Tent ?Beach? in San Diego, CA
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Tent City in Denver, CO
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I. King Jordan in response to Faculty Vote
Mishka Zena Tuesday, October 16, 2006, 9:00 a.m. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: MERCY COOGAN ?For those of you who have voted ?no confidence? and called for Dr. Fernandes? resignation, I say this is a very sad day for me personally and for the Gallaudet University community. I have had to make difficult decisions during my 18 years here, but none so difficult [...]
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Wash Post: Gallaudet Faculty Opposes Incoming College...
Mishka Zena Gallaudet Faculty Opposes Incoming College President No-Confidence Votes Against Jordan, Trustees By Susan Kinzie and Michael E. Ruane Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, October 17, 2006; B01 The faculty at Gallaudet University gave overwhelming endorsement last night to a proposal calling for Jane K. Fernandes to resign or be removed from her position as incoming [...]
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# of Petition Signatures Shooting Up.
Mishka Zena 5,722 signatures now. Come on! Keep up with the momentum!  Spread the word in both Deaf and Hearing Communities. We need more signatures! Come on! Show your support!  Unity For Gallaudet! elizabethWe, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition: Gallaudet University President Search Process Target: Celia May Baldwin, Interim Chair, Board of Trustees, Gallaudet [...]
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From An Ordinary Observer On This Protest
Mishka Zena Letter to the Public by an Ordinary Individual How do I feel about Gallaudet University’s situation? I have been following pretty much everything faithfully since the day they announced the presidential search process because I enjoy watching history in-the-making. Unfortunately, the path Deaf history is taking is not one I like to see. April Once Jane [...]
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Again Too Little, Too Late: Communication Access For Gally...
Mishka Zena Commentary: We already heard you the first time last May. We heard you again two weeks ago. You tried to oppress the students by depriving them the access to the interpreters twice. Now you have established a new policy, only because the media is now aware of this. But it is too late. We know [...]
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Press Release about DeafNation?s New Charity Focus?GUFSSA
DHH-CommUNITY DeafNation and DeafHope are in such a somber mood about Gallaudet University crisis and its impact on our Deaf community. With our minds and hearts at Gallaudet University, we feel torn while working on the upcoming DeafNation Expo and Charity Golf in Pleasanton/Sunol,California. The event is sponsored by HOVRS, IP-Relay and SmarioSoft Solutions. DeafNation is hosting [...]
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The Washington Post Slaps Deaf Community?s Face
DeafDC.com The Washington Post interviewed Gallaudet president-designate Dr. Jane Fernandes yesterday and made it available online, without captions. The Washington Post is insulting the entire deaf and hard of hearing community by telling us that they want to have access to our crisis but will not give us access to their reporting of our crisis. By not [...]
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FSSA: Intimidation and Denigration Are Their Standard
The Gallaudet Protest: What you don't know I am writing with a fake name because I don?t want the same to happen to me that happened to Shirley Myers. I am a faculty member, too. I was at both meetings in SAC 1011 and outside under a big tree on the grassy hill near the front gate.On the grass, I saw terrible behavior. Now I see why few talk from other side. I heard they were afraid. But I did not believe it. [...]
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Jackie Roth Writes to Us: Look and Consider
The Gallaudet Protest: What you don't know Hello friends, colleagues and members of the deaf community. I have been sitting on the sidelines, following the story of this protest. Up until now, I have remained silent but have made inquiries on both sides. I was very active and one of the first to respond to the DPN protest. I believed that when Zinser was selected to lead the University, that it was blatant [...]
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FSSA Cowardice: Using Students to do Your Dirty Work
The Gallaudet Protest: What you don't know More Gallaudet and Rule by LawAnthony calls the shutting down of Gallaudet University by students demanding that its next president sanction the exclusive use of sign language, at the university and in deaf culture, ?strange.? Indeed, this latest pitched battle between campus members favoring the primacy of sign language, and those receptive to the use of voice and [...]
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Audism Inside BoT
Mishka Zena Commentary  Hilbok spoke aloud what many of us had thought and discussed.  I was involved in the DPN movement and remember vividly that infamous statement the clueless BoT Chairperson Hillman released to the public: “Deaf people are not ready to function in the hearing world”  Taken aback, I recall feeling outraged and thinking to myself “Who the [...]
