UMHLAHLI WE-OLYMPIC UBOSHWE, WABUZWA, FUTHI WENQATSHELWA EMNGENI WASE-USA
- Ukuze ikhishwe emphakathini ngokushesha - ngoLwesine, Disemba 10, 2009
Abagxeki beMidlalo Yasebusika Yama-Olympic ka-2010 (ebanjelwe eVancouver nase-Whistler, eBritish Columbia, eCanada) basaqhubeka nokuhlukunyezwa nokusatshiswa ngamaphoyisa, okuhlanganisa nesinye isishoshovu esiboshwe futhi saphenywa ngemibuzo esiteshini sasemngceleni sasePacific (Iloli) futhi sanqatshelwa ukungena USA ngoLwesine, Disemba 10, 2009.
U-Marla Renn, oyilungu le-Olympic Resistance Network (ORN), wayehambela e-Portland, e-Oregon eyokhuluma ngemithelela engemihle yeMidlalo ka-2010. URenn ubehlelelwe ukuthi akhulume emicimbini yezemfundo eMt. Hood Community College, eReed College, ePortland State University, naseRed and Black Cafe. Wagcinwa isikhathi esingaphezu kwamahora ayisithupha njengoba bobabili onogada basemngceleni waseCanada naseMelika babemphenya ngemibuzo ngenkulumo yakhe, ukuxhumana kwakhe ePortland, kanye nemisebenzi yakhe yezepolitiki. Phambilini wenqatshelwe ukungena emcimbini wokukhuluma eSeattle ngezizathu zokuthi amahembe ayishumi amelene nama-Olimpiki ayewukuthengisa okungagunyaziwe, kodwa amahembe atholwe ngemuva kokuthi esevele ebuzwa ngezindaba zezepolitiki. Kanjalo nezaba zokumenqaba kulokhu (ukuntuleka kokuqashwa kusukela ethweswe iziqu ngo-August) zavezwa ngemuva kokuthi inkulumo yakhe abeyihlelile kanye nezindaba zezombusazwe kudingidwe onogada basemngceleni.
U-Renn wayehloselwe ukuphenywa ngokushesha emngceleni wase-US. Wathwetshulwa wathathwa izigxivizo zeminwe, impahla yakhe yaseshwa, umakhalekhukhwini wakhe wathathwa wathathwa, kwakopishwa amaphepha akhe (ngisho nencwadi abeyifunda). Uxwayiswe ngokuthi noma yimuphi umzamo wokungena e-US phakathi nezinyanga eziyisithupha ezizayo ungaholela ekuboshweni iminyaka emibili. Ngasohlangothini lwaseCanada emngceleni, uphinde waseshwa futhi wabuzwa kabanzi ngemicimbi yasePortland, inkulumo yakhe, kanye nemizamo yakhe yokwakha ukwesekwa okulwa nama-Olympic e-USA. URenn uthi: โUkuqhubeka nokuhlukunyezwa kwabahleli nezikhulumi ngokuthula ngamaphoyisa nonogada basemngceleni kubonisa ukuthi inhloso yabo yangempela ukuthulisa abantu abaphikisayo hhayi ukuvikela umphakathi.
Muva nje, intatheli u-Amy Goodman (weDemocracy Now) ubehamba ezokhuluma eVancouver waboshwa waphenywa ngenkulumo yakhe njengoba onogada basemngceleni becabanga ukuthi uzogxeka ama-Olympics. USolwazi uChris Shaw, naye wakwa-ORN, waboshwa futhi waphekwa ngemibuzo emngceleni wase-UK lapho ezokhuluma ngezinkinga zama-Olympic engqungqutheleni yezemfundo. Ezinye izishoshovu ziye zabuzwa zaze zenqatshwa emngceleni weCanada-USA.
Kulo lonke elaseCanada, abahleli bezepolitiki bebelokhu behlukunyezwa, babhekwe ngeso lokhozi futhi bebuzwa mayelana nokulwa nama-Olympic. Izindlu zabantu, imisebenzi yokufunda kanye nokuqashwa kwabantu kuphazamisekile ngenxa yokuhambela kwamaphoyisa. Ngisho namalungu omndeni, abangani, omakhelwane nabasebenza nabo (abantu abangahlangene nepolitiki) bathintwe amaphoyisa. Izinhloso zalolu phenyo amalungu omphakathi abandakanyekayo ekuhleleni umphakathi okuvulekile, namaqembu afinyeleleka esidlangalaleni, imihlangano, imicimbi, namawebhusayithi. Kuhlanganiswe nemizamo yeDolobha laseVancouver kanye nezikhulu zama-Olympics zokunqabela ukukhuluma ngokukhululekile ngokukhawulela imibukiso yezombusazwe endaweni yomphakathi, inhloso ngokusobala iwukuthulisa ukugxeka komphakathi nezindlela zokubhikisha zendabuko, njengezimpawu zezombusazwe, imicimbi yokukhuluma, amamashi, nemibuthano.
Xhumana no: Marla Renn, 604-788-3995
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