T
he
ukuhlolwa okunamandla kweNgqungquthela Kazwelonke Yezindaba yalo nyaka
Izinguquko ziwukuthi kube yimpumelelo enkulu. Ngokuphambene—isihlobo
lapho inhlangano ingaba khona futhi kufanele ibe khona-ingqungquthela
impumelelo ibonakala incane njengokwehlukana kwezombusazwe, indlala
yentando yeningi, kanye ne-ajenda enombono omfishane isongela ukusebenza kahle kwekusasa
yomnyakazo.
Mahhala
Cindezela, inhlangano kazwelonke, engenzi nzuzo yokuguqula imithombo yezindaba, eyathi
ibize ingqungquthela, ikhulume ne-ajenda yezinguquko. Umgomo wabo uwukuthi
ukwenza lula ukulawula kwentando yeningi phezu kwezinqubomgomo ezibusayo
cindezela futhi usakaze abezindaba. Ngamazwi abo, bafuna “ukukhiqiza
Izinqubomgomo ezizokhiqiza ukuncintisana kanye nezithakazelo zomphakathi
isistimu yemidiya enomkhakha oqinile ongenzi nzuzo nongewona owezohwebo.”
Mahhala
I-ajenda yabezindaba ibuswa ukuguqulwa kwenqubomgomo. Njengoba Free Press
abaqondisi uBen Scott noRussell Newman bakubeka esivivaneni sabo
kuya
Ikusasa Lemidiya
: “Ukuze siwine abezindaba kuphela, kufanele
ukuletha inqubomgomo yabezindaba nje." Njengabamele iFree Press
chaza kaninginingi, lolu wuhlelo okwenzeka ngalo ushintsho:
okokuqala nje inqubomgomo, bese kuba abezindaba nje.
Ukugweba
ngokujabula okukhulu lapho uNaomi Klein ethi, “Akuyona into
umbuzo wezinguquko, kungumbuzo wokuguqula isimo
abezindaba,” uguquko lwabezindaba (okungenani ku-abstract) akunjalo
umbono ongathandwayo nabahambele ingqungquthela. (Lokhu kungase kuqhathaniswe
ngokukhononda okuhlangene nokunye okwedlulele
Izithameli ezishisekayo zithole izingcaphuno zikaBill Moyers ze-NPR
"Ukumbozwa ngesibindi" kwempi yase-Iraq.)
I-Indymedia
izishoshovu zenze umboniso ogqamile wokunganeliseki kwazo ngokusungula
isikhungo se-ad-hoc Open Publishing ngaphandle kwengqungquthela
Inkulumo eyisihluthulelo yangoMgqibelo ebusuku, imema izethameli ukuba zihlanganyele
ingxoxo evulekile ye-inthanethi mayelana nengqungquthela.
Esikhundleni salokho
wokulawula umkhakha wezindaba, izishoshovu ze-Indymedia zifuna ukunikeza
akubalulekile ngokunika abantu amandla okuba “babe abezindaba” ngabo
bezenzela okwabo ukubika, bazakhele imisakazo yabo, kanye
beshicilela awabo amaphephandaba. Amaphrojekthi e-Indymedia aqhutshwa ngokwentando yeningi
futhi izinqumo zenziwa ngokuvumelana yilabo ababamba iqhaza
ukwenza abezindaba. Umgomo jikelele we-Indymedia uwukuhlomisa abantu
ukuthi bazimele uma behlanjalazwa kwabezindaba.
The
umphumela wokugcina izishoshovu ze-Indymedia ezisebenzela kuwo muhle
ehlukile (yize ingahambisani) naleyo ye-Free Press:
izwe lapho kusingathwa khona ukungalungi komlando nokwamanje, lapho
ukuzibusa ngokwentando yeningi kanye nokuzimela kube nobukhulu, lapho
ukulawulwa kwezinsiza kanye nokukhiqiza kuwela ngaphansi komphakathi wentando yeningi
ukulawula.
In
iminyaka emihlanu, ngaphandle kwesisekelo noma uxhaso lwezinkampani, i-Indymedia inakho
ikhule yaba inethiwekhi yemidiya yomhlaba wonke enamaqoqo asendaweni acishe abe ngu-200
ithathela emazweni angama-36 nezilimi ezingama-20. Amawebhusayithi abo athola i
ukubukwa kwamakhasi okulinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-30 ngenyanga. I-Indymedia inezinkinga eziningi
(ukuntuleka kweminyaka, isigaba, ubulili, kanye nokuhlukahluka kwezinhlanga kuvame
ecashuniwe, futhi abanye babona isiyaluyalu sayo njengobuthakathaka), kodwa impumelelo yayo
azinakuphikwa.
