Umlayezo oxubile - ohlanganisa ukubungaza nokuziphendulela - usulungile, ngemuva kwe-Nairobi World Social Forum. Kusukela ngoJanuwari 20-25, ababambiqhaza ababhalisiwe abangu-60,000 bezwa inkulumo eqinile yokunqoba kodwa, futhi, babona ukuhlulwa okuphikelelayo kwezizathu zobulungiswa bezenhlalakahle - ikakhulukazi phakathi kwezinqubo ze-WSF.
* Umxhumanisi we-Kenya Social Forum u-Onyango Oloo ubeke izikhalazo izishoshovu zendawo ezizibeka phezulu ku-ajenda: ‘imithetho nemigomo yomhlaba yenkathi yobukoloni eyaphuca imiphakathi yazo; umthelela wemisebenzi yezimayini kanye nokumba emvelweni nasezimpilweni zabantu; izinqubomgomo zokucwasa ngohulumeni abalandelanayo eziqinisekise ukuqhubeka kwenkani kwezimo zobumpofu kanye nokungathuthuki phakathi kwemiphakathi eminingi yabelusi kanye nedlanzana; ukunganakwa okuzikhukhumezayo kokukhathazeka okuvezwe abesifazane baseSamburu abadlwengulwa eminyakeni edlule ngamasosha amaNgisi athunyelwa ezivivinyweni zezempi kuleyo miphakathi yaseKenya; ? kanye nokungezwani okuqhubeka phakathi kwabalimi benkathi yeniyoniyoniya kanye nosomabhizinisi bendabuko baseKenya ekususeni izinkulungwane zamahektha omhlaba kuyilapho abelusi nemiphakathi eyidlanzana beyizisulu zokwesaba kombuso, ukukhishwa ezindlini kanye nokugxekwa.’
* Umgqugquzeli we-WSF u-Wahu Kaara: ‘Sibukele [izicukuthwane zomhlaba wonke] futhi kulokhu ngeke zisinde ngoba sithi kufanele basule izikweletu noma sizinqabe. Siyenqaba ukuhwebelana ngokungafanele. Ngeke sithathe usizo olunemibandela. Thina e-Afrika siyenqaba ukuba yizwekazi elihlonzwa njengelimpofu. Sinethemba nokuzimisela nakho konke esingakunikeza ekuchumeni kwesintu.’
* UFiroze Manji, umqondisi waseKenya wePambazuka (www.pambazuka.org) Africa news/analysis portal: 'Lo mcimbi ubunazo zonke izici zombukiso wezohwebo - labo abacebe kakhulu babe nemicimbi eminingi ekhalendeni, emikhulu (nokunye ukhululekile) izikhala, inkulumo-ze eyengeziwe - kanjalo nezwi elikhudlwana. Ngakho-ke ukuxokozela okujwayelekile kwama-NGOs kanye nama-NGO wamazwe ngamazwe kwafuna ukuba khona okukhulu kunezinhlangano zikazwelonke - hhayi ngoba ababekusho kwakubaluleke kakhulu noma kuhambisana kakhulu nendikimba ye-WSF, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi, empeleni, babenesabelomali esikhulu emisebenzini yabo. umyalo.'
* Umhlaziyi ozinze eNairobi u-Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem (naye ebhala ku-Pambazuka): ‘Ama-WSF abonisa ubuthakathaka base-Afrika noma ngabe aphethwe ngaphandle noma ngaphakathi kwe-Afrika. Enye yezindawo ezibalulekile izinga lethu lokubamba iqhaza kanye nokulungela kwethu. Iningi labahlanganyeli base-Afrika - ngisho nabaningi abavela eKenya uqobo - balethwa abakhokhi bangaphandle noma izinhlangano ezixhaswe abantu bangaphandle. Ngokuvamile baba yiziboshwa zabaxhasi babo. Kumelwe baye emicimbini ehlelwa noma esekelwe abaxhasi babo okudingeka babeke ‘abalingani babo’ obala, futhi ‘abalingani’ nabo kudingeka babonise ukwethembeka kwabo kubanini babo.’
* Umhleli we-New Internationalist u-Adam Ma'anit: 'Ukubona ama-4x4 anegama le-Oxfam ezulazula ngokugqamile, izinhlangano eziningi ezisiza abaswele kanye namaqembu esonto anezinsizakusebenza ezihlobisa amatafula awo (ngisho nezindawo zawo zamahhovisi) ngezinto ezicwebezelayo nezinto ezinophawu, konke kuyaqinisa. izinsolo zokuthi mhlawumbe i-WSF isigxile kakhulu. Mhlawumbe okukhathaza kakhulu kube uxhaso lwebhizinisi lwe-WSF. Abahleli besiGungu ngokuziqhenya bamemezele ukubambisana kwabo neKenya Airways. Yona le nkampani osekuyiminyaka iphika ilungelo lokuhlanganisa abasebenzi bayo obuhlelwe ngaphansi kwe-Aviation and Allied Workers Union.’
