Austin Tx. Male

14th January 2012

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ancestryinprogress: damali ayo. formerly in portland/currently los angeles-based performance artist. yoga teacher. innovator. creator of How To Rent A Negro. damali says, “I have seen that change starts with people, relationships and courage. This fuels my passion for  challenging people to be all they can be.” damali has worked as a professional diversity trainer, prison activities director, team leader, program developer and camp director, but chose to become an author, artist, and speaker as an effective means of achieving progress. damali believes that “art should make you think and feel, it doesn’t have to match your couch.” She also feels strongly that laughter and the infectious habit of re-telling funny stories is one of the ways that social change can spread virally through a culture. damali has worked as a professional diversity trainer, prison activities director, team leader, program developer and camp director, but chose to become an author, artist, and speaker as an effective means of achieving progress. damali believes that “art should make you think and feel, it doesn’t have to match your couch.” She also feels strongly that laughter and the infectious habit of re-telling funny stories is one of the ways that social change can spread virally through a culture. damali grew up in Washington DC and now lives in Los Angeles with her adopted a blind dog, Stevie.

ancestryinprogress:

damali ayo. formerly in portland/currently los angeles-based performance artist. yoga teacher. innovator. creator of How To Rent A Negro.

damali says, “I have seen that change starts with people, relationships and courage.
This fuels my passion for  challenging people to be all they can be.”

damali has worked as a professional diversity trainer, prison activities director, team leader, program developer and camp director, but chose to become an author, artist, and speaker as an effective means of achieving progress. damali believes that “art should make you think and feel, it doesn’t have to match your couch.” She also feels strongly that laughter and the infectious habit of re-telling funny stories is one of the ways that social change can spread virally through a culture.

damali has worked as a professional diversity trainer, prison activities director, team leader, program developer and camp director, but chose to become an author, artist, and speaker as an effective means of achieving progress. damali believes that “art should make you think and feel, it doesn’t have to match your couch.” She also feels strongly that laughter and the infectious habit of re-telling funny stories is one of the ways that social change can spread virally through a culture.

damali grew up in Washington DC and now lives in Los Angeles with her adopted a blind dog, Stevie.

Source: ancestryinprogress

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