Grassroots Initiatives Pamtendere ku Rural America
Rural America
Wolemba Becky J. Benes, CEO wa Oneness of Life, Authentic and Mindful Leadership Development Speaker ndi Global Business Coach for Women.
Q&A yokhala ndi Becky Benes pa Grassroots Initiatives Toward Peace in Rural America. Pamsonkhano wapachaka wachisanu wa 5th Annual International Conflict Resolution and Religious Peace, Queens College, New York. Chair: Susan Podziba, Founder, Podziba Policy Mediation and Director, Sacred Lands Project, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nkhani yolemekezeka yomwe inaperekedwa pa October 31, 2018 pa Msonkhano Wapadziko Lonse wa 5th Annual International on Ethnic and Religious Conflict Resolution and Religious Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding yomwe inachitikira ndi International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation ku Queens College, City University of New York, mogwirizana ndi Center for Ethnic, Kumvetsetsana Kwamitundu ndi Zipembedzo (CERRU).
Introduction
Kuyambira 2007, ndagwira ntchito mwakhama ndi Ambassadors a Mtendere aku West Texas kuti apereke mapulogalamu a maphunziro m'dera lathu pofuna kuthetsa nthano zowononga za zipembedzo zapadziko lonse zomwe zimafalitsa chidani, kusamvetsetsana ndikupitiriza kudana ndi Ayuda ndi Chisilamu kumidzi yaku America. Njira yathu ndikupereka maphunziro apamwamba komanso kubweretsa anthu azipembedzo zina pamodzi kuti akambirane zikhulupiriro zomwe amafanana, zikhulupiriro zawo komanso mfundo zachipembedzo kuti alimbikitse kumvetsetsana komanso kukhazikitsa ubale. Ndidzapereka mapulogalamu ndi njira zathu zopambana kwambiri; m'mene tidapangira maubale ndi maubwenzi ndi anthu omwe ali ndi chikoka komanso zoulutsira nkhani mdera lathu; ndi zina zokhuza zokhalitsa zomwe taziwona.
Mapulogalamu Opambana a Maphunziro
Faith Club
Faith Club ndi kalabu yamabuku a mlungu ndi mlungu yomwe idauziridwa ndi kutchulidwa ndi bukhuli, Gulu Lachikhulupiriro: Msilamu, Mkristu, Myuda-Akazi Atatu Amafunafuna Kumvetsetsa, ndi Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, ndi Priscilla Warner. Gulu la Chikhulupiriro lakumana kwa zaka zopitilira 10 ndipo lawerenga mabuku opitilira 34 onena za zipembedzo zapadziko lonse lapansi komanso njira zophatikizira zipembedzo ndi mtendere. Umembala wathu umaphatikizapo anthu a misinkhu yonse, mafuko, zikhulupiriro, mipingo yomwe imakonda kukula ndi kusintha; okonzeka kufunsa mafunso ovuta okhudza iwo eni ndi ena; ndi amene ali omasuka kukhala ndi makambitsirano atanthauzo, owona mtima ndi ochokera pansi pamtima. Cholinga chathu ndikuwerenga ndikukambirana mabuku okhudzana ndi zipembedzo zapadziko lonse lapansi komanso zapadziko lonse lapansi komanso kupereka bwalo loyambitsa zokambirana ndikukambirana ndikuphunzira za kufanana ndi kusiyana pakati pa zipembedzo zosiyanasiyana. Mabuku ambiri omwe tasankha atilimbikitsa kuchitapo kanthu ndikuchita nawo ntchito zambiri zothandiza anthu ammudzi zomwe zatsegula chitseko cha kumvetsetsa ndi kumanga maubwenzi okhalitsa ndi anthu amitundu yosiyanasiyana komanso miyambo yachipembedzo.
Ndikukhulupirira kuti kupambana kwa kalabu iyi kwakhala kudzipereka kwathu potsegulira zokambirana, kulemekeza malingaliro a ena ndikuchotsa zokambirana zilizonse zomwe zikutanthauza kuti, timangogawana malingaliro athu, malingaliro athu, ndi zomwe takumana nazo ndi mawu a ine. Ndife osamala kuti tisatembenuzire aliyense ku kaganizidwe kathu kapena zikhulupiriro zathu ndipo timapewa kunena mosabisa kanthu ponena za mipatuko, zipembedzo, mafuko ndi zipani za ndale. Pakafunika kutero timabweretsa oyimira khalapakati odziwa kuti atithandize kusunga umphumphu wa gulu pamene tikukambirana nkhani zotsutsana.