* I-Blogger Sokari Ekine (‘Ukubukeka Okumnyama’); emcimbini wokugcina we-WSF: ‘UKasha, isishoshovu seLesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender kanye ne-Intersex evela e-Sexual Minorities Uganda, wenyukela esiteji futhi wacela ukwenza isitatimende. Wacelwa ikhophi yalokho ayezokhuluma ngakho wabe esebanika ucezu lwakhe. Abahleli baphonse isiqeshana sakhe phansi futhi benqaba ukumvumela ukuthi akhulume. U-Kasha wasukuma wathi yena, njengawo wonke umuntu, unelungelo lokukhuluma lapha e-WSF. Yize ehlukunyezwe wuMC nabahleli, uKasha uthathe imakrofoni wakhuluma. Wakhuluma ngokuba yisitabane, ngokuba yisitabane. Uyiphikisa inganekwane yokuthi ubutabane abubona ubu-Afrika. Ukhulume ngokujeziswa kanye nokwenza kube yicala kwezitabane eKenya, e-Uganda naseNigeria. Uthe izitabane e-Afrika zizohlala lapha. Izitabane zinamalungelo afanayo nawo wonke umuntu futhi kufanele zamukelwe futhi ekugcineni ukuthi nase-Afrika Omunye Umhlaba Ungenzeka Kobungqingili. U-Kasha wathethiswa futhi isixuku samthethisa ngenhlamba simemeza sithi: ‘Cha! Cha! Cha!’ Kodwa waphikelela washo okwakumelwe kushiwo.’
Lokhu kubheka okusangulukisayo kubonakale esitatimendeni seSocial Movements Assembly emhlanganweni wangoJanuwari 24 weminyaka engaphezu kuka-2000: 'Siyakugxeka ukuthambekela kokuthengisa, ukwenziwa kwezinto ezizimele kanye nokwenza impi yesikhala se-WSF. Amakhulu odade nabafowethu abasamukela eNairobi abafakwanga ngenxa yezindleko eziphakeme zokuhlanganyela. Siphinde sikhathazeke kakhulu ngokuba khona kwezinhlangano ezisebenza ngokumelene namalungelo abantu besifazane, abantu ababebandlululwa, futhi ngokumelene namalungelo ocansi nokuhlukahluka, okungqubuzana ne-WSF Charter of Principles.' (http://kenya.indymedia.org/news/ 2007/01/531.php)
Izingxabano zihlanganisa ukuboshwa kweshumi nambili labantu abahola kancane abafuna ukungena emcimbini; imibhikisho yokuvula amasango ngenkani; kanye nokucekelwa phansi kwendawo yokudlela yesikhashana yongqongqoshe wezangaphakathi eKenya ebidle indawo ebalulekile emagcekeni enkundla yaseKasarani.
Isishoshovu saseSoweto u-Trevor Ngwane wayengumholi wombhikisho, kodwa ngemva kokugqekeza okokuqala ngempumelelo kwabantu baseKenya abampofu, wabika ukuphikiswa okuqinile: ‘Ngakusasa saphinde sahlela ukugasela amasango kodwa sathola amaphoyisa namasosha ayeqiniswa emasangweni. Lawo maphoyisa ayephethe izibhamu ezinkulu kakhulu. IComrades inqume ukuvala umgwaqo omkhulu kuze kuvunyelwe abantu ukuthi bangene mahhala. Lesi senzo sathatha cishe isigamu sehora kwabe sekuvulwa amasango. Isixuku samasha saya emahhovisi eKomidi Lokuhlela sifuna kushintshwe inqubomgomo mayelana nombuzo wokungenwa. Kwanezelwa esinye isidingo: amanzi amahhala ngaphakathi kwendawo ye-WSF nokudla okushibhile.’
Nakuba leso sidingo singahlangatshezwanga, u-Oloo walivuma ngomusa ‘ihlazo’ labantu baseKenya abathuthukayo ngesikhathi somhlangano weSocial Movements Assembly. Ukushiyeka kwezinhlelo ze-WSF kukhombisa ubunzima obulahlekile baseKenya Left ngaphakathi kwekomidi labasingathi, esho. Ungqongqoshe wezangaphakathi (‘umcibisholo’); yanyonyoba ngomzuzwana wokugcina, futhi i-Kenya Airports Authority yaphambukisa izivakashi ezingenayo emahhotela, kude nezindawo zokuhlala zasekhaya (ezingu-2000 zazo ezazihleliwe - eziyi-18 kuphela ezaguqulwa zaba yinyama ngenxa yokuphambukisa).
