Anthu amangokhalira kukana mphamvu zopanda pake, ngakhale zitakhala zopanda chiyembekezo. Eric Garner, bambo waku Africa waku America yemwe adamwalira m'ndende ya apolisi mu Julayi, sakanadziwa kuti watsala pang'ono kufa mphindi zochepa asanamugwire ndi apolisi. Koma ayenera kuti ankadziwa kuti anali pankhondo imene sakanapambana. Ndipo komabe, pamene apolisi amakumana ndi iye, anaumirira, "Izi zatha lero." Mwachionekere, apolisi anamโvutitsa kambirimbiri, ndipo anatsimikiza mtima kuti sizingachitikenso. Mawu ake omaliza anali akuti, โSindingathe kupuma.โ
Pamlingo waukulu kwambiri, anthu a ku Ferguson, Missouri, nawonso akukana. Atalowetsedwa m'malo ochitira ziwonetsero, kuwomberedwa ndi zipolopolo za labala ndi utsi okhetsa misozi, kuwopseza akasinja ndi magalimoto okhala ndi zida, amalimbikira - monga Eric Garner adachitira - ponena kuti, "Izi zatha lero." Ndi kukwiya pang'ono pa kupha Mike Brown, ndipo mwina nโzokwiyitsa kwambiri kuti โanthu akuda mu mzinda waukulu wa St Louis komanso mโdziko lonselo โ amasalidwa pazachuma komanso mwakuthupi kuyambira tsiku loyamba.โ Monga Steven Thrasher adalemba mu The Guardian, ndiko โkuba kwenikweni kwa Ferguson.โ Zinthu zilizonse zomwe zikanabedwa m'masitolo panthawi ya zionetsero za Ferguson, kutayika kumeneku kumakhala kochepa poyerekeza ndi kubedwa mwadongosolo kwa miyoyo ya anthu komwe kumabwera ndi kutsekeredwa m'ndende kwamitundu yosiyanasiyana, kusakwanira kwaumoyo, kuchepa kwa nthawi ya moyo, kutsika kwa malipiro, kukhala. yolunjika ku ngongole zadyera, etc. etc.
Anthu amakana, ngakhale pamene akutsamwitsidwa ndi kuwabera, ndipo ngakhale pamene akukumana ndi mavuto opweteka kwambiri omwe angakumane nawo. Pochita zionetsero pa Ogasiti 14 zotsutsana ndi zovuta zazachuma, City Life/Vida Urbana membala, a Marie Bain, adauza gulu la anthu za kutaya nyumba yake pomwe mwana wake wamwamuna amamwalira ndi chotupa muubongo. โAnabwera kudzagulitsa nyumba yanga mwana wanga akadali ndi moyo, koma anali kudwala kwambiri. Panthawiyo anali pa njinga ya olumala.โ Ngakhale kuti mkhalidwe wake unali woipa kwambiri ndipo ukupitirizabe kukhala woipa, sali yekha. Iye ndi gawo la kukana mwadongosolo - gulu lodana ndi kutsekeredwa likuchitika m'dziko lonselo.
โNdipitiriza kumenya nkhondo,โ iye anauza khamuloli, ndipo ochita zionetserowo anamusangalatsa. Kupyolera mu zoyesayesa zake ndi zoyesayesa za zikwi ngati iye, pali mwayi wabwino kwambiri kuti "chokehold" yomwe makampani opanga nyumba zopezera phindu ayika pa mamiliyoni a anthu ku U.S. Chifukwa cha chikakamizo cha gulu linalake, eni nyumba oletsedwa akuloledwa kukhala m'nyumba zawo pamene akulipira lendi kumabanki kapena kukambirana ndi mabanki kuti ngongole zawo zitsitsidwe.
Uthenga wabwino ndi uwu: anthu amatsutsa; motsutsana ndi zovuta zonse, ngakhale zitakhala zochulukira komanso zopambana. Nkhani inanso yabwino: anthu akugwirizana ndi ena mu kukana kolinganizidwa komwe kuli ndi mphamvu zokankhira kumbuyo kumabungwe opondereza.
