Ukucabanga Kwangempela Nokuluhlaza: Indaba ka-Jordan Williams

U-Jordan Alexander Williams, uyi-Queer Hoodoo, ithenda yomhlaba kanye nokhokho wesikhathi esizayo, oqhubekela phambili empilweni futhi enze ushintsho. Akukhona nje ukuthi iJordani yizo zonke izinto ezingenhla nangaphezulu, kodwa bangumngane wami ophila impilo yabo ngokunganaki njengoba belwela ubulungisa emhlabeni wonke. Ngihlonishwe ukuxoxa ngokudlula kuka-Jordan futhi sabelane ngemininingwane eminingi ebangelwe ingxoxo yethu yemizuzu engama-30. Siyabonga, Jordan, ngokwabelana ngendaba yakho!

Ngena engxoxweni yethu engezansi ukuze ufunde kabanzi ngo-Jordan Williams, ulwazi lwabo, kanye nethemba labo ngendawo yokongiwa kwemvelo mayelana nokwehlukahlukana, ukulingana, ukufakwa, kanye nobulungiswa:

Ungathanda ukwazisa wonke umuntu kancane ngawe?

IJordani: Ngingu-Jordan Williams futhi ngisebenzisa izabizwana zabo. Njengoba ngibandlululwa njengoMnyama, ngiziveza njengomuntu ongowokuzalwa e-Afro futhi muva nje bengisebenza ukuze ngiveze izinhlu zozalo lwami lwase-Afrika ukuze ngiqonde okuthile okungaphandle nangaphezu kokulandisa okuvelele nezinqubo - zemibono yendabuko "yasentshonalanga" - ezungezile, ene: 1) kwadala isimo sezulu kanye nezinkinga zemvelo futhi, 2) ukuqhubeka nokubulawa, ukuboshwa, nokululazwa kwabantu abaMnyama kanye nabantu bebala, phakathi kokunye okuningi. Ngichubeka ngimba ngokuqhubekayo ohlwini lwami lozalo ukuze ngibuyise futhi ngiguqule ukuhlakanipha amandla amhlophe, ukoloniyalizim, kanye nobukhosi obufuna ukungigcina ngihlukene nabo. Ngiyaqonda ukuthi lokhu kuhlakanipha kokhokho yikho okuhlanganisa mina nabantu bami nomhlaba kanye nomunye nomunye, futhi bekulokhu kudlala indima ebalulekile endleleni engiwuzulazule ngayo umhlaba.

Yini eyadala ukuthi ubambe iqhaza emkhakheni wezokongiwa kwemvelo? 

IJordani: Kusukela ngisemncane ngangikuzwa lokhu kuxhumana nemvelo, imvelo, ngaphandle, nezilwane. Nakuba ngangesaba izilwane eziningi ezikhulayo, ngangizithanda noma kunjalo. Ngikwazile ukuba yingxenye ye-Boy Scouts of America, engiyibona iyinkinga manje njengomuntu oyingwazi neqabane laboMdabu baseTurtle Island. Ngalokho, ngiyasazisa isikhathi engisichithe kuma-scouts mayelana nokungibeka eduze nokukhempa, ukudoba, kanye nemvelo, okuyindawo futhi kungakanani ukuxhumana kwami ​​​​nomhlaba okwaqala.

Ukushintsha kwakho kusukela ebuntwaneni nasebudaleni obuncane kukuqeqeshe kanjani umsebenzi wakho? 

IJordani: Kokubili isikole okuhlalwa kuso engangifunda kuso esikoleni samabanga aphakeme kanye nenyuvesi engaya kuyo ekolishi kwakugcwele abamhlophe, okwagcina kungilungiselele ukuba ngomunye wabafundi abaNsundu kuphela emakilasini ami esayensi yezemvelo. Njengoba ngikulezo zikhala, ngabona ukuthi ziningi izinto ezingcolile, abantu abacwasa ngokobuhlanga nabazonda izitabane, futhi kwahlela indlela engaqala ngayo ukubuka umhlaba njengoba kwakunokuningi ukungabi nabulungisa okusadlangile. Njengoba ngifunda ekolishi, ngabona ukuthi ngisayikhathalela imvelo, kodwa ngaqala ukugxilisa ingqondo yami kwezobulungiswa bezemvelo-siyiqonda kanjani imithelela exhumene yenhlekelele yesimo sezulu eqhubekayo, imfucumfucu enobuthi, ubandlululo, nokunye okwengeziwe okuqhubekayo nokuqhubekayo? ukucindezela nokuxosha imiphakathi yabaNsundu, Abansundu, aboMdabu, kanye nabasebenzi? Konke lokhu bekwenzeka kusukela iTurtle Island - ebizwa ngokuthi iNyakatho Melika - yaqala ukwenziwa ikoloni, futhi abantu benza sengathi "izixazululo" zamanje zezemvelo nokongiwa ziyasebenza uma kusobala ukuthi azikho futhi ziwukuqhubeka kobukhosi obumhlophe nobukoloni.

