Vanhu vanoramba vachidzivisa simba risiri pamutemo, kunyange kana richinzwa risina tariro. Eric Garner, murume wekuAmerica akafira mumapurisa muna Chikunguru, anga asingazive kuti akange ave kuda kufa mumaminitsi mashoma asati abatwa nemapurisa. Asi anofanira kunge aiziva kuti akanga ari muhondo yaaisakwanisa kukunda. Uye zvakadaro, mapurisa paakauya kwaari, akasimbirira, "Izvi zvapera nhasi." Sezviri pachena, mapurisa akanga amunetsa kakawanda, uye akaita ndangariro yake kuti yaisazoitika zvakare. Mashoko ake okupedzisira aiva okuti, โHandigoni kufema.โ
Pamwero mukuru zvikuru, vanhu veFerguson, Missouri, vari kurambawo. Vakanyorerwa munzvimbo dzekuratidzira, vachipfurwa nemabara erabha uye utsi hwemisodzi, vachityisidzirwa nematangi nemotokari dzine zvombo, vanoramba - sezvakaita Eric Garner - mukutaura, "Izvi zvapera nhasi." Zvikamu zvehasha pa kuuraya Mike Brown, uye zvimwe zvinoshatirwa nenyaya yekuti "vanhu vatema muguta guru reSt Louis uye munyika yose - vanoshorwa mune zveupfumi uye panyama kubva pazuva rekutanga." Sezvo Steven Thrasher akanyora mukati The Guardian, ndiko "kupambwa chaiko kwaFerguson." Chero chipi zvacho chingangove chakabiwa muzvitoro panguva yekuratidzira kwaFerguson, kurasikirwa uku kudiki kana tichienzanisa nehurongwa hwekubiwa kwehupenyu hwevanhu hunouya nehuwandu hwekuvharirwa munharaunda dzeruvara, hutano husina kukwana, hurefu hwehupenyu, mihoro yakadzikira. yakanangana nezvikwereti zvechisimba, nezvimwewo.
Vanhu vanoramba vachidzivisa, kunyange pavanenge vachidzipwa uye vachipambwa, uye kunyange pavanenge vachitarisana nezvinetso zvinorwadza zvikuru mupfungwa zvavangangosangana nazvo. Mukuratidzira muna Nyamavhuvhu 14 vachipokana nemhedzisiro yedambudziko rekuvhara, Guta Hupenyu/Vida Urbana nhengo, Marie Bain, akaudza mhomho yevanhu nezvekurasikirwa nemba yake apo mwanakomana wake aifa nebundu muuropi. โVakauya kuzotengesa imba yangu mwana wangu achiri mupenyu, asi airwara zvakanyanya. Akanga ari muwiricheya panguva iyoyo.โ Kunyange zvazvo mamiriro ake akanga akaita zvinhu uye achiri kuramba achioma, haasi oga. Iye chikamu chekupikisa kwakarongeka - bato rinopesana nekuvhara riri kuitika munyika yose.
โNdicharamba ndichirwa,โ akaudza mhomho yevanhu, uye varatidziri vacho vakamufarira. Kuburikidza nekuedza kwake uye nekuedza kwezviuru vakaita saiye, pane mukana wakanaka wekuti "choldhold" iyo indasitiri yezvivakwa zvepurofiti yakaisa pamamirioni avanhu muU.S. isununguke zvishoma. Nekuda kwedzvinyiriro inobva kusangano rakarongeka, varidzi vedzimba vakavharirwa vari kubvumidzwa kugara mudzimba dzavo vachibhadhara rendi kumabhanga kana kutaurirana nemabhanga kuti chikwereti chavo chidzikiswe.
Aya ndiwo mashoko akanaka: vanhu vanoramba; zvinopesana nezvipingamupinyi zvese, kunyangwe zvakawandisa uye zvakakurirwa. Dzimwezve nhau dzakanaka: vanhu vari kubatana nevamwe mukupikisa kwakarongeka uko kune simba rekusundidzira kumashure pakubata kwemasangano anodzvinyirira.
Sezvandakanyora murondedzero yangu yekupedzisira ("Nhanho 1: Ziva Matsotsi Echokwadi Pakati Pedu," inowanikwa paTARISA uye ZNet), rudzi urwu rwekupokana kwepasi kuri kuitika munyika yese kuburikidza nezviuru zvekuronga kuedza. Kana zviri zve dzimba, immigration, kodzero dzevashandi, kodzero yemvura, kana kodzero yekusauraiwa uchizvipira kumapurisa (kungotaura zvishoma), vanhu vari kudzidza nzira yekutsanangura chakaipa uye vari kubatana nevamwe kurwira zororo.
Asi pane dambudziko nemufananidzo uyu. Sezvo vanhu vachiramba, sezvavanorwa kuti vabvise kukachidzwa, chii chinotevera? Vanhu vanopinda muhondo yacho. Vanodzidza nezvekuti hurongwa hwedu hwehupfumi hwakavakirwa sei pamakaro ehurongwa uye kusaenzana kuri kukura. Vanowana ruzivo rwakawanda pamusoro pekuti rusaruraganda, rusaruraganda, uye mamwe marudzi ehudzvanyiriri anosimbiswa sei mumasangano. Vanoona kuti zvisinei kuti vakapinda sei mukurwira - kungave kuburikidza nenyaya dzemba kana dzekubasa kana mhirizhonga yemapurisa kana chero nhamba yedzimwe nzvimbo dzekupinda - kurwa kwavo kune chekuita nekurwa kwevamwe vanhu vasina kodzero uye vanoshorwa. Vanoziva kuti havasi vega, kuti haisi mhosva yavo, kuti vanogona kudzoreredza izwi ravo, uye kuti kuronga kunoshanda. Zvino chii?
