Labo bethu abaya eCancun beyobhikishela ungqongqoshe we-World Trade Organization¹s babuya beneso elibomvu, ukukhathala, ukukhwehlela okujulile, namaqubula okushisa, kodwa ukunqoba okumangalisayo kwenza konke okunye kwaba nenzuzo. Ukunqoba okumnandi akuvamile emsebenzini oqhubekayo, wezombangazwe. Ngokuvamile, siqeda ukugqugquzela ukuzikhumbuza ukuthi sisebenzela izinguquko zesikhathi eside, kuyilapho izinqubomgomo esiqhudelana nazo zisasebenza. Akuvamile ukuthi sidanse emigwaqweni, sibungaza ukuwa kwezingxoxo ezingenantando yeningi noma isikhungo esingenabulungiswa.
I-Cancun yaba ukunqoba kabili. Okokuqala, ukuwa kongqongqoshe be-WTO, okubangelwa ukuphuma kwamazwe aseningizimu yomhlaba, okugqugquzelwa yiKenya. Izenzo eziningi ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwesikhungo somhlangano, emigwaqweni nasemhlabeni jikelele, kanye nesenzo esinamandla sokubhikisha sika-Lee Hyung-Hai owazibulala ezindaweni ezinezivimbelo, kwadala isimo lapho izithunywa ezivela emazweni asathuthuka zingathatha khona. ukuma okuqinile okuqinile. Kuphela ngenxa yalezi zenzo, izithunywa ezisitshele ukuthi zazizwa zinokusekelwa ezazikudinga ukuze zimelane namaqhinga okuxhashazwa e-US kanye ne-EU, abenqaba ukucabangela izindaba zezolimo ezibalulekile ekusindeni kwabalimi namasiko endabuko kulo lonke izwe. eningizimu, kodwa babephusha ukufinyelela okwandisiwe kwabatshalizimali ezinsizeni zamazwe asathuthuka. Imithetho yokutshalwa kwezimali okuxoxwa ngayo ibingase ivule amahlathi e-Mexico¹s ukuba igawulwe ngokungalawuleki, isuse isitifiketi semvelo imiphakathi eminingi yendabuko endaweni esebenze kanzima ukuze isifinyelele, yenza izindawo zomphakathi eziyimfihlo, izinsiza zokudoba nezamandla, yavula nezinsiza, nezinsiza zamanzi ukuze kuqhutshekwe ukwenziwa ngasese. . Ukuhamba kuvimbele i-WTO ukuthi ivule izivumelwano ezintsha ebezizobukela phansi kakhulu amalungelo amazwe okushaya imithetho evikela imvelo yawo kanye nezinsizakusebenza, kanye nabasebenzi.
Okwesibili, i-Cancun ihlanganise ndawonye izishoshovu ezivela eningizimu yomhlaba kanye nenyakatho ecebe kakhulu, kusukela kuchungechunge olubanzi lwamaqembu‹ama-campesino, abasebenzi, abantu bomdabu, abafundi base-Mexico, ama-NGO, amaqembu okuthula nemvelo, kanye namazwe ngamazwe. La maqembu abenezitayela ezahlukene zokuhlela, amasiko ezepolitiki, umlando, amasiko nezilimi. Umehluko omkhulu wamalungelo kanye nobudlelwano obubuhlungu bomlando bengcindezelo kwahlukanisa abanye bethu, nokho sakwazi ukuthatha isinyathelo ndawonye, sisekelane, futhi saphuma nemifelandawonye eqinisiwe nenhlonipho ejulile.
Ukuze siqonde ukujula kwalokhu kunqoba, sidinga ukucabanga emuva esimweni sezepolitiki eminyakeni emine edlule, ngaphambi kongqongqoshe baseSeattle. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-WTO kanye nemashi eya phambili yezinqubomgomo ze-neoliberal kwakubonakala kungenakuvinjwa, futhi ukuyibuza nhlobo kwakuwukusebenzelana nama-flat-earthers nabanye abangazange bathole iNqubekela phambili. Manje, isikhungo esinesifiso esikhulu sokuhwebelana kwembulunga yonke, i-WTO, isimisiwe endleleni yaso.
