Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes: "Chasms"
Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes: "Schluchten"
Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes imagines equitable solutions to community and societal problems and works with her community to implement those solutions. Full bio
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haben solch Tiefe und Weite,
how we'll ever make it to the other side.
Erreichen wir die andere Seite?
and who we want to be,
wie wir sind und wie wir gern wären.
between what actually happened
Wahres von den Erinnerungen,
sind überbordende Seen.
caustic and rank.
überschwemmt unsere Rede.
as we look one another eye to eye.
wenn wir uns in die Augen sehen.
is filled with our hesitations,
zu oft wird's den Blick beenden
als uns abzuwenden.
with softer hearts suffer.
Die mit weichem Herzen leiden.
den simplen Gefühlen
has been the fruit of our restraints.
nur schmerzen und quälen.
sind allzu offenbar.
and willingness to heal,
trotz Wunsch und Willen zur Heilung
fighting hard in the paint,
mit all unserer Kraft,
of everything we ain't.
von all dem, was wir nicht sind.
our fears collide.
brechen wir unter Ängsten zusammen.
but think we can't.
glauben jedoch, das nicht zu können.
Mitgefühl und Gerechtigkeit
that line our collective integrity.
in unserer gemeinsamen Integrität.
umzusetzen, wie das geht.
of the virtuous on your path.
auf deinem Weg, der das kann.
verwechselte ich Realität mit Schau.
that it's I who's been pretending.
die so tat, als ob.
to the will of my injuries,
an den Willen meiner Wunden
like Nüt until I become the sky.
verschmelzen mit des Himmels Weiten.
when we look one another in the eye.
damit unsere Blicke sich finden.
like the heart, gets tired.
for the strong to stay inspired,
die Begeisterung, die sie hatten,
from escaping the mire,
aus dem Sumpf zu entrinnen,
from taking us higher.
uns nicht nach vorne bringen.
from the mouths of these liars,
die Lügner betrügen,
und einem gemeinsamen Feind.
to see our hearts so tattered,
unsere Herzen, verbittert,
unser Ego, so einfach verführt.
of our shackles as gifts.
die Ketten für Geschenke,
we let them widen our rifts,
unsere Herren die Kluft verbreitern;
statt zu erweitern.
wird ungeduldig in ihren Ketten.
to separate their souls from their brains,
und Verstand eine Grenze hätten.
their integrity insustained.
ihre Integrität ist stets aktiv.
to those who serve as examples.
kann niemals trüben
of their composition.
of their mission.
Wahrheit ihrer Mission.
wie mich das erfüllt und aufbaut.
and energizing that is.
hatte ich das Privileg,
of codesigning with my neighbors
einen Platz in New Orleans zu gestalten,
known as Under the Bridge.
landed on the Tremé neighborhood,
die Autobahn 10 den Ortsteil Tremé
most successful black commercial district,
schwarze Geschäftsviertel der Gegend aus,
African American neighborhood.
of community advocacy,
gemeinnütziger Interessenvertretung,
of thousands of residents
Tausender Einwohner,
federal and philanthropic partners,
staatlichen und gemeinnützigen Partner
of transforming the world,
Stadtgeschichte der Weltveränderung
under the Interstate into community space,
für Schwarze verwandeln werden:
Cultural Innovation District.
Kulturinnovationsviertels".
we will bridge memory,
über Zeit und Erinnerungen,
on the other side.
auf der anderen Seite zu empfangen.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes - Community servantAsali DeVan Ecclesiastes imagines equitable solutions to community and societal problems and works with her community to implement those solutions.
Why you should listen
Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes is a mother, daughter, wife, educator, author, event producer and community developer. Most know her by her many pursuits, but the way she knows herself and the world around her is through her exploration of “the word.” Rooted in the cultural soil of New Orleans and watered by the writings of her literary idols, including Kalamu ya Salaam and Toni Morrison, DeVan Ecclesiastes has grown to bask in the sun of her heritage -- from sages who transformed pharaoh into God in Ancient Khemet, to spy boys who chant the way clear for Big Chiefs on Carnival day.
As Director of Strategic Neighborhood Development at New Orleans Business Alliance, DeVan Ecclesiastes leads the place-based development of indigenous African-American neighborhoods, building partnerships, empowering community leaders and advancing work within the priority areas of economic opportunity, cultural preservation, affordable housing, transportation access and environmental sustainability -- realized in the New Orleans's new Cultural Innovation District. With a belief in making bold commitments to address entrenched disparities, no matter her endeavor, DeVan Ecclesiastes continually seeks opportunities to forward her mission of creating a platform for equitable societal change and her vision of social justice for all humanity.
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