Isishoshovu u-Meena Harris Ngowesifazane Oyedwa Omangalisayo

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• Indaba Elandela Isikibha 'Somfazi Omuhle'
• Abesifazane Abakhuthaze Ubushoshovu Bakhe
• Indlela Ihembe Elaphenduka Ngayo Ukunyakaza
• Ukuphakamisa Abesifazane Bombala
• Ukusabela Ngezikhathi Zokuphuthuma
• Ukuthi Umama Kwazisa Kanjani Ukulwa Kwakhe
• Indlela Yokuguqula Intshisekelo Yakho Ibe Inhloso
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UMeena Harris une-resume ehlaba umxhwele: Ummeli ofundiswe eHarvard ubengumeluleki omkhulu kunqubomgomo nezokuxhumana ngomkhankaso ka-2016 ka-anti wakhe waseSenator wase-U.S. Kamala Harris futhi njengamanje uyinhloko yamasu nobuholi e-Uber. Kodwa futhi ungumama, ubuciko, usomabhizinisi, nesishoshovu — okuyizimpawu ezisize zonke ukwazisa nokukhuthaza iPhenomenal Woman Action Campaign, ayiqale ngemuva kokhetho lwango-2016. Inhlangano exhaswe ngabesifazane iletha ukuqwashisa ekuthuthukisweni kwabantu besifazane okuhlukahlukene kanye nezizathu zokuxhumana futhi isekela ozakwethu abangenzi nzuzo abafana ne-Girls Who Code kanye neFamilies Belong Together. (Okuhlobene: UPhilipps Omatasa Unezinto Ezinhle Zokusho Ngokushintsha Izwe)

Okuqale ngesikibha esisodwa se-'Phenomenal Woman 'esinegciwane — njengoba kubonakala cishe kubo bonke osaziwayo obalandelayo — kukhule kwaba umkhankaso onezici eziningi osiza ukuxhasa izindlela ezahlukahlukene ezifika ngesikhathi, njengamadoda angu- # 1600. I-ICYMI, iPhenomenal Woman Action Campaign ikhiphe isikhangiso esigcwele ikhasi New York Times enamasignesha amadoda ayi-1,600 abonisa ukweseka kwawo uChristine Blasey Ford nabo bonke abasinda ekunukubezweni ngokocansi, behlonipha isikhangiso sango-1991 esasayinwa abesifazane abamnyama abayi-1,600 besekela i-Anita Hill.

Sikhulume noshintshi mayelana nokuthi yini emnxenxe ukuthi aguqule isikibha abe yinhlangano yezobulungiswa kwezenhlalo, akhulise amadodakazi emndenini wezobulungiswa, nokuthi ungathinta kanjani isishoshovu sakho sangaphakathi.

Indaba Elandela Isikibha 'Somfazi Omuhle'

“Njengeningi labantu abaphuma okhethweni luka-2016, nami ngangizizwa ngiphelelwe ithemba futhi ngingenamandla mayelana nemiphumela esasibhekene nayo.Ukugqugquzelwa kwalokhu kuqhamuke ngokucabanga ngokuthi, 'yini engingayenza njengomuntu kulo mzuzu wobumnyama obumnyama?' Ngingumuntu obambe iqhaza kwezepolitiki impilo yami yonke [umama wakhe uMaya wayengumeluleki omkhulu kaHillary Clinton kanti ubabekazi wakhe uKamela ungumuntu okhethwayo emncintiswaneni kamongameli wango-2020] futhi nami ngangizizwa ngathi, 'wow, ngingenzani lapha? ' Futhi kwathi uma kwenzeka uMashi Wabesifazane, futhi angikwazanga ukuya ngoba nganginosana ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa ngangifuna ukuba yingxenye yalo ngandlela thize. Ngakho ngacabanga, kuthiwani uma ngenza izikibha ezithile? Bengifuna ukuhlonipha abesifazane abangakholeki phambi kwethu abavule indlela yokuba isizukulwane sethu sibe nalesi sikhathi esiyingqophamlando - bekungomunye wemibhikisho emikhulu emlandweni — ngakho bekuyindlela yokubona amandla alowo mzuzu. "

(Okuhlobene: Hlangana noNoreen Springstead, owesifazane osebenzela ukuqeda indlala yomhlaba)

Abesifazane Abakhuthaze Ubushoshovu Bakhe

"Igama elithi Phenomenal Woman liphefumulelwe nguMaya Angelo, owabhala Owesifazane Omuhle, inkondlo yami engiyithandayo. Abantu abaningi bamazi njengembongi nombhali, kodwa futhi wayeyisishoshovu esinolaka futhi engabangane abahle noMalcolm X. Ukucabanga ngabesifazane abanjengaye nomama wami (umama wami ubekade enza lo msebenzi ezungeza ubulungiswa bezinhlanga ekusithekeni ngaphandle kokuzijabulisa ngempilo yakhe yonke, empeleni), benginokwazi lokhu ukuthi ezikhathini eziningi ngabesifazane abamnyama okuyizibalo ezifihliwe ezihola lezi zinyathelo. Bengifuna ukucabanga ukuthi singabahlonipha kanjani futhi sibabungaze futhi ngibone ukuthi silapha simi emahlombe abo ngenxa yabo.