Poyambirira tinali ndi wotsogolera woikidwiratu wa bukhu lirilonse amene amabwera atakonzekera ndi mitu ya zokambirana za kuŵerenga koperekedwa kwa mlunguwo. Izi sizinali zokhazikika ndipo zinali zofunika kwambiri kwa otsogolera. Tsopano timaŵerenga bukulo mokweza ndi kutsegula makambitsiranowo pambuyo poti munthu aliyense aŵerenga gawo la bukhulo. Izi zimatenga nthawi yochulukirapo pa bukhu lirilonse; komabe, zokambiranazo zikuwoneka kuti zikupita mozama komanso kupitirira muyeso wa bukhuli. Tili ndi otsogolera sabata iliyonse kuti azitsogolera zokambiranazo ndikuwonetsetsa kuti mamembala onse akumveka komanso kuti zokambiranazo zikhale zenizeni. Otsogolera amasamala za anthu omwe ali chete pagulu ndipo amawakokera mwadala muzokambirana kuti mamembala okondwa kwambiri asayambe kukambirana.
Gulu la Maphunziro a Mabuku a Faith Club
Nyengo Yamtendere Yapachaka
Nyengo Yamtendere Yapachaka idalimbikitsidwa ndi Unity 11 Days of Global Peace mu 2008. Nyengo ino idayamba pa Seputembara 11th ndipo idapitilira mpaka Tsiku la Mapemphero Padziko Lonse pa Seputembara 21st ndipo idalunjika pakulemekeza miyambo yonse yachipembedzo. Tidapanga chochitika cha 11 Day of Global Peace chokhala ndi anthu akumaloko azipembedzo zosiyanasiyana m'masiku onse a 11: Mhindu, Myuda, Mbuda, Baha'i, Mkristu, Native America, ndi gulu la azimayi. Munthu aliyense anapereka ulaliki wa chikhulupiriro chawo ndipo analankhula za mfundo zofanana zomwe onse amagawana, ambiri a iwo adagawananso nyimbo ndi/kapena pemphero. Nyuzipepala yathu ya m’dera lathulo inachita chidwi kwambiri ndipo inatipatsa nkhani za patsamba loyamba zokhudza aliyense wa owonetsa nkhani. Zinali zopambana choncho, nyuzipepalayo inapitirizabe kuchirikiza zoyesayesa zathu chaka chilichonse. Ndikofunika kudziwa kuti mamembala a Ambassadors a Mtendere aku West Texas adalemba zolembazo kwaulere pamapepala. Izi zidapanga kupambana/kupambana/kupambana kwa onse. Pepalalo linalandira nkhani zabwino zokhudzana ndi anthu akumaloko kwaulere, tidalandira chidziwitso komanso kudalirika ndipo anthu ammudzi adalandira zowona. Ndikofunikiranso kuzindikira kuti ngati mikangano ikusokonekera mdera lanu pankhani ya fuko/chipembedzo ndikofunika kukhala ndi chitetezo pazochitika zanu.
Kuyambira 2008, tapanga ndikupereka 10, 11 Day Season's of Peace Events. Nyengo iliyonse idalimbikitsidwa ndi mitu ndi zochitika zapadziko lonse lapansi, zadziko kapena zam'deralo. Ndipo munyengo iliyonse, pakafunika kutero, tinkaitana anthu kuti atsegule mapemphero m’sunagoge wa kwathuko komanso m’zochitika ziwiri zapachaka, pamene tinali ndi mwayi wopeza imam wachisilamu, tinkachita mapemphero achipembedzo achisilamu ndikuchita chikondwerero cha Eid. Mautumikiwa ndi otchuka kwambiri ndipo amapezeka kwambiri.
Nayi mitu yathu yochepa chabe ya Nyengo:
- Kufikira Patsogolo: Bwerani mudzaphunzire mmene mwambo uliwonse wachipembedzo “umafikira” kudzera mu pemphero, kusinkhasinkha ndi kulingalira, kenako “Kufikira” m’dera mwa ntchito ndi chilungamo.
