Iingcinga zokwenyani nezikrwada: Ibali likaJordan Williams

UJordani Alexander Williams, nguQueer Hoodoo, ithenda yomhlaba kunye nokhokho wexesha elizayo, esiya ebomini kunye nokutshintsha utshintsho. Ayisiyiyo kuphela iJordani zonke izinto ezingentla nangaphezulu, kodwa bangumhlobo wam ophila ubomi babo ngokungaxolisi njengoko belwela ubulungisa behlabathi. Ndibe newonga lokuxoxa ngexesha elidlulileyo likaJordan kwaye sabelane ngeembono ezininzi ezibangelwe kwincoko yethu yemizuzu engama-30. Enkosi, Jordan, ngokwabelana ngebali lakho!

Ngena kwincoko yethu engezantsi ukuze ufunde ngakumbi malunga noJordan Williams, amava abo, kunye nethemba labo lendalo yolondolozo malunga neyantlukwano, ulingano, ukubandakanywa, kunye nobulungisa:

Ngaba ungathanda ukwazisa wonke umntu malunga nawe?

Jordan: NdinguJordan Williams kwaye ndisebenzisa izimelabizo. Ndibekwe ubuhlanga njengoMnyama, ndizichonga njengomntu oyinzalelwane yase-Afro kwaye kutsha nje bendisebenza ukutyhila iminombo yam yama-Afrika ukuze ndiqonde into engaphandle nangaphaya kweengxelo eziphambili kunye nezenzo - zeengcinga zemveli "zasentshona" - ezisingqongileyo, ezinokuthi: 1) idale imeko yemozulu kunye neemeko ezingqongileyo kunye, 2) nokuqhubeka nokubulawa, ukuvalelwa, kunye nokujongelwa phantsi kwabantu abaMnyama kunye nabantu bebala, phakathi kokunye okuninzi. Ndiqhubela phambili ndigrumba ngakumbi kumnombo wam ukuze ndibuyise kwaye ndiphuhlise ubulumko obufunwa ukongama kwabamhlophe, ukoloniyalizim, kunye noosolusapho obufuna ukundigcina ndahlukile kubo. Ndiyaqonda ukuba obu bulumko bamakhokho yeyona nto indidibanisa nabantu bam noMhlaba kunye nomnye komnye, kwaye ibisoloko idlala indima ephambili kwindlela endilihamba ngayo ihlabathi.

Yintoni eyabangela ukuba ubandakanyeke kwicandelo lolondolozo? 

Jordan: Ukusukela ndisemncinci ndaluva olu nxibelelwano nendalo, indalo, ngaphandle, kunye nezilwanyana. Nangona ndandisoyika izilwanyana ezininzi ezisakhulayo, nangona kunjalo ndandizithanda. Ndakwazi ukuba yinxalenye yeBoy Scouts yaseMelika, endiye ndayibona iyingxaki, njengomntu ongento yanto neqabane kuBemi Bomthonyama baseTurtle Island. Ngale nto ithethwayo, ndiyalixabisa ixesha endilichithe kwi-scouts ngokwemiqathango yalo endibeka kufutshane nenkampu, ukuloba, kunye nendalo, kulapho kwaye kwaqala phi ukunxibelelana kwam noMhlaba.

Inguqu yakho ukusuka ebuntwaneni kunye nokuba mdala usemncinci ikumise njani umsebenzi wakho? 

Jordan: Zombini isikolo ekuhlalwa kuso kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo kunye neyunivesithi apho ndaya ekholejini ubukhulu becala yayingabantu abamhlophe, nto leyo eyathi ekugqibeleni yandilungiselela ukuba ndibe ngomnye wabafundi abaMnyama kuphela kwiiklasi zam zenzululwazi yendalo esingqongileyo. Ekubeni ndandikwezo zithuba, ndafumanisa ukuba zininzi izinto ezigqwethekileyo, abantu abanobuhlanga nabathanda amafanasini, yaye yaseka indlela endaqalisa ngayo ukujonga ihlabathi njengoko kwakusekuninzi okungekho sikweni okusaxhaphakileyo. Njengoko ndandisiya ekholejini, ndaqonda ukuba ndisayikhathalele imo engqongileyo, kodwa ndaqalisa ukutshintshela ingqalelo yam kubulungisa bendalo esingqongileyo-Siziqonda njani iimpembelelo ezinxibeleleneyo zentlekele yemozulu eqhubekayo, inkunkuma eyityhefu, ucalucalulo, nokunye okuninzi okukhoyo nokuqhubekayo. ukucinezela nokugxotha abantu abaNtsundu, abaBrown, iMveli, kunye nabasebenzi? Konke oku kwenzeka ukususela ekubeni iTurtle Island - ebizwa ngokuba yiNyakatho Melika - yaqala ikholoni, kwaye abantu bazenza ngathi "izisombululo" zokusingqongileyo kunye nokugcinwa kwazo zisebenza kakuhle xa zingekho ngokucacileyo kwaye ziqhubeka nobukhulu obumhlophe kunye nekoloniyalizim.

