Ibhalwe nguWarwick Hawkins
Ekuqaleni kuka-March ithimba labamele inhlangano enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni exube izinkolo, i-United Religions Initiative (URI), yavakashela e-English Midlands naseLondon ngesimemo senhlangano yayo yase-UK i-United Religions Initiative UK.
Ithimba lihlanganisa u-Preeta Bansal, usomabhizinisi waseMelika wezenhlalakahle, ummeli kanye nowayengumeluleki omkhulu wenqubomgomo e-White House, manje osenguSihlalo weGlobal Global. URI, kanye noMqondisi Omkhulu wayo uJerry White, umkhankasi kanye nesishoshovu sobuntu owahlanganyela eMklomelweni Wokuthula KaNobel we-1997 ngomsebenzi wakhe wokuvimbela amabhomu agqitshwayo.
I-URI yinhlangano ehlangene yeZizwe Ezihlangene, eyasungulwa eCalifornia ngo-1998 nguMbhishobhi we-Episcopalian osethathe umhlalaphansi uWilliam Swing njengengxenye yama-50.th imigubho yeminyaka yokusayinwa koMqulu we-UN. Inhloso yakhe kwakuwukuhlanganisa amaqembu ezenkolo ahlukene ezingxoxweni, ekuhlanganyeleni nasekuzameni ukukhiqiza, afanekise izinjongo ze-UN emkhakheni wezenkolo.
Manje i-URI inamaqembu angaphansi kwamalungu angaphezu kuka-1,150 (“Imibuthano Yokubambisana”) emazweni angu-110, ahlukaniswe izifunda zomhlaba eziyisishiyagalombili. Lezi zibandakanya ukuthuthukiswa kwentsha kanye nabesifazane, ukuvikelwa kwemvelo, ukukhuthaza inkululeko inkolo kanye nenkolelo, kanye nokugqugquzela ukubambisana kwezinkolo eziningi ukuze kubhekwane nezindaba zomphakathi. Esinye sezifunda zomhlaba ezisebenza kakhulu ze-URI yi-URI Europe, enemibuthano Yokubambisana engaphezu kwamashumi ayisithupha emazweni angama-25. Amalungu eBhodi kanye nonobhala be-URI Europe abavela eBelgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Germany, Netherlands naseSpain bajoyine ithimba labantu abayishumi.
URI UK iyinhlangano esiza abantulayo ebhalisiwe futhi iyingxenye yenethiwekhi ye-URI Europe. Iphishekela izinhloso zomhlaba wonke ze-URI ngaphakathi komongo wase-UK: ukwakha amabhuloho okubambisana phakathi kwemiphakathi yezenkolo eyahlukene, ukukhuthaza ukuqonda nokusebenzisana, ukusiza ukuqeda udlame olugqugquzelwa inkolo, nokudala amasiko okuthula, ubulungisa, nokuphulukisa. Yasungulwa kabusha ngo-2021 kulandela iminyaka ethile ingasebenzi, futhi njengamanje ixhumanisa Imibuthano Emine Yokubambisana esekwe e-UK. Imisebenzi yayo ihlanganise ingqungquthela yentsha ekhuluma ngeNkululeko Yenkolo Nezinkolelo kanye nomgubho wezinkolo eziningi zokuthweswa Ubukhosi kweNkosi uCharles III.
I-URI UK isebenza nabo bonke ababelana ngezimiso zayo, njengezindawo zokukhulekela, amaqembu entsha nezishoshovu zomphakathi, futhi yamukela abantu banoma isiphi isizinda kanye bazo zonke izinkolo noma abangekho. Ibheka umsebenzi wayo njengobaluleke kakhulu kunangaphambili, ngesikhathi sezinselelo ezibalulekile zomhlaba nezendawo ebudlelwaneni obuhle phakathi kwabantu abanokunamathela ngokwezenkolo. USihlalo wama-Trustees, u-Deepak Naik, uthe “Imicimbi yaseMpumalanga Ephakathi nakwezinye izindawo idala izinselelo zangempela zobudlelwano obuhle phakathi kwamaqembu ezenkolo lapha eBrithani. Phezu kwalokho, sifunde ngokuvalwa okudabukisayo kwe-Inter Faith Network yase-UK, eyenze umsebenzi oncomekayo ekusekeleni inkhulumomphendvulwano iminyaka engaphezu kwengama-25. Kubalulekile ukuqinisa ukuhlangana kwezinkolo e-UK futhi kudonsele abantu abasha.”