- Mtendere Umayamba ndi Ine: Nyengo ino idayang'ana pa udindo wathu payekhapayekha popanga mtendere wamumtima, pofunsa mafunso ndikusamukira ku chikhulupiriro chachikulire. Wokamba nkhani wathu wamkulu pa nyengo ino anali Dr. Helen Rose Ebaugh, Pulofesa wa World Religions ku yunivesite ya Houston ndipo adapereka, Mayina Ambiri a Mulungu.
- Ganizirani Chifundo: Munthawi imeneyi tidayang'ana kwambiri zachifundo kukhala maziko a miyambo yonse yachipembedzo ndipo tidawonetsa mafilimu awiri. Yoyamba ndi yakuti, “Kubisala ndi Kufunafuna: Chikhulupiriro ndi Kulekerera” imene imafotokoza mmene kuphedwa kwa Nazi kunakhudzira chikhulupiriro mwa Mulungu komanso chikhulupiriro mwa anthu anzathu. Kanema wachiwiri anali "Hawo's Dinner Party: the New Face of Southern Hospitality" yopangidwa ndi Shoulder-to-Shoulder omwe ntchito yake ndi Kuyimirira ndi Asilamu aku America; Kusunga Makhalidwe Achimereka kuti athandize kumanga ubale pakati pa Asilamu osamukira kudziko lina ndi anansi awo atsopano aku America. Pamwambowu, tidapereka supu, ndi saladi yomwe idagunda kwambiri ndipo idakoka khamu lalikulu la Asilamu, Ahindu ndi Akhristu. Kumidzi ya ku America, anthu amafunafuna chakudya.
- Mtendere Kupyolera mu Chikhululukiro: M’nyengo ino tinkaganizira kwambiri za mphamvu ya kukhululuka. Tinadalitsidwa kukhala ndi okamba nkhani atatu amphamvu ndi filimu yonena za chikhululukiro.
1. Filimuyi, "Kukhululukira Dr. Mengele," nkhani ya Eva Kor, wopulumuka ku Holocaust ndi ulendo wake wokhululukidwa kupyolera mu mizu yake yachiyuda. Tinatha kumuwonetsa pazenera kudzera pa Skype kuti alankhule ndi omvera. Izi zidapezekanso bwino chifukwa tinaperekanso supu ndi saladi.
2. Clifton Truman Daniel, mdzukulu wa Purezidenti Truman, yemwe adalankhula za ulendo wake womanga ubale wamtendere ndi a Japan kuyambira kuphulika kwa bomba la atomiki. Iye anali mmodzi mwa anthu a ku America okha amene anaitanidwa ku mwambo wa Chikumbutso cha Zaka 50 wa ku Japan ku Japan.
3. Rais Bhuiyan, wolemba American Woona: Kupha ndi Chifundo ku Texas. Bambo Bhuiyan anawomberedwa pamene akugwira ntchito mu sitolo yabwino ndi Texan wokwiya yemwe ankawopa Asilamu onse pambuyo pa 9-11. Adafotokoza momwe chikhulupiriro cha Chisilamu chidamutengera paulendo wopita kuchikhululukiro. Uwu unali uthenga wamphamvu kwa onse opezekapo ndipo unkawonetsa chiphunzitso cha chikhululukiro mu miyambo yonse yachipembedzo.
- Mawu a Mtendere: Munthawi imeneyi tidayang'ana kwambiri njira zosiyanasiyana zomwe anthu amafotokozera ndikuwauza kuti apange "Mawu Amtendere." Tidalumikizana ndi ophunzira, amisiri, oimba, olemba ndakatulo, ndi atsogoleri ammudzi kuti tigawane malingaliro awo amtendere. Tidagwirizana ndi gulu lathu la Downtown San Angelo, Library yakumaloko, dipatimenti ya ASU Poets Society ndi Orchestra, mabungwe achichepere amderali ndi San Angelo Fine Arts Museum kuti tipereke mwayi kwa anthu kufotokoza mtendere. Tinayitananso Dr. April Kinkead, Pulofesa wa Chingerezi wochokera ku Blinn College kuti apereke “Momwe Mawu Achipembedzo Amadyera Masuku pamutu Kapena Amalimbikitsa Anthu.” Ndipo Dr. Helen Rose Ebaugh wochokera ku yunivesite ya Houston kuti apereke PBS Documentary, "Chikondi ndi Verb: The Gülen Movement: A Moderate Muslim Initiative Kulimbikitsa Mtendere ". Nyengo imeneyi inalidi pachimake cha chipambano. Tinali ndi mazana a anthu ammudzi mumzinda wonsewo akuyang'ana zamtendere ndikuwonetsera mtendere kudzera muzojambula, nyimbo, ndakatulo, ndi zolemba mu nyuzipepala ndi ntchito zothandizira.