The
iphuzu engikwenzayo akukhona ukuthi i-Indymedia iphakeme kunokuncane
imizamo yokuguqula abezindaba ngokukhulu; kungukuthi ukungayekethisi futhi
ukuphumelela ngendlela exakile akuhlukani. Impumelelo at the
emazingeni aphansi ahluma kwezinye izindlela, okuwubumbano,
intando yeningi, nokuhambisana kwendawo kuyizibonelo.
looking
ngokugunyazwa yiFree Press egxile enguqukweni kanye nagxile enguqukweni
I-Indymedia, maningi indawo yesivumelwano. Empeleni, Mahhala
I-Cindezela ifuna ukuvula isikhala samabanga aphansi-kanye ne-Indymedia,
I-Prometheus Radio, i-Community Wireless, kanye namakhulu ezinye izinhlelo—ukuze
finyelela izethameli ngaphandle kokuvalelwa noma ukubandlululwa
uhulumeni kanye nezinkampani. Pho kungani kunenkinga?
Ukwakheka
we-NCMR
I
t
Kuye kwashiwo ukuthi, “Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yini inkinga yakho yokuqala,
abezindaba bekungcono kube okwesibili kwakho, ngoba ngaphandle kokushintsha kwabezindaba,
mancane kakhulu amathuba okuthuthuka endaweni yakho eyinhloko.”
Lokhu kubonakala sekuwuhlobo lwe-mantra yabahleli beFree Press,
kodwa sebeyiqhubele phambili igxathu elilodwa. Uguquko lwabezindaba, banalo
kusho ngokuphindaphindiwe, indaba yokukhathazeka lapha futhi akufanele
baphazanyiswa ezinye izimpi zezombusazwe.
Zabo
ukukhathazeka kuyaqondakala futhi akungabazeki ukuthi kuhloswe kahle. Uma ukunyakaza
kubuswa ukulwa, kungase kulahlekelwe umfutho. Njengoba Free Press
singaba nayo, sidinga ukuhlala sigxile ekuguqulweni kwenqubomgomo bese kuthi-ke
singaba nabezindaba abazimele. Ngeshwa, lokhu kukhathazeka kuyakhaphela
ukuntula ukuqonda lo mnyakazo ikakhulukazi kanye nepolitiki
ngokujwayelekile futhi ekugcineni ingavimba ukumelana okuvelayo esikhundleni
wokusheshisa nokuwunikeza amandla.
Ake
bheka indlela yomhlangano. NgoLwesihlanu: Izikhulumi zikhuluma ne
inkomfa, elandelwa amaphaneli ahlelwe ngaphambilini, ama-workshops, namafilimu,
kufakwe amakhefu. Amaphaneli alandelwa yinkathi yemibuzo emfushane
lapho amalungu ezethameli ayecelwa ukuthi agcine izinto zibe zifushane futhi
utshelwe ukuthi "ngicela ubuze umbuzo wakho." NgoMgqibelo: kuhlelwe kusengaphambili
amaphaneli, izinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi, namafilimu kwaze kwaba ngu-4:30, ngaleso sikhathi kwase kukhona
amakhokhasi, isikhathi esisodwa esisemthethweni abantu abangakhuluma ngaso ngokuqondile
komunye nomunye. Lokhu kulandelwe yi-“Media Democracy” eyathatha amahora amabili
Bonisa” lapho izinhlangano ezihlukahlukene zimisa amatafula. Maduze ngemuva,
kube neseshini yenothi eyisihluthulelo enenkanyezi ehlanganisa u-Al Franken, uJim
Hightower, FCC Commissioners, nabanye. Usuku lokugcina lwakha isikhathi
"yemitholampilo yezenzo," kulandelwa iseshini yomhlangano lapho
kwakukhona ukufingqwa okugcwele imizuzu emihlanu yokukhathazeka ngenkomfa—a
umzuzu ongavamile wokubuza.
