Eminyakeni emibili edlule, bengilokhu ngishaqisa izishoshovu zabafundi basekolishi abahamba phambili bakwa-DC ngokubatshela ukuthi bayeke ukuyisa izikhalo zabo endaweni yaseCapitol. Abafundi abakhathalela ubulungiswa besimo sezulu bebelokhu benxenxa uhulumeni wase-US ukuthi kube nomthetho wesimo sezulu amashumi eminyaka phakathi kwezinhlekelele zemvelo eziya ziba zimbi kakhulu kanye nezithembiso zokususwa kwekhabhoni. Sekuyisikhathi sokubhekana nomculo: Abasimele (okuhlanganisa namaDemocrats) basemaphaketheni emboni kaphethiloli wezinsalela ezimbiwa phansi futhi kudingeka siyeke ukuzenza sengathi bazosishaya umthetho ukuze basikhiphe enkingeni yesimo sezulu.

Ngena enkundleni ezanyiwe neyiqiniso: inyuvesi.

Inyuvesi ibekwe ngendlela ehlukile kubunikazi bayo besamba esikhulu semali nesobuhlakani; izishoshovu zabafundi ziyakuqonda lokhu kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-'60s. Kodwa-ke, okwenza inyuvesi ibe yindawo ebaluleke kakhulu yokugqugquzela isimo sezulu ukuthi imboni kaphethiloli wezinto ezimbiwa phansi isithembele kanjani ezifundweni. Imboni ngokuvamile izimali ucwaningo lwesimo sezulu kanye nokusimama okuhambisana nocwaningo olusabalalisa ulwazi lwesimo sezulu kukho kokubili i-greenwash isithunzi salo futhi andise inzuzo yomkhakha. Inhlangano yami, Ucwaningo Lwamahhala Lwezinsalela, ihlanganise abafundi basemanyuvesi kanye nobuhlakani ezweni lonke ukuthi bacele ukuthi kuvalwe uxhaso lukaphethiloli wezinsalela ezifundweni. Ngenkathi sakhe umfelandawonye we Abawine uMklomelo kaNobel kanye nababhali be-IPCC mayelana nezindaba zenkululeko yezemfundo nokungqubuzana kwezintshisekelo, I-Fossil Free Research kanye nezinye izinhlangano zokunyakaza azikakahloli impikiswano ephikisana nokuxhaswa ngezimali kwamafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi enyuvesi ngokombono wabasebenzi.

Kule ngxenye yekhulu leminyaka edlule, izikhungo zemfundo ephakeme zamukele izimiso zebhizinisi, ukuphatha kanye nokumaketha abafundi kunokuba “bafundise”. Inyuvesi yase-US imele unxiwankulu oyimodeli - osebenza njengomnikazi wezindlu ezithengiswayo, umashiqela wamaholo, umxhaphazi wabasebenzi kanye nabatshalizimali bezezimali. Imodeli yebhizinisi lenyuvesi icishe ihambe kanje: khokhisa amanani angenangqondo emfundweni ngesithembiso sembuyiselo ekutshalweni kwezimali ngobudlelwano bamaholo besikhathi esizayo; ukutshala lezi zimali ezinkampanini ukuze kubhaliswe ibhizinisi lokubhalisa ucwaningo; ukuxhaphaza abafundi nobuhlakani emsebenzini wabo nasekukhiqizeni idatha; ukuhlinzeka ngedatha, ucwaningo kanye nezisebenzi kubaxhasi abangenhla; ukwaba inzuzo kubanikazi bamasheya; qinisekisa abafundi ukuthi bangabathengi ngokungafani nezisebenzi, phinda. Njengoba uMarc Bousquet ekubeka encwadini yakhe, Isebenza Kanjani Inyuvesi, “[Iningi] lemfundo yeziqu zeziqu zenziwa iqembu elixhashazwe kakhulu lezisebenzi ezilahlwayo.” Ukuxhaswa ngezimali kwezemfundo sekwenze inyuvesi yaba indawo yebhizinisi futhi umfundi waba isisebenzi.