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Audism, Fernandes, and Jordan
Mishka Zena Commentary There have been several interviews with Fernandes and Jordan on National Public Radio and recently with the Washington Post, with no transcript of the audio transcript this time. Radio shows seem to be their preferred choice, which is telling. For deaf people who bear the responsibilty of running a university of the deaf, one would consider the preference [...]
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ABC7: Gallaudet Protest Continues but University Expected...
Mishka Zena From the newsroom of the WJLA-TV, Channel 7 News, Arlington, Virginia, Monday, October 16, 2006 ..... Gallaudet Protest Continues but University Expected to Open WASHINGTON (AP) - The protesters remain at the main entrance of Gallaudet University Monday morning, but protest leaders say they’ll allow the classes and other university activities to resume this [...]
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Social and Cultural Rights
DeafDC.com By Alok Doshi A professor in my MBA program once told me that that I have a bright future but not a career in Investor Relations. Investor Relations requires constant contact with investors and the Wall Street Community. She implied that my deafness could be an impediment. My deaf MBA friend, a finance manager, is in contact [...]
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Air Travel Action Alert: Kelby Brick vlog
Mishka Zena Air Travel Action Alert click to see the video   (View This Video Full Screen ) Editor?s Note: This video appears a bit out of focus because we used a web cam to record this message. Please bear with us as we continue to learn how to create and post web videos to the NAD Advocacy Blog.*Text below is an [...]
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Fernandes On Radio: Resignation Not Possible
Mishka Zena Fernandes Discusses Protests - washingtonpost.com Since Washington Post didn’t provide transcript of this audio interview, Zoltan kindly shared with us  a summary of the interview. Thanks, Zoltan. 1. Cochlear implanted Deaf kids think better, than others. 2. The only reason she is opposed at Gallaudet is that Deaf people     are afraid of change. 3. She [...]
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Statement by President I King Jordan On Faculty Vote
Inside Gallaudet "I say this is a very sad day for me personally and for the Gallaudet University community."
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Gates Open Today, Ryan Said
Mishka Zena The students made the decision to open the gates today. Via pager of our deaf warrior, Ryan Commerson: We intend to stay peaceful.. We want to enjoy a day of victory From mishkazena:  I certainly understand that. They deserve to enjoy a celebratory day after all their hard work the last few days!
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What do I Think of Jane Fernandes?
into dean's cyberspace I normally do not write about what is happening at Gallaudet, leaving it to others to sort out the facts and make sense. But this time it?s too important, I have to go ?on record.?There are so many issues right now. My understanding is that the major protest is mainly all about Jane Fernandes [...]
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Fernandes' program: Futuristic Utopia
testing_the_truth Yesterday Jane Fernandes made me scared, folks, truly scared. She said she wants to "create a new order of Deaf people", who will occupy Gallaudet University. Her obcession with something she MUST respresent for the school turned her presidential program into a futuristic utopia. But hey, folks, it is the only way she can justify her presidency! Utopia?Fernandes gave [...]
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Gideon on Gallaudet: An Obsession
Kalalau's Korner Gideon on Gallaudet: An ObsessionI must admit here. Like Gideon, I?ve always been obsessed with Gallaudet University. It?s an awfully difficult thing to get my hands on philosophically. Forgive me for making an attempt to do in this blog, a blog about Gallaudet University as an obsession. Gideon and I are obsessed!It looks like there are two major difficulties in [...]
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Deaf Puppet
DeafJoke.tv An ASL puppet signing an intro - credit: click here. You probably can find more information where to purchase - click here. Please let them know you find out about it from us! Thanks! [...]
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45 and counting?
Deafeye We are growing rapidly! It’s a wonder those ignorants won’t even listen. Those Tent City have been added: Jackson, Alabama Tucson, Arizona New England North Carolina Jackson, Mississippi The total is at 45 right now. Who knows...when I wake up in the morning, there will be more. Just cannot believe those, again, ignorants won’t even budge. As I [...]
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