Nokho akhona amazwi anenqubekela phambili axwayisa ngokuvala ungqongqoshe. UGeorge Monbiot, ebhala kuThe Guardian ngoSepthemba 2, wathi, “Inhlanganisela (yamazwe acebile) ezephula izithembiso kanye nemibandela yawo ecasulayo ingase iphoqe ohulumeni ababuthaka ukuba baphume ezingxoxweni zohwebo eCancun, njengoba benza eSeattle 1999. Kumele bazi ukuthi lokhu kuzosho ukuphela kweNhlangano Yezohwebo Yomhlaba. Futhi lokhu manje kubonakala kuyinhloso yabo (i-US ne-EU). Iphazanyiswe futhi yonakele njengoba injalo i-WTO, isalokhu iyinhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe lapho amazwe ampofu engahlanganyela khona ezingxoxweni ezihlangene futhi, ngokombono, avotele abacebile.”
Nokho, uyavuma ukuthi “Lokhu akukaze kwenzeke, ngoba amazwe acebile azishaye indiva izinhlaka zawo zokwenza izinqumo.”
Isikhungo esiphendukezelwe, esonakele, esihlale sithembisa intuthuko kwabampofu kuyilapho empeleni senza imithetho evuna abacebile, akulona ithuluzi elisebenzayo lokuthuthukisa i-ajenda yamazwe asathuthuka nanoma ubani omunye ngaphandle kwamazwe akhiqiza inzuzo. Ukubambelela ethembeni elithile elifiphele lokuguqulwa kwayo kungaba ukumosha amandla futhi kudalule umhlaba engozini enkulu yokuthi i-WTO izoqhubeka nokwelula izinqubomgomo zayo ezibhubhisayo kuyilapho sisalinde umzuzu wayo wentando yeningi ongase ube khona.
Kodwa izexwayiso zika-Monbiot¹ akufanele zizitshwe. I-Cancun ngeke ibe ukunqoba kwamazwe asathuthuka uma eshiyelwa ezenzweni zethenda zikaRobert Zoellick, uMmeleli Wezohwebo wase-US, noma uSenator Charles Grassley, inhloko yeKomidi Lezezimali leSenate, othembise ukuvala abangahambisani ne-US. Amazwe ampofu angacoshwa ngamunye ngamunye, aqondiswe ezivumelwaneni zamazwe amabili noma zesifunda lapho enamandla okuxoxisana khona anomkhawulo. Ngeke kube ukunqoba kwabantu abasebenzayo, abalimi, abafundi, noma izigaba ezimaphakathi zase-US eziguguleka ngokushesha uma izinkampani zihlala zikhululekile ku-Å'race kuya phansi,¹ zizulazula emhlabeni wonke zifuna izindleko eziphansi zabasebenzi kanye nemvelo exegayo. izindinganiso.
Ingqungquthela ezayo eMiami Novemba 19-21 Yendawo Yokuhweba Ngokukhululekile YaseMelika, i-FTAA, izoba uvivinyo olukhulu olulandelayo lwe-ajenda yezinkampani zomhlaba wonke. Ngokuhluleka ukuzuza ukubusa kwebhizinisi emhlabeni jikelele nge-WTO, izivumelwano zohwebo zesifunda zibaluleka nakakhulu. Ukwakhela phezu nokwelula ukunqoba kwe-Cancun, sidinga ukugqugquzelwa okukhulu e-Miami.
I-FTAA izonweba i-NAFTA, Isivumelwano Sokuhweba Samahhala SaseNyakatho Melika, kuyo yonke i-hemisphere. Okusalungiswa kwayo kuhlanganisa ukunwetshwa okufanayo kwamandla abatshalizimali¹ ebekade kungaphansi kwengxabano ku-WTO, ukuphushela okufanayo kokwenziwa kwangasese nokudayiswa kwezinsizakalo, kanye nesigatshana esivumela izinkampani ukuthi zimangalele ohulumeni uma zenza izimiso zemvelo, zabasebenzi noma zokuphepha noma ezinye iziqondiso ezinciphisa. enzuzweni.
Ukuhlukana okufanayo phakathi kwabacebile nabampofu, enyakatho naseningizimu, kukhona ku-FTAA njengoba kwakukhona eCancun. I-Brazil isivele ikhuluma nge-counter-draft. Amazwe asathuthuka angase acindezele izinguquko noma ukubuyekezwa, kodwa futhi angaphuma ezingxoxweni. Uma benza kanjalo, i-FTAA nayo ingachithwa ngaphambi kokuba iqale ukusebenza.
