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Indawo yaseNew York City Tri-State, United States
Uhlanganyele kanjani nesishoshovu sokulwa nempi futhi World BEYOND War (WBW)?
Ngisebenzise ingxenye enhle yempilo yami ngingaqapheli futhi ngingenandaba nezindaba zangaphandle (kufaka phakathi impi). Empeleni, ngangingaqapheli nezezindaba zasekhaya. Ngashada kusenesikhathi, ngachitha isikhathi sami ngikhulisa umndeni, emsebenzini, ngiya emsebenzini noma ngibuya emsebenzini, ngilala, nginakekela indlu futhi ngihlangana nabangane nomndeni. Ngangingenaso ngisho nesikhathi esiningi sezinto zokuzilibazisa. Ngibe sengithatha umhlalaphansi ngo-2014 ngemuva kokusebenza iminyaka engama-33. Ekugcineni ngathola isikhathi sokufunda izinto engangifuna ukwazi ngazo kunalokho engangikufundele umsebenzi wami. Enye yezincwadi zokuqala engayithatha kwaba UHoward Zinn, “Umlando Wabantu wase-United States”. Ngashaqeka! Ukusuka lapho, ngathola "Impi iyiRacket" kaSmedley Butler. Ngaqala ukubona ukuthi kuncane kangakanani engikwaziyo ngezimbangela ezingathandeki zempi, ngokushaqeka kwempi, ngobuhlanya bempi, nangemiphumela emibi eminingi yempi. Bengifuna ukufunda okwengeziwe! Ngithole uhlu lwama-imeyili lwezinhlangano eziningi zokuthula nezobulungiswa bezenhlalo. Okulandelayo uyazi, bengiya emashini nasemibuthanweni e-NYC naseWashington DC namaVeterans For Peace, iCodePink, World BEYOND War, kanye nePace y Bene kanye nemashi yesimo sezulu se-NYC. Ngafunda njengoba ngangihamba. Ngaqala i- World BEYOND War isahluko ekuqaleni kuka-2020 ukubona ukuthi ngingenza okuningi yini. Ngokunikezwa umlando wami, anginaso isahlulelo kubantu abangawazi ngokuphelele umonakalo odalwe yimpi nempi. Ngiyaqonda ukuthi kunzima ngempela ukusebenza nokukhulisa umndeni. Bengikhona ngengxenye enhle yempilo yami. Kepha manje ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi abantu abaningi ngokwengeziwe kufanele basebenze futhi benze noma yini abangayenza ukuze basebenze ekuqedeni impi nokulwa. Ukuphela kwendlela esizowuphendula ngayo lo mkhumbi ukuhamba kwabantu abaningi. Ngakho-ke manje ngisebenza ukuqasha abantu abaningi enhlanganweni yokuthula ngangokunokwenzeka.
Yiziphi izinhlobo zezenzo zokuzithandela ozisiza ngazo?
Njengomxhumanisi wesahluko se- World BEYOND War eNew York City Tri-State Area, nansi eminye yemisebenzi engiyenzayo:
- Nginikeza izethulo eziphikisana nempi
- Ngiya emashini nasemibuthanweni
- Nginikela ezinhlanganweni zokuthula
- Ngifunda futhi ngiya kuma-webinars ukuze ngifunde kabanzi
- Ngivotela abazongenela ukuthula (ababaningi)
- Ngisebenzisa imithombo yezokuxhumana ukwenza icala lokuthula
- Ngixhasile a Umkhosi Wabantu esikhundleni sika World BEYOND War ukwenza icala kwabangezona izishoshovu ukuthi bakhuthalele ukunyakaza kwempi
- Ngiqashe i- "Little Library" kanti eyami ibizwa nge- "Little Peace Library". Kukhona njalo izincwadi ezithile ezihlobene nokuthula kulabhulali yami.
- Ngibhale inombolo ye- izingcezu ze-Op-Ed zempi okushicilelwe ezweni lonke
- Ngibamba iqhaza emikhankasweni eminingi yokubhala izincwadi ezindabeni ezithinta ezobulungiswa nezenhlalo
- Ngibambisene namalungu amaQuaker kanye noMkhandlu Wokuthula wase-US ukuqhubekisela phambili izinhloso zethu sobabili futhi silindele okunye ukusebenzisana
Iyiphi incomo yakho ephezulu kumuntu ofuna ukuhileleka ne-WBW?
