Ama-Olimpiki Wasebusika ka-2010 eza e-Vancouver. Kwabanye abantu lokho kuyisizathu sokugubha kodwa kwabaningi bethu lapha oGwini Lwesobunxele lwaseCanada kuyinhlekelele. Inhlangano yesimanje yama-Olympic idukile ngendlela eyinhlekelele emsuka wayo futhi manje isiwubugovu benkampani obukhukhumezayo, ihlose ukubukwa okunonya kanye nokwenza inzuzo enkulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-Olympics angamandla e-neo-liberal angenangqondo okuguqula amadolobha, aqhubekele phambili ngentando yeningi yomphakathi futhi enze kabusha indawo yomphakathi njengendawo yokugada evikelekile kakhulu.
Ama-Olympics ka-2010 aguqula i-Vancouver naphezu kokumelana kwangempela, futhi imiphumela egcwele manje iyacaca. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwaleli dolobha kufanele kube yisixwayiso esicacile kuwo wonke amanye amadolobha anemiklamo yokumema lezi zigebengu zezinkampani emzini wazo. IVancouver iyidolobha elinezindleko eziphakeme kakhulu zokuhlala ezweni, iholo eliphansi kakhulu laseCanada, amanani entengo ezindlu aphezulu, amanani esizwe aphakeme kakhulu obumpofu bezingane kanye nezigidigidi ezichithwe kuleli sekisi.
Singabalandeli bezemidlalo abangaxolisi, futhi ikakhulukazi abalandeli be-hockey abangaxolisi, ngakho kufanele sithanda i-hockey yama-Olympic khona kanye edolobheni lakithi. Kodwa sizobe simemeza komabonakude bethu ngoFebhuwari (ngoba siqinisekile njengoba isihogo asikwazi ukulithenga ithikithi) - futhi kuzobe kuwukuthukana. Nasi isizathu:
- Izisetshenziswa zokuphepha ezinkulu - Uqala kuphi ngalokhu? Ngesabelomali esingama-dollar ayizigidi ezingu-900, ukusetshenziswa kwamathikithi akhethekile ezakhamuzi zasemadolobheni, ukwanda okukhulu kwamakhamera kamabonakude wesifunda avaliwe, imishini emisha yokulawula izixuku yamaphoyisa okuhlanganisa abathwali bezikhali kanye 'nenganono yomsindo' entsha ezongezwa kunqolobane yamasosha. izikhali zokulawula izixuku, lokhu kuyindaba yamaphoyisa angama-keystone kuma-steroids. Bangaphezu kuka-15,000 amaphoyisa namasosha aphansi kanye nama-agent angabalwa kanye nemingcele engadalulwanga, imisebenzi yomoya neyasolwandle izogcina idolobha lethu โliphephile.โ
- Ukuncishiswa kwenkululeko yabantu - Ukuze kuvikelwe uhlobo lwama-Olympic kanye nabaxhasi bezinkampani, umthetho onzima ongakaze ubonwe uphasiswe nguMkhandlu Wedolobha waseVancouver ovimbela izimpawu, ama-megaphones kanye nokusatshalaliswa kwezincwadi futhi udale izindawo zokukhuluma mahhala kanye nezindawo zokuhlangana eziphephile lapho kuzovunyelwa ukuphikisa, ngaphandle kwabezindaba zomhlaba. Izimpawu โezingezona ezomkhosiโ ngokwemvelo zizobe zivinjelwe kakhulu. Ngisho nentatheli u-Amy Goodman wayevalelwe emngceleni waseCanada futhi wafakwa ikhompuyutha yakhe namanothi okukhuluma ngenkathi ebuzwa kaningi ukuthi uyeza yini ezweni ukuze โagxeke ama-Olympicsโ. Isimo se-Orwellian siyethusa nganoma yiliphi izinga lentando yeningi. Siyakwamukela e-Canada!
- Izindleko ezinkulu ezintweni ezingalungile โ Ukuchitheka kwegazi kwesabelomali sikamasipala kuqale ezinyangeni ezedlule. Umbono wokuthi ama-Olympic azokhiqiza inzuzo awulona iqiniso. Konke ukusetshenziswa kwengqalasizinda - u-$1 bhiliyoni esikhungweni sezohwebo nezingqungquthela, amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-600 womgwaqo omkhulu osuka e-Sea-to-Sky, amaRandi ayizigidi eziyi-125 we-oval egijima ngesivinini kanye nezinkulungwane zezigidi ezengeziwe zama-curling rinks namathrekhi e-luge - ithwalwa umphakathi. Sonke lesi sikhathi ukungabi nakhaya eMetro Vancouver kuphindeke ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili selokhu kwaklonyeliswa ama-Olympics eVancouver.