I
ubehambele I-Independent Media Producers' Caucus futhi wamangala
ukuthola ukuthi esikhundleni sokubamba iqhaza engxoxweni phakathi kontanga,
Ngabhekana ne-ajenda, eyayibekwe kusenesikhathi, yokuxoxa ngezindlela
lapho ikamelo eliphelele labakhiqizi bemidiya abazimele lingathuthuka
i-ajenda yezinguquko zemidiya. Kwazwakala kuyindelelo.
In
ukubheka emuva, bekufanele ngabe ngicophelela kakhulu ekufundeni ingqungquthela
Uhlelo, oluthi: “Inhloso yalezi zingxoxo ngu
ukuvumela ababambiqhaza abavela ezindaweni ezithile ezibambe iqhaza ukuba
hlangana nabanye abahlanganyeli bengqungquthela abavela ezindaweni zabo, vumela
ababambiqhaza ukuze baveze indima yaleli qembu kanye neqhaza kwabezindaba
izinguquko, kanye nokuxoxisana ngezindlela lesi sifunda esingahlanganyela ngaso ngokujulile
ekuguquleni abezindaba.”
Lokhu
ulimi, nolwazi lwami lwe-“caucus,” ku
okuyimibhikisho yabahambele lo mcimbi ephinde yafihlwa, kuyakhombisa
ukudideka okubalulekile ngasohlangothini lwabahleli beFree Press mayelana
ukuthi ukunyakaza okudumile kusebenza kanjani nokuthi yini okuphakelayo.
Kuphi
iMovement?
I
t
kubalulekile ukuqaphela lapho ukunyakaza okudumile kungaveli khona. Bona
akuveli ekukhathazekeni ngenqubomgomo noma ngesifiso sokwenza intando yeningi
ama-bureaucracy kahulumeni kanye nemithethonqubo; Amaphesenti angama-99.9 abantu baseMelika
unganikeli ingxenye ebalulekile yosuku lwabo ekucabangeni ngakho
inqubomgomo qua inqubomgomo. Nokho, iningi elicacile licabanga ukuthi likhona futhi
ukukhangisa okuningi, bafuna ukusakazwa kwezindaba okungcono, bafuna imiphakathi yabo
emelelwe ngokunembile kwabezindaba. Inani elibalulekile lizamile
ukwenza eyabo imithombo yezindaba kuphela ukuthi ivalwe—yizinkampani,
uhulumeni, noma kokubili.
It
kungenzeka ukuthi iningi lalaba bantu alikezwa futhi
I-Indymedia noma i-Free Press. I-ajenda yenqubomgomo yokuguqulwa kwabezindaba ibalulekile,
futhi izinkulungwane zabantu ziye zaqaphela ukuthi zinjalo. Kodwa ukusekela
ukukhula kwayo, umnyakazo (kanye nabaholi bayo abaziqokile) kumele bakubone
lapho livela khona. Ivela ekucashunweni kabi. Ivela
umzamo wokuqala isiteshi somsakazo noma inethiwekhi yomphakathi engenazintambo
evalwa yi-Clear Channel noma i-Verizon. Ivela kuFox
Izindaba. Ivela ekuntuleni ukubika komphakathi. Ivela
ukuntuleka kokufakwa okubalulekile kwe-Social Security "reform."
Ivela ku-propaganda yempi. Ivela emibonweni engajwayelekile
yamaSulumane noma abesifazane (isibonelo) ezitshalwa abezindaba.
If
umuntu uyakwamukela ukuthi lokhu kunjalo, ke indlela ukuhlakulela umnyakazo
izikhathi eziningi ubukhulu bamanje bucacile. Kunokuba ubhalise
inqwaba yabantu (abancane uma kuqhathaniswa) abakhona ezimpini zenqubomgomo,
umgomo kufanele kube ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu abaningi ngangokunokwenzeka banalo
okuhlangenwe nakho okubaholela ekubeni bakhuthale ekulweni
abezindaba zezinkampani bese ubasiza ukuthi balwe impi yabo. Futhi uwine.
The
Inkomfa Kazwelonke Yokuguqulwa Kwabezindaba isiza lokhu ngomkhawulo
indlela, kodwa kubonakala sengathi yenza kanjalo naphezu kwayo. Ingxenye ye-US
inhlangano yezobulungiswa emhlabeni wonke eyamasha eSeattle, eWashington DC,
INew York, neSan Francisco bebefunda lokho kubuza abantu
ukungena ku-ajenda yakho ngoba wazi kahle ukuthi akuyona indlela
ukwakha umnyakazo; kuyindlela yokuyikhawulela. Mahhala Cindezela can
funda nalokhu. Kudingeka.