- Mtendere Wanu Ndi Wofunika!: Nyengo ino yakhazikika pakukhazikitsa uthenga woti aliyense wa ife ali ndi udindo pa gawo lathu mu Masewera a Mtendere. Mtendere wa munthu aliyense ndi wofunika, ngati mtendere wa munthu ukusowa, sitidzakhala ndi mtendere wapadziko lonse lapansi kapena wapadziko lonse lapansi. Tinkalimbikitsa miyambo yachipembedzo iliyonse kuti ipereke mapemphero a anthu onse, ndipo tinapereka nthawi yosinkhasinkha. Tinadalitsidwanso kukhala ndi Dr. Robert P. Sellers, Wapampando wa 2018 wa Nyumba Yamalamulo ya Zipembedzo Padziko Lonse pamene amalankhula za Interfaith Initiatives m'deralo komanso padziko lonse lapansi.
Yendani kuzungulira Zipembedzo Zapadziko Lonse Osachoka ku Texas
Uwu unali ulendo wa masiku atatu wopita ku Houston, TX komwe tinayendera akachisi 10 osiyanasiyana, mizikiti, masunagoge ndi malo auzimu achipembedzo monga Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Baha'i. Tinagwirizana ndi Dr. Helen Rose Ebaugh wochokera ku yunivesite ya Houston yemwe anali wotsogolera alendo. Anatikonzeranso kuti tizidya zakudya zamitundu yosiyanasiyana zomwe zimagwirizana ndi magulu achipembedzo omwe timapitako. Tinapita ku mapemphero angapo ndipo tinakumana ndi atsogoleri auzimu kuti tifunse mafunso ndi kuphunzira za kusiyana kwathu ndi zomwe timagwirizana. Nyuzipepala ya m’derali inatumiza mtolankhani wawo kuti azilemba nkhani ndi mabulogu tsiku lililonse zokhudza ulendowu.
Chifukwa cha kusowa kwa zipembedzo ndi mitundu yosiyanasiyana kumidzi yaku America, tidawona kuti ndikofunikira kupereka mwayi kwa anthu amdera lathu kuti amve kukoma, kumva komanso kudziwa "zina" mdziko lathu. Imodzi mwa njira zozama kwambiri zonditengera ine inali ya mlimi wina wakale wa thonje yemwe ananena misozi ili m’maso kuti, “Sindikukhulupirira kuti ndinadya chakudya chamasana ndikupemphera ndi Msilamu ndipo sanavale nduwira kapena atanyamula mfuti.”
Msasa Wamtendere
Kwa zaka 7, tinapanga maphunziro ndikukhala ndi "Peace Camp" yachilimwe ya ana yomwe inkakondwerera zosiyanasiyana. Misasa imeneyi imayang'ana kwambiri pakukhala okoma mtima, kutumikira ena ndi kuphunzira za malamulo auzimu omwe amapezeka mu miyambo yonse yachipembedzo. Pomalizira pake, maphunziro athu a m’misasa yachilimwe anasamukira m’makalasi angapo a anthu onse ndi makalabu a anyamata ndi atsikana m’dera lathu.
