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Austin, TX/USA-May 31, 2020: Kutsutsa imfa ya George Floyd ndi Mike Ramos
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Kusowa pokhala ku U.S., komwe kunali akukwera kale Mliri wa COVID-19 usanachitike, udakwera mu 2020, kuchulukirachulukira ndi zenizeni zachuma za mliriwu. Austin, Texas, ndi chimodzimodzi, ndikuyerekeza Kuwonjezeka kwa 11 peresenti kwa anthu osowa pokhala kuwerengedwa mumzinda ndi Travis County pakati pa 2019 ndi 2020, malinga ndi kuchuluka kwa nthawi (PIT) komwe kunanenedwa ku Austin American-Statesman. Wa Austin anthu pafupifupi 1 miliyoni, anthu pafupifupi 2,500 amasowa pokhala usiku uliwonse, malinga ndi 2020. Mtengo wa PIT. Membala wa khonsolo ya mzinda wa Austin, Gregorio Casar, akuti ili ndi โgulu la anthu [oposa] miliyoni imodzi amene ayenera kusamalira [kusamalira].โ
Pofuna kutero, mzinda wa Austin wakhala ukugula mahotela omwe sagwiritsidwa ntchito mocheperapo ndi kuwasandutsa nyumba ndi ntchito za anthu omwe akusowa pokhala. Mu a February 4 msonkhano, Khonsolo ya Mzinda wa Austin idavomereza kugulidwa kwa a Chachinayi hotelo-yomwe idzapereka nyumba zatsopano 150 kwa anthu opanda pokhala mumzindawu. Casar akuti mzindawu ukukonzekera kupita patsogolo pogula hotelo yachisanu ndi chisanu ndi chimodzi mtsogolomo.
"Tapeza ndalama zokwanira mu bajeti ya mzinda kuti tipeze mahotela ambiri chifukwa tikukhulupirira kuti ndi njira yochepetsera kusowa pokhala mumzinda," akutero.
Kuphatikiza pakupereka nyumba zanthawi yayitali komanso zosinthika kwa anthu omwe akusowa pokhala, mahotela ogulidwa ndi mzindawu aperekanso chithandizo chothandizira, kuphatikiza ntchito zamisala, zovulala ndi ntchito.
"Tikugwira ntchito ndi magulu odalirika ammudzi komanso mabungwe osapindula kuti apereke chithandizo kumahotela chifukwa tikudziwa kuti pali anthu ambiri omwe adakumana ndi zowawa zenizeni akukhala mumsewu ndipo amafunikira chithandizo kuti kusowa kwawo kutheretu," a Casar. akuti. "Ndipo palinso anthu ena ambiri omwe amangofunika kulumikizidwa ndi ntchito komanso adilesi yokhazikika kwakanthawi kuti abwerere."
Malinga ndi a Tara Pohlmeyer, wotsogolera zolankhulana wa Council Member Casar, Chisamaliro Chokhazikika ndi Caritas waku Austin apereka makalata osonyeza chidwi choyendetsera mahotelawo ndi kupereka chithandizo, ndipo Bungwe la Homeless Services Division (HSD) likuyembekezera kukambitsirana pangano ndi wopereka chithandizo/wothandizira pahotelo iliyonse mu April.
Ananenanso kuti ngakhale malo ogona amapereka chithandizo chofunikira, nthawi zambiri, amangothetsa vutoli kwakanthawi. Dongosolo la mahotela osinthidwawo ndikuti azikhala ngati njira yothetsera nyumba yokhazikika, kuthana ndi zosowa zenizeni za munthu aliyense yemwe amakhala.
"Ndimo momwe tingachepetsere kuchuluka kwa kusowa pokhala mumzinda, m'malo mongobisala, kapena kusuntha [anthu osowa pokhala] pamene chiwerengero chikukula," akutero Casar.
Kuti alipire ntchito zothandizira izi, mzindawu udzagawanso ndalama zomwe zidaperekedwa ku bajeti ya apolisi, monga gawo la polojekiti yake yokonzanso chitetezo, poyankha gulu la Black Lives Matter (BLM) komanso zofuna za anthu. Ndalama zogwirira ntchito ndi ntchito zama hotelo zizichokera ku Austin Public Health, pogwiritsa ntchito gawo lina Zowonjezera $ 6.5 miliyoni zomwe zawonjezeredwa ku bajeti ya Chaka Chachuma cha 2021 kuthana ndi kusowa pokhala panthawi yomwe khonsolo ya mzindawu ikuyesera kukonzanso chitetezo cha anthu.
