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Kwami okuthunyelwe kwe-Last Perspectives, Ngabelane ngenkumbulo engiyithandayo: ingane yami eneminyaka emihlanu ubudala, ngixoxa ngokujabula nomkhulu esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Saigon, amaphupho empilo entsha e-Denver ezulazula engqondweni yami. Ngangigcina ukubona umkhulu wami. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, ukugula okubi kwamthatha njengoba sasilila sisuka ngaphesheya koLwandlekazi iPacific. Njengoba ngikhula, lesi sigameko saba yingxenye yephethini enkulu - ukufakaza abathandekayo kanye nomphakathi wami ubhekene nezifo ezigwemekayo ebezingabambezeleka noma zigwenywe ngokuphelele.

Inyanga Kazwelonke Yezempilo Yabambalwa, inzalo ka Iviki Likazwelonke Lezempilo LamaNegro eyasungulwa u-Brooker T. Washington ngo-1915, igqamisa ukungafani kwezempilo okuqhubekayo okubhekene nabaNsundu, aboMdabu, kanye nabantu abanemibala (BIPOC) kanye nemiphakathi ebinganakwa ngokomlando. Lo bhubhane udabule iveli lokhu kungafani, udalula amazinga aphezulu okutheleleka kanye nokufa kwabantu emiphakathini ye-BIPOC. Ukuphazamiseka kwezemisebenzi nomnotho, kanye nokungabaza kokugoma ngenxa yokungathembani okungokomlando ohlelweni lokunakekelwa kwezempilo kanye nolwazi olungaqondile, kwaqhubeza isimo saba sibi kakhulu. Imindeni ehlukene ngokwamasiko nezilimi ibhekane nomqansa wokuzulazula ohlelweni lokunakekelwa kwezempilo oluyinkimbinkimbi.

Lo bhubhane ubize inkathi entsha, ukuphakamisa enye iNkanyezi yaseNyakatho ezweni Inhloso ye-Quadruple yomkhakha wokunakekelwa kwezempilo: ukuqhubekisela phambili ukulingana kwezempilo kanye nokusiza abantu ukuthi bazuze amandla abo ezempilo aphelele. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukulinganisa nokunciphisa ukungafani kwezempilo, okuzuzwe ngokwengxenye ngokuqoqa idatha yobuningi nekhwalithi, ukusebenzisa ukungenelela okuhlosiwe okusekelwe ebufakazini, ukubhekana nokungalingani kwesistimu, ukuhlinzeka ngokunakekelwa okusabela ngokwesiko, kanye nomthelela wezinqubomgomo zezomnotho ezikhuthaza ukulingana kwezempilo.

Endimeni yami yobungcweti, angibheki idatha yezempilo njengezibalo kuphela kodwa njengezindaba zabantu. Inombolo ngayinye imele umuntu onamathemba namaphupho obamba iqhaza elibalulekile emphakathini wabo. Indaba yomndeni wami imele okukodwa kokungafani kumaphoyinti edatha. Lapho sifika eColorado ebusika buka-1992, sabhekana nezinselele - ukuntuleka kwezindlu ezivikelekile, izinto zokuhamba, amathuba ezomnotho, kanye nekhono lolimi lwesiNgisi. Umama, owayenamandla okukhuthazela, wazulazula ohlelweni lokunakekelwa kwezempilo oluyinkimbinkimbi kuyilapho ebeletha umfowethu ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Ukusebenzela amathemba namaphupho ethu kwashintsha indaba yethu kanye nokuthambekela kwedatha.

Lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho okuphilayo kwazisa izimiso ezibalulekile eziqondisa umsebenzi wami ukuthuthukisa ukunakekelwa okulinganayo:

  • Ukuqonda Okuphelele: Ukuhlola abantu ngabanye nemiphakathi kudinga umbono ophelele - ungabheki nje kuphela izinjongo zempilo yomzimba nengqondo, kodwa futhi nezifiso zenhlalonhle yezomnotho kanye namaphupho omuntu.
  • Ukunika amandla Imigwaqo: Ukwenza lula nokucacisa izinyathelo ezibalulekile zokufinyelela ukunakekelwa kokuvimbela kanye nezinjongo zokulawulwa kwezifo ezingamahlalakhona kuvumela abantu ukuthi balawule uhambo lwabo lwezempilo.
  • Ukunakekelwa Okusebenzisekayo Nokufinyeleleka: Izincomo kufanele zibe ngokoqobo, zihambisane nezinsiza ezitholakala kalula, futhi zibekwe eqhulwini ngokusekelwe kumthelela wazo ongase ube khona emiphumeleni yezempilo.
  • Izixazululo Zezidingo Zomphakathi Ezihlobene Nezempilo Esimeme (HRSN): Ukuhlomisa abantu ngamathuluzi okubhekana ne-HRSN ngendlela eqhubekayo kukhuthaza intuthuko yezempilo yesikhathi eside kubo nemindeni yabo.
  • Ukuthuthukiswa Okuqhubekayo: Kufanele siqhubeke sihlola imisebenzi yokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi izinsiza, izinhlelo, nezindlela zibhekana ngempumelelo nezidingo zomuntu wonke ezihlukahlukene nezishintsha njalo.
  • Ukwakha Amandla Enethiwekhi: Ngobambiswano, singasebenzisa amandla nokuhlukahluka kwamanethiwekhi omphakathi ukuze silethe ukunakekelwa okuphendula ngokwesiko, komuntu wonke.
  • I-Advocacy for Systemic Change: Ukulingana kwezempilo kudinga ushintsho oluhlelekile. Kufanele silwele izinqubomgomo zokudala uhlelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo olulinganayo kubo bonke.

Amandla okuhlangenwe nakho kwethu okuhlukahlukene okuphilayo, okuhambisana nezinqubo ezingcono kakhulu zemboni, agqugquzela ukudalwa kwamasu okunakekela asebenza ngokulinganayo. Inyanga Kazwelonke Yezempilo Yabambalwa iyisikhumbuzo esinamandla: ukuzuza ukulingana kwezempilo kudinga imibono ehlukahlukene yabantu ngabanye, amanethiwekhi omphakathi, abahlinzeki bezempilo, abakhokhi, abenzi bezinqubomgomo, kanye nabo bonke ozakwethu ababalulekile abasebenza ndawonye ngazwi linye. Ngokubambisana, izinhlangano zethu kanye nemboni yokunakekelwa kwezempilo benze intuthuko enkulu, kodwa uhambo lusaqhubeka. Masiqhubeke nokwakha uhlelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo olulinganayo lapho wonke umuntu enethuba elifanelekile nelilungile lokufinyelela amandla akhe aphelele ezempilo, nokuthi ukuvalelisa esikhumulweni sezindiza kunamathuba amakhulu okuhlangana nokuhlangana okujabulisayo.