwezinkampani ezindaweni ezizimele, ezenza inzuzo, ezikhungweni zokugcinwa kwezingane. Lesi ngesinye sezimo nezindlela eziningi zezindikimba zikamasipala ebezisebenzisa igunya, amandla, kanye namandla abo ukwenza umehluko ezindabeni zobulungiswa bezenhlalo. Ngokuhlela ukuthi amadolobha ethu abambe iqhaza, singadudula ushintsho ngamandla aqoqiwe edolobha. Kukhulu kunendlu yethu, kepha kaningi kulula ukushenxa kunohulumeni wethu wesifundazwe.
Inani lesenzo sakamuva sikamasipala lifanelwe yi-athikili yayo, kepha Nazi izibonelo ezintathu ezinhle zamandla edolobha. EPrague, imeya wenqabile ukuxosha indoda yaseTaiwan naphezu kwengcindezi nezinsongo zaseChina zokunciphisa ukutshalwa kwezimali edolobheni. IBerkeley, CA, ikhathazekile ngenkinga yesimo sezulu, kuvinjelwe igesi ehlanganisiwe Ingqalasizinda ekwakhiweni okusha, okwenza amanye amadolobha amathathu eBay Area athathe izinyathelo ezifanayo. Futhi, ukudubula kwabantu abathathu ngesonto elilodwa e-US kwenze ukuthi iMeya yedolobha laseSan Rafael, CA, iyalele ukuthi kugwetshwe amafulegi isigamu kuze kube yiCongress eyenza ukumisa ukudubula kwabantu abaningi.
Amandla weBlock & Stop: Izikebhe zivinjelwe ezilwandle ezikhulayo
Esenzakalweni somgwaqo esimangazayo nesikhumbulekayo, iqembu lezomthetho lesimo sezulu, i-Extinction Rebellion, elisetshenzisiwe izikebhe ezinhlanu ukumisa ithrafikhi eCardiff, eGlasgow, eBristol, eLeeds naseLondon. Lesi senzo simise izimoto ezinamandla ezisebenzisa uphethiloli ngesikhumbuzo esihlekisayo sokuthi impilo ejwayelekile ibanga ukufudumala komhlaba, inhlekelele yesimo sezulu, kanye nokukhuphuka kwamazinga olwandle. Lesi senzo singene emandleni ethu ukuphazamisa ngaphandle kokuhlukumeza nokuphazamisa usebenzisa isenzo sokuvinjelwa. Emizameni yokumisa amapayipi kaphethiloli, leli qhinga lisetshenziswe kaningi kangangokuthi amakhulu emizamo abizwa nge- “Blockadia”.
Ukuvimba nokumisa ukungabi nabulungisa ekufezeni izinhlelo zalo kuyisenzo esinamandla - futhi esinobungozi. Kepha uma ungayikhipha ngempumelelo, ngesinye sezibonelo ezinhle kakhulu zamandla abantu asetshenzisiwe. E-Seattle, izakhamizi zakha i- umugqa wethangi wokugayaukuvimba i-ICE ukuthi iphume ngaphandle kwendlunkulu yabo ukwenza ukuhlaselwa kwabokufika. E-Appalachia, ababhikishi banquma i-lockdown kwimishini yokumisa ukwakhiwa kwepayipi lokubasa likagesi. Futhi eKentucky, abavukuzi bamalahle abangakhokhelwa uvimbe izitimela zamalahle amasonto amaningi afuna isinxephezelo sokungasebenzi.
Lezi yizibonelo ezimbalwa zezenzo ezingamakhulu - ezibandakanya izigidi zabantu - ezenzeke ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule. Lezi zigaba eziyisikhombisa zinikeza amazwibela ezindawo eziningi esingathola kuzo amandla okwenza umehluko. Lolu hlobo lwamandla akuyona amandla amaqhawe amakhulu, abangcwele, noma abaholi bezepolitiki. Lolu uhlobo lwamandla esiwasebenzisayo sonke, sisonke, lapho sithola izindlela zokunyakazisa impilo-njengokujwayelekile ukuze sisebenzele ushintsho. Ngezenzo ezingenabudlova, singathola izindlela eziningi zokuthonya umhlaba wethu kwezenhlalo, ezamasiko, ezomoya, ezepolitiki, ezezimali, ezomnotho, ezezimboni nezemfundo. Sinamandla amakhulu kunalokho esikucabangayo. . . kufanele nje singene kuwo.
Rivera Sun, ehlanganiswe ngu PeaceVoice, ubhale izincwadi eziningi, kubandakanya Ukuvukela kweDandelion. Ungumhleli we Izindaba Zokungabekezeleli kanye nomqeqeshi ezweni lonke ngecebo lokukhankasa okungenampilo.
