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The Valley Awakes Kickstarter project by Reza Rassool The author, Yousuf (Joe) Rassool (1928 - 2008), was a teacher, an activist, whipped a mean table tennis ball and he was my father. Print a special edition of the apartheid era novel, "The Valley Awakes." Ten years after its first publication and eighteen years after the end of apartheid the themes in this story still echo in the news footage coming from the Hex River Valley in South Africa. Why is this happening? How can we respond? Let's rediscover the path we were on and discovery where we went wrong. The proceeds from backers will fund a minimum print run of 100 books. Any excess will fund more copies and book launches in Cape Town, LA, and London based on demand.