Ibhalwe nguGabriel Aguirre, World BEYOND WAR, Disemba 8, 2023
Njalo eminyakeni emibili, umbukiso wezikhali owaziwa ngokuthi i-Expodefensa ubanjelwa e-Bogotá. Lo mcimbi wadalwa ngo-2009, ngesikhathi kukahulumeni waseColombia owayengumongameli u-Alvaro Uribe Velez, abaphathi bakhe nabo babenomthwalo wemfanelo wokusungulwa kwezisekelo zamasosha ase-US endaweni. Kulo nyaka kwabanjwa uhlelo olusha lwe-Expodefensa, ezindaweni zase-Corferias edolobheni lase-Bogotá. Izinsuku ezintathu, kusukela ngoDisemba 5 kuya ku-7, abangaphezu kuka-11,000 ababambiqhaza babekhona, kanye nababonisi abangaphezu kuka-220 abavela emazweni angu-25, kuhlanganise nezinkampani eziyisishiyagalolunye zakwa-Israyeli, ezinye zazo eziye zasekela ukuhlaselwa kwegazi ngokumelene neGaza Strip, eyaqala ngo-Okthoba 7. futhi okuze kube yimanje isidlule nemiphefumulo yabantu abangaphezu kuka-16,000, abangu-6,000 kubo okuyizingane.
Njengoba sekwenziwe kusukela ngo-2017, kulo mcimbi kwasungulwa umfelandawonye wezinhlangano, ukunyakaza kanye nezinkundla eColombia, okuhlanganisa izinhlangano ezisebenzela ukulwa nezempi, ubumbano nePalestina, nokudala isiko lokuthula nokuqedwa kwempi. impi, ukugxeka ubunjalo bangempela balo mdlalo wezikhali.
Imisebenzi ephikisana nombukiso wezikhali yaqala ngoSepthemba. Baye babandakanya izinsuku zokubeka amaphosta ezindaweni ezibalulekile zedolobha, lapho okunye ukufa kwenzeka eminyakeni edlule, ukubulawa okwenzeka ngezinhlobo zezikhali ezibukiswayo futhi zidayiswa kule Expodefensa. I-webinar nayo yahlelwa ukuze kukhulunywe ngokuhwebelana kwezikhali kwe-Colombia nomhlaba wonke, futhi kwadalwa amavidiyo amaningi, amaflaya, nezinye izinhlelo zemidiya nezinkundla zokuxhumana.
Umsebenzi ophakathi wokwenqaba i-expodefensa wenzeka ngoDisemba 6, emnyango omkhulu weCorferias. Umcimbi uqale ngemuva kuka-4:00 ntambama, kunezethulo eziningi zamasiko nezobuciko, kanye nomdlalo okhombisa abantu abashone ePalestine ngenxa yokuqothulwa kohlanga obekwenziwa yi-Israel.
Emlayezweni owethulwe yizinhlangano ezahlukene ezakha umfelandawonye, iphuzu elivamile kwakuwukufuna ukuthi uhulumeni waseColombia ayeke ukubamba lo mbukiso wezikhali, uthathwa njengesikhala lapho kuxoxiswana khona ngokufa, nodlame luya lushuba. Ukwengeza, izinhlangano eziningi ziveze ngenkuthalo ubumbano lwazo nabantu basePalestine.
World BEYOND War wayekhona kulo mcimbi, ephakamisa izwi lakhe ukuze acele bonke abantu baseColombia nezinhlangano zabo ukuba benqabe lokhu kanye nayo yonke imibukiso yezikhali eyenzeka emhlabeni, kanye nokusebenza ngobubanzi ukwakha ukunyakaza okunamandla okukwazi ukuqeda izikhali. impi.