Ukubeka eceleni lawa maphutha, cabangela ukushuba kwezepolitiki okujulile. Ku-Oloo, 'Lezi zinhlangano zomphakathi, okuhlanganisa nenqwaba eKenya, zifuna ukubona i-WSF iguqulwa ibe yindawo yokuhlela nokuhlanganisa ukulwa namandla akhohlakele ezimali zomhlaba jikelele, i-neoliberalism kanye nabo bonke ababambisene nabo bendawo ye-neo-colonial kanye nama-comprador.'
Ingabe futhi kufanele umqondo 'wendawo evulekile' ungathuthukiswa ube okuthile okuhambisanayo, okungaba ukuhlanganisa imicimbi ekhethekile (ngokwesibonelo, ingqungquthela kaJuni 2-8 ye-G8 e-Rostock, eJalimane) noma ukusungula iphrojekthi yezombusazwe yesokunxele enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni wonke. ?
ENingizimu Afrika, i-Centre for Civil Society (CCS) isingathe izinkulumo-mpikiswano ezimbalwa ngalo mbuzo, okungenani kube nemibono ehlukene emine evelayo. NgoJulayi odlule, isibonelo, usomnotho omkhulu wezepolitiki uSamir Amin wethula 'Isikhalazo SaseBamako', i-manifesto kaJanuwari 2006 eyaqala emcimbini wangaphambilini we-WSF polycentric, futhi owahlanganisa, njengoba u-Amin akubeka, amasiko e-socialism, anti-racism/ ubukoloni, kanye (kuzwelonke) ukuthuthukiswa (http://www.forumtiersmonde.net/fren/forums/fsm/fsm_bamako/appel_bamako_en.htm).
Okwesekayo kwakungumholi weNhlangano Yezinyunyana Zabasebenzi base-Afrika, u-Hassan Sunmonu (naye oyilungu le-WSF International Council). Ikhononda ngokuthi ‘kuye kwakhiqizwa imibono eyizigidigidi kusukela ngo-2001 kuze kube iForamu yokugcina’, uSunmonu wathola ‘ukufaneleka okuningi kuleso Sikhalazo SaseBamako esingasisebenzisa ukuze siguqule ukuphila kwethu, izinhlangano zethu nabantu bethu.’
Kodwa besabela ngokuqinile ngokumelene neSikhalo saseBamako, umfundi we-CCS (kanye nesishoshovu saseGoli esimelene nokuthengiswa kwangasese) u-Prishani Naidoo kanye namaqabane amathathu bagxeka iphimbo nokuqukethwe kwayo 'kwekhulunyaka elidlule', okubonisa 'ukuguqulwa kwe-WSF enkundleni yokuhlangana yezinhlangano zomphakathi zendawo. sibe yinethiwekhi ehlelekile yongoti, izifundiswa kanye nabasebenzi be-NGO.'
Ku-Naidoo, ‘Kuyasiqinisekisa ukuthi imibhalo efana neSikhalo sase-Bamako ekugcineni izobonakala ingenamsebenzi nhlobo futhi ingabalulekile emizabalazweni yemiphakathi yaseNingizimu Afrika njengakwezinye izindawo. Impela, isobho elibandayo lesikhungo kanye nochwepheshe be-WSF elite, elivame ukufudunyezwa amacebo athile enkondlo ekhathele, linganikeza ukondliwa okuncane kubantu bendawo abasabela kuzo nsuku zonke ku-neoliberalism ezibhekana nezidingo eziphuthumayo zokuguqula ukuphila kwansuku zonke kube yizingxabano eziqhubekayo nesimo esicindezelayo. '
Ngokuphambene, uNaidoo nabanye batusa 'isenzo esinamandla sokungabi namthetho ezinqubweni ze-WSF [okwembula] ukuphikelela kokuxhumana okuvundlile phakathi kokunyakaza, okungasekelwe emibonweni engaqondakali yesihloko soguquko, noma enkulumweni esemthethweni yabaholi. , kodwa ngamasu okuphila abahlanganyeli babo.'
Isikhundla sesithathu kupolitiki ye-WSF yindlela yakudala ye-socialist, yokwakhiwa kweqembu ethandwa nguNgwane nabanye abagqugquzeli boguquko. Ephendula kubo bobabili u-Amin kanye nokugxeka okuzimele emhlanganweni wokucobelelana ngolwazi kaJulayi, uNgwane wakhathazeka, ngakolunye uhlangothi, mayelana nemiklamo yenguquko ‘esenza sibe yizimpumputhe zokuqaphela imizabalazo yabantu abavamile.’ Nokho, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ‘Ngicabanga ukuthi impi iyodwa. ezingeni lendawo kanye nezinga lomphakathi ngokwalo ngeke liphendule imibuzo yesigaba kanye nemibuzo yamandla.' Ngenxa yalokho kudingeka ithimba lezenhlalakahle elizazisayo, futhi i-WSF iyindawo ebalulekile yokweqa ukuvukela kwezombusazwe wendawo.
