Gallaudet Parents? Presentation to Jordan
Elisa Abenchuchan This morning at 9 AM, 26 parents came to the lyceum up on the 3rd floor in the College Hall to meet with I. King Jordan. The BOT Chairman Brenda Bruggerman declined to participate. Tami Hossler opened by asking us to introduce ourselves. However, to make an impact, we did not introduce our names. Instead, we introduced [...]
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Updates on Today
Deaf Bison Network I went to Press Conference today around 4:30pm. I feel flattered that Cindy Bailes, former Principal at MSSD, mentioned about me talking to her other day about the doubt of leadership of Dr. Fernandes. I am really glad that I met her and she said that Department of Education need the kind of people like [...]
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?Revolution? at Gallaudet by Chris Yarrison
Deaf Bison Network Greetings, I wanted to point your attention to an article I wrote about the Gallaudet protests.  I tried to give as much of the demonstrators’ point of view as possible. In solidarity, Chris (from [link] students occupy campus to protest new president ?Revolution? at Gallaudet By Chris Yarrison [...]
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A Letter to Brenda Jo Brueggemann
Kalalau's Korner Dr. Brenda Jo Brueggemann, ChairBoard of TrusteesGallaudet UniversityWashington, D.C. 20002October 19, 2006It is a token of the special delight Gallaudet University bestows on everything that even the many debts I have incurred in higher learning give me deep pleasure to acknowledge that I love Gallaudet University.Brenda Jo, let?s index me back to 1983 when I [...]
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Today?s Press Conference
Elisa Abenchuchan I missed most of the press conference but someone told me what happened.. thanks, you know who you are. Bobbie Beth Scoggins, the president of NAD, repeated the two demands and explained the four justifications for these two demands. If anyone has the wordings of the four justifications, please email me. One of the justifications is [...]
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How To Shoot Yourself In The Foot
Deaf Kitchen This is a step-by-step, do-it-yourself guide for any University ruling body that wants to shoot itself in the foot while transitioning from one President to the next:Immediately arrest and place on PNG any one who dares to even peacefully express displeasure during the announcement of the president-designate.Make "us-vs-them" declarations to the media.Speak in a [...]
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JF says, ?I will be President? in WP Column
Tayler Mayer A Lonely Voice for Inclusion in a Redoubt of the Radical Deaf Jane Fernandes, who has been deaf all her life, grew up in a hearing world. She didn’t learn sign language until she was 23. Now, as she prepares to assume perhaps the most important job in deaf America, some students at Gallaudet University deride [...]
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Clarification by the Concerned Students of GU
Elisa Abenchuchan Dear Elisa, it has come to our attention that a petition has been distributed that supports Dr. Fernandes. We would like to clarify that our pledge for a return to education by “Concerned Students and associates” is *not* the document for support for Dr. Jane Fernandes that has been distributed. If anyone, indeed, showed our signatures [...]
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Press Release says ?Shame on you Dr. Fernandes!?
Elisa Abenchuchan Press Release Gallaudet University October 19, 2006 3:30 PM The emails to Gallaudet University Board of Trustee members from president designate Jane K. Fernandes, excerpts printed on the front page of today’s Washington Post, threaten the Board members with the knowledge that Congress will investigate them for not performing their fiduciary duties. In the same [...]
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Thanks, IP-RELAY.com!
Elisa Abenchuchan IP-RELAY.com brought lunch bags to be given to the protestors - each bag had a sandwich, cookie, chips, and even a pickle. Many thanks to IP-RELAY.com for the delicious free lunch!
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Today?s Media On Gallaudet Protest.
Deaf Bison Network “Fernades Holds Ground In Gallaudet Controversy” from NBC 4 “Gallaudet Protest Moves To U.S. Capitol” included a video clip on ABC 7 “Gallaudet Protesters Rally on Hill” from FOX 5″ REMINDER: Every day rally at 12:00PM & 8:00PM. Also, Please be at the front gate on Saturday morning at 8 O’Clock and we’ll start [...]
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10 Main Reasons for a Tent City
TentCity UK Why we are supporting the protest against Gallaudet University The protest is against the designated election of Jane K. Fernandes, who is due to take up her position as President of the University on January 2007 ? the protesters have serious concerns regarding her election and have been protesting against this since May 2006. THE 10 [...]
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A Letter from Tent City - Hawai'i
Kalalau's Korner President I. King JordanGallaudet UniversityWashington, DC 20002October 19, 2006Dear President Jordan:Aloha! May we open this letter with the Hawaiian Code of Conduct: "We shall extend and display respect to all others which reflects our own appreciation of humanity. We shall carry our pride quietly, neither boasting of ourselves nor speaking badly of others--often a [...]
