Vadzidzi veDemocratic Society vanozvarwa patsva, vachishanda neveteran activists kuvaka mafambiro anhasi.
PaMartin Luther King Day 2006, boka revadzidzi vadiki uye vekare veveterans vesangano re1960s vakaita chiziviso: Vadzidzi veDemocratic Society (SDS) vadzoka.
Vamwe vaiona vakaratidza kusava nechokwadi. Kunyangwe isu vedu vari kuyedza kubvisa purojekiti pasi tichityira kuti yaizova foramu yevasingafungiri vekare kuti vadzokorore mazuva avo ekubwinya kana kuti chirongwa ichi chaizomisa muenzaniso wechinyakare kuti urarame zvinoenderana nawo. Chinhu chekupedzisira chinodiwa nechizvarwa changu ndechekunamata '60s (kana kugeza!).
Ndichikura, ndakanga ndisina vapi vemazano vanomirira. Ini neshamwari dzangu takanga tisingazive nzira yekuwana varongi kubva "kare muzuva." Vataisangana navo kazhinji vaisabatsira. Vanhu vechikuru vaiuya kuzviitiko zvedu voudza kamuri rakazara nevamiriri vechidiki kuti hapasisina varatidziri vechidiki. Vamwe vaizonyepedzera kutitsigira, “kupfuudza mwenje” vachitiudza kuti rakanga riri basa rechizvarwa chitsva “kuchenesa tsvina yakasiiwa nemukuru.” Vairatidza kuti vakanga vasingafariri kuronga nesu.
Nekuda kwekusabatana uku nekuedza kwakapfuura kuronga, vazhinji vedu takanga tiine kunzwisisa kwakamonyoroka kwekuti shanduko yemagariro inoitwa sei. Taigara tichiyera kushingaira kwedu kusvika kune imwe pfungwa yengano ye "ma'60s." Tsika dzeU.S. dzokuruma ruzha dzinorondedzera zvakaitika kare sekrescendo imwe huru pashure peimwe—sokunge kufamba kwedu kwaingova nhevedzano yezviitiko zviri kure zvinoparadza pasi. Chizvarwa changu chakadzidziswa kuti rimwe zuva pasina nguva, Rosa Parks yakaramba kusiya chigaro chake uye BOOM, yakabatidza kufamba. Hatina kudzidziswa kuti aive akadzidziswa zvakanaka, akaronga kuronga uye kuti chiito chaive chikamu chekurwira kwenguva refu.
Kudzidza nezve'60s senhevedzano yecrescendos kwakasiya chizvarwa changu nepfungwa yakavhiringidzika yezvinoreva kuronga. Zvakawanda zve“kuronga” kwedu zvaiita sezviri kuvaka kuungana kwevanhu vakawanda. Hondo yeSeattle! Boom! Genoa! Boom! Quebec! Boom! kubva kuFebruary 15 anti-war demos, kuenda kumisangano yeMiami FTAA, kusvika kuMarch for Women's Lives, kusvika kuRepublican National Convention, takanga tine "mabooms" akawanda pasina kuwanda-kuvaka, zano, kana kuzvipira kwenguva refu. -kurwa kwenguva.
Kuisa hudzvanyiriri hwevechidiki mune yakafara uye yakanyatsojeka nhoroondo yenhoroondo inobatsira maSDS anhasi kuchinja pfungwa iyi yakavhiringika yezvinoreva kuronga. Nerutsigiro rwekutanga kubva kune vamwe vekare veSDS vets uye vanobatana, takatanga kuita hukama nemamwe mafambiro ekuchinja uye neveterans vekufamba kubva mhiri Kuruboshwe spectrum.
Nhasi, boka duku asi rinokosha revarwi vakwegura rinotipa mazano, rinotigamuchira mudzimba dzavo, rinofora nesu, rinounganidza mari nesu, rinotsigira mujeri, rinobatsira pakuronga misangano, rinopa Webhu nerutsigiro rwokugadzira zvinhu, uye riripo kuti vakurukure zvakanakisisa zvavo. kufunga pamusoro pekukanganisa uye kubudirira kwekuratidzira kwavo.
Vazhinji vanhu vakuru vakabata SDS seforamu yekupokana uye kumhanyisa hondo dzekare. Zvirokwazvo, vakaedza kushivirira kwevaduku kusvika pakuparara. MaSDS mazhinji anosimbisa kukosha kwekudhirowa mimwe mitsetse yekutora nzvimbo sepwere. Asi zano remurwere nerutsigiro rwakagara rwuripo rwevadzidzisi vedu, zvakanyanya kuseri kwezviitiko, zvakapa muenzaniso une tariro wekuvaka kwekufamba kwemarudzi. Mukuita izvi takadzidza kuti kurairidza inzira ine nzira mbiri — tinodzidzisa zvakawanda sezvatinodzidza. Zvinopindirana. Kubatana.