Okwenzeka emgwaqeni eMiami kubaluleke kakhulu. Ukuhamba kwesibili, maduze nje ngemuva kwe-Cancun, kuzoshintsha ukucushwa kwamandla omhlaba. Kungaba esinye isiteleka esimelene nokwehla kwesithunzi sokuphatha kukaBush, kanye nokushayisana komzimba kuyo yonke iphrojekthi yokuhwebelana kwezinkampani. Ukuze amazwe asathuthuka athathe lesi sinyathelo esingavusa impindiselo enkulu kubafana bakaBush¹s abayiziqhwaga, badinga ukwazi ukuthi kunokuphikiswa okunamandla enyakatho futhi ikakhulukazi, e-US Indawo yokukhombisa ngempumelelo ukuthi ukuphikiswa kusemgwaqweni.
Sidinga izinombolo: izixuku zabantu eMiami ngokwayo, zibuthana ndawonye lapho zingabonakala futhi zibalwe, lapho abezindaba zizogxila khona, nalapho zingathinta khona izihambeli kanye nengqungquthela. Futhi kanye namamashi nezinkundla ezisemthethweni, ezivunyelwe, sidinga izenzo ezidlulela ngale: izenzo ezihoxisa ngokuqondile imvume yethu engqungqutheleni nezinqubomgomo ezimele, izenzo eziqondile ezingenalo udlame ezisuselwe ezibanzi ezizama ukuphazamisa nokuphazamisa lezi zinqubo ezingenantando yeningi.
Ukugqugquzelwa okunjalo kuyaqhubeka ngempela. I-United for Peace and Justice, umfelandawonye omkhulu wokulwa nempi owakhiwe ngokumelene nokuhlasela kwe-Iraq, icela ubulungu bayo ukuthi buhlanganyele esenzweni esingenalo udlame. Abasebenzi bayahlanganisa, futhi bazwakalisa ukweseka isenzo esiqondile kanye nemashi enkulu. Uhlu olubanzi lwamaqembu aqhubekile nokuhlela mayelana nezindaba zomnotho womhlaba, kusukela kuma-NGO kuya kwabaphikisana nonxiwankulu, azoba khona. I-Miami inamandla okudlula i-Seattle ngobubanzi nokujula kwenhlangano engahlanganisa kabusha ama-Å'teamsters kanye nezimfudu¹ futhi ixhumanise izici ezihlukene zenhlangano, yenze imifelandawonye emisha futhi iqinise amadala, ijulise ukuzibophezela kwalabo abavuswe ubushoshovu yi-Iraq. impi futhi uvuselele labo asebehlale phambili iminyaka.
Ukugqugquzela nakho kuyizinsika, lapho sakha khona amathuluzi okwakha lowo mhlaba omusha esilokhu sithi kungenzeka. Senza umbono wethu wokuthi lowo mhlaba uzoba yini. Sihlinzeka ngokudla, indawo yokuhlala, ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha, ukwesekwa kwezomthetho, imfundo kanye nokufinyelela olwazini. Sifaka ubuhlakani bethu emgwaqeni ngezigubhu nopopayi nomdanso. Ekuhlanganiseni, sifuna indawo ezimele, lapho sidala khona umphakathi omusha wesikhashana kodwa wangempela owenza kubonakale umhlaba esifuna ukuwenza.
I-Miami ngeke ibe indawo elula yokuhlangana. Kungenzeka sibhekane nenzondo evela emambuthweni endawo kanye nokucindezelwa kwamaphoyisa okungenzeka. Kumanje umkhandlu wedolobha usucubungula umthetho ozovala yonke into kusukela kumabhandeshi kuya konodoli kuya kumakhamera.
Kepha umnyakazo wethu usukhulile eminyakeni emine kusukela eSeattle. Sinolwazi olukhulu kakhulu lokuhlela lezi zenzo kanye nokubhekana nokucindezelwa okungaba khona. Sifunde izifundo ezinzima nezibalulekile mayelana nokuthi singabamba kanjani ukungezwani kokungezwani kwethu futhi sisasebenza ndawonye ngobumbano.
Futhi ngenxa yokuthi sinabalingani ngaphakathi, umsebenzi wethu ulula ngamasu. Eqinisweni, ngokuvela nje e-Miami, sidala inkinga kwabaphikisayo.
Ngoba uma sivunyelwa ukwenza izenzo zethu ngaphandle kwengcindezelo, siyosho isitatimende esiqinile kuzithunywa ngaphakathi nasemhlabeni, futhi sakhe isimo sokweseka amazwe asathuthuka ukuba aphume ezingxoxweni.
