The fire of xenophobia is causing great suffering and threatens to destroy our humanity and the soul of our nation.
As churches and university, businesses and schools, NGOs and residents of Makana, we unite to express our deep concern, pain and grief at the suffering being caused by xenophobic attitudes and violence in some parts of our country.
We call on every resident of the Makana community not to act with anger and violence towards people from other countries. Let Makana be a community that shows to the rest of our country its compassion for and solidarity with all people.
We understand the pain, hunger
and poverty of many in our community. But our frustration and anger should not
be directed against fellow Africans from other countries. They are often
refugees from oppression in their own countries and need our support and safety
and shelter. We are all Africans and
God calls us to love others as we love ourselves. To act in a way that celebrates that we are all made in God’s image. We must close our ears to words of hate and blame of fellow Africans from other countries for the suffering we may experience. Let us banish hatred and act with love and compassion for all who live here, whoever they may be.
The people of Makana have a proud history of struggle for freedom from apartheid violence, oppression and injustice. Let us hold firm to this great legacy and
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REJECT
HATRED AND INTOLERANCE OF PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
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SAY NO TO
VIOLENCE AGAINST OUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS FROM OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES
§ ACT TO UPHOLD AND PROTECT JUSTICE AND PEACE FOR ALL PEOPLE IN MAKANA.
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DECLARE
MAKANA BELONGS TO ALL WHO LIVE IN IT
Date: Sunday 1 June 2008
Time: 14.00
Venue: Ethiopian Episcopal Church,
Issued by: Ethiopian Episcopal Church, Anglican Church, AME African Methodist Church Episcopal, Methodist Church, Dutch Reformed Church, Presbyterian Church, Zionist Churches, Free Presbyterian Church of South Africa, Rhodes University, The Spirals Trust, Society of Friends, GADRA Advice, The Presidents Award, Angus Gillis Foundation, SANDF, His People Christian Church, Centre for Social Development, Davies Optometrists
Ukugquba kwexenophiba – intiyo yabasemzini – ibanga intuthumbo embi kwaye ingatshabalalisa ubuntu bethu kunye nenzulu yesizwe sethu.
Thina njengeecawe neyunivesithi., amashishini nezikolo, imibutho engeyokarhulumente nabahlali baseMakana, simanyene ukubonisa inkxalabo yethu enzulu, intlungu nokubindeka yintuthumbo ebangwa yintiyo nobundlobongela obujongiswe kwabasemzini kwiindawo ezithile zelizwe lethu.
Simema umhlali ngamnye waseMakana ukuba angavukelwa yingqumbo futhi angangonyamelwa bubundlobongela kubantu abavela kwamanye amazwe. IMakana mayibe luluntu olubonisa kwisizwe sonke imvakalelo yayo novelwano kubo bonke abantu bayo.
Siyayiqonda intlungu, indlala nentlupheko yoninzi lwabantu bethu. Kodwa ke udano nomsindo wethu akufunekanga ukuba ujoliswe kumaqabane ethu avela kwamanye amazwe ase-Afrika. Amaxesha amaninzi kusukuba beziimbacu ezisaba ingcinezelo kumazwe azo kwaye bayayidinga inkxaso yethu nokhuseleko oluvela kuthi. Singama-Afrika sonke kwaye i-Afrika idalwe nguThixo. Udano nentlupheko azinakuba sisizathu sokuba omnye umntu ajikele omnye, amdlwengule, amhlasele okanye ambulale.
UThixo usimema ukuba sithandane nabanye njengoko sizithanda nathi. Ukwasimema ukuba senze oko kudumisa ukuba sidalwe ngokufanayo naye. Masizivale iindlebe zethu kumazwi entiyo, nokutyhola amaqabane ethu avela kumanye amazwe ase-Afrika ngentlungu esingaba siyayiva thina. Masiyigxothe lee intiyo sibonise izenzo zothando novelwano kubo bonke abahlala apha, nokuba ngoobani na.
Abantu baseMakana banembali abazingcayo ngayo, imbali yomzabalazo wenkululeko kubundlobongela bemo yocalu-calulo, ingcinezelo nentswela-bulungisa. Masibambelele kule mbali size:
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SICHASE
INTIYO NOKUNGAMELANI NABANTU ABAVELA KWAMANYE AMAZWE
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SITHI
PHANTSI NGOBUNDLOBONGELA OBUJOLISWE KUBANTAKWETHU ABAVELA KUMANYE AMAZWE
ASE-AFRIKA
§ SENZE IZENZO EZIMILISELA NEZIKHUSELA UBULUNGISA NOXOLO KUBANTU BONKE BASEMAKANA
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SIBHENGEZE
UKUBA IMAKANA YEYABO BONKE ABANTU ABAHLALA KUYO
Umhla: ICawe 1 Juni 2008
Ixesha: 14.00
Indawo: Ethiopian Episcopal Church,
Ikhutshwe yi-: Ethiopian Episcopal Church, Anglican Church, AME African Methodist Church Episcopal, Methodist Church, Dutch Reformed Church, Presbyterian Church, Zionist Churches, Free Presbyterian Church of South Africa, Rhodes University, The Spirals Trust, Religious Society of Friends, GADRA Advice, The Presidents Award, Angus Gillis Foundation, SANDF, His People Christian Church, Centre for Social Development, Davies Optometrists