Sarudzo yekuvakazve sangano rekare, “rine mukurumbira” yakatipa manyawi netarisiro yataida kutanga sangano renyika pamwe nekubatana nevakuru vane njere. Zvakadaro, maSDS matsva mazhinji anojoinha, kwete nekuda kwekare, asi nekuti isu tinopa nzvimbo yedemocracy yekuvaka nharaunda uye kuronga. Vadzidzi vane nzara yekuita zvine musoro. Mugore rimwe chete, SDS yakakura kuita network yezviuru zvevadzidzi muzvitsauko zvinopfuura mazana maviri munyika yose. Vazhinji venhengo dzedu vatsva pakuronga.
Misimboti nechiono chenzanga inobatanidzwa ndizvo zvinofadza pwere—kwete shuviro yama’60. Nhoroondo yeSDS inokosha kudzidza kubva, asi nenzira dzakawanda, yakabviswa kubva kune chokwadi chemazuva ano. Isu tiri sangano idzva renguva itsva.
Vechidiki veSDS havafarire kugadzirisa madhirama emakore makumi matatu nemashanu, asi isu tinotora zvakakomba nhoroondo yemubatanidzwa, hudzvanyiriri, hutongi hwevarume, huchena, uye kutsauka kubva kuhutongi hwehutongi hwakatsanangura masangano mazhinji mukupera '35s, SDS yaisanganisira. Iyo SDS itsva yakazvipira mubatanidzwa wedemokrasi. Sezvo isu pamwe chete tichivandudza chimiro chedu chenyika, takazvipira kuronga zvakachinjika uye kufungidzira zvakare hukama hwesimba. Tiri kunetsana nenyaya dzesimba pamusoro pedzinza, murume kana mukadzi, uye kirasi, uye tichidzidza zvazvinoreva kuzvidavirira kunharaunda dzakanyanya kukanganiswa nenyaya dzatinotora pazviri. Vakuru vedu vanogarotiudza kuti tiri kutarisana nenhau nehunyanzvi hwavasina kumbofungidzira vachiri vezera redu.
Nekuronga vadzidzi sevadzidzi, SDS iri kuwana poindi yatingagone kuenderana nevasiri-varatidziri uye kuve yakakosha. Sezvo isu tichibatanidza vanhu vatsva, tiri kuvamutsa uye kuhwina mishandirapamwe. Hapana chinovaka kufamba sekukunda.
Kumwe kwekukunda kwedu kunosanganisira hondo dzemahara dzekutaura dzakakonzera kusiya basa kwemutungamiri wePace University, David Caputo, kuronga kuramwa mabasa kwevadzidzi paMay Day kutsigira kodzero dzevanobva kune dzimwe nyika, kugara munzvimbo dzekutsvagisa vanhu muManhattan, kuramwa nzara kunowedzera kuti vawane mihoro yekurarama yevashandi veHarvard, kubatsira mubatanidzwa wevaratidziri kuvharisa kutakurwa kwezvombo kubva kuWest Coast ports kuenda kuIraq, uye kubatsira kuvhara musuwo wemuzinda weChevron muBay Area kuratidza hukama pakati pemafuta, shanduko yemamiriro ekunze, uye hondo. Kurayiridza kwevakuru vedu kwakabatsira kutitungamirira—muzviito izvi, mukuvaka sangano redu, uye mukudzivisa kukakavadzana kwesekete kwomunguva yakapfuura.
Patinokunda, tinoratidza vadzidzi kuti vane simba uye vanogona kuita shanduko. Izvo zvinoparadza kusava nehanya uye kuparadzaniswa. Zvinoita kuti pasave nezvatakadzidziswa pamusoro pekuti shanduko inoitwa sei uye nezvebasa redu pachedu mukugadzira nhoroondo. Tinovamba kuziva kuti sirogani yokuti “imwe nyika inobvira” haisati iri mhedziso, asi danidzo yakakomba yechiito, yakavakirwa munhau refu yavanhu vari kutamburira—uye kuhwina—nyika iri nani. Tinotanga kutora kuronga kwedu zvakanyanya, uye isu pachedu tisinganyanyi kukosha. Zvino, apo vamwe vanhu vakura vanobvunza kuti pwere dziripi nhasi, tine mhinduro.
Joshua Kahn Russell murongi neVadzidzi veDemocratic Society uye Rainforest Action Network. Iye inhengo yeBay Rising Affinity Group (BRAG!) uye anogara muOakland, California.
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