Kodwa uma izihambeli zihlukaniswe ngemuva kothango lwensimbi endaweni enempi, isango ngalinye elivaliwe nendawo yokuhlola kuzobeka amanga enganekwaneni yokuthi lezi zinqubomgomo zithuthukisa intando yeningi noma inhlalakahle evamile. Konke ukushaya kwenduku yamaphoyisa, lonke ifu lesisi esikhalisa unyembezi, kuzoqinisa umbono womhlaba wokuthi i-US ingakwazi ukwenza lezi zinqubomgomo ngokusebenzisa amandla anonya ukuze iqede ukuphikisa.
Lokho akuhlali kukududuza ngokushesha uma kunguwe osohlangothini olungalungile lwenduku yamaphoyisa. Okusizayo, lapho kubhekene nodlame, ukulungiselela nokuqeqeshwa, esizokunikeza bonke abazayo, ukusekelwa kwe-companero / njengamandla ethu obumbano lweqembu. E-Miami, sinesikhathi sokulungiselela, ukuhlela ukwesekwa kwezombusazwe kanye nokusebenzayo esikudingayo. Sikhuthaza abantu ukuthi bakhe amaqembu azwanayo manje, beze nabangane bakho nozakwabo, noma bafike kusenesikhathi bazokwakha amaqembu lapho angama ndawonye esenzweni.
Futhi kungenzeka ukuthi ngeke sibhekane nodlame olukhulu lwamaphoyisa. E-Cancun, besilindele ingcindezelo yamaphoyisa. Eminyakeni emibili ngaphambili, abafundi ababebhikishela iWorld Economic Forum bashaywa ngesihluku. Kulokhu, amaphoyisa agwema ukushaya noma ukubopha ababhikishi, futhi asiphatha ngenhlonipho.
Ukuhlanganisa iMiami kuzobandakanya izindlela eziphephile nezisemthethweni zokubhikisha. Isenzo esiqondile sidinga futhi abantu abasekelayo, ukuthi badlale indima ebaluleke kakhulu engababeki engcupheni yokuboshwa noma udlame lwamaphoyisa.
Futhi uma senqaba ukwesatshiswa, lapho sisukuma ngenxa yokwesaba, sithatha indawo yezombangazwe lapho intando yeningi ingachuma khona. Simemezela kuBush, i-Ashcroft, kanye nabo bonke abanye ukuthi ngeke bakwazi ukusiphuca amalungelo ethu, badayise izinsiza zethu, bathathe izimpilo zethu futhi babukele phansi imiphakathi yethu ngaphandle komzabalazo. Sizizwa kahle ngathi, futhi sinikeza isibonelo sesibindi esingakhuthaza abanye.
Ngakho-ke woza eMiami uma ukwazi, Novemba 17-21. Uma ungacabangi ukuthi ungakwazi, cabanga futhi. Uma imithwalo yemfanelo yomsebenzi noma yesikole ikwenza ungahambi, cabanga ukuthi uzoqhubeka yini nomsebenzi noma noma yikuphi ukwesekwa komphakathi kwezemfundo kuzosala uma le migomo ingaphikiswa. Uma ungeke ukwazi ukuza, cela umphakathi wakho ukuthi uthole imali ukuze usize ngezindleko zakho zokuhamba nezokuphila. Uma ungeke ukwazi ukuza ngokwakho, siza omunye umuntu ukuthi afike lapho, ovela emphakathini wakini noma ovela eningizimu yomhlaba.
Futhi ngemva kweMiami, qhubekela e-Fort Benning Georgia ukuze ubhikishe iSikole SaseMelika, ngoNovemba 22-23, lapho amasosha ase-US eqeqesha abahlukumezi nababulali baseLatin America.
I-Miami yisikhathi esibalulekile sokuma. Sinawo wonke amathuba okwakhela phezu kokunqoba kwe-Cancun ne-Seattle, futhi sikunwebe ukuze sijulise imifelandawonye esiyidingayo ukuze sakhe uhlelo olunobulungiswa nolwentando yeningi e-US nasemhlabeni jikelele.
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www.stopfta,org <http://www.stopftaa,org/>
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www.peoplesconsultation.org <http://www.peoplesconsultation.org/>
www.asje.org/march.html <http://www.asje.org/march.html>
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