NTanya Lee naSteve Williams vanhu vaviri vakazvibvunza mubvunzo wakafanana. Kushanda muBay Area muCalifornia, ivo vese vanga vachishanda mumasangano epasi, ekuvaka-basi. Vakanga vapinda mukukunda kwakawanda, asi vakaona kuti upenyu hwevanhu munharaunda dzavo hwakanga huchitowedzera kuipa. Vakanga vaodzwa mwoyo nokuhwina apo neapo mibairo yenguva pfupi; vaida kukwanisa kukudziridza simba rinodiwa kuita โchinjo huru nedzinochinja munyika.โ
Muna 2012, vakatanga kuyedza kunzwisisa kuti vamwe varatidziri vepasi vakanzwa sei nezvedambudziko iri, rekuti, tinofanira kushandura kurwira kwedu kubva kune kwakanangana nekurwisa kurwisa kwazvino kuenda kune iyo inoda shanduko yakakosha. Vakatanga basa idzva ravaidana Nzeve kune Pasi, izvo zvaisanganisira kufamba munyika yose uye kubvunzurudza vanhu vanopfuura 150 vanobva mumapoka akasiyana-siyana esangano racho. Ndezvipi zvakataurwa nevatori vechikamu kuti vainyanya kuda kuti vabudirire mubasa ravo? Aya ndiwo aive mazano mana epamusoro:
1. Gadzira chiono chakagovaniswa chenharaunda ine hutano, yakarurama uye inoenderera mberi.
2. Kudzamisa kusimukira kwezvematongerwo enyika kwevose vanorwira mafambiro nevatungamiriri.
3. Gadzira zano rakasiyana-siyana rekuchinja kwemagariro.
4. Gadzira mafomu matsva esangano kuitira kuti abude mumatambudziko uye masilo echikamu.
Chimwe chinhu chinonakidza chemushumo wavo ndechekuti kune kubatana kwakawanda muzvikamu zvakasiyana zvekufamba. Varatidziri vakawanda vanobvuma kuti tinofanira kuita chimwe chinhu chakasiyana, chatinofanira kuita zvinopfuura kudzivisa kudzipwa. Tinofanira kuishandura kuita chimwe chinhu chakasiyana zvachose. Uye tinoda dzidzo, mazano, uye masangano matsva kuti tikwanise kuita shanduko iyi. Kuziva kuti vanogadzira uye vakatsiga vanoita sei, iyi itarisiro inofadza - kuzvifambisa kubva pakuita maererano nemamiriro ezvinhu kusvika pakuvaka nyika iri nani!
Chimwe chinhu chinofadza chemushumo wavo ndicho chakauya pashure. Havana kungounganidza ruzivo urwu. Vaita maererano nazvo. Muzhizha ra2013, Steve naNTanya nevamwe vazhinji vevaratidziri muBay Area vakapinda musangano wekutanga we. LeftRoots, sangano renyika revarwi vanoda โkubatanidza kurwisana kwepasi rose nezano rokuwana rusununguko rwevanhu vose nepasi.
Mamiriro avo uye nhengo yavo inoratidza kuzvipira kwavo kune demokrasi yemukati uye kuramba vakadzika midzi munharaunda dzakanyanya kubatwa nekudzvinyirirwa. 90% yenhengo dzavo vanhu vane ruvara. 75% vakadzi kana transgender. Kune matanho maviri ekutora chikamu, ose ari maviri anobhadhara mari zvichienderana nemari inowanikwa, asi avo chete vanoshingaira mubasa rehutano hwevanhu vanobvumirwa kuvhota. Kuona kuti munhu wese agovana ruzivo, nhoroondo, uye ongororo, vanokumbira nhengo kuti dzipedze 7-vhiki "boot camp." Parizvino vane bazi rimwe chete muBay Area uye vari kuronga kuvandudza mamwe mapazi uye kuita musangano wenyika mumakore matatu.
LeftRoots ipurojekiti yakakodzera, uye vanorwira muUS vanofanirwa kucherechedza. Kunyange zvazvo pave nekushevedzera kwakawanda kwechimiro chenyika chinogona kutibatsira kubatanidza mafambiro edu kuita chimwe chinhu chine simba kupfuura huwandu hwezvikamu zvedu, uku ndiko kuedza kwekutanga kwandakaona kungava kwakadzika midzi mukurwisana kwepasi. Tinoziva chido uye kukwanisa kuramba zviripo. Takazviona muna Eric Garner naMarie Bain nemamiriyoni evamwe vari kurwisana. Varatidziri munyika yese magamba ekuzvipira kwavo kurongedza kuramba uku kuita chimwe chinhu chine simba rakakwana rekupikisa masangano uye kuunza zororo kune avo vari kutambura zvakanyanya. LeftRoots inopa varatidziri nzira yekuendesa kuronga kwavo kune inotevera nhanho - kwatinogona kubatana naEric Garner toti, "Izvi zvinopera nhasi." Uye โkugumaโ kwaisazoreva kufa. Zvaizoreva pamwe chete kufunga imwe nzira yokurarama nayo.
Cynthia Peters ndiye mupepeti we The Change Agent. Iye mumiriri wenguva refu uye inhengo ye Guta Hupenyu/Vida Urbana, uye anoshanda mubhodhi resangano revechidiki rinotonga rinonzi The City School uye alumni board re Kufunga Kwemagariro uye Zvematongerwo enyika Economy paUMASS/Amherst. Anogara muBoston uye anonyorera ZNet uye TelSUR.
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