Njengoko ingxubusho yethu yayiqhubeka, uJordan Williams waba nomdla ngakumbi wokwabelana ngamava abo. Imibuzo kunye neempendulo ezilandelayo ziquka ulwazi oluxabisekileyo kwaye zibuze imibuzo embalwa apho umbutho ngamnye kufuneka uzibuze khona. Amava e-Jordan awayephila ngawo esemncinane abe nefuthe elikhulu kwindlela abaphila ngayo ebomini kwaye abavumele ukuba bathathe indlela engekho ngqiqweni xa belungisa le miba. Amava abo abavumele ukuba babe nokuqonda malunga namanyathelo athatyathwa yimibutho okanye ukungabikho kwawo.

Yintoni eyabalasele kakhulu kumava akho omsebenzi? 

Jordan: Umsebenzi endawukhokela kumava am okuqala asemva kwasekholejini wawubandakanya ukubuza imibuzo ukuqinisekisa ukuba izigqibo nemisebenzi kulawulo lwabalobi abakhasayo yayilingana kwaye ifikeleleka kumntu wonke kwindawo abahlala kuyo. Ngokufana namava am ekholejini, ndabona ukuba kukho imiba emininzi ye-DEIJ efihliweyo phantsi komhlaba kwintlangano endiyisebenzelayo kunye nomsebenzi wabo ojongene nangaphandle. Umzekelo, ndandiyenye yeenkokeli zekomiti ejongene nezantlukwano zeofisi yethu, kungekhona ngenxa yeziqinisekiso zam, kodwa ngenxa yokuba ndandingomnye wabantu abambalwa bebala, ndingomnye wabantu ababini abaNtsundu, kwiofisi yethu. Ngelixa bendiziva ndinotsalo lwangaphakathi ukuba ndingene kule ndima, ndiyazibuza ukuba bendinokuba nakho na ukuba bekukho abanye abantu, ngakumbi abamhlophe, besenza into ekufuneka yenziwe. Kubalulekile ukuba siyeke ukuthembela kubantu bebala ukuze sibe zezona “ngcali” ziphezulu kwi-DEIJ Ukuchasana nokuncothula ingcinezelo yamaziko nenkqubo, efana neenkcubeko zasemsebenzini eziyityhefu kufuna okungaphezulu kunokufaka abantu abangahoywanga kumbutho wakho ukujonga ibhokisi yotshintsho. Amava am andikhokelele kumbuzo wokuba imibutho kunye namaziko atshintsha njani izixhobo zokuqhuba utshintsho. Ndibone kufanelekile ukuba ndibuze:

• Ngubani okhokela intlangano?
• Zibonakala njani? 
• Ngaba bazimisele ukuhlengahlengisa umbutho ngokusisiseko?
• Ngaba bakulungele ukuzihlengahlengisa bona, ukuziphatha kwabo, iintelekelelo zabo, kunye neendlela abanxulumana ngazo nabo basebenza nabo, okanye bade baphume kwizikhundla zabo zolawulo ukuze badale indawo efunekayo yotshintsho?

Ngaba uziva ngathi amaqela amaninzi azimisele ukuthatha uxanduva ngendima ayidlalayo kwaye ngokwembono yakho yintoni enokwenziwa ukuqhubela phambili?

Jordan: Ukuqonda indlela amandla asasazwa ngayo ngoku kuwo wonke umbutho kubalulekile. Amaxesha amaninzi, amandla asasazwa kuphela “kubunkokeli”, kwaye apho amagunya abanjwe kulapho kufuneka kwenzeke utshintsho! Iinkokeli zemibutho, ngakumbi iinkokeli ezimhlophe kwaye ngakumbi iinkokeli ezingamadoda kunye/okanye ii-cis-gender maziyithathele ingqalelo le nto.! Akukho “ndlela ilungileyo” yokufikelela kule nto, kwaye ngelixa ndinokuthi uqeqesho, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuba yintoni esebenzela umbutho wakho kwaye uyiphumeze ukuze uhlengahlengise inkcubeko kunye neenkqubo zombutho wakho. Ndiza kuthetha ukuba ukuzisa umcebisi wangaphandle kunokubonelela ngeendlela ezininzi ezilungileyo. Esi sicwangciso sixabisekileyo kuba ngamanye amaxesha abantu abasondeleyo kwiingxaki, kunye / okanye abaye bahlala kuyo ixesha elide, abakwazi ukubona apho utshintsho lwamanzi lunokuthi lwenzeke, kwaye zeziphi iindlela. Kwangaxeshanye, ulwazi, amava, kunye nobuchule babo bakwizikhundla eziphantsi kwamandla angaphantsi bukwazi njani ukumiliselwa nokuphakanyiswa njengento exabisekileyo nebalulekileyo? Kakade ke, oku kufuna izibonelelo - zombini inkxaso-mali kunye nexesha - ukuba zisebenze, eziya kumacandelo e-DEIJ, kunye nemfuneko yokubeka i-DEIJ embindini kwisicwangciso sobuchule sombutho wakho. Ukuba oku kuyeyona nto iphambili ngenene, kufuneka ibandakanywe kwizicwangciso zomsebenzi zenyanga, zekota, nezonyaka zomntu ngamnye, kungenjalo ayizukwenzeka. Kufuneka kwakhona igcinwe engqondweni impembelelo enxulumeneyo kwabaMnyama, iMveli, kunye naBantu abaMbala, kunye nezinye iimpawu zobuntu obungasiwanga. Umsebenzi wabo kunye nomsebenzi abamhlophe kufuneka bawubambe awufani.

