Situation At Gallaudet Today
Even though the univ is open and people can come in, many alumni have
joined the protesters on campus. Something big will happen soon.
There will be press conference at 6pm after 4pm faculty meeting. Many
protesters are wearing white t-shirts with their jail numbers.
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Mishka Zena is reporting on the Gallaudet University Protests.
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VERY SAD now. IKJ AND JK already WON the battle last weekend. Now Gallaudet is open for school and IKJ and JK are happy to see everyone attend school. It already big BLOW to FSSA. Not Care if they block at Florida Ave Gate. Admin will not pay the attendence (not care about) there even media lost the insterest evennumbers are growing.. They expected to fadded out in few weeks or two or three months untiil protesters give up. Block the building or shut down the campus is the most effective tools to have admin to pay attendance. It will show to world via media.
IJK and JK is lauging at protests for lost the battle!!!
WHAT YOU OR FSSA to do something? you need to shut down the 6th street gate.
The protesters and supporters do GROW daily!! We have to open the 6th gate to allow the faculty, staff, and students to the Clerc Center. We have to respect that. We are behind you 100%. Don’t give up!! JK and KJ will be gone sooner than you know!!
Well then why not open the MSSD and Kendall gates to allow to access to MSSD and Kendall schools and block the access to Gallaudet campus from MSSD and Kedenll? They are BLACK HEART BOT and ADMIN include Jane who wnat 600K salary which will not quit. Shut down the building or campuse wide which is the most effective tools for admin to keep dance.
See below (quato)
For now, the University’s top priority must be to keep open the campus and to resume providing education to all of the students in the Gallaudet community, in a safe environment.
I. King Jordan
President
IT showed that Campus open is the top priority for adman and BOT.
No matter how you look at it, the arrests was a PR victory for the protestors. It has revitalized alumni and because of what happened, more alumni are now involved. Defeat? I don’t think so - the administration (new/old) shot themselves in their foot when they had protestors arrested and now the HC weekend is coming up..
I have to agree with Boucher. I was on Campus on Saturday and yesterday(Sunday). I can tell you that alot of alumni are very very evry upset about what happened on Friday night. Also, I have been told (by a number of reliable sources) that before Friday night, a number of faculty were not interested in supporting this protest. Now they are very upset…and have decided to join the protest. This is clear case of the King/JKF administration shooting themselves.
Also, Jim Mcfaddden and Marv Garreston have joined the protesters. These are two major figues in the Deaf world.
The result of last Friday’s arrest has only piqued the curiosity of the world much more further. It was a step to ultra magnify the situation and realize it is a dire situation that needs to be addressed quickly and proactively.
I’m not an alumni of Gallaudet, but as an alumni of NTID/RIT, I have frequented visits and stayed at Gallaudet with mutual friends, did I grow a sense of pride of being unified amongest one another. Gallaudet is the epitome of the Deaf community along with other colleges abroad the USA. We all need to come united under a large umbrella of diverse language capabilities and stand united.
The recent turn of events over last weekend have only showed me that the community is divided when it should never have ever resulted to the extremities. This should have been handled months ago with utmost care and respect for every individual at Gallaudet, students, faculty, and alunmni. Their invaluable inputs and facts should have never gone ignored to begin with.
I have read plenty of facts regarding the turn of events and why not only the students, but faculty, and alumni are involved. After last weekend, it’s not only Gallaudet, but the world at its feet watching.
I may be hundreds and hundreds of miles away, up in Michigan, but my heart and my quest for an agreeable resolution be made swiftly. I endorse my support and my heart to every single one of you standing out there in the cold, hunger, fatique, occupations and reputation on the line. We should all be brothers and sisters in harmony seeking to strive for a better place in the world. We need a leader who would take the initiative to listen with eyes wide open to each and every one of us for we all have something of value to contribute to the success. We all are important, each and every one of us, unique in our talents and our perspective of life. We need a leader who would strive for the betterment of the community.
This should have never have transpired, especially at Gallaudet. This is a sad day for the history of Gallaudet, indeed, but a proud day for the Deaf to know we never abandon one another in dire need. We will always lend a hand when appropriate and we will always strive for the best in terms for a better and brighter future.
I am now going to contact the state legislators and urge we all do what we can
Sincerely,
Michelle
Michelle:
Many thanks for your support and for your comment. Please contact your US Congres people as well. The more Congres hears form the voters, the more they will have to hear us.
rj13
Yes, the re-opening of access to the campus was a priority. It was interfering with people’s jobs, and students’ educations. Education is the first goal of the university. The safety of the students, likewise, is a high priority. It was noted in the arrests that there were no injuries. The students who were voluntarily arrested (consciously moving into position to be arrested) were not injured, as they were carried away without resistance. The protest is still allowed to go on, and the students (protesters and non protesters alike) are able to resume pursuing their academic goals.
The university closed the high school and the elementary schools, not the protesters. The protesters were going to let the staff and students in, but the university took it out of their hands.
DPS hurt the students during the HMB barricade by using unnecessary physical force on peaceful students, including choking one student.
rj13:
Thanks. I will do it. Anything to help from the sidelines…
~Michelle