Kanjani
Ingabe Izinguquko Ziyenzeka?
N
ow
ukuthi amakhulu ezinkulungwane zabantu akhathazeke ngokwanele ukuba enze okuthile,
sikudlulisa kanjani lokho kukhathazeka ekushintsheni okuphathekayo phansi?
Umbuzo kufanele ubuzwe ngaphambi kokuba kunikezwe impendulo.
The
Imodeli ye-MoveOn.org/Howard Dean/Free Press yokuguqulela ukukhathazeka
isenzo, lapho ukungeneliseki okwandile ngesimo esikhona
ifakwe emikhankasweni egxilile yokuguqula izinqubomgomo ezithile, uye
ziyaduma-nakuba ukukhathazeka ngokuntula ukuziphendulela
noma intando yeningi kule modeli (isb, ukuthi ubani onquma ukuthi imikhankaso yenziwe ini
take on) sekuveziwe. Nakuba engekho ongaphika amandla okuhlanganisa
izigidi zabantu ezivuna isizathu esisodwa, kufanele sibuze: ingabe lokho kwanele?
Hhayi cishe. Imodeli imane iyindlela yokuvuna ekhona
ukunganeliseki, ukungawakhi, ukuxhuma, nokuwandisa. Okwezinguquko
ukuze ibe nkulu, usongo lwenguquko kumele lube ngokoqobo.
If
sifuna ukuguqula abezindaba, kumele sibukele phansi ukwethembeka kwabo
kanye nokuba khona kwabo kusukela ekugcineni, kuyilapho benikeza "okunengqondo"
indlela yokuphuma ngakolunye. Uma bengalaleli ikhwelo lezinguquko kanye
sizishintsha, ngcono kakhulu.
In
I-US, ilungelo liqonda kahle ukuthi lingasebenzisa kanjani impi yalo eyengeziwe
amaqembu ukuhambisa inkulumo-mpikiswano ibheke ngakuwo. Ngikhumbula ngizwa
Abaholi baseRiphabhlikhi ku-NPR babheka ezinye "eziyinselelo"
iziphakamiso-ngama-House Republican amaningi angakwesokudla-ukuba ashaye umthetho
isigwebo sentambo kodokotela abakhipha izisu. Bangase babe nakho
ithemba elincane lokudlulisa umthetho onjalo, kodwa lidonsela ukunaka
njengosongo oluseduze lusiza ukuhambisa inkulumo-mpikiswano ibheke ngakubo
futhi baqhubekisele phambili i-ajenda yabo yokulwa nokukhishwa kwezisu. Endabeni yelungelo,
ukuhlakulela isisekelo samasosha angayekethisi kubasizile
ukufeza izinhloso zabo zezombangazwe.
The
I-liberal esele e-US ayikakakutholi lokhu. Amademokhrasi angeke
babanjwe befile bethi, “Awu, abanye abantu bayabiza
ukuhlakazwa kwemithombo yezindaba kanye nokulawulwa kwentando yeningi yendawo
i-spectrum ye-electromagnetic, kodwa senza okuningi kakhulu
isicelo esiphusile sokutholakala okwengeziwe kweziteshi ze-LPFM emadolobheni.”
Kodwa kunesizathu esihle: abasakazi baxhasa amaDemocrats
futhi ulawule ukusakazwa kwezindaba ngazo, futhi. Ngiyabonga, Mahhala
Ukucindezela akuchemi.
In
Ngaphambili kweParade
O
n
amazinga amaningi, I-Free Press ibona la maqiniso kahle ngokuphawulekayo.
(Bengingeke ngibhale lokhu uma bengingacabangi ukuthi bayakwenza
umsebenzi omuhle.) Nokho, ukuthambekela kwenhlangano (akunjalo
monolithic) ukuzama ukuphoqa ukunyakaza nokugcina i-ajenda yayo
phambili kuzolimaza ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Esezibeke
ngaphambili kombukiso weMedia Reform, isengozini yokudida
ukuba phambili nokuba yisizathu sokuthi umbukiso wenzeka-nje
njengoba abenkululeko bephambanisa iqiniso lokuthi baphoqwa ukuthi basebenzise
inetha lokuphepha komphakathi ngokusongela kwezinhlangano zomphakathi ezithatha amandla
ngombono wokuthi kwakuwubuholi nomusa wabo lokho
kwenze kwenzeka.
