Ukuma Ngobumbano: Ubizo Lwesenzo Sawo Wonke

Izenzo zobudlova ezaholela ekufeni kuka-Ahmaud Arbery, uBreonna Taylor, uGeorge Floyd, nabanye abangenakubalwa zisikhumbuze kabuhlungu ngokungabi nabulungisa okuningi okukhungethe umphakathi omnyama. Sima ebunyeni nomphakathi omnyama njengoba ingekho indawo noma indawo yenzondo noma ubandlululo emphakathini wethu wasolwandle. I-Black Lives Matter namuhla nezinsuku zonke, futhi kufanele sisebenze ngokubambisana ukuqeda ubandlululo lwezikhungo noluhlelekile ngokudiliza imigoqo, ukufuna ubulungiswa bobuhlanga, futhi siqhubekisele phambili izinguquko emikhakheni yethu eyahlukene nangale kwayo.  

Nakuba kubalulekile ukukhuluma nokukhuluma, kubalulekile ngokufanayo ukusukumela phezulu futhi uzibophezele ekwenzeni ushintsho ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kusho ukuzisungula thina ngokwethu izinguquko noma ukusebenza nabangane bethu nontanga emphakathini wokongiwa kwemvelo olwandle ukuze siqalise lezi zinguquko, i-Ocean Foundation izoqhubeka ilwela ukwenza umphakathi wethu ulingane, uhluke kakhudlwana, futhi ubandakanye kakhudlwana kuwo wonke amazinga - ukugxilisa ukulwa nokucwasa ngokwebala. ezikhungweni zethu. 

Njengokuphela kwesisekelo somphakathi solwandle, asizinikelanga nje kuphela ukubuyisela emuva inkambiso yokucekelwa phansi kwezindawo zolwandle emhlabeni wonke, kodwa futhi sizibophezele ekuqhubekeni nalezi zingxoxo nokusebenzisa imisebenzi eyisa inaliti phambili ngobulungiswa bobuhlanga. Ngethu Ukuhlukahluka, Ukulingana, Ukufakwa, kanye Nobulungiswa imizamo, umphakathi wethu wasolwandle usebenzela ukuqhubekisela phambili isiko elimelene nokucwasa ngokwebala ngokuzibandakanya, ukukhombisa nokuzibandakanya, ukuvuleleka ekufundeni nokufunda kabanzi mayelana nokuthi lokhu kuhlanganisani, kanye nokukhulisa amazwi amaningi angezwakali. 

I-TOF ithembisa ukwenza okwengeziwe, futhi iyakwamukela konke ukufakwa kokuthi singawakha kanjani umnyakazo olinganayo nobandakanyayo. Ngezansi izinsiza ezimbalwa zokukusiza ukuthi uvele noma uqalise:

• Chitha isikhathi sokufunda nokufunda. Funda umsebenzi ka-James Baldwin, Ta-Nahisi Coates, Angela Davis, bell hook, Audre Lorde, Richard Wright, Michelle Alexander, kanye noMalcolm X. Izincwadi zakamuva ezifana Ungaba kanjani I-Antiracist, White Fragility, Kungani Zonke Izingane Ezimnyama Zihlezi Ndawonye Esitolo?, UJim Crow Omusha, Phakathi Komhlaba Nami, Futhi Ulaka Olumhlophe nikeza ukuqonda kwamanje kokuthi abantu abamhlophe bangabonakala kanjani emiphakathini yemibala. 

• Zibandakanye nemidiya edalwe Abantu Bemibala. Funda TheGrio, Umsuka, ka-Ellen McGirt Race Phambili, Futhi Rachel Cargle. Lalela amaphodikasti afana Ukushintsha Ikhodi, I-Intersectionality Matters, Futhi Ragelani Phambili.

• Sekela izinhlangano ezihambisa inaliti ebulungiswa bobuhlanga. Umbala Wokushintsha, Umkhankaso Zero, lo Iphrojekthi Yokulwa Nokucwasa, lo I-NAACP, I-UnidosUS, I-Equal Justice Initiative, Kanye I-ACLU ziyidlanzana lezinhlangano ezisebenza kuzwelonke nasendaweni ezindabeni zobulungiswa bezenhlalakahle ezibhekene nemiphakathi yembala. Bhalisela uhlu lwabo lwama-imeyili, unikele, uphendule izingcingo zabo esenzweni, futhi uthole ezinye izindlela zokuzibandakanya.

• Yima nabantu Bebala. Uma ubona okungalungile, melela okulungile. Memeza izenzo zokucwasa ngokwebala - okusobala noma okungenzeka kakhulu, ngokungagunci - uma uzibona. Uma ubulungiswa buxega, bhikisheni, nibuphonsele inselelo kuze kube budala ushintsho. Ungafunda kabanzi mayelana nokuthi ungaba kanjani umngane lapha, lapha, Futhi lapha.

• Bona izinsiza eziningi ezihlanganisiwe lapha futhi lapha.

Ngobumbano nothando, 

Mark J. Spalding, uMongameli 
U-Eddie Love, uMphathi Wohlelo kanye noSihlalo weKomidi le-DEIJ
kanye nalo lonke iqembu le-The Ocean Foundation

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