Ugogo wami naye wayengumuntu omkhulu empilweni yami nasezimpilweni zikamama no-anti wami. Ufundise ngamunye wethu ukuthi, yebo, singakwenza lokhu, kepha futhi sinesibopho sokwenza lokhu. Sinesibopho sokuvela emhlabeni ngenhloso nenjongo nokuzibophezela ekwenzeni okuhle. Futhi ukusebenzisa noma yiliphi ilungelo esinalo lokwenza ushintsho oluhle nokuphazamisa izinhlelo ezicindezelayo. Ugogo wami wayeyisibonelo esihle kakhulu sokuphila izenzo zansuku zonke zokuphikisa. Manje angiboni nje kuphela ukuthi nginenhlanhla kangakanani ngokukhulela kuleyo ndawo, kodwa futhi ukuthi lokho kwakuhluke kangakanani. "

Indlela Ihembe Elaphenduka Ngayo Ukunyakaza

"Bengicabanga ukuthi ngizokwakha amahembe angamashumi amabili noma ngaphezulu bese ngiwahambisa nabangani bami. Bangithumelele izithombe [ezisuka kuWomen's March] ezineqhwa ngemuva enxanxatheleni yezitolo zabo bemasha futhi bebhikisha futhi beyizithombe ezinamandla kakhulu Ngangibonile selokhu kwaqala ukhetho. wow, lokhu kuyinto. Futhi-ke, impela, lapho empeleni sithathe ukweqa ukuqala umkhankaso wonke osizungezile, abantu abangama-25 bathenga amahembe. Esikhundleni sokuthi 'kulungile, sifinyelele umgomo wethu, ake ngibuyele empilweni yami ejwayelekile,' ngicabange 'inkomo engcwele, kufanele ngiqhubeke nokukhulisa lokhu, akunjalo? Sibhekene nokuthile ngempela lapha.' Ukuguqula engicabanga ukuthi bekuyisikhathi sokuphelelwa yithemba nokuthi yini ebesabise abantu abaningi kube umzuzu wokubungaza nowokuphakamisa abantu besifazane, nokusho ukuthi abesifazane bayakwazi ukuqina futhi bayamangalisa ngezindlela zabo futhi, ngokubambisana, singakwazi dlula kulokhu—lokho ngempela yini eyangikhuthaza ukuba ngizibophezele kulesi sikhathi eside.

Ngakho, sasuka enyangeni saya kumshayeli wendiza wezinyanga ezintathu, okwathi phakathi naso sagcina sesidayisa amahembe angaphezu kuka-10 000. Futhi ngilapha manje, ngaphezu kweminyaka emibili nohhafu kamuva, ngikhuluma ngakho. Angikaze ngicabange ukuthi kungaba yinto enkulu ukwedlula inyanga eyodwa. "

Ukuphakamisa Abesifazane Bombala

"Lezi zinkinga zitholwa ngokuhlukile yimiphakathi ehlukene, ngakho-ke lokho bekuyingxenye enkulu yecebo. Bengingafuni ukufaka isandla ezinhlanganweni ezaziwa kakhulu njengePlanned Parenthood noma i-Girls Who Code, kepha nezinhlangano ezincane, eziningi zazo. ephethwe ngabesifazane abanemibala engaxhasiwe kahle kodwa abenza eminye yemisebenzi ekhaliphile futhi ebucayi emsebenzini. Bengifuna ukwazisa abantu ngalezi ezinye izinhlangano ezifana ne-Essie Justice Group, inhlangano ezimisele ukusiza abesifazane abanabathandekayo ababoshiwe noma iNational Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, egxile ngqo emphakathini waseLatino.

Besifuna ukuthola umbono we-intersectional futhi sicabange ngabantu abangameli kahle kanye nezindaba ezingavamile ukuba yingxenye yengxoxo evamile. Sifuna ukusebenzisa ipulatifomu yethu nomthelela wethu ukukhanyisa okwenzeka emiphakathini ehlukene, ikakhulukazi ezungeze abesifazane abanemibala. Isibonelo, abantu abaningi bayalazi i-Equal Pay Day, eyenzeka ngo-Ephreli, futhi imele inani lezinsuku okufanele bonke abesifazane bazisebenze zidlulele onyakeni olandelayo ukuze bafinyelele isilinganiso semiholo nalokho amadoda akuthole ngonyaka owandulele. Kodwa abantu abaningi ababoni ukuthi igebe libanzi kakhulu kwabesifazane bemibala, ngakho senze umkhankaso mayelana noSuku Lokulingana Kwabesifazane Abamnyama, ongenzeki kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-Agasti. "

(Okuhlobene: Abesifazane Abangu-9 Amaphrojekthi Wokushisekela Abasiza Ukushintsha Umhlaba)