Isikhundla sesine, engiyeseka mina mathupha, sifuna ‘imanifesto’ emelene nonxiwankulu yekhulunyaka lama-21 emikhankasweni ekhona yezenhlalo, yezabasebenzi neyemvelo esezibambe iqhaza emzabalazweni omuhle kakhulu wobulungiswa bomphakathi wamazwe ngamazwe. Amandla amakhulu e-WSF - kuze kube manje akukafinyelelwa - amathuba okuxhumanisa inqwaba yokunyakaza okunamandla emikhakheni eyahlukene.
Esikhundleni salokho, ku-WSF ngayinye izishoshovu zibonakala zinyamalala ezindaweni zazo zokucobelelana ngolwazi: izisele ezinokuxhumana okumbalwa noma okungekho nhlobo. Ngaphambi kokuthi Isikhalo sase-Bamako nanoma yimuphi omunye umqulu we-manifesto ufakwe ku-WSF, sinesibopho kulezo zishoshovu ukuthi zihlanganise izikhalo zazo ezikhona, ukuhlaziya, amasu kanye namaqhinga. Ngezinye izikhathi lezi izimfuno ezilula, kodwa ngokuvamile ziphinde zivezwe njenge-manifestos yemboni, njenge-African Water Network enamandla kakhulu yamasosha amelene nokuzimele avela emazweni angu-40 akhiwe eNairobi (http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/nairobi/en /viewstory.asp?idnews=838).
Lezi zikhundla ezine zivezwe encwadini entsha ekhishwe eNairobi WSF yi-New Delhi-based Institute for Critical Action: Centre in Movement (CACIM) kanye ne-CCS. Le ncwadi, ingadawunilodeka mahhala ku-http://www.nu.ac.za/ccs/files/CACIM%20CCS%20WSF%20Politics.pdf, iqukethe imizamo emidala yokusebenzelana nezizwe ngezizwe, njenge-Communist Manifesto (1848) kanye i-Bandung Communiqué ye-Asian-African Conference (1955), kanye 'Ne-Call of Social Movements' ku-Porto Alegre WSF yesibili neyesithathu, i-Porto Alegre Manifesto ka-2005 yeQembu Elinzima Leshumi Nesishiyagalolunye, kanye ne-Bamako Appeal. nezimpendulo ezibucayi eziyishumi nesithupha.
Kukhona futhi okukhethiwe ekubunjweni kwamaqembu ezombusazwe emhlabeni jikelele okwenziwa ngu-Amin, ukuhlaziywa kwenhlangano yabasebenzi yomhlaba wonke ka-Peter Waterman, i-Women's Global Charter for Humanity, kanye nezimemezelo ezindala nezintsha ze-Zapatista. U-Jai Sen kanye no-Madhuresh Kumar we-CACIM basebenze kanzima ukudonsa le mibono emakhasini angu-500.
Hleze kukhokhelwe amandla amakhulu kulezi zingxabano zezombusazwe ngenxa yomzabalazo oqhubekayo, singasho okokugcina kuNgwane, owabika ngenkulumo-mpikiswano yakhe yaseNairobi nomsunguli we-WSF u-Chico Whitaker emhlanganweni wokucobelelana ngolwazi we-CACIM/CCS: 'Isigaba sabasebenzi esivamile futhi simpofu. abantu bayadinga futhi bakhe futhi banomnyakazo wokumelana nomzabalazo. Zidinga futhi futhi zidale futhi zinezikhala zalokho kunyakaza ukuze ziphefumule futhi zithuthuke. Umbuzo wangempela ngothi i-WSF izoba nayo kuphi kulelo qiniso. Iyiphi indawo ezoba khona yabasebenzi abajwayelekile kanye nabantu abampofu? Ubani ozobumba futhi ashayele futhi alawule ukunyakaza? Ngabe kuzoba ukunyakaza kwama-NGO kanye nezikhanyisi ngazinye ezizenzela indawo yokukhuluma ngokukhathalela kwabo abampofu? Ngabe izocekelwa phansi ngokubambisana namabutho onxiwankulu? Ngicabanga ukuthi lokho abanye bethu abakubona kwenzeka eNairobi kwabeka eminye yale mibuzo ebukhali futhi kwaphonsela inselelo ezinye zezimpendulo ezivela kwabaningi (kodwa hhayi bonke) bezinhlangano ezizimele nezikhanyayo ku-WSF.’
(UPatrick Bond uqondisa iCentre for Civil Society: http://www.ukzn.ac.za/ccs)