Kupanga Ubale ndi Anthu Okhudzidwa
Kutengera zomwe zikuchitika mdera lathu
Kumayambiriro kwa ntchito yathu, mipingo ina yambiri idayamba kuchititsa zochitika zawozawo za “Kuphatikiza Zipembedzo,” mosangalala tinkapitako poganiza kuti cholinga chathu chofuna kupeza zomwe timagwirizana chikuzika mizu. Chotidabwitsa ife, zolinga za anthu ndi owonetsa pazochitikazi zinali kulimbikitsa mabodza a Anti-Islamic kapena Anti-Semitic ndi kudzaza omvera awo ndi zambiri zabodza. Izi zinatisonkhezera kupezekapo zambiri za ulaliki umenewu monga momwe tingathere ndi cholinga chabwino chounikira choonadi ndi kuchititsa anthu kukumana maso ndi maso ndi okhulupirira “enieni” ochokera m’zipembedzo zosiyanasiyana. Tinkakhala kutsogolo; funsani mafunso amphamvu ndi ophunzira okhudza kufanana kwa zipembedzo zonse; ndipo tikadawonjezera zidziwitso zowona ndikutchula ndime zochokera m'malemba opatulika aliwonse omwe amatsutsana ndi "nkhani zabodza" zomwe zikuperekedwa. Nthaŵi zambiri, wokamba nkhaniyo ankapereka ulaliki wawo kwa mmodzi wa akatswiri athu kapena mamembala achipembedzo chimene tikukambitsirana. Izi zinatithandiza kukhala okhulupilika ndipo zinatithandiza kukulitsa cikumbumtima ndi kaonedwe ka dziko ka anthu opezekapo mwacikondi ndi mwamtendere. M’kupita kwa zaka zinthu zimenezi zinayamba kuchepa. Izi zinafunikanso kulimba mtima ndi chikhulupiriro kwa mamembala athu, kaya anali Akhristu, Asilamu kapena Ayuda. Malinga ndi nkhani za dziko ndi zapadziko lonse lapansi, ambiri aife timalandira makalata odana ndi anthu, mameseji a mawu ndi kuonongedwa pang’ono kwa nyumba zathu.
Kugwirizana
Chifukwa cholinga chathu nthawi zonse chinali kupanga zotsatira zopambana / zopambana / zopambana zabwino kwambiri kuposa zonse, tinatha kuyanjana ndi University yathu, ASU; Nyuzipepala ya kwathu ya Standard Times; ndi boma lathu.
- Ofesi ya Cultural Affairs ya Angelo State University: Chifukwa University inali ndi zida, zomvetsera/zowoneka zimadziwa momwe ndi zothandizira ophunzira komanso ukadaulo wosindikiza ndi kutsatsa zomwe timafunikira; ndipo chifukwa tinakopa mapulogalamu apamwamba kuchokera ku gwero lodalirika komanso lodziwika bwino lomwe limayang'ana pa chikhalidwe ndi zipembedzo zosiyanasiyana zomwe zimakwaniritsa zosowa za ophunzira awo ndi dipatimenti, tinali oyenerera. Kuyanjana ndi yunivesite kunatipatsanso mwayi wodalirika m'dera lathu komanso omvera ambiri komanso osadzikonda. Tinapeza kuti tikhoza kukopa anthu ambiri pamene timapereka zochitika m'malo opezeka anthu ambiri m'malo mwa mipingo. Pamene tinkachita zochitika m’matchalitchi, anthu a m’matchalitchi amenewo ankaoneka kuti abwera ndipo ndi ochepa kwambiri ochokera m’miyambo yosakhala yachikristu amene amapitako.
- The San Angelo Standard Times: Monga momwe zimakhalira ndi manyuzipepala ang'onoang'ono ang'onoang'ono m'dziko la digito, Stand Times inali kulimbana ndi bajeti yochepa zomwe zikutanthauza kuti olemba antchito ochepa. Kuti tipeze kupambana / kupambana / kupambana kwa pepala, Ambassadors Mtendere ndi omvera athu, tinadzipereka kuti tilembe zolemba zapamwamba pazochitika zathu zonse, kuphatikizapo nkhani zokhudzana ndi chirichonse chokhudzana ndi zikhulupiriro. Izi zidatiyika ife ngati akatswiri mdera lathu komanso kupita kwa anthu kukafunsa mafunso. Pepalalo lidandipemphanso kuti ndilembe gawo la sabata ziwiri kuti ndiwonetsetse zomwe zikuchitika komanso kuwunikira zomwe zikugwirizana ndi zipembedzo zazikulu zomwe zimapatsa Ambassadors Peace kuwonekera pafupipafupi ku West Texas.
