nguGreta Zarro, Amaphupho ajwayelekile, Kwangathi 2, 2022
Eyesibili edlule kanye iminyaka eyisigamu yobhubhane, ukusweleka kokudla, ukuvukela kwezinhlanga, ukuwa komnotho, futhi manje enye impi kwanele ukwenza umuntu abe nomuzwa wokuthi i-apocalypse iyenzeka. Ngokuhwebelana kwembulunga yonke nobuchwepheshe bedijithali, izindaba eziphambili zezinkinga zomhlaba zisesandleni sethu nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Ububanzi bezinkinga esibhekene nazo njengezilwane eziphilayo nanjengeplanethi bungakhubaza. Futhi, ngemuva kwakho konke lokhu, sibhekene nokuwohloka kwesimo sezulu, ngezikhukhula ezinkulu, imililo, neziphepho ezinamandla ezikhulayo. Ngethuswe yileli hlobo elidlule umusi oshunqayo obumboze ipulazi lethu eNew York, umphumela womlilo wasendle waseCalifornia ngakolunye uhlangothi lwezwekazi.
Iminyaka eyinkulungwane njengami kanye ne-Gen Z ekhulayo inesisindo somhlaba emahlombe ethu. Iphupho laseMelika seliphelile.
Ingqalasizinda yethu iyawohloka, futhi amashumi ezigidi zabantu baseMelika baphila ngobumpofu futhi abavikelekile ekudleni, kodwa uma siphambukisa U-3% wezindleko zezempi zase-US singaqeda indlala emhlabeni. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Wall Street ibhebhezela imodeli yokukhula engeke ikwazi ukugcinwa ngezinsiza esinazo kule planethi. Ngenxa yokukhula kwezimboni, iningi labantu emhlabeni liya emadolobheni, lilahlekelwa ukuxhumana nomhlaba kanye nezindlela zokukhiqiza, okusenza sincike ekuthengeni okuthengiwe kwamanye amazwe okuvamise ukuba nekhabhoni ephezulu kanye nefa lokuxhashazwa.
Iminyaka eyinkulungwane njengami kanye ne-Gen Z ekhulayo inesisindo somhlaba emahlombe ethu. Iphupho laseMelika seliphelile. Iningi labantu baseMelika bukhoma i-paycheck-to-paycheck, Futhi iminyaka yokuphila iyehla, kusukela ngaphambi kwalolu bhubhane. Ontanga yami abaningi bayavuma ukuthi abanayo imali yokuthenga amakhaya noma ukukhulisa izingane, futhi ngeke bafune ukuletha izingane kulokho abakubona njengekusasa elibi. Kuwuphawu lwesimo esidabukisayo sezinto ukuthi inkulumo evulekile ye-apocalypse ijwayelekile, futhi iyakhula imboni "yokuzinakekela". uye wasiza ekucindezelekeni kwethu.
Abaningi bethu bacikwa iminyaka bebhikishela lolu hlelo olunamaphutha, lapho izinto ezibalulekile kuzwelonke ezihlanekezelwe zifaka khona $1+ trillion ngonyaka kwisabelomali sezempi, kuyilapho abantu abasha behluleka ukukhokhela izikweletu zabafundi kanye iningi labantu baseMelika alikwazi ukukhokhela isikweletu esiphuthumayo esingu-$1,000.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abaningi bethu bafisa okuthile okwengeziwe. Sinesifiso esibonakalayo sokufaka isandla kushintsho oluhle ngendlela ebonakalayo ngokujulile, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lokho kubukeka njengokuvolontiya endaweni yezilwane noma ukunikeza ukudla ekhishini lesobho. Amashumi eminyaka emilindelo yekhona lomgwaqo noma imashi e-Washington ewela ezindlebeni ezingezwa idla ngokukhathala kwezishoshovu. Uhlu lokubuka olunconyiwe lwe-Films for Action lwamafilimu acabanga ngekusasa elivuselelekayo, elinesihloko esithi “Khansela i-Apocalypse: Nawa Amadokhumentari angama-30 ukusiza Ukuvula Isiphetho Esihle,” ikhuluma kakhulu ngalesi sidingo esihlangene sokuphuma emijikelezweni yethu ecindezelekile yokumelana.
Njengoba simelana nokubi, singakwazi kanjani “ukuvuselela” kanyekanye, sakhe umhlaba onokuthula, oluhlaza, nonobulungisa osinika ithemba futhi usigcine sizizwa sondlekile? Inkinga wukuthi iningi lethu libhajwe kuzona lezo zinto esiziphikisayo, siphakamisa uhlelo esingaluthandi.
Ukuze sibe namandla okuguqula umhlaba, sidinga ukuzikhulula ngesikhathi esifanayo futhi sinciphise ukuncika kwethu ezinkampanini zamazwe ngamazwe ezibhebhethekisa izinxushunxushu zesimo sezulu kanye ne-imperialism emhlabeni wonke. Lokhu kudinga indlela ekabili ekwenzeni izinguquko ehlanganisa 1) lokho esikucabanga ngokwesiko njengobushoshovu, noma ukumela inqubomgomo yoshintsho lwesistimu, kanye 2) nokusebenzisa izinqubo ezibonakalayo ezingeni lomuntu ngamunye nelomphakathi ezithuthukisa inhlalakahle, imvelo, kanye ukuvuselelwa komnotho.
