Inyanga ngayinye, sihlanganyela izindaba ze World BEYOND War izisebenzi zokuzithandela emhlabeni jikelele. Ufuna ukuzithandela World BEYOND War? Imeyili greta@worldbeyondwar.org.
Indawo:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Uhlanganyele kanjani nesishoshovu sokulwa nempi futhi World BEYOND War (WBW)?
Ngingummeli omelene nempi isikhathi eside. Ngasekupheleni kwawo-1970, ngajoyina i- Peace Corps njengendlela yokusebenzela ukuthula nokulwa nempi. Njengothisha, ngasiza abafundi baqonde okwenzeka emhlabeni obazungezile, ngigcizelela isidingo sezingxoxo nokubambisana. Ngiyilungu lezinhlangano ezahlukahlukene, njenge I-WILPF (Inhlangano Yabesifazane Yamazwe Ngamazwe Yokuthula Nenkululeko) ePittsburgh futhi Yeka Ukubhenka Ibhomu, futhi ngihlanganyela emibhikishweni nasezenzweni zendawo. Ngo-2020, ngahlanganyela ngokugcwele World BEYOND War; ubhubhane lwangiphoqa ukuthi ngifune izindlela ezintsha zokuzibandakanya. I-WBW ingenze ngakwazi ukwenza lokho.
Ubhubhane lwe-coronavirus likuthinte kanjani amandla akho ku-activism?
I-Covid ingenze ngahileleka kakhulu World BEYOND War. Ngo-2020 bengifuna izindlela zokuthi ngisebenze ngezizathu engikholelwa kuzo nengizithole World BEYOND War izifundo. Bengazi nge-WBW futhi ngahambela imicimbi ethile, kepha ubhubhane lwangifaka iqhaza kakhulu. Ngithathe izifundo ezimbili nge-WBW: Impi kanye Nemvelo kanye Nokuqedwa Kwempi 101. Ukusuka lapho ngavolontiya ne I-Peace Education and Action for Impact pilot program ngo-2021. Manje, ngiyalandela Imisebenzi ye-WBW nemicimbi futhi wabelane ngazo nabanye kunethiwekhi yami yasePittsburgh.
Yiziphi izinhlobo zemisebenzi ye-WBW osebenza kuzo?
Manje ngibambe iqhaza elikhulu kuphrojekthi ye-WBW/Rotary Action for Peace “I-Peace Education and Action for Impact (PEAI).” Ngake ngezwa ngalolu hlelo lokwakha amakhono entsheni yabakhi bokuthula, kodwa angizange nginake kakhulu njengoba angisemusha. Ekhuluma noMqondisi Wezemfundo we-WBW Phill GittinsNokho, wachaza ukuthi lolu uhlelo lwezizukulwane. Wabuza ukuthi ngizolifundisa yini iqembu laseVenezuela njengoba ngikhuluma iSpanishi. Lapho ngithola ukuthi kuneqembu laseCameroon, ngavolontiya ukulifundisa, njengoba ngase ngihlale kulelo zwe iminyaka eminingana futhi ngikhuluma isiFulentshi. Ngakho-ke ngo-2021 ngafundisa iqembu laseVenezuela nelaseCameroon futhi ngaba yilungu leqembu leGlobal Advisory.
NgiseseQenjini Lomhlaba Wonke ngisiza ngokuhlela, ukucabangela okuqukethwe, ukuhlela ezinye izinto zokusebenza, nokusebenzisa izinguquko eziphakanyiswe ukuhlolwa kokuhlola. Njengoba uhlelo lwe-PEAI lwango-2023 luqala, ngifundisa iqembu lase-Haiti. Ngikholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi i-PEAI inika amandla abantu abasha ukuthi babe abakhi bokuthula ngokusebenzisa izizukulwane, umphakathi womhlaba wonke.
Yiziphi izincomo zakho eziphezulu kumuntu ofuna ukuzibandakanya nezishoshovu zokulwa nempi kanye ne-WBW?
Wonke umuntu angenza okuthile ukuze aqhubekisele phambili isishoshovu sokulwa nempi/sokuthula. Bheka endaweni yangakini. Ubani kakade owenza umsebenzi? Ungahlanganyela ngaziphi izindlela? Mhlawumbe wukuhambela imibuthano noma mhlawumbe kusemuva kokunikela ngesikhathi noma imali. World BEYOND War kuhlale kuyinketho esebenzayo. I-WBW inikeza ingcebo yolwazi nezinsiza. Izifundo zinhle kakhulu. Izindawo eziningi zine Izahluko ze-WBW. Uma idolobha/idolobha lakho lingakwenzi, ungaqala eyodwa, noma ungakhuthaza inhlangano ekhona ukuthi ibe yinhlangano Inhlangano ye-WBW. I-Pittsburgh ayinaso isahluko se-WBW. Ngimatasatasa I-WILPF (Inhlangano Yabesifazane Yamazwe Ngamazwe Yokuthula Nenkululeko) ePittsburgh. Sibambe umcimbi ne-WBW sisebenzisa inkundla yabo ye-Zoom kanye nokufinyelela kokukhangisa. I-WILPF Pgh manje ibika njalo mayelana nemicimbi ye-WBW nemisebenzi futhi sikwazile ukwabelana ngokwethu nabo. Ukuthula kuqala ngokubambisana!
Yini ekugcina uphefumulelwe ukusekela ushintsho?
Ngiyasibona isidingo esinjalo eduze kwami nasemhlabeni jikelele. Kufanele ngenze ingxenye yami ukwenza umhlaba ube indawo engcono yezizukulwane ezizayo. Ngezinye izikhathi, ngiyadumala, kodwa ukusebenza namanethiwekhi afana ne-WBW ne-WILPF, ngingathola ugqozi nokusekelwa ukuze ngiqhubeke nokuqhubekela phambili ngezindlela ezinhle.
Kuthunyelwe ngoFebhuwari 9, 2023.
Izimpendulo ze-2
Ngiyabonga, Susan, ngokungikhuthaza namuhla ukuze ngiqhubeke nokwenza umzamo! Ngithemba ukuthi ngizophenya i-WILPF ngokuzayo, ngethemba lokuthi ngingathatha izinyathelo ezithile ku-inthanethi. Iminyaka yami, 78, ikhawulela ubushoshovu bami manje, kusukela
amandla awafani nakuqala!?!
Ozithobayo, uJean Drumm
Ngiphinde ngahileleka kakhulu ne-WBW ngokuthatha izifundo ngesikhathi sokuvalwa kwe-Covid yokuqala (Yilokho esikubiza ngokuthi e-NZ - ngicabanga ukuthi e-States basebenzisa igama elithi "indawo yokukhosela"). Ukufunda iphrofayela yakho kunginikeze imibono yokuthi hlobo luni lwezinye izinto engingayenza. Ngithanda i-whakatauki yakho - "ukuthula kuqala ngokubambisana". U-Liz Remmerswaal ungummeleli kazwelonke we-WBW waseNew Zealand. Uyangikhuthaza futhi!