Ngenkathi
kuyingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu yesu elimelene nebhizinisi
ukulawulwa kwabezindaba, inqubomgomo iwukucatshangelwa kwesibili ku
ukwakhiwa komnyakazo. U-Ben Scott noRussell be-Free Press
UNewman wenza okuphambene nalokho
Ikusasa Lemidiya: Ukumelana
kanye Nezinguquko Zekhulu Lama-21
, ecela amandla okuhlanganisa
yokulawula amanethiwekhi e-inthanethi kanye nokuphela kwenkampani yenethiwekhi evamile
imithetho: “Isikhalo sempi sase-Indymedia sokuthi 'Zonda Abezindaba? Yiba
abezindaba' bazokhala bengenalutho uma 'bengabezindaba'
kudinga ukusayina inkontileka ne-Comcast noma i-Verizon ukuze kube nemidiya enkulu
ozokhuluma ohlelweni lwakusasa lwezindaba.”
Kodwa
kuyilapho icala lezishoshovu zemidiya zayo yonke imigqa ukuboleka uhlobo oluthile
yokweseka i-ajenda yokuguqulwa kwenqubomgomo yeFree Press kuyaphoqa
okokuqala, iqiniso lezepolitiki lihlala liwukuthi: I-Free Press ngeke yakhe
ukunyakaza emazingeni aphansi ayidingayo ngokucela umnyakazo okhona
ukuthobela i-ajenda yayo kanye nokukhinyabeza ukuthambekela kwabo ukwakha imifelandawonye
kanye nokuzihlela.
Ini
ingabe umgomo weNgqungquthela Kazwelonke Yokuguqulwa Kwezindaba? Ingabe i
I-NCMR ikhona ukuze iqhubekisele phambili i-ajenda esheshayo ye-Free Press, iphakamisa
iphrofayili yayo kanye nokwesekwa okubolekayo emikhankasweni yayo? Uma kunjalo, kufanele
kucaciswe ukuze ezinye izingxenye zezindaba ezimelene nezinkampani
ukunyakaza kungakwazi ukuhlanganisa futhi bakhe izindawo zabo zokuxhumana
nokukhulisa umnyakazo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka.
Or
wukuqhubekisela phambili inhloso yezombangazwe yokudala imidiya esebenzayo
umphakathi futhi usebenzela umphakathi onobulungiswa nentando yeningi? Uma
ngakho-ke, i-Free Press idinga ukunisela nokuvundisa izimpande futhi ihlwanyele
imbewu yokumelana. Uthola imuva lethu, sithola eyakho. Yilokho
ubumbano futhi yindlela owakha ngayo umnyakazo. Indima ye
umhleli wengqungquthela kufanele abe kabili: ukubhekana nezidingo
wenhlangano, kanye nokwenza lula imifelandawonye phakathi komuntu ngamunye
izinhlelo. Kulula kanjalo.
Abanye
Iziphakamiso
-
Nika amandla,
musa ukugebenga:
Kubalulekile ukuthi abantu belashwe
njengabantu abanekhono lokuthathela izinqumo zezepolitiki
ngokwabo. Kungumsebenzi wethu ukubanikeza amathuluzi okukwenza
futhi wenze icala lokukwenza. Kuba kubo ukwenza
phumula. Abantu bazokwazisa lokhu. -
Hlakulela
izimo zokusebenza esikhundleni sokunikeza imiyalo:
I-Free Press inqume ukungabeki isikhungo semidiya lapho abantu
bangabuyekeza amabhulogi abo, okushicilelwe, balayishe umsindo, njll. Kodwa
yilolu hlobo lwensiza oluzofeza lokho okufunayo
umphumela wokukhulisa umlayezo wokuguqulwa kwemidiya. Ukuduna i-
ithuba elilodwa labakhiqizi bemidiya abazimele lokukhuluma bodwa
kubonakala kunomphumela ophambene (ukubuka ngokushesha i-Indymedia
ukusabalala kwengqungquthela kuqinisekisa lokhu). -
Imbulunga yonke
(ubumbano luyavumelana):
At
okuhle kakhulu "Globalizing the Media Reform Movement"
iseshini, izikhulumi ezivela eKorea, eBrazil nase-Afrika zakhuluma nge
isidingo sokusekela ukunyakaza kwezinguquko zemidiya ngaphakathi kwe-US Ikhono lethu
ukwenza abezindaba baziphendulele eqinisweni kuzokwenza umehluko
phakathi kokuphila nokufa, ubumpofu nokuchuma kwezigidi
abantu. Ukusekelwa kwalezo zigidi kukhona, kulinde a
uxhumano. Ngesizathu esithile, ukuxhumeka awenziwa.