I-Prong #1 ihlanganisa amaqhinga afana nokucela, ukunxenxa, ukuhlangana, kanye nesenzo esiqondile esingenalo udlame ukuze kufakwe ingcindezi yamasu kubathathi izinqumo ababalulekile kusukela komongameli bamanyuvesi, abaphathi bezokutshalwa kwezimali, nama-CEO ezinkampani, emikhandlwini yamadolobha, ababusi, amalungu eCongress kanye nomongameli. I-Prong #2, uhlobo lwayo lobushoshovu, imayelana nokusebenzisa uguquko lwangempela lapha namanje ngezindlela ezingokoqobo njengabantu ngabanye nemiphakathi, ngenhloso yokunciphisa ukuncika emnothweni we-Wall Street kanye nokuthatha amandla ezinkampanini zamazwe ngamazwe ezisekelayo. i-extractivism kanye nokuxhashazwa emhlabeni jikelele. I-prong yesibili ibukeka ngezindlela eziningi, kusukela egcekeni noma emasimini omphakathi we-veggie kanye nokudla izitshalo zasendle ezinomsoco, ukuya elanga, ukuthenga noma ukuhweba endaweni, ukuthenga izinto ezithengisayo, ukudla inyama encane, ukushayela kancane, ukunciphisa izinto zakho zikagesi, uhlu luyaqhubeka. Isici esisodwa salokhu singabandakanya ukwenza imephu yonke into oyisebenzisayo kusukela ekudleni kuye kwezimpahla zokugqoka kuye kwezimonyo kuya ezintweni zokwakha zendlu yakho - nokuthi ungayiqeda kanjani, uzenzele yona, noma uyithole ngendlela egcinekayo nangendlela yokuziphatha.
Nakuba i-prong #1 ihlose ukuguqulwa kwesakhiwo ukuze kuthuthukiswe isistimu ekhona esiphila kuyo, i-prong #2 inikeza ukudla esikudingayo ukuze siqhubeke sisebenza, okusenza sikwazi ukwenza izinguquko ezibonakalayo futhi sikhuthaze ubuhlakani bethu bokucabanga kabusha enye isistimu efanayo.
Le ndlela enezinhlangothi ezimbili, inhlanganisela yokumelana nokuvuselelwa, ikhombisa umbono wepolitiki engokomfanekiso. Ichazwe isazi sepolitiki U-Adrian Kreutz, le ndlela ihlose “ukuletha elinye izwe ngokutshala imbewu yomphakathi wesikhathi esizayo enhlabathini yanamuhla. ...izinhlaka zomphakathi ezishaywe lapha namanje, emikhawulweni emincane yezinhlangano zethu, izikhungo kanye namasiko akhombisa izinhlaka zomphakathi ezibanzi esingalindela ukuzibona esikhathini esizayo sangemva koguquko.”
Imodeli efanayo i-resilience-based organising (RBO), eyachazwa i-Movement Generation ngokuthi: “Kunokuba sicele inkampani noma isikhulu sikahulumeni ukuba sithathe isinyathelo, sisebenzisa umsebenzi wethu ukuze senze noma yini okudingeka siyenze ukuze siqhubeke siphila futhi siphumelele njengabantu neplanethi, sazi ukuthi izenzo zethu ziyangqubuzana. izinhlaka zomthetho nezepolitiki ezisungulelwe ukusiza abanamandla.” Lokhu kuqhathaniswa nokuhlela okusekelwe emkhankasweni okuvamile (i-prong #1 ngenhla) okufaka ingcindezi kubenzi bezinqumo ababalulekile ukuthi bashaye imithetho, izimiso, nezinguquko zenqubomgomo ukuze kubhekwane nenkinga. Ukuhlela okusekelwe ekuqiniseni amandla kubeka i-ejensi ngqo ezandleni zethu ukuze sihlangabezane nezidingo zethu ezihlangene. Zombili izindlela ziyadingeka ngokuphelele ngokuhambisana.
Izibonelo ezikhuthazayo ziningi zalokhu kuhlanganiswa kokudala kokumelana nokuvuselelwa, kuhlanganiswe ngendlela yokuthi zombili inselele izakhiwo ezikhona ngenkathi kwakhiwa amasistimu amasha asekelwe ekungabini kobudlova kanye nokuqaphela imvelo.
Abavikeli bomdabu bomhlaba eCanada, i Tiny House Warriors, bakha amakhaya amancane asebenzisa amandla kagesi elanga eduze kwepayipi. Le phrojekthi ibhekana nesidingo esiphuthumayo sezindlu zemindeni yendabuko, kuyilapho isebenzela ukuvimba izinqubomgomo zezinkampani nezikahulumeni zokukhishwa kwempahla.
