I-First Ever March ye-Ocean

Amaza aluhlaza ezikibha, izigqoko, nezimpawu ahlasele enxanxatheleni yezitolo iNational Mall ngoMgqibelo, Juni 9. UMashi wokuqala owake waba khona e-Ocean (M4O) waba seWashington, DC ngosuku olushisayo, oluswakeme. Abantu beza bevela emhlabeni wonke ukuzomela ukugcinwa kwesinye sezidingo zethu ezinkulu, ulwandle. Olwakha ama-71% obuso bomhlaba, ulwandle ludlala indima ebalulekile enhlalakahleni yomhlaba kanye nomjikelezo we-ecosystem. Kuhlanganisa abantu, izilwane namasiko. Nokho, njengoba kuboniswa ukwanda kokungcoliswa kogu, ukudoba ngokweqile, ukufudumala kwembulunga yonke, nokucekelwa phansi kwezindawo zokuhlala, ukubaluleka kolwandle akunakwa.

IMarch for the Ocean ihlelwe yiBlue Frontier ukuqwashisa ngezindaba zokongiwa kolwandle ukuze kunxuswe abaholi bezepolitiki ukuthi bakhulume ngenqubomgomo yokongiwa kwemvelo. IBlue Frontier ijoyinwe yi-WWF, i-Ocean Foundation, i-Sierra Club, i-NRDC, i-Oceana, ne-Ocean Conservancy ukusho abambalwa. Ngaphezu kwezinhlangano eziphezulu zezemvelo, i-The Ocean Project, i-Big Blue & You, i-The Youth Ocean Conservation Summit, nezinye izinhlangano zentsha eziningana nazo bezikhona. Wonke umuntu wahlangana ukuze alwele ukuphila kahle kolwandle lwethu.

Amalungu amaningana ezisebenzi ze-The Ocean Foundation abonise intshiseko yawo yokugcina ulwandle ngokubamba iqhaza kumashi futhi agqamisa izinhlelo zokongiwa kwe-Ocean Foundation emphakathini endaweni yethu. Ngezansi imibono yabo ngalolu suku:

	UJarrod Curry, uMphathi Omkhulu Wokumaketha “Kungimangazile ukuthi kube nenani elikhulu labantu abebehambele le mashi uma kubhekwa isibikezelo sosuku. Sibe nomhlangano omnandi futhi sixoxa nabameli abaningi bezilwandle abavela ezweni lonke - ikakhulukazi labo abanezimpawu zokudala. Ubukhulu bokuphila, umkhomo oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ophefumulayo ovela e-Great Whale Conservancy uhlale ungumbono ongawubona.”
	U-Alyssa Hildt, uMdidiyeli Wohlelo “Lena bekuyimashi yami yokuqala, futhi kungilethele ithemba elikhulu ngokubona abantu bayo yonke iminyaka bethanda ulwandle. Ngimele i-Ocean Foundation endaweni yethu futhi ngakhuthazwa izinhlobo zemibuzo esiyitholile kanye nentshisekelo yalokho esikwenzayo njengenhlangano ukusekela ukongiwa kolwandle. Ngithemba ukubona iqembu elikhulu nakakhulu kumashi elandelayo njengoba ukuqwashisa ngezinkinga zolwandle kusabalala futhi abantu abengeziwe bemelela iplanethi yethu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.”
	U-Alexandra Puritz, uMdidiyeli Wohlelo “Ingxenye eyathakazelisa kakhulu ye-M4O ngabaholi bentsha ababekhuthaza ulwandle olunempilo kusukela ku-Sea Youth Rise Up kanye ne-Heirs to Our Oceans. Banginikeze umuzwa wethemba nogqozi. Isicelo sabo sokuthatha isinyathelo kufanele sithuthukiswe kuwo wonke umphakathi wezokongiwa kwasolwandle.”
	Ben May, Umxhumanisi we-Sea Youth Ocean Rise Up “Ngokuvamile ukushisa okushisayo bekungeke kusivumele thina bathandi bolwandle ukuba sihlanganyele emcimbini ojabulisa kangaka, kodwa lokho akuzange kusivimbe! Izinkulungwane zabathandi bolwandle ziphume zakhombisa uthando lwazo phakathi nemashi! Ngemuva kwalokho lo mbuthano ube noguquko olukhulu njengoba izithunywa zizethula esiteji futhi zasho nesicelo sazo sokusebenza. Nakuba ukuduma kwezulu kubangele ukuba lo mhlangano usheshe uphele, kube kuhle ukuthola ukuqonda kwabanye abaholi abasha nabadala”
	U-Alexis Valauri-Orton, uMphathi Wohlelo “Into eyakhuthaza kakhulu ngoMashi ukuzimisela kwabantu ukusuka kude bayokhuluma nezilwane zasolwandle. Sibe nabantu abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba basayine uhlu lwethu lwama-imeyili ukuze bathole izibuyekezo mayelana nezinhlelo zokulondoloza izilwandle zethu! Yabonisa uthando lwabo ngolwandle futhi yabonisa izinyathelo ezidingekayo okufanele umuntu azithathe ukuze enze ushintsho oluhlala njalo!”
	U-Eleni Refu, Inhlangano Yezokuthuthukiswa Nokuqapha Nokuhlola “Ngacabanga ukuthi kuyakhuthaza ukuhlangana nabantu abaningi, bazo zonke izinhlobo zezizinda, ababebonakala beshisekela ngendlela emangalisayo ukuvikela ulwandle lwethu. Ngiyethemba ukuthi sizoba nesibalo esikhulu nakakhulu sabantu abazoba khona ngemashi ezayo ngoba kube kuhle ukubona abantu behlangene beseka into evame ukunganakwa.”
	Julianna Dietz, Umxhumanisi Wezokumaketha “Engiyithanda kakhulu ngemashi ukuxoxa nabantu abasha ngibatshela ngeThe Ocean Foundation. Iqiniso lokuthi ngikwazile ukubahlanganisa nokubajabulisa ngomsebenzi esiwenzayo lalikhuthaza ngempela. Ngikhulume nezakhamizi zendawo ze-DMV, abantu abavela kulo lonke elase-US, ngisho nabantu abambalwa ababehlala emazweni ngamazwe! Wonke umuntu wayejabule ukuzwa ngomsebenzi wethu futhi wonke umuntu wayebumbene ekushisekeleni kwabo ulwandle. Ngemashi elandelayo, ngithemba ukubona abahlanganyeli abaningi bephuma - kokubili izinhlangano nabasekeli. "

Mina Akwi Anyangwe bekuyimashi yami yokuqala lena futhi bekuwuguquko. Edokodweni le-The Ocean Foundation, ngamangala ubuningi bentsha eyayizimisele ngokuvolontiya. Ngikwazile ukuzibonela ngawami ukuthi intsha iyisikhungo soshintsho. Ngikhumbula ngithatha igxathu elibuyela emuva ukuze ngibabaze uthando lwabo, intando, nokushayela futhi ngicabange, “Hawu, thina bantu beminyaka eyinkulungwane singawushintsha ngempela umhlaba. ULINDENI Akwi? Manje yisikhathi sokusindisa izilwandle zethu!” Kwakuyisenzakalo esimangalisayo ngempela. Ngonyaka ozayo ngizobuyela emsebenzini ngoMashi futhi ngilungele ukusindisa ulwandle lwethu!