Kunezingqinamba ezibucayi impela okumele sizilungise njengesizwe futhi njengomphakathi womhlaba. Impi nezempi zime endleleni yokubhekana nalezi zinsongo ezinzima (empeleni kubhebhethekisa izinsongo). Sidinga inhlangano yabantu ukukholisa labo abasemandleni ukuthi bashintshe inkambo. Izigxobo ziphakeme kakhulu futhi umphumela uzoncika ekutheni sinalo yini ikhono lokushintsha. Ngakho-ke, iseluleko sami ukuthi ungene ngaphakathi futhi usize lapho ungakwazi khona. Ungesabi. Kunezindlela eziningi zokusiza. Akudingeki ube yisazi. Ngicabanga ukuthi kubalulekile ukuthi abantu bazi ukuthi banganikeza okuvunyelwa isheduli yabo noma isikhwama semali. Akudingeki ukuthi kube ngumzamo wesikhathi esigcwele. Kungaba ihora ngesonto. Noma yini ongayenza izosiza!
Yini ekugcina uphefumulelwe ukusekela ushintsho?
Nginomzukulu onezinyanga eziyi-15 ubudala. Ngikhuthazekile ukusiza ekwakheni umhlaba lapho u-Oliver omncane angachuma khona. Njengamanje, kunezinkinga eziningi okufanele sibhekane nazo. Esokuqala yisimo esesabekayo sentando yeningi yethu. Iphukile futhi isongelwa kakhulu nsuku zonke. Thina (abaningi) sidinga ukulwa namandla okususa izinkampani nabacebile (abambalwa). Ingxenye yami izwa ukuthi akukho lutho oluzolungiswa size sibhekane nale nkinga. Abacebile nabanamandla bazoqhubeka nokuthonya izinqubomgomo (ezibandakanya impi nezempi) ezizisiza zona kunokuba zisize abantu neplanethi size sibuyise intando yeningi yethu.
Ngeshwa, ngasikhathi sinye kunezinye izinto ezintathu ezisongela ukuphepha nokuvikeleka kwethu okumele zilungiswe. Ziyizinsongo ezahlukahlukene zezinkinga zesimo sezulu, izinsongo ze-COVID (kanye nobhadane lwesikhathi esizayo), kanye nosongo lwengxabano yomhlaba wonke ekhulisa impi yenuzi ngamabomu noma ngokungenhloso.
Ngiyazi abantu abaningi badonsa kanzima ukuze bakwazi ukuziphilisa, ukugcina uphahla phezu kwamakhanda abo, ukukhulisa imindeni yabo, nokubhekana nazo zonke izigaxa nemicibisholo impilo ephonsa kithi. Ngandlela thile, ngandlela thile, kufanele sizikhiphe ezindabeni zansuku zonke futhi sigxile kokunye ukunaka kwethu namandla ethu ngokuhlanganyela kulezi zinsongo ezinkulu ezikhona futhi sicindezele izikhulu zethu esikhethiwe (ngokuzithandela noma ngokungathandi) ukubhekana nazo. Lezi yizinkinga esibhekene nazo njengesizwe. Eqinisweni, lezi zinkinga zisongela bonke abantu bazo zonke izizwe. Ngenxa yaleli qiniso, kusobala kimi ukuthi indlela endala yokuncintisana, ukungqubuzana, nempi phakathi kwezizwe ayisasisebenzeli (uma kwenzeka). Asikho isizwe esingabhekana nalezi zinsongo zomhlaba kuphela. Lezi zinsongo zingalungiswa kuphela ngemizamo yokubambisana yomhlaba wonke. Sidinga ukuxhumana, idiplomacy, izivumelwano nokwethembana. Njengoba uDkt King asho, kufanele sifunde ukuhlala ndawonye njengabafowethu nodadewethu kungenjalo sizobhubha kanyekanye njengeziphukuphuku.
Ubhubhane lwe-coronavirus likuthinte kanjani amandla akho ku-activism?
Ngisebenzise ukukhiya ukufunda okuningi ngangokunokwenzeka ngokufunda nokuhambela ama-webinars amaningi aphethwe yi World BEYOND War, CodePink, Quincy Institute, The Brennen Center, The Bulletin of Concerned Scientists, ICAN, Veterans For Peace, nezinye. Kuhlala kunencwadi ehlobene nokuthula ebusuku bami.
Kuthunyelwe ngo-Okthoba 11, 2021.
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