A Concern Voice From Gallaudet Teacher
Deaf Bison Network I found this source from Mishka Zena (great job, Mishka!) and decided to post this to share with you all too. ================================ 1:30 PM Urgent E-Mail From Gally ProfessoreOctober 25, 2006 1:30 PMDear Colleagues, Gallaudet Faculty Who Voted to Remove Dr. Fernandes from Her Post as Gallaudet?s Incoming President:I apologize now for what will be a [...]
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more information
People of the Eye CONFIRMED: Paul Kelly was seen trying to tell MPD to arrest students. MPD refuses to arrest anyone until they meet with the student leaders. Kelly reportedly furious and screaming. Most students are currently at the MSSD gates. The administration and student leaders are still in a meeting. One injured student has a possible fracture of his knee/leg. [...]
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Back Hoe And Fire Trucks Brought To Gallaudet
Mishka Zena Created:10/25/2006 7:13:03 AM Last Updated:10/25/2006 3:08:55 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — In the latest action of a two week protest at Gallaudet University, a bulldozer and then fire trucks were called in this morning. The university’s facilities department brought in the back hoe to pile up protestors’ belongings, but it also knocked over a hot charcoal [...]
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Interpreters Needed Now At DC Courts
Mishka Zena [...]
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My Mother?s letter to Jordan Today.
Deaf Bison Network Dear President Jordan, From all accounts, it appears that things are way out of control at Gallaudet. As the parent of one of Gallaudet’s students, I am concerned about her safety and the status of her education. I can only imagine how disconcerting it is to be there with all the turmoil and disruption. [...]
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Breaking News
Dan McClintock I just had a VP conversation with an old friend, a former MSSD classmate, who is at Gallaudet. My friend informed me that a bulldozer came to the MSSD gates and tried to move the protestors who were standing in way. 3 students were hurt, and one student's foot was cut in half. My VP conversation was cut short when a fire alarm went on in the building where my friend [...]
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1:30 PM Urgent E-Mail From Gally Professore
Mishka Zena October 25, 2006 1:30 PM Dear Colleagues, Gallaudet Faculty Who Voted to Remove Dr. Fernandes from Her Post as Gallaudet?s Incoming President: I apologize now for what will be a difficult, incoherent read?I am under pressure to get this out to as many people as possible, all the while answering students? and parents? questions. Feel free to pass this on?blog it, [...]
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mssd gate
People of the Eye has been re-chained by students. more to come asap
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deaf-read was down
People of the Eye at gallaudet, deafread and elisawrites are both down. I will publish when I can as updates are made public. so far. we know that ikj, jkf, mpd chief, dps chief (mel batten-mickens) and paul kelly are going to meet at 330, actually now! pk is holding the threat of arrests until after the meeting.
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Paul Kelly Arguing with Police
Mishka Zena He is reportedly trying to get the DC police to arrest the students
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Student Leaders Conferring with DC Police Now
Mishka Zena Ok, leaders and mpd are talking now (so I’m told. They’re probably meeting in private cuz I don’t see them from the mssd gate right now). Student just announced that if cops decide to arrest us, we will open the gate, clear the path, and leave. Otherwise, we’re staying put. Not sure if this is a public announcement, but [...]
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CALL CONGRESS THIS MINUTE!!!
Bay Area Perspective on Gally Yeah. Like, NOW! :) Please...Call your senators and representatives NOW... the BoT may move up their meeting dates and we need to be sure Woolsey, McCain, and LaHood are physically present at the meeting or can send senior staffers.From the pagers of 2 people who are in close contact with someone in FSSA:"They [FSSA] have been meeting with various congress people in [...]
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2:44PM Fire Alarm Galore
Mishka Zena Seems fire alarms have been pulled in sac, library, college hall, hmb, and maybe more. A friend of mine was in the sac computer lab when the alarm went off there, and he saw people filing out of surrounding bldgs. An Alumnus paged to me via Elisa
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Blood, Shakespeare and Gallaudet
Kalalau's Korner nchomes2: yes, shakespeare once said, if you shed a blood with me, you shall be my brother. i cant remember how he said it.nchomes2: once blood shed, more unity for gallaudetHonuGuy: good piece.HonuGuy: Can I quote you?nchomes2: sure, you can quote me anytime. Lol(mother nature... )nchomes2: found right quotation:"We few. We happy few. We band of Brothers. For those [...]
