Abantu baqhubeka bemelana namandla angekho emthethweni, ngisho nalapho bezizwa bengenathemba. U-Eric Garner, owesilisa wase-Afrika waseMelika owashona emaphoyiseni ngoJulayi, ubengazi ukuthi usezoshona emizuzwini embalwa ngaphambi kokuthi abanjwe ngamaphoyisa. Kodwa kumele ngabe wayazi ukuthi usempini ayengeke ayinqobe. Futhi noma kunjalo, njengoba amaphoyisa esondela kuye, waphikelela wathi, "Lokhu kuyaphela namuhla." Ngokusobala, amaphoyisa ayemhlukumeze izikhathi eziningi, futhi wanquma ukuthi ngeke kuphinde kwenzeke. Amazwi akhe okugcina athi, โAngikwazi ukuphefumula.โ
Ngezinga elikhulu kakhulu, abantu baseFerguson, eMissouri, nabo bayamelana. Befakwe ezindaweni zokubhikisha, badutshulwa ngezinhlamvu zenjoloba nesisi esikhalisa izinyembezi, besatshiswa ngamathangi nezimoto ezihlomile, baphikelela - njengoba kwenza u-Eric Garner - ethi, "Lokhu kugcina namuhla." Intukuthelo ngokwengxenye ku- ukubulawa kukaMike Brown, futhi okucasulayo ngokwengxenye ukuthi ukuthi โabantu abamnyama endaweni yedolobha elikhulu lase-St Louis nakuzwelonke - babandlululwa ngokwezomnotho nangokomzimba kusukela osukwini lokuqala.โ Njengoba uSteven Thrasher ebhala ku The Guardian, lokho โukuphangwa kwangempela kukaFerguson.โ Noma ngabe yikuphi okuthengiswayo okungenzeka ukuthi kwebiwe ezitolo ngesikhathi semibhikisho yaseFerguson, lokho kulahlekelwa kuncane kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nokuphangwa okuhleliwe kwezimpilo zabantu okuza nezinga elilinganiselwe lokuboshwa emiphakathini yemibala, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okungenele, ukuncipha kwesikhathi sokuphila, amazinga amaholo aphansi kakhulu, okuhloselwe ukubolekwa izilwane ezidla inyama, njll. njll.
Abantu bayaqhubeka bemelana, ngisho nalapho beklinywa futhi bephangwa, futhi ngisho nalapho bebhekene nezinselele ezicindezela kakhulu ngokomzwelo abangase babhekane nazo. Embhikishweni wango-Agasti 14 ngokumelene nemiphumela yenhlekelele yokudliwa kwempahla, City Life/Vida Urbana ilungu, uMarie Bain, utshele isixuku ngokulahlekelwa yindlu yakhe ngesikhathi indodana yakhe ibulawa isimila ebuchosheni. โBafike bezodayisa umuzi wami indodana yami isaphila kodwa igula kakhulu. Ngaleso sikhathi wayehamba ngesihlalo esinamasondo.โ Nakuba isimo sakhe sasimuncu futhi sisaqhubeka sibi, akayedwa. Uyingxenye yomzabalazo ohleliwe - umbutho omelene nokuvalwa kwezwe okwenzeka ezweni lonke.
โNgizoqhubeka nokulwa,โ etshela isixuku, futhi ababhikishi bamjabulela. Ngemizamo yakhe kanye nemizamo yezinkulungwane ezinjengaye, kunethuba elihle kakhulu lokuthi โi-chokeholdโ imboni yezindlu ezenza inzuzo ebeke ezigidini zabantu e-U.S. izoxegisa kancane. Ngenxa yengcindezi yenhlangano ehlelekile, abanikazi bezindlu abadliwe bayavunyelwa ukuthi bahlale ezindlini zabo kuyilapho bekhokha irenti emabhange noma ngokuxoxisana namabhange ukuze kwehliswe izikweletu zabo.
Lezi yizindaba ezinhle: abantu bayamelana; ngokumelene nawo wonke amathuba, ngisho noma emaningi futhi eqiwe. Ezinye izindaba ezinhle: abantu bahlanganyela nabanye ekuphikiseni okuhleliwe okunamandla okubuyisela emuva ekuvinjweni kwezikhungo ezicindezelayo.