- Ansembe, abusa, atsogoleri achipembedzo, ndi akuluakulu a mzinda, boma ndi feduro: Bishopu wa Katolika wakomweko adaitana Ambassadors wa Mtendere aku West Texas kuti atengere ndikugawa pulogalamu yapachaka ya 9-11 Chikumbutso. Mwamwambo, Bishopu ankaitana azibusa, atumiki ndi ansembe a m'derali kuti akonze ndikupereka pulogalamu yomwe nthawi zonse inkaphatikizapo oyankha oyambirira, Asilikali a US ndi atsogoleri am'deralo ndi maboma. Mwayi umenewu unalimbikitsa gulu lathu ndipo unatipatsa mwayi waukulu wopanga maubwenzi atsopano ndi anthu amphamvu ndi utsogoleri m'madera onse. Tinakulitsa mwayi umenewu mwa kupereka template ya 9-11 Chikumbutso yomwe inali ndi mfundo zenizeni za 9-11; kuwunikira kuti Achimerika ochokera kumitundu yonse, zikhalidwe ndi zipembedzo zonse adamwalira tsiku lomwelo; ndipo adapereka malingaliro ndi chidziwitso chokhudza mapemphero ophatikizana / azipembedzo. Ndi chidziwitsochi, tinatha kuzichotsa kuchoka ku utumiki wachikhristu kupita ku utumiki wophatikizana womwe umaphatikizapo zipembedzo zonse ndi mafuko. Izi zidadzetsanso mwayi kwa Ambassadors a Mtendere aku West Texas kuti apereke mapemphero a zikhulupiliro zambiri pamisonkhano yathu ya khonsolo yamtawuni ndi makomisheni achigawo.
Zotsatira Zosatha
Kuchokera ku 2008, Bungwe la Faith Club limakumana mlungu uliwonse ndi umembala wokhazikika komanso wosiyana pakati pa 50 ndi 25. Molimbikitsidwa ndi mabuku angapo, mamembala atenga ntchito zambiri zosiyana siyana zachipembedzo zomwe zathandiza kwambiri. Tasindikizanso ndi kupereka zomata zoposa 2,000 zomwe zimati: Mulungu Dalitsani Dziko Lonse, Kazembe wa Mtendere aku West Texas.
Machitidwe a Chikhulupiriro: Nkhani ya Msilamu waku America, Kulimbana ndi Moyo wa M'badwo yolembedwa ndi Eboo Patel, idatilimbikitsa kupanga projekiti yapachaka yophatikiza zipembedzo: Chakudya chathu cha Valentine kukhitchini yathu ya supu. Kuyambira mchaka cha 2008, odzipereka opitilira 70 azipembedzo zosiyanasiyana, azikhalidwe komanso zikhalidwe zosiyanasiyana amasonkhana kudzaphika, kugulitsa ndi kusangalala ndi chakudya ndi anthu osauka kwambiri mdera lathu. Ambiri mwa mamembala adazolowera kuphika ndi kutumikira osauka; komabe, owerengeka adakhalapo ndi kukambirana ndi othandizira komanso wina ndi mnzake. Ichi chakhala chimodzi mwazinthu zothandiza kwambiri pakumanga ubale wokhalitsa ndi anthu osiyanasiyana, anthu omwe ali ndi chikoka komanso zofalitsa zathu.
Makapu Atatu a Tiyi: Ntchito ya Munthu Mmodzi Yolimbikitsa Mtendere. . . Sukulu Imodzi pa Nthawi Wolemba Greg Mortenson ndi David Oliver Relin, adatilimbikitsa kuti tipeze $12,000 kuti timange sukulu yachisilamu ku Afghanistan panyengo yathu yamtendere ya 2009. Uku kunali kusuntha kolimba mtima chifukwa, monga gulu, ambiri ankationa kukhala Okana Kristu m’dera lathu. Komabe, mkati mwa 11 Days of Global Peace Program, tidakweza $17,000 kuti timange sukulu. Ndi polojekitiyi, tidaitanidwa kusukulu za pulayimale kuti tidziwitse Penny's for Peace Program ya a Greg Mortenson, pulogalamu yomwe idapangidwa kuti iphunzitse ndi kulimbikitsa achinyamata athu kuti achitepo kanthu kuthandiza abwenzi padziko lonse lapansi. Uwu unali umboni wakuti tinali kusintha maganizo ndi zikhulupiriro zokhudza Chisilamu m’dera lathu.
