Ukugqanyiswa Kwamavolontiya: URobert (Bob) McKechnie

Inyanga ngayinye, sihlanganyela izindaba ze World BEYOND War izisebenzi zokuzithandela emhlabeni jikelele. Ufuna ukuzithandela World BEYOND War? I-imeyili greta@worldbeyondwar.org.

Indawo: California, USA

Wazibandakanya kanjani nawe World BEYOND War (WBW)?
Ngingumfundisi oqeqeshiwe osethathe umhlalaphansi. Ngemva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi ngaqongelela imali yokunakekela izilwane kanye nezamabhizinisi asebekhulile - umsebenzi omuhle. Nokho, kuyo yonke leyo minyaka, ngaqhubeka ngizibuza ukuthi bekungaba njani ukuqongelela imali ngenjongo ephuma enhliziyweni yami ngempela. NgoJanuwari 2020 ngaya eNgqungqutheleni ye-Rotary International Peace and Social Justice futhi ngalalela uDavid Swanson ekhuluma neqembu mayelana kwakungenzeka kanjani ukuqeda impi. Ngangingabaza kwaze kwaba yilapho esikhumbuza amaqiniso athile alula: saqeda uvendle nezinye izifo ezihlasimulisa umzimba. Saqeda ubugqila. Siqede ukulwa. Ngesizathu esithile, lawa mazwi alula abangele ukushintsha kwepharadigm ekucabangeni kwami. Mhlawumbe kwakumane kuyindaba yokulungela. Noma kunjalo, lokhu kungaba yimbangela evela enhliziyweni yami.

Ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka lapho yonke into iya ku-Zoom, ngibuyekeze iwebhusayithi futhi waya kwabanye izenzakalo eyachaza ezinye zezinto ezivelele ze World BEYOND Warisizinda kanye nokumela. Lokho kwangenza ngacabanga ngokuqala isahluko endaweni yangakithi, iCoachella Valley yaseNingizimu California. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ngahlangana UDarienne Hetherman, owayecabanga ukuqala isahluko eSan Gabriel Valley, eqhele ngamakhilomitha angaba ngu-100. Siyabonga ku-Zoom nocingo, sahlangana sanquma ukuqala isahluko sesifunda sonke saseCalifornia. Lokhu kuyisifiso sokuvelela. Ngathatha izifundo eziyisisekelo zokumela futhi ngaqala ukufunda izinto ezisekela inhlangano yokuthula. I-Zoom iseyindlela yethu enkulu yokuxhumana (kusukela ngoSepthemba 2020). Kuyangimangaza ukwazi ukuthi mina nomsunguli wami u-Dari asikaze sibonane ubuso nobuso.

Yiziphi izinhlobo zezenzo zokuzithandela ozisiza ngazo?
Mina nomxhumanisi wami u-Dari sisebenze kanzima ukuhlanganisa umphakathi omncane wabantu ukuze sixoxisane ngemibono yethu mayelana nokumela. Sihlela futhi sihlele imihlangano, sixoxe namalungu esahluko mayelana nezindawo abazithakaselayo, simise amathuba okuba abantu babambe iqhaza, kanye namathuba okucwaninga okumela esikhathini esizayo. Le nqubo iholele kuhlaka lomsebenzi wethu wesahluko. Njengeqembu silindele ukuthi:
• Sizazise ngezindaba zempi nokuthula ngeqembu lokufunda elizohlangana nyanga zonke
• Advocate for the Isabelomali Sokuthula saseCalifornia
• Cwaninga futhi ukhulumele umthetho kaCongresswoman u-Barbara Lee wokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwezempi e-United States ngezigidigidi ezingama-$350

Ngilindele ukusebenzisana nabantu kwezinye zezinto abangazenza ukuze baqhubekisele phambili imbangela njengabantu ngabanye. Ngokwami, ngizokhuluma nomphakathi kanye namaqembu esonto kulo lonke elaseNingizimu California ngezindaba zempi nokuthula. Sengivele nginesimemo sami sokuqala sokukhuluma e-Rotary Club. Ibandla lethu le-Unitarian Church lizimisele ukungibamba. Ngilindele nokubhala futhi ngithumele ama-op-eds nezincwadi kumhleli.

Umqondo wami uwukuthi umphakathi wabantu kufanele uqondiswe iqoqo lezimiso ezisebenza njengesisekelo somsebenzi. Ngenxa yalokho, ngaveza izitatimende zombono nezinjongo kanye nesethi yeMigomo eyi-12 yokuqondisa iqembu. Umxhumanisi wami u-Dari manje usecubungula imibhalo yokusungula kuleli phuzu.

Iyiphi incomo yakho ephezulu kumuntu ofuna ukuhileleka ne-WBW?
Nansi eminye imibono:
• Yiba nenhloso ngomkhuba ozoqinisekisa ukuthula kwakho;
• Cacisa ukuthi yini ozimisele ukuyenza nokuthi yini ongazimisele ukuyenza;
• Tshela wonke umuntu omaziyo ukuthi wenzani ukuze kube nokuthula nobulungiswa emphakathini.

Yini ekugcina uphefumulelwe ukusekela ushintsho?
I-United States iyahlakazeka. Sibhekene nenkinga enkulu yenhlalo emigwaqweni yethu, ubhubhane olubulalayo olungasingathwa ngendlela efanele, kanye nokuwohloka komnotho okuthinta ngendlela engafanele abampofu kanye nabantu bebala. Ngenxa yalokho, ngikhuthazekile futhi ngikhuthazekile. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ngithukuthele. Sigcwele izibhamu eziphethwe futhi ezisetshenziswa abantu abacabanga ukuthi kufanelekile ukuzithathela umthetho ngezandla. Izinga eliphezulu lokungalingani kwengcebo liphazamisa umphakathi. Ukucwasa ngokwesistimu kuyasibulala. Siphinde sisebenzise lokho ingcebo esinayo emshinini wezempi ongasivumeli ukuba siphephe. Abantu abahahayo baqongelela ingcebo emazingeni amangalisayo okusebenzisa imali kwezempi. Khonamanjalo, ubuholi bukazwelonke buqhubeka njengokujwayelekile. Njengoba ngishilo - ngiphefumulelwe, ngigqugquzelekile, ngithukuthele.

Ubhubhane lwe-coronavirus likuthinte kanjani amandla akho ku-activism?
Okokuqala, ngithanda i-Zoom. Yandisa amathuba esahluko esihlanganisa yonke iCalifornia, izwe elikhulu elinamathuba amaningi. U-Zoom wangivulela indlela yokuthi ngihlangane futhi ngazane nomsunguli wami u-Dari kalula nje. Futhi, i-Zoom isenza sikwazi ukumema othile kubasebenzi beCongresswoman uBarbara Lee ukuthi azokhuluma neqembu lethu. Uma lokhu kusebenza, sizomema abantu bakwamanye amaqembu futhi sisebenzele ukukhulisa ukubonakala kwebhizinisi lika-Lee, nge-Zoom.

Okwesibili, ubhubhane luye lwacacisa iqiniso elilodwa elesabekayo, ukufa kwami ​​​​. Uma ngizoke ngithinte umhlaba ngezindlela ezinhle, kufanele kube manje. Isikhathi silinganiselwe. Kufanele siqhubekele phambili ngokushesha. Khuluma ngokucacile nangamandla. Ukuya phambili. Funa ushintsho.

Kuthunyelwe ngo-Septhemba 20, 2020.