Njengoba ngibhale ekuphawuleni kwami โโkokugcina (โIsinyathelo 1: Thola Izigebengu Zeqiniso Phakathi Kwethu,โ etholakala ku-I-TeleSUR futhi I-ZNet), lolu hlobo lokumelana nezimpande lwenzeka ezweni lonke ngezinkulungwane zemizamo yokuhlela. Noma ngabe kumayelana Izindlu, izisebenzi zomnyango wofuduko, amalungelo abasebenzi, ilungelo lamanzi, noma ilungelo lokungabulawa ngenkathi uzinikela emaphoyiseni (uma sibala abambalwa), abantu bafunda indlela yokuchaza okungalungile futhi bahlanganyela nabanye ukuze balwele ukukhululeka.
Kodwa kunenkinga ngalesi sithombe. Njengoba abantu benqaba, njengoba belwela ukukhulula ukuminyanisa, kwenzekani ngokulandelayo? Abantu bajoyina umzabalazo. Bafunda ngokuthi uhlelo lwethu lwezomnotho lusekelwe kanjani ekuhahabeni okuhlelekile nokungalingani okukhulayo. Bathola ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nokuthi ukucwasa ngokobuhlanga, ubulili, nezinye izinhlobo zengcindezelo ziqiniswa kanjani ezikhungweni. Bayabona ukuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bangena kanjani emzabalazweni - kungaba ngezindaba zezindlu noma zendawo yokusebenza noma udlame lwamaphoyisa nanoma yiziphi ezinye izindawo zokungena - ukulwa kwabo kuhlangene nokulwa kwabanye abantu ababencishwe amalungelo kanye nabancishwe amathuba. Bayabona ukuthi ababodwa, ukuthi akulona iphutha labo, ukuthi bangakwazi ukubuyisela izwi labo, nokuthi ukuhlela kuyasebenza. Bese kuthiwani?
UNtanya Lee noSteve Williams bangabantu ababili abazibuze umbuzo ofanayo. Besebenza e-Bay Area eCalifornia, bobabili bebesebenza ezinhlanganweni ezisezingeni eliphansi, ezakha isisekelo. Babeyingxenye yokunqoba okuningi, kodwa baqaphela ukuthi ukuphila kwabantu emiphakathini yabo kuya kuba kubi nakakhulu. Babekhungathekile ngokuwina ngezinye izikhathi izinzuzo zesikhashana; babefuna ukukwazi ukuthuthukisa amandla adingekayo ukuze benze โizinguquko eziyisisekelo nezishintshayo emhlabeni.โ
Ngonyaka wezi-2012, baqala ukuzama ukuqonda ukuthi ezinye izishoshovu emazingeni aphansi zazizwa kanjani ngale nkinga, okungukuthi, kufanele siwususe umzabalazo wethu usuke kulo ogxile ekumelaneni nokuhlasela kwakamuva kodwa ugxile ekufuneni uguquko olubalulekile. Baqala iphrojekthi entsha abayibizile Indlebe phansi, okwakuhilela ukuhambela izwe lonke nokuxoxisana nezishoshovu ezingaphezu kuka-150 ezivela emikhakheni ehlukahlukene yenhlangano. Yini ababambiqhaza abathi bayidinga kakhulu ukuze baphumelele ngokwengeziwe emsebenzini wabo? Lezi kwakuyizincomo ezine eziphezulu:
1. Yakha umbono ohlanganyelwe womphakathi onempilo, onobulungiswa futhi ozinzile.
2. Gxilisa intuthuko yezepolitiki yazo zonke izishoshovu nabaholi benhlangano.
3. Dala isu lemikhakha eminingi ukuze kube nezinguquko ezihlala njalo emphakathini.
4. Dala amafomu amasha enhlangano ukuze kuphunywe odabeni kanye nezisele zemboni.
Isici esisodwa esijabulisayo sombiko wabo ukuthi kunobumbano obuningi emikhakheni eyahlukene yenhlangano. Izishoshovu eziningi ziyavuma ukuthi kudingeka senze okuhlukile, okudingeka sikwenze okungaphezu kokumelana nokuminyanisa. Kudingeka siyiguqule ibe yinto ehluke ngokuphelele. Futhi sidinga imfundo, isu, nezinhlangano ezintsha ukuze sikwazi ukwenza lolu shintsho. Ukwazi ukuthi izishoshovu ezinobuhlakani neziqine kangakanani, leli ithemba elijabulisayo - ukuzisusa ekuphenduleni isimo esikhona siye ekwakheni umhlaba ongcono!
Esinye isici esijabulisayo sombiko wabo yilokho okwalandela ngemva kwalokho. Abazange nje baqoqe lolu lwazi. Sebekwenzile. Ehlobo lika-2013, uSteve no-NTanya kanye nezinye izishoshovu eziningi endaweni yase-Bay bahambele umhlangano wokusungulwa kwe- I-LeftRoots, inhlangano kazwelonke yezishoshovu ezifuna โukuhlanganisa imizabalazo emazingeni aphansi nesu lokuwina inkululeko yabo bonke abantu neplanethi.โ
Isakhiwo kanye nobulungu babo kukhombisa ukuzibophezela kwabo kuntando yeningi yangaphakathi kanye nokuhlala begxilile emiphakathini ehlaselwe kakhulu yingcindezelo. U-90% wamalungu abo angabantu bebala. Ama-75% ngabesifazane noma abashintsha ubulili. Kunamazinga amabili okubamba iqhaza, womabili akhokha imali ekhokhwayo ngokusekelwe emalini engenayo, kodwa yilabo kuphela ababambe iqhaza emsebenzini wobulungiswa bezenhlalakahle abavunyelwe ukuvota. Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi wonke umuntu wabelane ngokufinyelela olwazini, umlando, nokuhlaziya, bacela amalungu ukuthi aqedele โikamu lokuqeqeshwaโ lamaviki angu-7. Njengamanje banegatsha elilodwa e-Bay Area futhi bahlela ukuthuthukisa amanye amagatsha futhi babambe ingqungquthela kazwelonke eminyakeni emithathu.
I-LeftRoots iphrojekthi efanelekile, futhi izishoshovu zase-U.S. kufanele ziqaphele. Yize sekube nezicelo eziningi zokuthi kube nohlaka lukazwelonke olungasisiza ukuthi sihlanganise ukunyakaza kwethu kube into enamandla ukwedlula isamba sezingxenye zethu, lona ngumzamo wokuqala engiwubonile ozobe ugxile kakhulu emizabalazweni yasemazingeni aphansi. Siyazi ukuthi isifiso nekhono lokumelana likhona. Sikubonile ku-Eric Garner noMarie Bain kanye nezigidi zabanye abalwayo. Izishoshovu ezweni lonke zingamaqhawe ngokuzibophezela kwazo okuqhubekayo ekuhleleni lokhu kumelana kube yinto enamandla ngokwanele yokuphonsela inselelo izikhungo kanye nokuletha impumuzo kulabo abahlupheka kakhulu. I-LeftRoots ihlinzeka lezi zishoshovu ngendlela yokuyisa ukuhlela kwazo ezingeni elilandelayo - lapho singahlanganyela khona no-Eric Garner bese sithi, "Lokhu kuyaphela namuhla." Futhi โukuphelaโ kwakungeke kusho ukufa. Kungasho ngokuhlanganyela ukuthola enye indlela yokuphila.
UCynthia Peters ungumhleli we Umenzeli Wokushintsha. Uyisishoshovu sesikhathi eside futhi eyilungu le City Life/Vida Urbana, futhi usebenza ebhodini lenhlangano yezobulungiswa yentsha ebizwa Isikole Sedolobha kanye nebhodi labafundi be-alumni Umcabango Womphakathi kanye Nomnotho Wezepolitiki e-UMASS/Amherst. Uhlala eBoston futhi uyabhalela I-ZNet futhi I-TelSUR.
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