Njengoba ingxoxo yethu iqhubeka, u-Jordan Williams waba nentshiseko enkulu yokuhlanganyela okuhlangenwe nakho kwabo. Imibuzo nezimpendulo ezilandelayo zihlanganisa ulwazi olubalulekile futhi zibuza imibuzo embalwa lapho inhlangano ngayinye kufanele izibuze khona. Okuhlangenwe nakho kuka-Jordan esemncane kwaba nomthelela omkhulu endleleni yabo yokuphila futhi kubavumele ukuba bathathe indlela engenangqondo lapho bekhuluma nalezi zinkinga. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwabo kubavumele ukuba babe nokuqonda mayelana nezinyathelo ezithathwa yizinhlangano noma ukuntuleka kwazo.

Yini eyagqama kakhulu kokuhlangenwe nakho kwakho emsebenzini? 

IJordani: Umsebenzi engawuhola okuhlangenwe nakho kwami ​​kokuqala kwangemva kwekolishi wawuhilela ukubuza imibuzo ukuze ngiqinisekise ukuthi izinqumo nemisebenzi yokuphatha abadobi abadobela ukuziphilisa iyalingana futhi ifinyeleleka kuwo wonke umuntu emphakathini wabo. Ngokufana nokuhlangenwe nakho kwami ​​ekolishi, ngabona ukuthi kunezinkinga eziningi ze-DEIJ ezifihlwe ngaphansi kwenhlangano engangiyisebenzela kanye nasemsebenzini wabo obhekene nangaphandle. Ngokwesibonelo, ngangingomunye wabaholi bekomiti lehhovisi lethu elibhekele ukwehlukahlukana, hhayi ngenxa yeziqu zami, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi ngangingomunye wabantu abambalwa bebala, futhi ngingomunye wabantu ababili abaNsundu, ehhovisi lethu. Ngenkathi ngizwa ukudonseka kwangaphakathi ukuthi ngingene kule ndima, ngiyazibuza ukuthi ngabe bekukhona yini abanye abantu, ikakhulukazi abamhlophe, abenza okufanele ukwenziwa. Kubalulekile ukuthi siyeke ukuncika kubantu bebala elimhlophe ukuze sibe “ochwepheshe” abaphezulu kakhulu ku-DEIJ Ukulwisana nokususa ukucindezela kwezikhungo nokwesistimu, okufana namasiko asemsebenzini anobuthi kudinga okungaphezu kokufaka abantu ababencishwe amathuba enhlanganweni yakho ukuze uhlole ibhokisi ukuze uthole ushintsho. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwami ​​kungenze ngazibuza ukuthi izinhlangano nezikhungo zishintsha kanjani izinsiza ukuze ziqhubekisele phambili izinguquko. Ngibone kudingekile ukuthi ngibuze:

• Ubani ohola inhlangano?
• Babukeka kanjani? 
• Ingabe bazimisele ngokuyisisekelo ukuhlela kabusha inhlangano?
• Ingabe bazimisele ukuzihlela kabusha, ukuziphatha kwabo, ukucabanga kwabo, kanye nezindlela abahlobana ngazo nalabo abasebenza nabo, noma ngisho nokuphuma ezikhundleni zabo zamandla ukuze bakhe indawo edingekayo yoshintsho?

Ingabe unomuzwa wokuthi amaqembu amaningi azimisele ukuziphendulela ngezindima azidlalayo futhi ngokombono wakho yini engenziwa ukuze kuthuthuke?

IJordani: Ukuqonda ukuthi amandla asatshalaliswa kanjani njengamanje kuyo yonke inhlangano kubalulekile. Ezikhathini eziningi, amandla asabalaliswa kuphela “ebuholini” kuphela, futhi lapho amandla aphethwe yilapho kufanele kwenzeke khona ushintsho! Abaholi benhlangano, ikakhulukazi abaholi abamhlophe ikakhulukazi abaholi abangamadoda kanye/noma ama-cis-gender kumele bakuthathele phezulu lokhu. Ayikho “indlela efanele” yokubhekana nalokhu, futhi nakuba ngingathi ukuqeqeshwa, kubalulekile ukuthola ukuthi yini esebenzela inhlangano yakho ethile futhi uyisebenzise ukuze ulungise kabusha isiko nezinhlelo zenhlangano yakho. Ngizosho ukuthi ukuletha umxhumanisi wangaphandle kunganikeza izikhombisi-ndlela ezinhle eziningi. Leli qhinga libalulekile ngoba ngezinye izikhathi abantu abasondelene kakhulu nezinkinga, kanye / noma abaye bahlala isikhathi eside, abakwazi ukubona ukuthi izinguquko zamanzi zingenzeka kuphi, futhi yiziphi izindlela. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ulwazi, okuhlangenwe nakho, kanye nekhono lalabo abasezikhundleni ezinamandla amancane kungakwazi kanjani ukugxilwa futhi kuphakanyiswe njengokubalulekile nokubalulekile? Yebo, lokhu kudinga izinsiza - kokubili uxhaso kanye nesikhathi - ukuze kusebenze kahle, okufika ezingxenyeni zosizo ze-DEIJ, kanye nesidingo sokubeka i-DEIJ phakathi nohlelo lwamasu lwenhlangano yakho. Uma lokhu kuyinto ebalulekile ngempela, idinga ukufakwa ezinhlelweni zomsebenzi zanyanga zonke, zekota, nezonyaka womuntu ngamunye, kungenjalo ngeke kwenzeke. Kumelwe futhi kukhunjulwe umthelela ohlobene KwabaMnyama, Abomdabu, Nabantu Bebala, nobunye ubunikazi obucwaswayo. Umsebenzi wabo kanye nomsebenzi abamhlophe okufanele bawubambe akufani ngempela.