Monga ndidalemba mu ndemanga yanga yomaliza ("Khwerero 1: Dziwani Zigawenga Zowona Pakati Pathu," zomwe zikupezeka paSUNGANI ndi ZNet), kukana kotereku kumachitika m'dziko lonselo kudzera pakuchita masauzande ambiri. Kaya ndi za nyumba, alendo, ufulu wa ogwira ntchito, ufulu wa madzikapena ufulu wosaphedwa podzipereka kwa apolisi (kutchula ochepa chabe), anthu akuphunzira momwe angafotokozere cholakwika ndipo akugwirizana ndi ena kuti amenyane ndi mpumulo.
Koma pali vuto ndi chithunzi ichi. Pamene anthu akukana, pamene akumenyana kuti athetse kutsamwa, chimachitika ndi chiyani pambuyo pake? Anthu amalowa nawo nkhondoyi. Amaphunzira za momwe dongosolo lathu lazachuma limakhazikika pa umbombo wadongosolo komanso kusalingana komwe kukukulirakulira. Amapeza zambiri za momwe kusankhana mitundu, kusankhana mitundu, ndi kuponderezana kwina kumalimbikitsidwa. Amawona kuti ziribe kanthu momwe adalowa mu kulimbana - kaya kudzera m'nyumba kapena malo ogwira ntchito kapena chiwawa cha apolisi kapena chiwerengero chilichonse cha malo olowera - nkhondo yawo ikugwirizana ndi ndewu za anthu ena osaloledwa ndi oponderezedwa. Amazindikira kuti sali okha, kuti si vuto lawo, kuti akhoza kubweza mawu awo, ndi kuti kukonzekera kumagwira ntchito. Ndiye chiyani?
NTanya Lee ndi Steve Williams ndi anthu awiri omwe adadzifunsa funso lomweli. Pogwira ntchito ku Bay Area ku California, onse anali achangu m'mabungwe oyambira, omanga maziko. Iwo anali nawo pa zipambano zambiri, koma anaona kuti moyo wa anthu a mโmadera awo unali kuipiraipirabe. Anakhumudwitsidwa ndikupeza phindu kwakanthawi kwakanthawi; iwo anafuna kukhala okhoza kukulitsa mphamvu yofunikira kupanga โzosintha zazikulu ndi zosintha mโdziko.โ
Mโchaka cha 2012, iwo anayamba kuyesa kumvetsa mmene anthu ena omenyera ufulu wa anthu okhudzidwa ndi vutoli ankamvera ponena za vutoli, kutanthauza kuti tiyenera kusintha kulimbana kwathu kuchoka pa nkhani yolimbana ndi kuukira kwaposachedwapa nโkuika maganizo athu pa nkhani yofuna kusintha zinthu. Anayamba ntchito yatsopano yomwe adayitcha Makutu Pansi, zomwe zinaphatikizapo kuyendayenda mโdziko lonselo ndi kufunsa omenyera ufulu oposa 150 ochokera mโmagawo osiyanasiyana a gululo. Kodi ndi chiyani chomwe ophunzira adanena kuti amafunikira kwambiri kuti akhale ogwira mtima pantchito yawo? Awa anali malingaliro anayi apamwamba:
1. Khalani ndi masomphenya ogawana a anthu athanzi, achilungamo komanso okhazikika.
2. Kukulitsa chitukuko cha ndale cha onse omenyera nkhondo ndi atsogoleri.
3. Pangani njira zamagulu osiyanasiyana zosinthira anthu kwamuyaya.
4. Pangani mafomu atsopano abungwe kuti athetse mavuto ndi ma silo a magawo.
Chochititsa chidwi kwambiri ndi lipoti lawo ndikuti pali mgwirizano wambiri m'magulu osiyanasiyana. Olimbikitsa ambiri amavomereza kuti tifunika kuchita zosiyana, zomwe tiyenera kuchita zambiri osati kukana kutsamwitsidwa. Tiyenera kuchisintha kukhala chosiyana kotheratu. Ndipo timafunikira maphunziro, njira, ndi mabungwe atsopano kuti athe kusintha izi. Podziwa momwe omenyera ufulu alili ochita kupanga komanso olimba mtima, ichi ndi chiyembekezo chosangalatsa - kuti tisunthe tokha kuti tisiye kuchita zomwe zilili mpaka kumanga dziko labwinoko!
Mbali ina yosangalatsa ya lipoti lawo ndi imene inadza pambuyo pake. Sanangosonkhanitsa chidziwitso ichi. Iwo achitapo kanthu. M'chilimwe cha 2013, Steve ndi NTanya ndi ena ambiri omenyera ufulu wa Bay Area anapita ku msonkhano woyambitsa LeftRoots, bungwe la dziko la anthu omenyera ufulu wa anthu amene akufuna โkugwirizanitsa zolimbana zachitukuko ndi njira yopezera ufulu wa anthu onse ndi dziko lapansi.โ
Mapangidwe awo ndi umembala wawo zikuwonetsa kudzipereka kwawo ku demokalase yamkati ndikukhalabe okhazikika m'madera omwe akukhudzidwa kwambiri ndi kuponderezedwa. 90% ya mamembala awo ndi anthu amitundu. 75% ndi akazi kapena transgender. Pali magawo awiri otenga nawo mbali, onse omwe amalipira malipiro malinga ndi ndalama zomwe amapeza, koma okhawo omwe akuchita nawo ntchito zachilungamo amaloledwa kuvota. Kuonetsetsa kuti aliyense wagawana nawo chidziwitso, mbiri yakale, ndi kusanthula, amapempha mamembala kuti amalize "boot camp" ya masabata 7. Pakali pano ali ndi nthambi imodzi ku Bay Area ndipo akukonzekera kukulitsa nthambi zambiri ndikukhala ndi msonkhano wadziko lonse m'zaka zitatu.
LeftRoots ndi ntchito yoyenera, ndipo omenyera ufulu ku US akuyenera kuzindikira. Ngakhale kuti pakhala pali zopempha zambiri za dongosolo la dziko lomwe lingatithandize kugwirizanitsa mayendedwe athu kukhala chinthu champhamvu kwambiri kuposa chiwerengero cha zigawo zathu, iyi ndi khama loyamba lomwe ndaliwona lomwe lingakhale lokhazikika pakulimbana kwapakati. Timadziwa chikhumbo ndi kuthekera kokana kulipo. Taziwona mwa Eric Garner ndi Marie Bain ndi mamiliyoni ena omwe akumenyana nawo. Omenyera ufulu m'dziko lonselo ndi ngwazi pakudzipereka kwawo kopitilira kukonza kukana uku kukhala chinthu champhamvu chokwanira kutsutsa mabungwe ndikubweretsa mpumulo kwa omwe akuvutika kwambiri. LeftRoots imapatsa omenyera ufuluwa njira yopititsira patsogolo kukonzekera kwawo - komwe tingagwirizane ndi Eric Garner ndikuti, "Izi zatha lero." Ndipo โmapetoโ sangatanthauze kufa. Zingatanthauze pamodzi kupeza njira ina yokhalira ndi moyo.
Cynthia Peters ndi mkonzi wa Wothandizira Kusintha. Iye ndi wolimbikitsa kwa nthawi yayitali komanso membala wa City Life/Vida Urbana, ndipo akutumikira mโgulu la bungwe loona zachilungamo la achinyamata lotchedwa The City School ndi alumni board of Malingaliro a Zachikhalidwe ndi Zandale pa UMASS/Amherst. Amakhala ku Boston ndipo amalembera ZNet ndi Mtengo wa TelSUR.
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