Mishka Zena

Two nights ago someone passed this interesting tidbit to me, so I checked this leftist website  The readers there are discussing the Gallaudet protest.  

“The reason I know about it is because the conference I’m going to in the US is happening at Galluadet. So, at Carol’s suggestion, we are trying to organise to support the students by getting the conference moved or something” RevolutionaryLeft.com -> gallaudet student occupation.

Then, yesterday another friend mentioned my blog mishkazena got mentioned in an article:

“This condescending view reflects complete incomprehension of the situation at Gallaudet. Responding to a near-identical editorial in the Times’ “liberal” counterpart, the Washington Post, blogger Mishka Zena wrote that “[the protest] was never about Fernandes not being deaf enough,” but rather the unbalanced candidate selection procedure.” “Revolution” at Gallaudet “

Even though I don’t agree with the philosophy of this leftist magazine, I appreciate their support very much. This illustrates the impact of deaf bloggers on educating the hearing people the real issues facing Gallaudet University. Now people are discussing about boycotting Gallaudet as an economic sanctions in a symbol of support.

Many alumni have rescinded their financial donations to Gallaudet.  The loss of revenue by the boycott of Gallaudet facilities, including the conference center, may be a powerful tactic in pressuring Gallaudet to work with its stakeholders.

elizabeth