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Threats of Arrests at MSSD Gate?
Elisa Abenchuchan It has already been agreed by both MPD and the protestors that only one gate needs to be open, and the agreed-upon gate was the 6th street gate. Protestors have not tried to reblock the gate ever since the arrests, but have continued to block the other gates. After this morning’s incident, there are currently MPD [...]
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current status of gates
People of the Eye tons of dc cops at mssd gates meeting with paul kelly...  the gate is closed again.  tow truck is at kendall gate. nobody knows why. people are scattered all over campus. the fssa at large will meet at 6pm, and there will be a rally/meeting at 8pm open to the public.
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My personal letter for Dr. Jordan
Deaf Tennessean for FSSA and GUAA To Dr. I. King Jordan,I am not here to speak on behalf of Tennessee Association of the Deaf as a president, nor GUAA chapter of East Tennessee as Liaison Officer as well, but I am speaking for myself as member of GUAA, I found that news this morning on what happening at the MSSD Gate is really UNNECESSARY and UNCALLED because that news is really bothered a lot. I am [...]
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Very Important Meeting Tonight @ 8 PM
Elisa Abenchuchan It will take place at the marketplace in SAC. To read what the protest leaders said today at the noon meeting about what happened this morning and what will happen next, read THIS.
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Serenity_EM's Xanga ********************BREAKING NEWS*****************- 4 STUDENTS INJURED IN DPS/PPD ATTEMPT TO RETAKE MSSD/BRENTWOOD GATE- DPS/PPD EFFORT FAILS- BLOOD CAN BE SEEN ON THE ROAD- STUDENTS REMAIN IN CONTROL OF MSSD GATE - DPS/PPD REPORTEDLY THREW STUFF AT TENTS WITH STUDENTS INSIDE- MSSD STUDENTS COME TO THE GATE AND HELPS THE PROTESTERS BLOCK THE GATE- MSSD STUDENTS SAID [...]
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Another disasterous day...
ayala920's Xanga Students sleeping in tents at the MSSD gate were woken up this morning to bulldozers pushing their tents and belongs out of the way. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read this in a message, but it's been confirmed. DPS and the PPD broke through the gate this morning and bulldozed the area, including tents with people sleeping inside. The front lawn is now covered [...]
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Serenity_EM's Xanga *******************BREAKING NEWS*************************- FIRE ALARM GOES OFF AT STUDENT ACADEMIC CENTER- HMB FIRE ALARM ALSO - ARRESTS POSSIBLE AT MSSD GATE; DC POLICE REPORTEDLY PRESENTMORE TO COME- EARL
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Dr. Jane Hurst's Article on Nonviolence and Civil ...
Dan McClintock Dr. Jane Hurst's Article on Nonviolence and Civil DisobedienceHey, did you see Dr. Jane Hurst's article on nonviolence and civil disobedience? It's excellent. Her points strengthens what I was trying to say here on my blogsite. I suspect she probably read our exchange of posts on this site before she wrote her article! (smile) Hey, Dr. Jane Hurst, great job! Thank you [...]
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Additional Talking Points
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Today the administration demonstrated just how little regard they have for the safety of the Gallaudet community.Several protesters were injured when the administration ordered the campus physical plant employees to bulldoze a blockade. That blockade was one that the administration had previously told protesters they could keep.There are students who ...
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MSSD Gate Now
Mishka Zena We need more people to guard MSSD gate.   Please go to MSSD gate.    DC police are here.
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Arriving at Gallaudet University
Jared Evans The minute Michael and I set foot at the front gate of Gallaudet University, we witnessed the bulldozers dumping the contents from the gates that Gallaudet workers were attempting to clear this morning. Some of the students took immediate action...
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