Oku kuhle kwaye zininzi ii-nuggets oziwisileyo kwincoko yethu namhlanje, ungabonelela ngawo nawaphi na amazwi enkuthazo kumadoda amnyama okanye abantu bebala ngoku okanye abanqwenela ukuba kwindawo yolondolozo.

Jordan:  Lilungelo lethu lokuzalwa ukuba sibekho, sibe ngabo, kwaye siqinisekiswe kuzo zonke iindawo. Kubantu abaNtsundu kulo lonke uhlobo lwesini, abo basalayo isini ngokupheleleyo, kunye nabani na owenziwe waziva ngathi akabafanelanga, nceda wazi kwaye ukholelwe ukuba eli lilungelo lakho! Okokuqala, ndingabakhuthaza ukuba bafumane abantu abaza kubakha, babaxhase, baze babanike izibonelelo. Chonga abahlobo bakho, abantu onokubathemba, kunye nabo bahambelana nawe. Okwesibini, yiba nombono wendawo ofuna ukuba kuyo kwaye ukuba akukho apho ukhoyo ngoku, yamkele. Awunatyala mntu okanye naliphi na iziko nantoni na. Ekugqibeleni, kubalulekile ukufumanisa oko kuya kuqinisekisa ukomelela kwakho ukuze uqhubeke nomsebenzi wezinyanya zakho, ezibandakanya uMhlaba ngokwawo. Imiba ye-DEIJ ayizukuhamba ngomso, ke okwangoku, kufuneka sijonge iindlela zokuqhubeka. Kubalulekile ukuba uzihlaziye, ugcine amandla akho, kwaye uhlale unyanisekile kumaxabiso akho. Ukumisela ukuba zeziphi izenzo zobuqu ezikugcina womelele, abantu abaya kukuxhasa, kunye neendawo ezikutshaja ngokutsha, ziya kukuvumela ukuba uhlale womelele.

Ukuvala, ngokubhekiselele kwiyantlukwano, ulingano, ukubandakanywa, kunye nobulungisa…liliphi ithemba onalo ngecandelo lolondolozo.

Jordan:  Kangangexesha elide, ulwazi lwemveli luthathwa njengoluphelelwe lixesha okanye ngenye indlela lunqongophele xa luthelekiswa neengcinga zasentshona. Ndiyakholelwa ukuba oko sikwenzayo ekugqibeleni njengoluntu lwasentshona kunye noluntu lwenzululwazi yehlabathi luyaqonda ukuba ezi zenzo zamandulo, zangoku, kunye nokuguquka koluntu lweMveli yinto eya kuqinisekisa ukuba sinobudlelwane obubuyiselanayo kunye neplanethi. Ngoku lixesha lokuba siphakamise kwaye sigxininise amazwi angaviweyo-ezo ndlela zokucinga ezingaxabisekanga kunye nokuba-ebesoloko zisiqhubela ebomini nakwikamva. Umsebenzi awukho kwi-silos, okanye kwinto abezopolitiko abayile imimiselo…ukho kwinto abantu abayaziyo, into abayithandayo, kunye nento abayenzayo.

Emva kokucingisisa ngale ncoko, ndiye ndaqhubeka ndicinga malunga nombono wokuhlangana kunye nokubaluleka kokuthengwa kobunkokeli. Zombini ziyimfuneko ekuvumeni ngokufanelekileyo iyantlukwano kunye nokutshintsha inkcubeko yombutho. Njengoko uJordan Williams etshilo, le miba ayizukuhamba ngomso. Kukho umsebenzi ekufuneka wenziwe kuwo onke amanqanaba ukuze kwenziwe inkqubela yokwenene, nangona kunjalo, inkqubela ayinakwenzeka ngaphandle kokuba siziphendulele kwimiba esiyiqhubela phambili. I-Ocean Foundation izibophelele ekwakheni umbutho wethu ukuba ubandakanyeke ngakumbi kwaye ubonise uluntu esilusebenzelayo. Sicela umngeni kubahlobo bethu kulo lonke icandelo ukuba bahlole inkcubeko yombutho wakho, bachonge iindawo onokuziphucula, kwaye bathathe amanyathelo.