Izishoshovu zesimo sezulu kuzo zombili izinhlangothi zomngcele wase-US kanye neCanada zihlela impi yokulwa nepayipi lesihlabathi sethayela i-Keystone XL kuleli sonto njengoba iSigele saseMelika sicubungula umthethosivivinywa osanda kuhlongozwa. lokho kungasheshisa ukuvunyelwa kwayo futhi "i-short-circuit" ukubuyekezwa kwepayipi loMnyango Wezwe.
Esontweni eledlule imibhikisho engaphezu kuka-30 yenzekile emadolobheni amaningi ase-US njengengxenye "Mashi 16-23, Iviki Lokusebenza Lokumisa Abazuzi Be-Tar Sands," ehlanganiswe izinhlangano ezingaphansi kuka-50.
Kuze kube manje, ababhikishi abangamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa baboshelwe ukuphazamisa ibhizinisi njengenjwayeloeTransCanada nasemahhovisi abo abatshalizimali,โ ngezenzo ezengeziwe ezihleliwe ezinsukwini ezizayo.
"Abagqugquzeli bafuna ukudalula izinkampani ezihlanzwe ngokuluhlaza njenge-TD Bank, umnikazi wamasheya ophambili eTransCanada, futhi bawaphoqe ukuthi ahlukane nepayipi le-Keystone XL lesanti letiyela eliyimpikiswano," I-Tar Sands Blockade kusho NgoLwesithathu.
โKuyakhuthaza ukubona abantu ezweni lonke bethatha izinyathelo zokumisa abenzi benzuzo ngesihlabathi setiyela,โwathi Ron Seifert, umkhulumeli walo I-Tar Sands Blockade. โNgeke sisabavumela ukuthi bakhe i-KXL futhi batshale imali kumaphrojekthi anobuthi abeka engcupheni impilo yabantu abahola kancane kanye nemiphakathi enemibala. Ngeke sivumele ukuthi โibhizinisi njengenjwayeloโ liqhubeke.โ
Ukusuka I-Tar Sands Blockade, ngezansi kukhona okuvelele okumbalwa kusukela evikini lokusebenza kuze kube manje:
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Abantu abayi-100 babehlala ehhovisi laseTransCanada eWestborough, Mass., bebambe "Umngcwabo Wekusasa Lethu" futhi baphazamisa umsebenzi amahora ambalwa. Abangamashumi amabili nanhlanu baboshelwe ukuzivalela ngaphakathi ehhovisi:http://www.tarsandsblockade.org/funeralforourfuture/
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Amagatsha e-TD Bank abone imibhikisho ezindaweni eziningi okubalwa nabantu abathathu ababoshelwe ukuzivalela ngaphakathi kwehhovisi legatsha eWashington, DC.http://www.tarsandsblockade.org/weekofaction-day4/
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Kuboshwe abantu abayishumi nambili ngokuvala ipayipi eliqhekeka enyakatho neNew York:http://ourfutureisunfractured.wordpress.com/
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I-Portland, Oregon ibambe uhambo lwebhayisikili lokungcolisa okubi kakhulu kwedolobha okuhlanganisa nomhlangano ehhovisi laseTransCanada: http://www.tarsandsblockade.org/weekofaction-day3/
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Inqwaba yezishoshovu ezigqoke izingubo ezingcolile zizungeze ihhovisi le-Michels Corporate eKirkland, Wash., Zifuna ukuthi uMichels ayeke ukwakha i-KXL: http://www.tarsandsblockade.org/weekofaction-day3/
Ngaleso sikhathi, abaholi bomdabu abavela eCanada nase-US baye ePhalamende laseCanada ngoLwesithathu khuthaza ukuphikiswa kuwo womabili amapayipi e-Northern Gateway kanye ne-Keystone XLโetshela abenzi bomthetho ukuthi umfelandawonye wamaqembu omdabu ezinhlangothini zombili zomngcele ulungiselela ukulwa namapayipi ezinkantolo nangesinyathelo esiqondile esingashiwongo ezinyangeni ezizayo.
Induna u-Allan Adam we-Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation uthe abomdabu bazimisele ngokuvala amapayipi.
"Kuzoba ihlobo elide, elishisayo," uthe esithangamini sabezindaba.
"Ziningi izinkinga esibhekene nazo."
"Sizowamisa la mapayipi noma ngenye indlela," wathi U-Phil Lane Omncane. we-Yankton Sioux yaseMelika.
"Uma kufanele siqhubeke nokuya enkantolo, sizoqhubeka nokwenza lokho," kusho iNduna uMartin Louie weNadleh Whut'en First Nation enyakatho B.C., enezela ngokuthi abamelene nepayipi ngeke bahlehle.
โYithina esizosindisa noma yini esisasele kulo Mhlaba,โ usho kanje.
"Thina, njengesizwe, kufanele sivuke," kusho iNkosi uReuben George weTsleil-Waututh First Nation enyakatho yeVancouver. โKumele sivuke ngezinqumo ezingasile ezithathwa yilo hulumeni zokuguqula umhlaba ngendlela engeyinhle.
Kulindeleke izenzo ezengeziwe kulo lonke elase-U.S. ezinsukwini ezizayo ezihlanganisa ezinye izenzo eziyisithupha ngokumelene ne-TD Bank eNew York City, Washington D.C., Montpellier, Vt., Newark, Del., New Haven, Conn., kanye ne-Asheville, N.C., I-Tar Sands Blockade imibiko.
NgoLwesine, Mashi 21 e-Oklahoma, i I-Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance uhlela lokho okuhlelwe ukuthi kube yisenzo esikhulu kunazo zonke kuleli sonto. Izishoshovu zizibophezele ekutheni "ayeke ngokomzimba ukwakhiwa kwe-KXL."
Chofoza lapha ukuze uthole uhlu olugcwele lwezenzo nezibuyekezo ezibukhoma ezivela ezweni lonke.
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