Ukusabela Ngezikhathi Zokuphuthuma

"NgoSuku Lomama, sethule umkhankaso obizwa nge-Phenomenal Mother ngokubambisana ne-Family Belongs Together, esabela enkingeni yokusiza abantu emngceleni wokuhlukana kwemindeni. Lowo mkhankaso wawumayelana nokuphendula ngalesi sikhathi futhi udonsele ukunaka kwabantu odabeni futhi ukukhombisa ukuthi lesi yisimo esiqhubekayo. Sasifuna nokuyisebenzisa ukuthola amandla, hhayi nje kuphela omama laba ababeka izimpilo zabo engozini ngokoqobo ngenxa yezingane zabo kepha nangomama abajwayelekile. Kwakungicacele kimi ukuthi ethinte omama ngempela, ngicabanga ukuthi ngezizathu ezisobala — ucabanga ukuthi izingane zakho uqobo zihlwithwa ezandleni zakho.

Singaqhubeka sihlukanise imiphakathi nezinkinga ezahlukahlukene, kepha futhi siyizwi eliphoqayo eliphoqayo ngalezo zikhathi zokuphuthuma ... Ngicabanga ngaleyo ndlela njengesibhakabhaka umkhawulo ngokwalokho okunye esingakwenza futhi yini izindaba esingasebenza kuzo. Ngicabanga ukuthi enye yezinselelo zami — ushesha kakhulu futhi usuka kokukhishwayo uye kokunye, ikakhulukazi kulesi sikhathi lapho kubonakala sengathi kunodaba olusha usuku ngalunye. Kukhona inhlekelele entsha, umphakathi omusha ohlaselwayo. Kithina, i-North Star ukuthi yiziphambano-mgwaqo esizigqamisayo, izindaba ezithinta amaqembu angameleleki kahle futhi sikhulume ngezinkinga ngendlela ongeke ujwayele ukuyibona emikhankasweni yokukhangisa yabathengi evamile."

(Okuhlobene: UDanielle Brooks Uba Isibonelo Sokulingisa SaseCeleb Ayefisa Njalo Ukuba Naye)

Ukuthi Umama Kwazisa Kanjani Ukulwa Kwakhe

“Ngeke ngisho ukuthi ukuba ngumama kungigqugquzele ukuthi ngenze lo mkhankaso ngokweqiniso, kodwa kwangenza futhi kwaqhubeka kungenza ngicabange ukuthi hlobo luni lwemodeli engilubekela amadodakazi ami nokuthi, uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, ukuthi ngingasondela kanjani ngangokunokwenzeka kulokho okwenziwa ugogo wami, lokho umama akwenza, ngazi ukuthi kwaba nomthelela ongakanani kimina nokuthi kwakwakha kanjani kimina ukuchayeka ekukhulumeni ngobulungisa bezenhlalakahle ngisemncane. Ukuba ngumzali, kuningi okungaziwa futhi ukugcina izingane zakho ziphila kunzima ngokwanele, ingasaphathwa eyokuzama ukuba nenhloso yokuthi, 'ngingawukhulisa kanjani umndeni wami omncane wobulungiswa kwezenhlalo?' Ngicabanga ukuthi iningi, ngokwesibonelo, omama beminyaka eyinkulungwane nabo beza kulolu hlobo lobunikazi mayelana nobushoshovu nokukhuluma."

Indlela Yokuguqula Intshisekelo Yakho Ibe Inhloso

“Vele uqale endaweni ethile. Sikulesi sikhathi lapho kunezinkinga ezingenamkhawulo ongasonga kuzo. Ngicabanga ukuthi kukhungathekisa abantu abaningi futhi kungase kube nzima; kungenxa yami. Njengomuntu owenza lo msebenzi, kuzwakala njengokuhlasela njalo futhi ngicabanga ukuthi ukuze wenze lokhu futhi ukwenze ngempumelelo, kufanele uthathe isikhathi sakho ukucabangela lokho okuthandayo: Yini ekwenza ufune ukuthola. uvuke embhedeni ekuseni? Yini ekwenza uthukuthele ngempela? Okwenza uzizwe sengathi kukhona okungekho emthethweni, okwenza ukuthi uze ukhihle isililo lapho ufunda ngakho ephephandabeni futhi uzizwe sengathi uvele isidingo ukwenza okuthile? Futhi-ke kumayelana nokwazi ukuthi sonke siphila impilo yethu yansuku zonke, futhi angilindele ukuthi uhambe ube yisishoshovu esigcwele, kepha ubonakala kanjani ngendlela ehambisanayo, nenenjongo? Yilokho umlayezo wethu wonke omayelana nawo: Imayelana nokuhlangana nabantu lapho bekhona. "

(Okuhlobene: Abasunguli Bama-Saalt Cups Wokuya Esikhathini Bazokukhathaza Ngokunakekelwa Kwesikhathi Esisimeme, Esitholakalayo

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