Kungani ungamemi izithunywa zezinhlangano zomphakathi e-Argentina,
Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Iraq, Lebanon, Ukraine, France, Haiti,
INingizimu Afrika, i-India, i-Nepal, kanye nenqwaba yemiphakathi yomdabu
ukukhuluma ngokuthi i-disinformation kwabezindaba yase-US ibalimaza kanjani?
Amandla kulawo magama ewodwa ashintsha ukugxila kokuthi kungani
ukunyakaza kukhulu kangangokuthi kungani ukunyakaza akuningi, kuningi
okukhudlwana. -
Thola ovundlile:
Kunoma ubani ofuna ukuhlela ikhokhasi ebucayi ngaphandle
lokho ingqungquthela eyayivele ikuhlelile, umthwalo wakho
ukukuqhakambisa kwakugxile emahlombe abo. Kungani ungamemezeli
wonke amakhakhasi azimele ekupheleni kwephaneli ngayinye, ishabhu,
kanye nefilimu eyenzeka ngaphambi kwekhokhasi? Kungcono,
sebenzisa iseshini eyodwa ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze uvule,
igqugquzele izingxoxo ezindaweni ezithile zamasu nokuhlela.
(Labo abafuna ukubona amagama amakhulu bathola abakufunayo, futhi bazokwenza kanjalo
abafuna ukwakha baxoxe. Wonke umuntu uzojabula.)
Cabanga ngezindlela zokuthola abantu abasebenza ezintweni ezifanayo
bekhuluma bodwa. Umphumela uzoba namandla futhi ube ngcono
ukunyakaza okuxhunyiwe. -
Qaphela
futhi ukhuthaze igalelo labo bonke ababambiqhaza:
It
ngeke kushiwo kaningi ngokwanele ukuthi ukuguqulwa kwabezindaba akwenzi
zivela kubakhi benqubomgomo, zivela ezinhlobonhlobo zokunyakaza
kwezobulungiswa bezenhlalakahle, abezindaba ezizimele, nezinhlangano zomphakathi.
Akwanele ukuqaphela iminikelo yabo edlule; bona
kufanele kube yingxenye ebalulekile yanoma yimuphi umnyakazo ophumelelayo wokuguqula
abezindaba.
-
Khuthaza
Debate
:Lapho
yizingxabano zezombangazwe enhlanganweni, ezihlale zingabonakali
kwabaningi abahamba izingqungquthela. Iningi labahambele umcimbi alitshaliwe
ngakolunye uhlangothi noma kolunye lwanoma iyiphi isethi yemibono engqubuzanayo, kodwa
ukuncisha wonke umuntu incazelo ecacile yekusasa elingase libe khona
ukunyakaza kuphela mpofu emcabangweni wethu collective ngenkathi
ukugcina inkohliso yobunye. -
Transparency
:
Yenza esidlangalaleni amaminithi emihlangano yakho yokuhlela kanye nezingobo zomlando
ohlwini lwakho lokuposa, futhi uthintane kabanzi ngaphambi kokwenza izinqumo ezinkulu.
Kunzima, kodwa uzozuza ukwethenjwa, uzwe okuningi okubalulekile
iziphakamiso, kanye nokuhlela kwakho (kanye nemiphumela yakho yezepolitiki)
izoba nezimpande kakhulu futhi iqine ngenxa yalokho. Ngiyazi ngokuzibonela
ukuthi lesi isinyathelo esinzima ukusithatha, kodwa, noma kunjalo, sibalulekile
eyodwa. -
Democracy
:
Okungenani, thumela ama-imeyili ubuza ukuthi abantu bafunani
inkomfa elandelayo futhi uvule ingxoxo eku-inthanethi mayelana nokuthi kanjani
okungcono kakhulu ukuqhuba ingqungquthela. Bese ulalela. Vula ukuhlela
ukubandakanya amanye amaqembu kanye nokusabalalisa umthwalo wemfanelo ehlukene
izingxenye zengqungquthela. (Isibonelo, vumela i-Indymedia imise
isikhala sokuthi abantu bazenzele eyabo imidiya futhi bafunde ngokuvulelekile
ukushicilela okungazange kwenzeke kulokhu.) Umphumela
kuzoba umhlangano ocebile futhi onamandla kakhulu. -
Yenza
kwezepolitiki ngobuhlakani:
Nini
iCoalition Against Police Crimes and Repression yacela uFree
Cindezela indawo yokusebenzela ukuze kuphenywe isihluku samaphoyisa
ngokuzimela, iFree Press iphendule ngokuthi “balapha
ukudingida izinguquko kwabezindaba.” Uma I-Free Press ingaboni ukuthi kanjani
isihluku samaphoyisa kanye nokuntuleka kwebhodi lokubheka umphakathi kuyinto
udaba lwemidiya, bese kuba nokunqanyulwa okubalulekile.
