One Woman?s Story
Buck Naked Bison I can?t tell you what Dr. Jane K. Fernandes is like, since I never personally met her in my 1 ½ years at Gallaudet. But I can tell you how the system at Gallaudet - which she, as provost, was directly responsible for overseeing - failed [...]
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Rise and Fall of a King
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition It has been a rise and fall of a King Under the mighty Gallaudet tower Where our forefathers signed and sings "United are we all in this hour!"While war of words rage For our rights to dream and grow, Let our spirit lay true upon history's page And in all, our freedom to dream we stow!Let ...
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Letter from James Oster
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition To the Board of Trustees,   Dr. Jordan and Dr. Fernandes,   10/18/06   Today is an exciting and regretful time for the Deaf Community. Exciting because we are witnessing true democracy at work at Gallaudet University. This is a golden opportunity to address the real issues of the day/decades. Regretful because it has accumulated into ...
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Letter from Willis Mann
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition An Open Letter to the Gallaudet Board of Trustees, Dr.I. King Jordan, and Dr. Jane FernandesTo the Board of Trustees:The dictionary defines ?duty? as ??conduct based on moral or legal obligations or a sense of propriety.?  After reading the many articulate and passionate letters that have been posted on the ...
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Letter from the United Kingdom
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Dear Board of Trustees of Gallaudet UniversityThe recent long drawn out events at Gallaudet University have aroused great concern all around the world, and are now beginning to have a negative impact on Deaf communities in other countries, including the UK.Since Gallaudet University is the world's only Deaf university, the ...
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Press Release from the United Kingdom
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition NOTE:  The letter posted in a separate entry below was attached to this press release. Thursday 18th October 2006None so deaf as those who won't hear: British Deaf show support to Gallaudet University faculty and students.On Friday 13 October, over 130 Deaf people were arrested in Washington D.C. in what has been ...
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Resolutions Adopted by the University Faculty
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition October 16th, 2006University Faculty Resolution #1The University Faculty moves that Faculty Governance, through their official contacts with the Administration and the Board, examine and discuss models for including faculty, students, staff and alumni as members of the Board and discuss a time table for incorporating one of these models into ...
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Letter from Ronald Nomeland (?58)
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition October 16, 2006Dear Members of the Board of Trustees:This is a response in reference to today?s message from Chair Brueggemann representing the Board of Trustees.I beg to differ with BOT?s interpretation of its ?fair, open and transparent search? for the ninth president of Gallaudet University.It is just a matter of ...
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Letter from CSUN
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Noah Beckman President Gallaudet University Student Body GovernmentOn the behalf of the members of Deaf CSUNians at California State University, Northridge, I want to take this opportunity to let you and the students, staff, faculty, and alumni know that we are aware of the situation that is occurring at Gallaudet University.  We ...
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11:45 AM Breaking News
Mishka Zena Go to Capitol Building now!!! (Noon on Thursday, Oct 19, 2006) Protesters have an assembly at noon on the steps of the US Capitol Building (on the side that faces the Washington Memorial) Please go NOW!!!! Then visit Congressmen’s offices afterwards.
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Jamie Clark Responds To Jane Norman?s Letter
Mishka Zena > My colleagues, > > In an effort to clear up any possible misunderstanding, I want to say I > am recovering from a serious injury to my leg which took place during > the Oct. 5th Washburn naming of the Linda K. Jordan Art Gallery. I am sorry to hear that you gotten hurt.  Hope you are recovering nicely and [...]
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Boycott of Gallaudet Conference Center
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 [...]
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Recap of DPS Brutality At HMB
Mishka Zena Many readers who came in late asked me information on this infamous DPS raid fiasco. I decided it would be better if I just provide the links here and the readers can check them out.  Since I was covering this live somewhat, there are many links and follow ups afterwards. There has been a long history [...]
