Inyanga ngayinye, sihlanganyela izindaba ze World BEYOND War izisebenzi zokuzithandela emhlabeni jikelele. Ufuna ukuzithandela World BEYOND War? Imeyili greta@worldbeyondwar.org.
Indawo:
E-Wisconsin, e-US
Uhlanganyele kanjani nesishoshovu sokulwa nempi futhi World BEYOND War (WBW)?
Ngesikhathi ngisebenza ngangizibandakanya nezinyunyana. Ngiseyilungu lenyunyana empeshenini. Ngangiyisisebenzi sikahulumeni eWisconsin futhi nginempesheni yesisebenzi sikahulumeni. Ngiphinde ngithathe umhlalaphansi kwezempi futhi ngisebenze iminyaka emithathu kanye neminyaka engu-17 ku-National Guard nasezindaweni ezigcinwe kuzo.
Ngenkathi iRiphabhulikhi uScott Walker eba umbusi waseWisconsin ngo-2011, ngaba matasa kakhulu ekuphikisaneni nemithetho yakhe emelene nenyunyana, izinqubomgomo ezimelene nezisebenzi zikahulumeni, kanye nokuhlasela kohlelo lwe-Wisconsin lomhlalaphansi lomphakathi.
Ngenxa yalesi sishoshovu sezombusazwe ngahlangana noVern Simula, ilungu leVeterans For Peace (VFP) kanye nesishoshovu esiqinile ezindabeni eziningi. Ngaba matasatasa esahlukweni se-Duluth VFP.
Angisakhumbuli ukuthi ngaqaphela nini World BEYOND War, kodwa ngahlabeka umxhwele kakhulu, ikakhulukazi incwadi ka-WBW ethi, “I-Global Security System: I-Alternative to War.” Ngiqale ukukhangisa le ncwadi emicimbini yokwethula ne-VFP.
Emzamweni wokukhulisa umsebenzi wethu, mina nelinye ilungu le-Duluth VFP, uJohn Pegg, sanquma ukuhlela a Duluth isahluko WBW. Sihlele imicimbi eminingana, okuhlanganisa noSuku Lokuthula Lwamazwe Ngamazwe kanye nosuku lwe-inthanethi lokulwa nempi yaseYemen. Sisebenza ngokubambisana noGrandmothers for Peace, WBW, Veterans For Peace, nezinye izishoshovu zokuthula nezobulungisa ukuze sakhe umnyakazo onamandla endaweni yethu.
Yiziphi izinhlobo zemisebenzi ye-WBW osebenza kuzo?
Njengoba ngike ngaba nomakadebona, okunye okungikhathaza kakhulu yisamba esikhulu sokumosha imali esetshenziswa ezempi. Omunye wemithombo emikhulu yemfucuza izikhali zenuzi. Ngo-2022 amaVeterans For Peace alethe i-anti-nuke "Iphrojekthi yeGolden Rule” kuDuluth. Kusukela lapho abantu bendawo bakha i- I-Twin Ports Campaign Yokuqeda Izikhali Zenuzi. Umgomo wethu uwukudlulisa izinqumo zasendaweni ezimela ukwamukelwa kweSivumelwano Sokuvinjelwa Kwezikhali Zenuzi. I-WBW ibe usizo kakhulu ngamathuluzi aku-inthanethi kulo mzamo wasendaweni.
Yiziphi izincomo zakho eziphezulu kumuntu ofuna ukuzibandakanya nezishoshovu zokulwa nempi kanye ne-WBW?
Ungadikibali! Ukukhuthaza ukuthula kuphazamisa isiko lezempi laseMelika. Ukwakha isiko lokuthula kuwumzabalazo wesikhathi eside. Njengengoma ethi "Umkhumbi uzohamba ngomkhumbi” uthi, “sakha umkhumbi okungenzeka singalokothi siwuhambe… kodwa sizowakha noma kunjalo.” (I-Google it - ingoma ekhuthazayo mayelana nazo zonke izishoshovu ezehlukene eze ngaphambi kwethu).
Yini ekugcina uphefumulelwe ukusekela ushintsho?
Kungase kubonakale sengathi ithemba nokusebenzela izwe elingcono akunathemba. Kodwa ngabe sikuphi namuhla ukube bonke abagqugquzeli bokuthula nobulungisa besikhathi esidlule bebeyekile? Akekho owaziyo ukuthi imuphi umthelela ongaba nawo futhi iminikelo emincane ingahlanganisa. Uma ungeyona ingxenye yesixazululo uyingxenye yenkinga.
Ubhubhane lwe-coronavirus likuthinte kanjani amandla akho ku-activism?
Lo bhubhane ube nomthelela omkhulu kubushoshovu bami ikakhulukazi ekhonweni lokuba nemihlangano ubuso nobuso. Iningi labantu engisebenza nabo kuVeterans For Peace kanye neGrandmothers for Peace babebadala futhi besengozini. Abaningi babo abazange bazivumelanise nemihlangano ye-inthanethi. Ngokwezinga elikhulu ubhubhane lwamisa imisebenzi yethu futhi izinhlangano azikalulami.
Kuthunyelwe ngoMeyi 15, 2023.