Lokhu kuhle kakhulu futhi maningi ama-nuggets owalahlile engxoxweni yethu namuhla, unganikeza noma yimaphi amazwi okukhuthaza amadoda amnyama noma abantu bebala njengamanje noma abafisa ukuba sesikhundleni sokulondoloza imvelo.

IJordani:  Kuyilungelo lethu lokuzalwa ukuba khona, ukuba khona, futhi kuqinisekiswe kuzo zonke izindawo. Kubantu abaNsundu kuzo zonke izinhlobo zobulili, labo abenqaba ngokuphelele ubulili, nanoma ubani owenziwe wazizwa engabalulekile, sicela wazi futhi ukholwe ukuthi leli yilungelo lakho! Okokuqala, ngizobakhuthaza ukuba bathole abantu abazobakha, babasekele, futhi babanikeze izinsiza. Khomba abangani bakho, abantu ongabathemba, nalabo abahambisana nawe. Okwesibili, yiba nombono wokuthi ufuna ukuba kuphi futhi uma ungekho lapho ukhona, kwamukele. Awukweleti muntu nanoma yisiphi isikhungo. Ekugcineni, kubalulekile ukuthola ukuthi yini ezoqinisekisa ukuqina kwakho ukuze ukwazi ukuqhubeka nomsebenzi wokhokho bakho, okuhlanganisa nomhlaba ngokwawo. Izinkinga ze-DEIJ ngeke ziphele kusasa, ngakho-ke okwamanje, kufanele sithole izindlela zokuqhubeka. Kubalulekile ukuzivuselela, ubambe amandla akho, futhi uhlale uthembekile kumagugu akho. Ukunquma ukuthi yiziphi izinqubo zomuntu siqu ezikugcina uqinile, abantu abazokusekela, nezikhala ezikushaja kabusha, kuzokuvumela ukuthi uhlale uqinile.

Ukuvala, mayelana nokuhlukahluka, ukulingana, ukufakwa, kanye nobulungiswa...yini ithemba onalo ngomkhakha wezokongiwa kwemvelo.

IJordani:  Isikhathi eside kangaka, ulwazi loMdabu beluthathwa njengoluphelelwe yisikhathi noma alukho uma kuqhathaniswa nokucabanga kwasentshonalanga. Ngikholwa ukuthi ekugcineni esikwenzayo njengomphakathi wasentshonalanga kanye nomphakathi wesayensi yomhlaba wonke ukuqonda ukuthi le mikhuba yasendulo, yesimanje, kanye nentuthuko yemiphakathi yoMdabu iyona ezoqinisekisa ukuthi sisebuhlotsheni obufanayo omunye nomunye kanye neplanethi. Manje yisikhathi sokuthi siphakamise futhi sigxilise amazwi angazwakali - lezo zindlela zokucabanga kanye nokuba-ezingabalulekile—ezihlale zisiyisa empilweni nasesikhathini esizayo. Umsebenzi awukho kuma-silos, noma kulokho osopolitiki abakudalele imithethonqubo…ukhona kulokho abantu abakwaziyo, abakuthandayo, kanye nabakwenzayo.

Ngemva kokucabangisisa ngale ngxoxo, ngiqhubekile nokucabanga ngomqondo wokuphambana kwemigwaqo kanye nokubaluleka kokuthengwa kobuholi. Kokubili kuyadingeka ukuze kwamukeleke ngokufanelekile ukungafani nokuhlukana kanye nokushintsha isiko lenhlangano. Njengoba uJordan Williams esho, lezi zinkinga ngeke ziphele kusasa. Kunomsebenzi okufanele wenziwe kuwo wonke amazinga ukuze kwenziwe inqubekelaphambili yeqiniso, nokho, inqubekelaphambili ngeke ibe khona ngaphandle uma sizibophezela ezindabeni esiziqhubekisela phambili. I-Ocean Foundation izibophezele ekwakheni inhlangano yethu ukuthi ibandakanye kakhudlwana futhi ibonise imiphakathi esiyisebenzelayo. Siphonsela inselelo abangani bethu kuwo wonke umkhakha ukuthi bahlole isiko lenhlangano yakho, bakhombe izindawo ongazithuthukisa, futhi bathathe isinyathelo.