Umkhankaso wase-Japan Wokuvinjelwa Kwezibhomu Zomhlaba wakha izindlu zangasese zokwenza umquba zabasinde bamabhomu agqitshwayo, abaningi babo, njengabanqunyiwe, badonsa kanzima ukusebenzisa izindlu zangasese zesitayela saseCambodian. Lo mkhankaso uphakamisa kabili ukuqwashisa ngezisulu zempi kanye nokubaluleka kokuphoqelela izivumelwano zamazwe ngamazwe zokuchithwa kwezikhali ukuze kuvinjelwe amabhomu agqitshwayo, kuyilapho kunikezwa isidingo esiyisisekelo, esibonakalayo futhi, njengebhonasi, ukwakha umquba osetshenziswa abalimi bendawo.
Amaphrojekthi wokubusa wokudla, ahlelwe ngabakwa Impi Yengane eCentral African Republic ekhungethwe yimpi kanye neDemocratic Republic of the Congo, banikeza izinzuzo zezenhlalo nezokwelapha zokulima izisulu zezingxabano ezinodlame, kuyilapho befundisa imiphakathi amakhono abalulekile ukuze izikhulisele ukudla kwayo nokudala indlela yokuziphilisa esimeme.
Nami ngizama ukuphila ngale ndlela ekabili njengoMqondisi Ohlelayo World BEYOND War, inhlangano yomhlaba wonke engenalo udlame yokuqedwa kwempi, kanye noMongameli Webhodi ku Unadilla Community Farm, isikhungo sepulazi le-organic esingekho kugridi kanye nesikhungo semfundo ye-permaculture engenzi nzuzo e-Upstate New York. Epulazini, sakha indawo yokufundisa nokwenza amakhono asimeme, njengokulima ngemvelo, ukupheka okusekelwe ezitshalweni, ukwakha kwemvelo, kanye nokukhiqizwa kwamandla elanga ngaphandle kwegridi, kuhambisana nokuhlela umphakathi. Nakuba sigxilisa umsebenzi wethu wokwakha amakhono angokoqobo kwabafuna ukuba abalimi abasebasha, siyayibona futhi imigoqo yesistimu, njengokufinyelela komhlaba kanye nesikweletu sabafundi, futhi sihlanganyela ekwakheni umfelandawonye kazwelonke ukuze sifune izinguquko zomthetho ukuze kudambiswe le mithwalo. Ngibona ubushoshovu bami bokulima nokulwa nempi buxhumene kakhulu ukuze kudalule umthelela wezempi emvelweni futhi ngimele izinqubomgomo ezinjengokuhlukaniswa nokukhipha izikhali, kuyilapho, ngasikhathi sinye, ngifundisa ukhonkolo, amakhono asimeme ukuze kuncishiswe i-carbon footprint yethu futhi kuncishiswe amandla ethu. ukuncika ezinkampanini zamazwe ngamazwe kanye nesakhiwo sezempi-yezimboni ngokwayo.
Okulandelayo, World BEYOND War's #NoWar2022 Resistance & Regeneration Virtual Conference ngoJulayi 8-10 izogqamisa izindaba ezinjengalezi, zokwenza izinguquko—ezinkulu nezincane—emhlabeni wonke, eziphonsela inselelo izimbangela zesakhiwo sezempi, ubunxiwankulu obonakele, kanye nenhlekelele yesimo sezulu, kuyilapho, ngesikhathi esifanayo, kwakheka ngokusobala olunye uhlelo olusekelwe phezu ukuthula okuqotho nokuqhubekayo. Izishoshovu zase-Italy eVicenza ezinqande ukunwetshwa kwesizinda samasosha futhi zaguqula ingxenye yesayithi yaba ipaki yokuthula; abagqugquzeli abasuse ubulungiswa emaphoyiseni emadolobheni abo futhi bahlola ezinye izibonelo zamaphoyisa agxile emphakathini; izintatheli eziphonsela inselelo ukuchema kwabezindaba okujwayelekile kanye nokukhuthaza ukulandisa okusha ngobuntatheli bokuthula; othisha e-UK abehlisa imfundo futhi bakhuthaze amakharikhulamu okufundisa ukuthula; amadolobha namanyuvesi kulo lonke elaseNyakatho Melika abalekela izikhali namafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi futhi aqhubekisela phambili isu lokutshala kabusha elibeka phambili izidingo zomphakathi; nokunye okuningi. Amaseshini enkomfa azonikeza umbono wokuthi yini engenzeka ngokuhlola ezinye izindlela ezihlukile kanye nalokho okudingekayo ukuze kube noshintsho olufanele lwekusasa eliluhlaza nelinokuthula, okuhlanganisa amabhange omphakathi, amadolobha obumbano, nokugcinwa kokuthula okungahlomile, okungenabudlova. Hlanganyela nathi njengoba sihlola ukuthi singacabanga kanjani kabusha ngokuhlangene a world beyond war.