Ukuletha imibono yamazwe ngamazwe ukusiza ukuvuselela ukusebenza kwezinkolo eMidlands naseLondon kwakungenye yezinjongo zohlelo lokuvakasha lukaNdasa. Iphinde yenzelwe ukwethula ithimba lezinqubo zokuhlanganisa izinkolo kanye nezindaba e-UK, lapho amaqembu enkolo ehlukene angama-130 esebenza ezingeni lendawo, lesifunda kanye nezwe. UPreeta Bansal uthe, “IBrithani ibilokhu inedumela elihle lokuxoxisana ngezinkolo ezihlukahlukene, futhi mina nozakwethu sasikulangazelela ukufunda okwengeziwe. Sithemba futhi ukuthi ulwazi lwethu lunikeze imibono emisha yezishoshovu lapha futhi luzoveza amaphrojekthi nezindlela ezintsha. "
Lizinze e-Coleshill e-English West Midlands, leli thimba liye ezifundeni ezinhlanu ezihlukene zedolobha phakathi nezinsuku ezine: i-Handsworth e-Birmingham, i-Oldbury e-Black Country, i-Golden Mile e-Leicester, i-Swanswell Park e-Coventry, kanye ne-London Borough yase-Barnet. Lolu hlelo lwaluhlanganisa ukuvakashela izindawo zokukhulekela (okuhlanganisa nokubuka izenzo zokukhulekela), umbukiso wokuvakasha, ukudla okuhlanganyelwe, nezingqungquthela ezindaweni ezinhlanu ezizosingathwa.
Lezi zingqungquthela zakhuluma ngezindikimba ezinzima: ukuvimbela ubudlova obubangelwa inkolo; ukuhlola izinsongo ezibhekene nokuqonda kwezinkolo ezixubile; ubuthakathaka bomsebenzi wokuxuba izinkolo; kanye nokukhuthaza ukubambisana okuhlala njalo, kwansuku zonke kwezinkolo ukuze kubhekwane nezindaba zomphakathi. Baveze iminikelo yezishoshovu eziqavile zokuhlanganisa izinkolo, abefundisi bezinkolo ezahlukene, iLungu lePhalamende, uKhomishana wamaPhoyisa noBugebengu, izifundiswa namaKhansela endawo, izingxoxo zetafula kanye nokudla okuhlanganyelwe. Izethameli zithathwe kulezo zinkhulumomphendvulwano ezintsha zaya kwezixube izinkolo kanye nezazi ezingomakadebona. I-URI UK inethemba lokuthi imizamo eminingi yokuxutshwa kwezinkolo zase-UK izokhetha ukuba yimibuthano ye-URI Cooperation ngenxa yokuvakasha, ibanike ukufinyelela ezinsizeni kanye nokuxhumana emhlabeni wonke.
Lolu hlelo luphinde lwenzelwe ukwethula izishoshovu ezihlanganisa izinkolo zase-UK ku-Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention. Lena imodeli entsha yokuhlukanisa kanye nokuphazamisa amaphethini okuziphatha okunodlame okuthole ukugunyazwa okusabalele kwezemfundo futhi kwazuza umusa kubenzi benqubomgomo yokunqanda ubugebengu e-United States kusukela ngo-2000. Ibona ukuthambekela kobudlova hhayi njengesimo sokuzalwa sabantu abathile, kodwa njengokuziphatha kwe-pathological okufana nesifo somzimba. Njengoba nje ukutheleleka kwezifo kubhekwana ngokuphumelelayo nokuqubuka kwezifo eziqukethwe futhi ziphazamiseke, ngakho-ke kukhona amasu anamandla okuqukatha, ukuphambukisa nokuphazamisa udlame, nokulumisa ukubhebhetheka - kungaba ubugebengu obunobudlova, udlame lwasekhaya, udlame lokucwasa noma udlame olugqugquzelwa inkolo. .