- Ukucekelwa phansi kwezindlu - Ukuqagela kwezindlu ezithengiswayo okwalandela iVancouver ngokuwina ibhidi yama-Olympic kusho ukuthi izindawo eziseduze nedolobha zibe nokukhushulwa kwezakhiwo okuphindwe kabili, okuphindwe kathathu ngisho nokuphindwe kane ngenani. Izinombolo ezinkulu zamakamelo amahhotela aqashwe kancane aguqulelwe kwezinye izinto noma aqashwa ngamanani aphezulu kunosizo lomphakathi olubekwe kuwo. Selokhu kwaqala inqubo yokubhida yama-Olympic, cishe amayunithi angu-1,150 awasatholakali emphakathini ohola kancane we-Downtown Eastside, uhambo lwemizuzu eyishumi ukusuka lapho umcimbi wokuvula uzokwenzeka khona.
- Ukuba negalelo ekuxoshweni kwabantu bomdabu - Yize amanye amabhendi Ezizwe Zokuqala asekela ama-Olympics, ubulungu bawo abaningi kanye ne-off reserve First Nations baye baphikisana nawo. I-Urban First Nations ayizange ithintwe, izothola izinzuzo ezincane futhi ibe nemithelela emikhulu evela kumbutho wezokuphepha edolobheni elingaphakathi. Ngaphandle kwalokho ama-Olympics angenise inkathi entsha yentuthuko endaweni yangakubo engakanikezwa.
- Ifa lenzuzo yangasese kanye nezikweletu zomphakathi - Ama-Olympics empeleni ayibhizinisi elithengwa ngemali yomphakathi enhlanganweni evaliwe, eyonakele ezinze eSwitzerland. Ilingana noxhaso olukhulu lonjiniyela, izithakazelo zezokuvakasha kanye nezohwebo zokwakha. Lona ubani omelwe eKomidini Elihlelayo laseVancouver (VANOC), futhi kungani kungekho ukumeleleka kwezinhlangano zomphakathi, nakuba zonke izindleko zizothwalwa umphakathi.
- Ukuhwebelana kwebhizinisi - Yonke ingxenye yama-Olympics iklanyelwe ukukhulisa ukuchayeka kwebhizinisi kanye nenzuzo - amatende, abaxhasi, ozakwethu abasemthethweni: McDonald's, Coke, Visa, Acer, GE, njll. Ama-Olympics adale ukugcwala okuphelele kokukhangisa kwezinkampani kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba. idolobha.
- I-Greenwash - Inani lezindiza zezindiza zizodwa ezivakashini lenza ama-Olympics abe inhlekelele yemvelo. Ukwakhiwa kwemigwaqo enguthelawayeka kucekele phansi i-eco-system ye-Eagleridge bluffs, futhi izindawo ezimbalwa zama-Olympics zilahlwe ezindaweni ezizwela kakhulu imvelo. Igama elithi โukusimamaโ kanye nama-Olympics akufanele neze asetshenziswe ndawonye.
- I-Union Busting - Isiteleka sakamuva sabezimo eziphuthumayo sigunyazwe ukuthi uhulumeni abuyele emsebenzini ngemuva kwengcindezi evela kubahleli bama-Olympic. Ngesikhathi kwakhiwa indawo kusenesikhathi, izisebenzi ezifudukayo zaziholelwa ngaphansi kwenani elilinganiselwe kodwa zesaba ukukhuluma ngenxa yokwesaba ukubuyiselwa ekhaya. Uhulumeni waletha izinhlelo zesikhashana zokuqashwa kwamanye amazwe okwakuhloswe ngazo ukwehlisa ingcindezi emaholo.
- Inkathi entsha ye-neo-liberalism - Ama-Olympics asheshisa izindlela zentuthuko eziqondile futhi abophezele idolobha enkambweni entsha yobudlelwano bezomnotho nezenhlalo - kusiphoqa ukuthi sifinyelele ekugcineni lapho singakwazi ukuphuma khona. Ibeka umnotho kuma-steroids: okufakelwayo, angagcini futhi ekugcineni abe namahloni.
Kukhona ngempela ukumelana okuhle nokucatshangelwayo lapha, kodwa kungcwatshwa ngaphansi kwezigidigidi zamarandi ze-hype yezinkampani kanye namabutho ezigebengu zezokuphepha. Yenza okusemandleni akho ukufaka isandla kukho, ukumelana nobuhlanya be-Olympic futhi okungenani ukhiphe lawa majahazi edolobheni lakho.
Ukuze uthole izixhumanisi ezimbalwa eziqinile bheka:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVQcnEM7byI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQzAuT-clJc
Matt Hern uyisazi sasemadolobheni esiqinile esihlala e-East Vancouver. Ungumbhali wencwadi ezayo Indawo Evamile Edolobheni Elimanzi: Izindatshana Ezivikela Ikusasa Ledolobha (AK Press, Januwari 2010).
Ngingu Johal uyisishoshovu sezenhlalo eVancouver futhi uyilungu leBhodi elisungula i-Impact on Communities Coalition, umsunguli we-2010 Homelessness Hunger Strike Relay kanye nomhleli weVancouver Flying University.
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