Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes: "Chasms"
Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes: Abismos
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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tão profundos e amplos,
how we'll ever make it to the other side.
como chegaremos ao outro lado.
and who we want to be,
e quem queremos ser,
between what actually happened
entre o que realmente aconteceu
a nós mesmos são lagos,
caustic and rank.
com água cáustica e rançosa.
as we look one another eye to eye.
conforme olhamos um para o outro.
is filled with our hesitations,
está repleto com nossas hesitações
de desviar o olhar.
nossas partes mais delicadas.
with softer hearts suffer.
com corações mais delicados sofrem.
has been the fruit of our restraints.
tem sido o fruto de nossas restrições.
estão longe de desaparecer.
and willingness to heal,
e vontade de nos curar,
fighting hard in the paint,
lutando ferozmente na pintura,
of everything we ain't.
de tudo aquilo que não somos.
our fears collide.
nossos medos se colidem.
but think we can't.
mas achamos que não podemos.
that line our collective integrity.
que alinham nossa integridade coletiva.
of the virtuous on your path.
dos virtuosos em seu caminho.
confundido fingidos por pessoas reais,
that it's I who's been pretending.
de que sou eu que tenho fingido.
ainda estou me curando,
to the will of my injuries,
à vontade de minhas feridas
like Nüt until I become the sky.
como Nüt até me tornar o céu.
com a verdade,
when we look one another in the eye.
quando nos olhamos nos olhos.
like the heart, gets tired.
for the strong to stay inspired,
permaneçam inspirados,
from escaping the mire,
de escapar da lama,
from taking us higher.
o iluminado de nos elevar.
from the mouths of these liars,
da boca desses mentirosos,
to see our hearts so tattered,
nosso coração tão esfarrapado,
nosso ego tão facilmente lisonjeado.
of our shackles as gifts.
nossos grilhões como presentes.
we let them widen our rifts,
permitimos que ele amplie nossas fissuras,
não o que nos eleva.
inquieta em suas correntes.
to separate their souls from their brains,
separar a alma deles do cérebro,
their integrity insustained.
a integridade desamparada.
to those who serve as examples.
para aqueles que servem como exemplos.
mas suas reservas ainda são abundantes.
mas a esperança deles nunca é pisoteada,
of their composition.
of their mission.
isso é prazeroso e energizante.
and energizing that is.
of codesigning with my neighbors
juntamente com meus vizinhos
known as Under the Bridge.
conhecido por "Under the Bridge".
landed on the Tremé neighborhood,
foi construída na vizinhança de Tremé,
most successful black commercial district,
mais bem-sucedido da região,
African American neighborhood.
mais antigo da nação.
of community advocacy,
de defesa da comunidade,
of thousands of residents
de milhares de moradores
federal and philanthropic partners,
locais, federais e filantrópicos,
of transforming the world,
transformando o mundo,
under the Interstate into community space,
19 quarteirões abaixo da Interstate
em negócios de propriedade de negros,
Cultural Innovation District.
Cultural Innovation District.
we will bridge memory,
on the other side.
todos vocês do outro lado.
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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