Wazalwa ngo-1957, isishoshovu saseMelika uKeith McHenry ungomunye wabasunguli beFood Not Bombs, inhlangano yoguquko esebenzela uguquko olungenalo udlame emphakathini ngokuphakela umphakathi ukudla okuyinsalela obekungalahlwa noma kumoshwe.
Isungulwe ngo-1980 yizishoshovu eziyisishiyagalombili ezimelene ne-nuclear e-Boston, i-Food Not Bombs inikeze ukudla ukuze ihlenge abasebenzi abasabela ekuhlaselweni kwangomhla ka-9/11, kwabasinda eSiphepho u-Katrina kanye ne-Tsunami yase-Asia kanye nababhikishi basedolobheni lamatende ngesikhathi se-Orange Revolution. I-Ukraine. Namuhla kunezahluko ezingaphezu kwe-1000 Zokudla Akukona Amabhomu emazweni angaphezu kuka-70.
U-Ian Sinclair wahlangana noKeith ngemuva kokukhuluma eMbuthanweni Wasebusika Wezindaba Zokuthula ngoJanuwari.
IS: Ithini ifilosofi yeFood Not Bombs?
KM: Ukuthi ukudla kuhlale kumahhala kunoma ubani ngaphandle kokuvinjelwa. Ukuthi kuhlale kuyi-vegan noma imifino. Ukuthi sizinikele ekuguquleni umphakathi ongenalo udlame. Nokuthi abekho abaholi futhi isahluko ngasinye sizimele.
IS: Ingabe umsebenzi wakho neFood Not Bombs ukulethele ekuxabaneni noHulumeni wase-US?
KH: Ekuqaleni esahlukweni saseBoston se-Food Not Bombs ngaboshelwa izikhathi ezingaba ngu-20 noma ezingu-30, ikakhulukazi ngokunamathisela amaphosta ezigxotsheni, ukwenza umbhalo, noma ukuba sembhikishweni kanye nokunikeza amapheshana.
ESan Francisco ngaboshwa izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-105, futhi ngagqunywa ejele iminyaka engaphezu kwemibili. Ikakhulukazi la macala kwakungowokunikeza ukudla kwamahhala ngaphandle kwemvume, noma icala lokwakha uzungu lokunikeza ukudla kwamahhala ngokwephula umyalo wenkantolo.
Ngashaywa amaphoyisa cishe izikhathi eziyishumi nantathu ngenkathi ngiphakela ukudla e-San Francisco… Ngesinye isikhathi ngabhajwa phakathi kwamehlo. Kwadingeka ngihlinzwe kabili ukuze ngilungise ukona kwami. Ngaphinde ngilandwa kathathu amaphoyisa ophiko lwezobunhloli e-San Francisco… angiphonsa phansi futhi aklebhula izingubo zami futhi angiphakamisa ngezingalo nemilenze kwaze kwaba yilapho imisipha yami nemisipha iqala ukudabuka. Babe sebenginamathisela ekhejini elincane elalilenga ophahleni - balibiza ngokuthi 'K' cell. Ngokusobala lalilingana nosayizi wengwe i-CIA eyayisetshenziswa eVietnam. Ngahlala lapho ngezingubo zami zangaphansi izinsuku ezintathu zokuqala ezimbili nezinsuku ezine okwesithathu. Lokhu kuye kwabangela ukuba ngihlale ngisezinhlungwini ngenxa yalokho.
IS: Ucabanga ukuthi kungani uboshelwe wachitha isikhathi eside kangaka ejele ngenxa yomsebenzi wakho weFood Not Bombs?