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Gallaudet Trustees Split on Fernandes
via link submit If she were asked to leave or be fired, the e-mail also said, "the University and in particular the Board of Trustees will undergo intense scrutiny from Congress. I venture to guess Congress will ask why you did not perform your fiduciary duties to the University. And you will have to explain."
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10:30 Update from Ryan Commerson
Mishka Zena Jordan is livid abt the big tent being set up in the front.  Its a gift froma dn for the alumni...  Jordan threatened to have the hired crew workers arrested.  Lange is trying to work this out.  ryan
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Announcing Tent City UK!
TentCity UK At Gallaudet University last Friday, 134 Deaf students were arrested! What??? Over 100 YOUNG DEAF people were ARRESTED?? In the last few days, over 50 Tent Cities have been set up around the world to show support and sympathy for the 134 arrested deafies. Now we are announcing TENT CITY UK! What: A family friendly social event, with [...]
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Let?s Remember What Really Is At Stake
Mishka Zena - I would like to ask that we devote more time to practical actions, such as discussing how we are going to actually aid the protest, to sustain and sponsor it. For it is they who started it, and without them, and their practical actions, we are nothing. We’re just empty rhetoric. It was their daring acts that fused all of us [...]
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Committees/Contact Info
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Committee Chair ? Erin Moran (EMoran@tmail.com)Flyers/Banners ?Alexa Gulka (Gulka@fidohiptop.ca)Newsflash ?Rachelle Settambrino (Brightearth@tmail.com)Finances/Donations - Andres Piedrahita (Ahp22@tmail.com)Facility/Supplies ? Jeanine Wiesblatt (Bluesun@tmail.com)T-Shirts/Posters/Ribbons ? Bob Arnold (Aslian@tmail.com)Rally ? Adam Jarashow (Levis@tmail.com)Food ? [...]
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Letter from Georgia Association of the Deaf
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Open Letter to Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, Gallaudet University Administration, Gallaudet Community, Laurent Clerc Center, National Association of the Deaf, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities throughout the Nation, Supporters, and Georgia Association of the Deaf Members   October 18, 2006   To Whom It May Concern at Gallaudet University:   I am writing [...]
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Jane Norman Still Fernandes Supporter
Mishka Zena My colleagues, In an effort to clear up any possible misunderstanding, I want to say I am recovering from a serious injury to my leg which took place during  the Oct. 5th Washburn naming of the Linda K. Jordan Art Gallery. I am a strong supporter of Gallaudet University and Jane Fernandes. Make no mistake about that. Being laid up for [...]
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NTID gets Gallaudet Unrest
Mishka Zena NTID gets Gallaudet unrest Students there, here angry over presidential pick Greg Livadas Staff writer (October 19, 2006) - Students at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf are planning to join other deaf students at Gallaudet University this weekend to protest Gallaudet’s next president, Jane Fernandes. Hundreds of [...]
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Ex Gally Professor Decries At Fernandes
Mishka Zena All this brouhaha is only a desperate final trial for distraction. Fernandes and her Gang of professional liars are getting more and more desparate in order to divert attention from her abhorrent performance record. It is unheard at the world of academia that somebody with this damaging performance record as hers, would be promoted to President of a university. But [...]
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President Search Process Petition
via link submit Sign the petition started last May, if you support the two official demands made by FSSA.
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Crash!
DeafDC.com By Ben Moore To outsiders, if Deaf President Now (DPN) was like a 1950s Disney movie with clear-cut heroes and bad guys, the current protest at Gallaudet University must be unfolding like the flick that won numerous Oscars in 2006 — Crash. When President-designate Jane K. Fernandes claimed that we’re protesting her appointment just because she didn’t [...]
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367: Protest History TwoMonday, October 16th, 2006...
Deaf in the City 367: Protest History TwoMonday, October 16th, 2006: Faculty and teachers at Gallaudet issued a vote of No Confidence in the Gallaudet administration. 138 (out of 168) voted they had no confidence in the administration. 76% of all eligible University faculty were present. This is a vote of 82%, compared with 64% back in May. Meanwhile, the protests continue, with more [...]
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