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More from Our Frontline Reporter, Erin Land
Riverside for FSSA Report from Erin Land using Sidekick! press conf . . . bobbie beth scoggins started by saying that jk has taken the medias for their meeting so we are waiting for medias to arrive for our press conference... a man said go ahead and stand on the streets and dirksen bauman and bobbie beth said no because then [...]
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Interesting thinking makes me laugh.
GALLYBUSTERS "Gallaudet Blocking DeafRead?"Tsk. Whereas the author did not flat out accuse Gallaudet of *true biz* blocking Deafread, it's still the comments like this that spread like a wildfire and encourage distortion. I'm glad it turned out to be someone on THEIR end. However, there's the hole in the fence now...On the other hand, I'm disappointed that someone could actually [...]
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TENT CITY - OCT 29TH
New England FSSA The New England FSSA will have Tent City at the campus of RISD on Sunday, October 29th, from 1:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon.We'll have a donation drive at the Tent City for the following items;canopy tents, blankets, hats & mittens, pocket warmers, health snacks, and dry food (crackers and etc.)For more information, you can email newenglandfssa@yahoo.comUnity for [...]
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368: My Response to Dr. Jane Norman
Deaf in the City 368: My Response to Dr. Jane NormanDr. Norman posted an open letter on DeafDC.com today. This part of her letter made me think:My colleagues, work with Dr. Jane Fernandes in a peaceful, positive, productive non-sabotaging manner. Think of Deaf children throughout the world. Turning against one of our own is not going to help us. She is one of us. Whether you deny it [...]
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Gallaudet Protest Moves To U.S. Capitol
Riverside for FSSA Washington (AP) - Demonstrators who oppose incoming Gallaudet University President Jane Fernandes are taking their protest to Capitol Hill. Students and their supporters have been escalating their opposition for more than two weeks in an effort to force Fernandes to resign. Today they’re rallying on near the reflecting pool on the west side of the Capitol [...]
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Letter from Yerker Andersson
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Appeal to Faculty, Staff and Students:   After having read the articles in today's Washington Post, I got a clear impression that Dr. Jane Fernandes would not change her mind in the near future. Since the Board of Trustees now is less unanimous about her case, the Gallaudet faculty, students and staff must ...
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Contact Information On All BoT Members
Mishka Zena I’ve received requests for Congressional Members of BoT’s  contact information. Here is it:Came from public site: CONGRESSIONAL BoT MEMBERS: The Honorable Ray LaHood, Trustee RayLaHood@RayLaHood.com The Honorable Lynn Woolsey, Trustee Email address located at: [link] The Honorable John McCain, Trustee Email address located at: [...]
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International Deaf Academics Members? Letter
Mishka Zena Dear members of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Jordan, and Dr. Fernandes: We, the undersigned, are Deaf academics with diverse research interests at universities and research institutes in the United States, Europe and Japan. The signatures below represent those who have signed the letter in the past two days since the letter was first circulated on the Deaf Academics [...]
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The Gally Project: Dealing with the White Elephant in the...
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition The Theatre Arts Department is hosting a performance event for students called, "The Gally Project:  Dealing with the White Elephant in the Room -- a diverse collection of students' creative reactions to the current campus climate." Monday, October 23, 2006 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Elstad AuditoriumAll views and perspectives will be ...
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FSDB?s Restrictions of Free Speech Objected
Mishka Zena Dear Mr. Dillingham, I was greatly disturbed after I was informed that you have decided to prohibit students and faculty at your school to discuss the current crisis at Gallaudet University.  I feel your decision is an act of oppression and audism.  I was informed that your decision was based on the rationale of not offending [...]
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Anarchy And Terrorism On Campus, Fernandes Declares
Mishka Zena NOTE:  The online version of the Washington Post article first posted on the Internet at approximately 11:30 pm Eastern Time has been modified. This sentence was added to the second version of the article, and did not appear in the first version:  Gallaudet Trustees Split on Fernandes Ex-Provost Seeks To Retain Support In Face of Protest By Susan Kinzie Washington [...]
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Back Up Candidate Ready To Replace Fernandes
Mishka Zena  Commentary: This practice violates one of the two FSSA demands.  The BoT and Jordan continue to disregard the opinions of Gallaudet Community, not following up their own promises last May that there would be teamwork between all the entities. elizabeth Press Release - October 19, 2006Filed under: General, Press Releases ? gufssa @ 2:18 pm October 19, 2006 This [...]
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