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Shed the
ukwesaba okuyinqaba kwezepolitiki:
Abantu abaningi bayaqaphela ukuthi
phila ezweni elinemibono eminingi ehlukene, yamasiko
amagugu, kanye nezinhlelo zezepolitiki. Asikho isidingo sokuvikela
kunoma yini. Umbuzo okufanele ubuzwe ukuthi kanjani
ama-ajenda angqubuzanayo angagcinwa ekungqubuzaneni, kodwa kanjani inkhulumomphendvulwano
ingenziwa ikhiqize futhi ivuleke ngangokunokwenzeka. Amamajini kanye
ezimpambanweni zomgwaqo: kulapho impumelelo kanye nokuqanjwa kabusha
kwenzeke.
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Kwenze
kufinyeleleka kakhulu:
Muhle umsebenzi nge-scholarships. Manje wandise, yenza i-
isikali sentengo esishelelayo, sehlise sesisonke.
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Ungabuzi
lokho ukunyakaza okungakwenzela khona:
Ikuphi izinhlangano eziqinile zezenhlalo emhlabeni? Ku
e-US? Qasha abahleli ukuthi bahambe bababuze ukuthi badingani
balwe nokusakazwa kwabezindaba okubi abakuthola nakanjani.
Kuzohluka kuzo zonke izimo. Abanye abantu bayakudinga
ukuvikelwa ngokomthetho noma ukukhishwa ejele, abanye badinga ubuciko
amawebhusayithi, futhi amanye adinga ikhithi yamathuluzi yokuguqula imidiya.
The
Impendulo?
W
hether
I-Free Press yamukela lezi ziphakamiso (kanye ezifanayo) noma cha, zazo
isinqumo sizosiza abahleli nezishoshovu ukuthi banqume ukuthi bazophendula kanjani.
Ingabe sibeka amandla ethu kweminye imibuthano ukuze silwe nabezindaba zezinkampani?
Kukhona umfutho omkhulu kulokhu, kodwa Mahhala
Abezindaba bazonquma ukuthi iNgqungquthela Kazwelonke Yezindaba izofinyelela ezingeni elingakanani
Uguquko luzohlala luhambisana nenhlangano yonkana. Uma ikhona
ikakhulukazi ukuqhubekisela phambili i-ajenda eyodwa, kunokwakha umnyakazo,
kungcono kuwo wonke umuntu esimazi ngokushesha kunokuba kamuva.
If
I-Free Press inquma ukungayandisi ingqungquthela ukuze kuzuzwe ipolitiki
imigomo futhi uhlale ugxile ku-ajenda ewumngcingo yezinguquko, izinsiza zabo
namandla amakhulu okuhlela azophuthelwa, kodwa ukunyakaza
ekugcineni izosetshenziswa kangcono ngokuhlakulela imibuthano (the
I-Allied Media Conference iyisibonelo esisodwa) esigxile ekwakhiweni
inselelo yezombusazwe esekelwe ngobuningi kwabezindaba zezinkampani.
Lokho
wathi, uma kukhona umuntu othi inkampani ehlulayo
imidiya ingenzeka ngaphandle kokunyakaza okusekelwe okubanzi okuthatha umphakathi
ubulungisa ku-akhawunti, leyo inkhulumomphendvulwano engizimisele ukubamba iqhaza
phakathi, njengabanye abaningi. Manje esikudingayo nje indawo.
UDru Oja Jay uyasebenza
ne-Indymedia, i-Indigenous Peoples' Solidarity Movement,
I-Haiti Action Montreal, futhi ididiyela umhleli we
Ukubusa.