Chinachake Choyenera Kuganizira Mzere lolembedwa ndi Becky J. Benes linalembedwa m’nyuzipepala yathu ya m’dera lathu monga gawo la kaŵiri mlungu uliwonse. Cholinga chake chinali kuwunikira zomwe zipembedzo zapadziko lonse lapansi zimagwirizana komanso momwe mfundo zauzimuzi zimachirikizira ndi kupititsa patsogolo madera athu, m'dziko lathu komanso padziko lonse lapansi.
Zachisoni, kuyambira kugulidwa kwa pepala lathu komweko ndi USA Today, mgwirizano wathu ndi iwo wachepetsedwa kwambiri, ngati sunatheretu.
Kutsiliza
Pobwereza, kwa zaka 10, Ambassadors wa Mtendere ku West Texas agwira ntchito mwakhama kuti apereke njira zamtendere zomwe zimapangidwira kulimbikitsa mtendere kudzera mu maphunziro, kumvetsetsa ndi kumanga maubwenzi. Gulu lathu laling’ono la Ayuda aŵiri, Akristu aŵiri, ndi Asilamu aŵiri lakula kukhala mudzi wa anthu pafupifupi 50 amene adzipereka kukagwira ntchito ku San Angelo, tauni yakumidzi ya ku West Texas yodziŵika kwa ambiri monga Belt Buckle of the Bible Belt kuchita. gawo lathu kuti tisinthe mdera lathu ndikukulitsa chidziwitso cha dera lathu.
Tinasumika maganizo pa mavuto atatu amene tinkakumana nawo: kusowa kwa maphunziro ndi kumvetsetsa za zipembedzo za dziko; kukumana kochepa kwambiri ndi anthu a zikhulupiriro ndi zikhalidwe zosiyanasiyana; ndi anthu amdera lathu omwe alibe ubale kapena kukumana ndi anthu azikhalidwe ndi zipembedzo zosiyana.
Poganizira mavuto atatuwa, tinapanga mapulogalamu a maphunziro omwe amapereka maphunziro odalirika kwambiri omwe amatsatiridwa ndi zochitika zomwe anthu amatha kukumana ndi zipembedzo zina komanso kuthandiza anthu ambiri. Tinayang'ana pa zifukwa zomwe timagwirizana osati kusiyana kwathu.
Pachiyambi tinakumana ndi chitsutso ndipo ambiri ankationa ngati “Okana Kristu.” Komabe, ndi kulimbikira, maphunziro apamwamba, kupitiriza, ndi zochitika zogwirizanitsa zipembedzo, potsirizira pake tinaitanidwa kuti tipereke mapemphero a zipembedzo zosiyanasiyana pamisonkhano yathu ya City Council ndi County Commissionaires; Tinatha kupeza ndalama zoposa $17,000 kuti timange Sukulu ya Chisilamu ku Afghanistan, ndipo tinapatsidwa nkhani zofalitsa nkhani komanso nkhani zamanyuzipepala kawiri pamlungu kuti tilimbikitse mtendere mwa kumvetsetsa.
M'masiku andale amasiku ano, kusintha kwa utsogoleri ndi ma diplomacy ndi ma mega-media conglomerates akutenga gwero la nkhani za tauni yaying'ono, ntchito yathu ndiyofunikira kwambiri; komabe, zikuwoneka kuti ndizovuta kwambiri. Tiyenera kupitiriza ulendowu ndikudalira kuti Mulungu Wodziwa Zonse, Wamphamvu Zonse, Alipo Nthawi Zonse ali ndi dongosolo ndipo dongosolo lake ndi labwino.
Benes, Becky J. (2018). Grassroots Initiatives Pamtendere ku Rural America. Nkhani yolemekezeka yomwe inaperekedwa pa October 31, 2018 pa Msonkhano Wapadziko Lonse wa 5th Annual International on Ethnic and Religious Conflict Resolution and Religious Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding yomwe inachitikira ndi International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation ku Queens College, City University of New York, mogwirizana ndi Center for Ethnic, Kumvetsetsana Kwamitundu ndi Zipembedzo (CERRU).
