#duany

[2020ya]

WALK TOWARD THE RISING SUN

FROM CHILD SOLDIER TO AMBASSADOR OF PEACE

by Ger Duany & Garen Thomas

(Make Me a World, 9/22/20)

9781524719401

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The amazing autobiography of a young Sudanese boy who went from a child soldier to an international peace activist, a struggling refugee to a Hollywood actor. Ger Duany's days of playing with his brothers and sisters on the banks of the Nile were cut short when, at the age of six, his village was attacked by the North Sudanese military. Thus began a long journey into the unknown: never staying in one place too long for fear of the enemy, repeatedly experiencing the loss of loved ones, braving dangerous conditions to gain an education, taking up arms alongside his father and brothers, and eventually boarding a flight without his family to seek refuge in a foreign country. Arriving in Des Moines, Iowa in the 90s to live with previously unknown relatives, Ger worked tirelessly to adjust to a new life that, while easier in some ways, came with its own challenges. He battled the effects of PTSD and endured a new kind of racism in America, yet he also found solace in basketball, in friendships and relationships, and eventually in acting and activism. While Ger found and built communities in each place he lived in the US--Des Moines, Bloomington Indiana, LA, NYC--he never lost sight of his home and his family still in Sudan. Ger's story is one marked not only by great resilience in the face of constant change but also by an enduring sense of compassion and moral duty.

[old-rcsplendere]

“i, dolores jane umbridge, demand that you tell me everything i need to know about this place. right away, i’m not a very patient woman.”

@universallymagickal / @darkness-into-light / @livetoloveandfight (any)

[old-rcsplendere]

“i kind of hope this thing is some ministry test i’m being put through to see how much i can handle. because if i’m exactly trapped in this town forever, i might actually go mad.”

@soulcfthcstars / @songcfthcstars / @spiritcfthcstars (any)

[old-rcsplendere]

“this town is filled with so many filthy muggles and half-breds. i can’t believe i’m stuck here for who knows how long.”

@yvungvolcanoes (any)

[old-rcsplendere]

“just my luck. i got a huge promotion at the ministry and then i was taken away from it. and placed in this terrible town.”

@fxckedupmuses (any)

[familiadellcavalini2016-blog]

By: @menottiproducoes Eu e @dellcavalini viemos curtir a gravação #dvd do nosso amigo @duanyoficial desejamos todo sucesso para vc #duany #dellcavalini #menottiproducoes

[the-past-is-too-small]

Carta del nuevo urbanismo: revitalizar las comunidades a tres escalas. Región-ciudad-pueblo, barrio-distrito-corredor y elementos que potencien los recorridos peatonales.

Congreso fundacional del New Urbanism, 1993, Alexandria. Andres Duany, Elisabeth Plater-Zyberk, Peter Calthorpe y William Futon

[0800-fuckoff]

Trago cigarros como tragava teus sorrisos: sem misericórdia. Deito nua na cama em lençóis frios e limpos, deixo a janela aberta pro sol seguir o caminho que suas mãos já fizeram: das coxas a nuca. Minha pele sua mas não queima, ela vibra. Pra onde vai o amor? Meus lábios sorriem como se fossem reflexo ao corpo nu e aos pés no chão. Teu amor eu guardei entre minhas pernas, teu desejo se enroscou em meus pelos, pintas e cicatrizes. Mas e o amor que se perde? Meu bem, já é fevereiro e todo amor perdido você prova com a língua em meu decote.