Okthoba 2019 - Ukusekela abesifazane bomdabu namantombazane

    Ibhalwe ngu-Ephreli Ignacio, isakhamuzi seTohono O'odham Nation kanye nomsunguli we-Indivisible Tohono, inhlangano yomphakathi esezingeni eliphansi enikezela ngamathuba okuzibandakanya kwezomphakathi kanye nemfundo ngaphandle kokuvotela amalungu eTohono O'odham Nation. Ungummeli onolaka kwabesifazane, umama wezingane ezinhlanu nomculi.

    Abomdabu Namantombazane Abalahlekile Ababulewe yinhlangano yezenhlalo eletha ukuqwashisa ngezimpilo ezilahlekayo nangodlame. Okuphawuleka kakhulu ukuthi le nhlangano yaqala eCanada phakathi kwemiphakathi yeZizwe Zokuqala futhi ukukhula okuncane kwemfundo kwaqala ukwehlela e-United States, njengoba iningi labesifazane lalixhumanisa amachashazi emiphakathini yalo. Le yindlela engangiqala ngayo umsebenzi wami esizweni iTohono O'odham, ngixhuma amachashazi ukuhlonipha izimpilo zabesifazane namantombazane abalahlekelwe ezabo ngenxa yodlame.

    Eminyakeni emithathu edlule, ngenze izingxoxo ezingaphezu kwama-34 nemindeni onina, amadodakazi, odadewabo noma obabekazi abalahlekile noma abalahlekelwe yimpilo yabo ngenxa yodlame. Umqondo bekuwukubonga Abesifazane Namantombazane Bomdabu Abalahlekile Nababulewe emphakathini wami, ukuletha ukuqwashisa kanye nomphakathi omkhulu ukuze ubone ukuthi sithinteke kanjani ngokungazi. Ngihlangatshezwe nezingxoxo ezinde ngogwayi nekhofi, izinyembezi eziningi, ukubonga okuningi kanye nokubuyiselwa emuva.

    UPushback waqhamuka kubaholi emphakathini wangakithi ababesaba ukuthi izobukeka kanjani ngaphandle. Ngiphinde ngathola ukubuyiselwa emuva ezinhlelweni ebezizwa zisongelwa yimibuzo yami noma ukuthi abantu bazoqala ukubuza ukufaneleka kwezinsizakalo zabo.

    Ukunyakaza kwabesifazane namantombazane abalahlekile nababulali kuyaziwa kakhulu ezweni lonke ngosizo lwezokuxhumana. Kunezendlalelo eziningi nemithetho yezomthetho ephelelwe yisikhathi. Ukushoda kwezinsizakusebenza ezibandakanya ukufinyeleleka kwe-Amber Alerts kanye ne-911 konke lokhu kuyizici ezindaweni zasemakhaya nasekubekeni lapho abesifazane boMdabu bebulawa khona ngesilinganiso esiphindwe ka-10 ngaphezulu kwesilinganiso sikazwelonke. Izikhathi eziningi kuba sengathi akekho onakile noma akekho oxhumanisa amachashazi. Umqondo wokuhlonipha abesifazane namantombazane emphakathini wangakithi waqala ukungena eqhweni waba yiprojekthi yocwaningo engahlosiwe: njengoba ingxoxo eyodwa izophela, enye yaqala ngokudluliselwa.

    Imindeni yaqala ukungithululela isifuba futhi izingxoxo zaba nzima kakhulu futhi zaba nzima ukwenziwa njengoba inani labesifazane ababulewe liqala ukwanda kungapheli. Kwaba nzima kimi. Kusenokuningi okungaziwa: ukuthi ungabelana kanjani ngolwazi, ungavikela kanjani imindeni ekuxhashazweni yizintatheli nabantu abaqoqa izindaba nabantu ukuze bazenzele inzuzo noma bazenzele igama. Bese kuba khona amaqiniso okusenzima ukuwagwinya: Ama-90% wamacala asenkantolo abonwe ezinkantolo zethu zesizwe ngamacala odlame lwasekhaya. Umthetho we-Violence Against Women Act, ohlonipha amandla ezizwe ngamacala afana nokuhlukumeza ngokocansi, kusamele ugunyazwe.

    Izindaba ezimnandi kulo nyaka ngoMeyi 9, 2019 uMbuso wase-Arizona waphasisa i-House Bill 2570, eyasungula ikomidi lokutadisha elizolanda imininingwane ngobhadane lwabesifazane Namantombazane Bomdabu Abalahlekile Nababulewe e-Arizona. Ithimba lamasenenja ombuso, abamele izishayamthetho zombuso, abaholi bezizwe, abameli bodlame lwasekhaya, abaphoqeleli bezomthetho kanye namalungu omphakathi bahlangana ukuze babelane ngolwazi futhi bathuthukise uhlelo lokuqoqa idatha.

    Lapho idatha seyihlanganisiwe futhi kwabelwana ngayo, imithetho nezinqubomgomo ezintsha zingasungulwa ukubhekana nezikhala emisebenzini. Ngokusobala lena indlela eyodwa nje encane yokuqala ukubhekana nodaba olwaqhutshwa selokhu kwenziwa amakoloni. INorth Dakota, Washington, Montana, Minnesota neNew Mexico nabo sebethule amakomidi afanayo okufunda. Inhloso ukuqoqa idatha engekho nokuthi ekugcineni sigweme lokhu ukuthi kwenzeke emiphakathini yethu.

    Sidinga usizo lwakho. Sekela abesifazane bomdabu abangenazo izincwadi ngokufunda ngeProp 205, okuyisinyathelo sasedolobheni lonke sokwenza iTucson iDolobha Elingcwele. Lesi sinyathelo sizohlanganisa umthetho, kufaka phakathi ukuvikelwa kwabadingiswa ekuhlukunyezweni kwasekhaya nokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi ababiza amaphoyisa ukuthi abike ngokuhlukunyezwa kwabo. Kuyangiduduza ukwazi ukuthi kunabantu emhlabeni wonke abalwela impilo engenabo ubudlova bezingane zabo nezizukulwane ezizayo.

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    Ukusekela Abesifazane Namantombazane Omdabu

    U-Ephreli Ignacio we-Indivisible Tohono uthi thumela i-imeyili noma ushayele iSenator yakho yase-US ubacele ukuthi bacele ivoti leSenate ngokugunyazwa kabusha komthetho i-Violence Against Women Act njengoba wawudluliswa ngeCongress. Futhi khumbula, nomaphi lapho unyathela khona, uhamba ezweni lomdabu.

    Ukuthola eminye imininingwane nezinsizakusebenza zomphakathi, vakashela Imizimba Yethu, Izindaba Zethu yi-Urban Indian Health Institute: uihi.org/our-body-our-stories