KH: Kulokhu esikufunde kumamemo angaphakathi e-FBI nakweminye imibhalo osonkontileka bezokuvikela bakhathazeke kakhulu ngokuthi sizophumelela ekukhulumeni nomphakathi umqondo wokuthi imali kufanele isuswe kwezempi iye ezidingweni zabantu... uma ulambile, ukungabi namakhaya nobumpofu futhi ungabona abantu laphaya beqoqa futhi bephakela ukudla - benza okuthile okungadingeki ukuthi kwenziwe ngoba siyizwe elicebe kakhulu emhlabeni - osonkontileka bezempi bayazi ukuthi bangase balahlekelwe ukwesekwa… Ngicabanga ukuthi yingakho abhekwa njengelinye lamaqembu amaphekula ayishumi aphezulu eMelika nokuthi kungani ngifakwe ohlwini lwabantu abayi-100 abayingozi kakhulu boMnyango WezoMbuso.
IS: Ungayichaza kanjani eyakho ipolitiki?
KH: Ngibe yi-anarchist kusukela ngo-1965 lapho ngifunda eka-Henry David Thoreau Walden futhi Ukungalaleli Kwabantu… Futhi umkhulu wami omkhulu, omkhulu, nomkhulu kwakunguJames McHenry, owasayina uMthethosisekelo futhi walwa namaNgisi…. ngokuzwa ngaye ngiseyingane ngezwa ukuthi abantu bangahlangana badale ushintsho emphakathini.
IS: Yini ekugcina ukhuthazekile ezikhathini ezinzima?
KH: Njalo ngemva kwesikhashana ngiyohlangana nentombi noma othile bese bethi “Kungani ungaphumuli noma wenze kancane” bese ngiyibeka phansi isikhashana. Kodwa-ke ngicabanga ngazo zonke lezi zinkinga ezenzeka emphakathini... Ngifunde izindatshana mayelana nezinqubomgomo zase-US e-Afghanistan noma ePakistan, noma ngibona izimayini ze-strip eWest Virginia, noma ngizwa ngokuphathwa ngonya kwabokufika futhi nginomuzwa wokuthi kufanele ngenze okuthile ngakho. lokho.
Okunye ukuthi ukupheka nokuphakela abantu ngeFood Not Bombs kuyakhuthaza kakhulu. Ngizwa abantu bethi iFood Not Bombs isiyishintshile impilo yabo noma ngikhuluma nomama abathi sisindise imindeni yabo ngoba sondla.
IS: Wenzani ngoBarack Obama?
KH: Ngenkathi u-Obama eqokwa njengelungu leDemocratic Party ngase ngazi ukuthi usebenze kanzima ukuze ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kungenzeki e-Illinois, ukuthi wayengumkhuseli omkhulu wamandla enuzi nokuthi wayengavotelanga kanye, kodwa kabili, kuMthetho wePatriot. . Ngakho ngangingenalo ithemba lokuthi uzoba yilolo shintsho ayesho ukuthi uzoba yilo. Ngibe sengifunda isizindalwazi sakhe ngesikhathi esagaqele isikhundla sikaMengameli. Ubekhuthaza ukwanda okumangazayo kwezimali zamasosha namasosha amaningi…. uthe uzoyisa impi ePakistan, futhi impela usekwenzile.
Kuyisu elivamile eMelika – ukungena ku-ajenda yebhizinisi ephiko kwesokudla, enzima kakhulu, ufaka umuntu ofana noBill Clinton, noma kulokhu u-Obama. U-Obama ungumkhethi ohlakaniphile ngoba ungum-Afrika-waseMelika ngakho-ke wakha inzondo eningi evela kwesokudla. Lokhu kuklanyelwe ngokukhethekile ukwesabisa kwesokunxele ekugxekeni u-Obama. Kepha iqiniso liwukuthi izinqubomgomo zoHlelo luka-Obama ziyacasula futhi kufanele sizihlelele zona. Yingakho ngihlele umlindelo wezinyanga ezimbili ngaphandle kwe-White House ngemuva kokukhethwa kwakhe obizwa ngokuthi 'Ushintsho esiludingayo manje'.
U-Ian Sinclair ungumbhali ozisebenzelayo ozinze eLondon, e-UK. ian_js@hotmail.com.
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