Izingqungquthela zikaMashi zahlola ukusabela kweBrithani ku-Approach, ikakhulukazi ehlobene nodlame olugqugquzelwa inkolo. Abahlanganyeli bakhuthaze kakhulu i-URI UK ukuthi iyikhuthaze ezindaweni zasemadolobheni ase-UK, ekuqaleni ngokusebenzisa izikimu zokuhlola ezindaweni ezikhethiwe zasemadolobheni. U-Deepak Naik uthe, "Ngikholelwa ukuthi i-Public Health Approach iyasebenza ngokusobala ekubhekaneni nodlame olugqugquzelwa inkolo e-UK, noma ngabe lokhu kuthatha uhlobo lwezigameko zokulwa nama-Antisemitic ngesikhathi sokubhikisha kwabasePalestine ezikhungweni ezinkulu nasemakhempasini, noma amaHindu-Muslim. izibhelu ezenzeke edolobheni elihlanganiswe kahle laseLeicester ngo-2021. "
I-URI UK ikholelwa ukuthi uhlelo lokuvakasha luzifezile izinhloso zalo. Impendulo evela kuthimba lamazwe ngamazwe yaba yinhle kakhulu. Isishoshovu saseFranco-Belgian u-Eric Roux, ongumphathiswa we-URI Global Council eYurophu, uthe, “Lokhu kuvakasha e-UK bekugqugquzela ngempela. Abantu esihlangane nabo, ukuhlukahluka kwabo kanye nokuzinikela kwabo emphakathini ongcono, obandakanya wonke umuntu futhi osebenza ndawonye ngokuthula, basibonise ukuthi kukhona ukuzimisela okukhulu e-UK ukuba nenethiwekhi yezinkolo ezihlukahlukene ezisebenzayo nezisebenzayo. Futhi ngokweqiniso, laba bantu, abavela kuzo zonke izinkolo noma cha, benza umsebenzi omuhle e-UK. Lokho kuyadingeka ngempela, njengakuwo wonke amazwe omhlaba. Yilokho kanye i-URI emayelana nayo: imizamo nemizamo esezingeni eliphansi. Futhi simagange kakhulu ukwenza isabelo sethu ukuze sinikeze amandla abantu esihlangane nabo e-UK ngenethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke yemizamo enjalo, sithemba ukuthi ukuxhumana okuphansi/kwamanye amazwe kungasiza ekwandiseni umthelela.”. UKrimah Stauch, Umxhumanisi we-URI Europe, waseJalimane wanezela, “Siyaqiniseka ukuthi abalingisi bezinkolo ezixubile benza umnikelo oyingqayizivele ekulweni ne-Islamophobia, anti-Semitism kanye nazo zonke izinhlobo zokucwasa okusekelwe eqenjini kanye nenzondo. Sincoma umsebenzi omkhulu we-URI UK kanye nabo bonke abalingisi bezinkolo ezihlukahlukene e-UK futhi sinikeza ukubambisana kwethu."
I-Warwick Hawkins: IWarwick yasebenza njengesisebenzi sikahulumeni, ihlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokweluleka koHulumeni BaseBrithani abalandelanayo ezindabeni ezihlobene nokusebenzelana nenkolo isikhathi esiyiminyaka eyi-18. Ngalesi sikhathi, wacabanga futhi wenza izinhlelo ezihlukahlukene ezihloselwe ukugqugquzela inkhulumomphendvulwano yenkolo ehlukahlukene kanye nokukhuthaza ukusebenza komphakathi. Imisebenzi yakhe ibihlanganisa ukunika amandla imiphakathi yasendaweni ngezinhlelo zamalungelo omphakathi nokuhlela izikhumbuzo zezinkolo eziningi zezenzakalo ezibalulekile njengekhulunyaka leMpi Yezwe Yokuqala, iMillennium, kanye neJubili Legolide lika-Elizabeth II. Isikhundla sakamuva sika-Warwick besihola ithimba le-Faith Communities Engagement ngaphakathi kwe-Integration and Faith Division yoMnyango Wemiphakathi Nohulumeni Wasekhaya. Wasuka ekuqashweni kukahulumeni ngo-2016 ukuze asungule isikhungo sakhe sokubonisana, i-Faith in Society, ibhizinisi lezenhlalakahle elizinikele ekusekeleni amaqembu ezenkolo ekuxoxisaneni kwawo nemiphakathi yomphakathi ngokumela, ukuhlela amasu, nosizo lokuqongelela imali. Ngokubona amagalelo akhe ezingxoxweni ezihlukene zezinkolo, i-Warwick yahlonishwa nge-MBE ohlwini Lwezindondo Zonyaka Omusha ka-2014. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi ubelokhu ebambe iqhaza kumaphrojekthi ahlanganisa izinkolo emikhakheni eyahlukene, okuhlanganisa izindima zokubonisana ezizimele kanye nezindima zama-trustee.
