Ibungazwe ngu-Karina Andrew I-Whidbey News-Times, Ngo-September 24, i-2022
I-Whidbey Environmental Action Network iwine umklomelo wenhlangano engenzi nzuzo emhlabeni wonke ngecala layo eliyimpumelelo elibhekene neNavy e-Thurston County ngo-April.
World BEYOND War, inhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe ezinikele ekungabini kobudlova nokuqeda impi emhlabeni wonke, yaklomelisa abantu abane nezinhlangano ezivela emazweni amane ahlukene Umklomelo Wokuqeda Impi ngokuqaphela imizamo yabo yokuletha ukuthula. U-WEAN kanye nabanye abathathu abawinile bathole imiklomelo yabo emcimbini ngoSepthemba 5. Lona World Beyond Warunyaka wesibili enikeza umklomelo.
Ngo-April walo nyaka, i-WEAN yawina icala lasenkantolo eNkantolo Ephakeme Yase-Thurston County eyathola ukuthi Ikhomishini Yezindawo Zokungcebeleka Nezokungcebeleka YaseWashington “yayingenangqondo futhi ingenangqondo” ekunikezeni i-United States Navy ukusebenzisa amapaki ombuso ekuqeqesheni impi. Ijaji layihoxisa imvume yokuqhubeka nokuqeqeshwa emapaki kahulumeni.
World BEYOND War Umqondisi Omkhulu uDavid Swanson uthe i-WEAN ithole amagama amaningi okuqokwa kwe-War Abolisher Award ngomsebenzi wayo.
“Kusihlabe umxhwele kakhulu ukuthi basebenze kanzima kangakanani namasu kanye nendlela abasebenze kahle ngayo, nangempumelelo abayitholile,” usho kanje, wengeza ngokuthi kubalulekile ukugqamisa impumelelo yokulwela ukuthula uma kwenzeka ukuze kuhlinzekelwe abanye ipulani. ngezinhloso ezifanayo.
USwanson uthe uyabonga futhi ukuthi icala lika-WEAN lihlanganisa kanjani ukumela ukuthula nobulungiswa bezemvelo, wathi abantu abavamisile ukubona ukuthi lezi zinkinga ezimbili zixhumene kangakanani. Amasosha nezimpi, uthe, ezinye zezinto ezihamba phambili zokucekela phansi imvelo.
Umsunguli we-WEAN u-Marianne Edain wengeze ngokuthi inhloso ye-WEAN ukugcina nokugcina i-ecosystem esebenzayo, futhi impi namalungiselelo empi amanye amandla acekela phansi kakhulu imvelo okufanele ilwe nawo.
“Izwe elinokuthula liwumhlaba osimeme ngemvelo,” kusho yena.
Izenzo zeNavy emapaki esifunda saseWashington zibe nomthelela omubi emvelweni nakubahlali kanye nezivakashi ezizama ukusebenzisa amapaki ukuzilibazisa, kusho uSwanson. Ukuvumela amapaki ukuthi asetshenziswe ngaleyo ndlela kujwayelekile isiko lempi, okuthile World BEYOND War ihlose ukuqeda.
"Kunokwemukelwa okukhulu kwentukuthelo ngaphansi kwefulegi lamalungiselelo empi," esho. "Noma yikuphi lapho abantu behlehlisa khona lokho, ikakhulukazi lapho benqobile, kufanele baphakanyiswe futhi bagujwe."