"Sitinakhalepo ndi anthu ochuluka chonchi omwe adalowa m'maboma apakati [gulu la BLM] lisanachitike," akutero. "Panali anthu masauzande ambiri omwe adalumikizana ndi ofesi yanga yokha. M'masabata ochita zionetsero m'chilimwe [mu 2020], tinali ndi anthu mazana ambiri akuchitira umboni pamisonkhano ya khonsolo yamzindawo, kwa maola ambiri, za zosintha zomwe amatipempha kuti tichite. Ndikuganiza kuti zinali zofunika kwambiri. Zinasintha malingaliro athu onse. Anthu ammudzi muno ku Austin akutipempha kuti tikhale atsogoleri enieni a dera lathu komanso anthu a m'madera onse komanso dziko lonselo. "Ndikuganiza kuti Austin adayankha pempho loti asinthe ndalama za apolisi m'njira yomwe mizinda yochepa m'dziko lonselo idachitira."
Casar akuti ngakhale mizinda nthawi zambiri imakhala ndi ndalama zopangira ndalama zogulira nyumba kuti anthu osowa pokhala azikhalamo, ndalama zomwe nthawi yayitali zogwirira ntchito nyumbazi ndikupereka chithandizo chothandizira zimakhala zovuta. Iye akuti isanafike chilimwe chatha BLM kayendedwe, amene adakakamiza mizinda m'dziko lonselo kuti agawanenso ndalama za apolisi mu ntchito zothandizira, chimodzi mwazovuta zazikulu za Austin zokhudzana ndi kusowa pokhala zinali zokhudzana ndi kupeza ndalama za nthawi yayitali.
"Ndalama zochokera ku bajeti ya apolisi zipereka chithandizo ndikuyendetsa mahotela," akutero. "Ngakhale kuti ine ndi ena tayesera kusintha zingati pa bajeti m'zaka zapitazi, nthawi zambiri, takhala tikuvutika kuti tisinthe chifukwa ndalama zambiri zimayikidwa mu bajeti ya apolisi. Chaka chathachi, tinali ndi mwayi woti tiganizirenso za bajetiyo ndikuzindikira kuti tikugwiritsa ntchito ndalama zambiri pomanga anthu osowa pokhala komanso apolisi omwe akusowa pokhala, koma izi sizichepetsa kusowa pokhala. โ
Pakati pa mahotela anayi omwe mzindawu wagula, pali zipinda pafupifupi 300, zina mwazo zitha kukhalamo anthu angapo, ndipo ambiri mwa iwo ndi munthu m'modzi yekha. Dongosololi ndikuti mzindawu upitilize kugula mahotela owonjezera ndikukulitsa mapulogalamu omwe aperekedwa, akutero a Casar.
"Tiyenera kuchotsa mazana a anthu m'misewu chaka chino," akutero Casar. "Ndikuganiza kuti zitha kusintha kwambiri."
The nyengo yozizira kwambiri zomwe zikuchitika ku Texas mpaka February ndi Marichi zimapangitsa kuti pakhale kufunikira kopereka malo otetezeka komanso chithandizo chothandizira anthu okhala m'misewu mwachangu kwambiri.
"Mumzinda wotukuka ngati Austin, palibe amene ayenera kukhala m'misewu, nthawi. Izi zinamveka bwino kwambiri titawona anthu akugonabe pansi pa milatho pomwe tidadziwa kuti kutentha kwa zero kukubwera - ndipo nthawi zina pamakhala mahotela kapena nyumba zowunikira m'misewu momwe akanatha kukhalamo, "akutero Casar. "Zikuwonekeratu kuti ndizowopsa kale kukhala panja komanso opanda nyumba, ndipo nyengo yoipayi imapangitsa kuti zimveke bwino chifukwa chomwe titha kukonzekeretsanso zinthu zathu ndi zomwe timayika patsogolo kuti tiwonetsetse kuti aliyense ali ndi malo ogoneka usiku. ali bwino.โ
April M. Short ndi mkonzi, mtolankhani komanso mkonzi ndi wopanga. Iye ndi munthu wolemba pa Chuma Cha Mtendere Chakumudzi, pulojekiti ya Independent Media Institute. M'mbuyomu, adagwirapo ntchito ngati mkonzi wamkulu ku AlterNet komanso wolemba wamkulu wopambana mphoto ku Santa Cruz, nyuzipepala ya sabata iliyonse yaku California. Ntchito yake idasindikizidwa ndi San Francisco Chronicle, In These Times, Salon ndi ena ambiri.
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