Ngokuphambene nalokho abaphathi benyuvesi yakho abazokutshela kona, abafundi akubona abathengi abanenhlanhla yolwazi olusezingeni eliphezulu njengoba nathi siyizisebenzi. Ukuze senze lokho, siyaxhashazwa kakhulu, senza umsebenzi ongakhokhelwa elebhu, enkundleni yebhola lomnqakiswano, njengabaqeqeshwayo, abenzi bemibono namasiko, nanjengabakweletayo. Nalabo bethu lokho do ukuthola iholo ngeke kwenze okwanele ukuphila. Njalo ngomzuzwana lapho uhlala khona ekilasini futhi ubambe iqhaza ekushintshanisweni kwemibono - ezothengiswa inyuvesi - isikhashana somsebenzi. Njengabafundi, siyizinceku zemali endaweni yenyuvesi.

Ngakho-ke, lokhu kuhlangene ngani nemboni yamafutha ezinsalela ezimbiwa phansi? Njengoba kushiwo ngenhla, imboni ikhokhela amanyuvesi ukwenza ucwaningo oluzowasiza ngandlela thize, kodwa uMongameli Moneybags *esikhungweni semfundo ephakeme *esifaka lapha* akalwenzi ucwaningo. Thina, singabasebenzi abangabafundi okukhulunywe ngabo ngenhla kukhona - ngokuvamile ngaphansi kwezaba ezingamanga, kodwa njalo uyaxhashazwa. Lapho imboni yamafutha ezinsalela ingena enkundleni yezemfundo ifuna ukuba semthethweni (njengoba sisenza ukwazi iyakwenza), futhi uma uxhaso luxhumene ngqo nemiphumela yocwaningo (njengoba thina ukwazi kunjalo), abacwaningi basenyuvesi basebenzela imboni kaphethiloli.

Ukuxhaswa ngezimali kuvame ukusho izimo zokusebenza nazo. Imboni kaphethiloli kaphethiloli inomlando Ibuyekezwe ucwaningo lwayo oluxhaswe ngemali ngaphambi kokuyivumela ukuthi ishicilelwe, ikhawulela ukuzimela kwabacwaningi. Isibonelo, lapho abacwaningi baseHarvard bethola i-ExxonMobil inecala lokudukisa umphakathi ngesayensi yesimo sezulu, u-Exxon wathumela iPhini Likamongameli Wezocwaningo Nentuthuko. ukubehlisa isithunzi. Ngale ndlela, ukuxhaswa ngezimali kocwaningo lwezinsalela ezimbiwa phansi sekuyinkinga yabasebenzi. Uma abacwaningi bevuma ukukhiqiza imiphumela yenyuvesi, yilabo abathembisa ukumsebenzela, hhayi abaxhasi. Abacwaningi akufanele baphoqwe noma baze bavunyelwe ukukhiqiza idatha echemile ngenxa yabaxhasi babo. Izinyunyana zabafundi nobuhlakani kufanele zibheke ucwaningo olungenazinsalela kanye nokubeka izinto obala ngezimali njengezimo zabasebenzi.

Ukuxhaswa ngezinto obala kuyadingeka ukuze abacwaningi baqonde ukuthi basebenzela bani ngempela. Abacwaningi babafundi bavame ukulethwa kumaphrojekthi wobuhlakani noma ocwaningweni lwe-dissertation ukuze bavele baqoqe idatha futhi bangalokothi bahlanganyele nomxhasi wephrojekthi, okubenza bafake isandla bengazi ocwaningweni oluchemayo noma olungenasimilo. Nokho, ukuxhaswa ngezimali obala akwanele. Ukwenqabela uxhaso lwemali yemfucumfucu iyona kuphela indlela yokuvimbela ukuxhashazwa kwezisebenzi zasenyuvesi ngomsebenzi wemboni kaphethiloli, ngoba, bazi noma cha, noma yikuphi ukusebenzelana nemboni ukusebenza kubo. Kubalulekile futhi ukuqaphela ukuthi abacwaningi bavame ukuba ngabafundi abaneziqu kanye nobuhlakani basenyuvesi, abaziphilisa ngakho kuncike ekukhiqizeni ucwaningo - akufanele babeke izimpilo zabo engcupheni uma benqaba ukukhiqiza ucwaningo oluchemile noma olungqubuzanayo. Ukwenqaba ukwenza ucwaningo ngokwendalo akuyona inketho kwabaningi, ngakho-ke ukuhlela ucwaningo olungenazinsalela njengesidingo senyunyana kugcina laba bantu bephephile. U-Adam Cooper, umcwaningi wabafundi oneziqu, umgqugquzeli we-Fossil Free Research kanye nelungu le-SRU-UAW eNyuvesi yaseCalifornia eSan Diego, uthi, "kufanele senze impikiswano yokwandisa ukuvikelwa kwendawo yokusebenza kanye nezindaba zendawo yokusebenza ezithinta ithonya langaphandle emsebenzini. yabacwaningi.”

Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi abafundi baziveze njengabasebenzi ukuthi bangabasebenzi. UCooper uthi “kudlulela ngalé kwenyunyana njengenqola lapho uqala ukwakha ukuqaphela kwekilasi nesiko lokuthatha isinyathelo ngokuqondile enyuvesi.” Lapho siqala ukuqonda umthelela umsebenzi wethu onawo enyuvesi futhi, ngokuhlanganyela, imboni kaphethiloli wezinsalela ezimbiwa phansi, singavumela indima yenyunyana ukuthi ikhule ibe ngaphezu kobudlelwane obujwayelekile bezamaholo futhi ikwazi ukuvikela izimo zokusebenza zazo zonke izinhlobo, kuhlanganisa nalezo. ngokuyalelwa abalingani abaxhasa ngezimali. "Inyunyana igxile kakhulu endaweni eyodwa ngoba kuvame ukuba yinto elula ukuthi abasebenzi bazibandakanye nayo - ukuthi ungubani umsebenzi yinto eyimvelo," kusho uCooper.

Izindaba “zobulungiswa benhlalo” aziwona amasu amasha okumele inyunyana iwathathe. I inyunyana yabafundi abaneziqu zokuqala, eyahlelwa eNyuvesi yaseWisconsin-Madison ngawo-1960, yamelana neMpi yaseVietnam kanye nokukhushulwa kwamaholo nokumelwa. Ngokufanayo, kunesibonelo esingokomlando sokuhlela ngokumelene noxhaso lwemboni yocwaningo lwasenyuvesi. Nakuba kungeyona inyunyana, i-Students for a Democratic Society baziphatha njengento eyodwa, bevikela abafundi njengabasebenzi emakolishi amakolishi kanye ukuphikisana I-Dow Chemical kanye ne-General Electric yenza i-napalm nemishini yezempi yezindiza. Namuhla, abafundi bahlela emhlabeni wonke ukuze banqamule isibopho phakathi kwezemfundo nemboni kaphethiloli ukuhlukana futhi “Ayikho imikhankaso ye-Fossil Fuel Money”.

Amanyuvesi anesikhala esiyingqayizivele ekhonweni lawo lokushintsha kakhulu ilayisense yezenhlalo yemboni ngocwaningo. Emanyuvesi embulungeni yonke, abafundi kumele basebenzise amandla ethu okusebenza futhi bangabaze izintshisekelo zamanyuvesi esiwakhokhela izinkulungwane ukuze siwafundele futhi siwasebenzele. Ukufuna ukuvinjelwa kwemali kaphethiloli kubeka izimo zokusebenza futhi kunikeza izisebenzi ukulawula okwengeziwe kokuthi umsebenzi wethu uthinta kanjani le planethi. Ngokwenqaba uxhaso lukaphethiloli, siyenqaba ukusebenzela noma nemboni emodeli yayo yebhizinisi encike ekunikeleni ngemiphakathi encishwe amathuba kanye neplanethi.

"Ngokwakha inyunyana eqinile, ngokwakha ukuqaphela okuqinile kwesigaba, ngokwakha ukuqonda okuqinile kobulungiswa bezenhlalakahle ngokusebenzisa inyunyana, sisesimweni esingcono kakhulu sokuhlanganisa ucwaningo lwamahhala lwezinsalela," kusho u-Cooper.

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