Gallaudet Protest - Irish TentCity
gwallgofi QT_WriteOBJECT_XHTML(' [link] '640', '495', '','autoplay', 'true', 'controller', 'true', 'loop', 'false'); summary Having read up about the protest I fully support the students taking part in the protest and I add my hand to theirs. Jane - it’s obvious that you have lost the support and respect of all the [...]
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Edmonton?s Rally & Tent City Video Clip
Canucks for FSSA We have representation from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba (Western Canada) in support of FSSA at our tent city in Edmonton. Thanks to Robert Cundy ‘76 & Linda Hatrak Cundy ‘74 and Angela Petrone Stratiy ‘70 for the video clip!
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Serenity_EM's Xanga NOTICE:9 PM RALLY AT THE MARKETPLACE- EARL
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$100 for your DeafRead vlog!
DeafRead Human Editor Online video has become an integral part of the Deaf World these days. We are hosting a video clip competition where we will select the best vlog about DeafRead! The editors of DeafRead will vote on the best vlog and the winner will receive $100 cash! You have two weeks from today to submit a [...]
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Two Meetings Tonight
Mishka Zena Presidents of student organizations need to meet today @ 8 (sub, flex a/b) Students who were arrested need to meet today @ 9:30 (sub, flex a/b)
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Halifax, Nova Scotia?s Tent City & Rally
Canucks for FSSA Tent  City Halifax Rally for Gallaudet University FSSA On Sunday, October 22nd, after a meeting on Friday, it was determined that a quick rally would be hosted two days later. Sixteen people attended this rally at beautiful Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in quite blustery conditions. All braved with good spirit and cheers! Noni [...]
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14 Presidents resigned in 2006, and counting
Grumpy Old Deafies The number of Presidents that had been forced to resign in 2006, came up during our research for the letter sent from the UK, where amongst other things, we stated: "This year alone there have been protests leading to resignations...
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9 PM Rally at Marketplace
Mishka Zena There’s going to be a rally at 9 in marketplace Jennie
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Gally Audism Shocked Hearing Graduate Student
Mishka Zena The Buff and Blue [Gallaudet University] Volume CXV Sunday, October 7, 2006 Special Edition #6 WHERE ARE OUR RIGHTS? Written by Andrew Jones I sit in HMB as a hearing graduate student in protest of an oppressive and unresponsive deaf university.  How did I get here? It started in high school.  I was taking Freanch classes to fulfill my foreign language credit,but in [...]
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Failed Leadership at Gallaudet (ASL Vlog)
Joey Baer This video discuss few examples why the leadership failed at Gallaudet.  We are in need of better leadership there.  BoTs, please take responsibility and clean up the mess at Gallaudet.Play Quicktime version [...]
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5 more Presidents forced out!
TentCity UK We’ve found another 5 presidents who were ejected from their educational institutions in the last year after student-staff protests. The first four are from Bibliomarket and the last is from Ms Mary Ann Morrissey. If you know of any more resigning Presidents, please let us know. July 2006 President Manny M. Aragon New Mexico Highlands [...]
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Do Not Sign a Minority Report, JKF Tells BoTs
Kalalau's Korner ?It is clear to me that the protesters are giving a total lack of attention to established rules of order,? says president designate Jane K. Fernandes, a deaf individual and apparent suppressor of "a Minority Report.?Background: Oppression and FearAs the GUFSSA protest drags on into its fourth week, the university administration continues to miss its mission of [...]
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GallyBuster Claims I Misunderstood Fernandes.
Mishka Zena There is no misunderstanding. I still stand on my words and so do my peers who watched the videoclip . Anyone who saw that videotape obviously can see Jane signing ‘threatening to be shot’  with the a sign of a gun pointing to herself.  Fernandes Threatened By A Person With Gun? A Videoclip Included Though she didn’t [...]
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Hunger Strike
Save Gallaudet University Hunger StrikeView the Video
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I SAW MY NAME!
jeffcarlson's Xanga No, this entry is not about Gallaudet protest. Just recently, I found my name on this week's ESPN magazine. It's on page 22. It's about a football team I ripped out as a terrible team. The ESPN magazine left it exactly the way I quoted, no editing whatsoever. Three weeks ago, I was reading several articles about that team, and one of the article asked the reader what [...]
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Two Videoclips of DPS Misconduct At HMB Raid 10/6
Mishka Zena I watched the videoclips closely. These are different from the shaky vclip shown several weeks ago. these are much clearer   First videoclip: it shows two dps trying to force their way through a human chain, one somewhat roughly and the other one dps reaching out for his mace. The students were peaceful and organized. Why was the DPS getting his [...]
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?Jane, Resign!? by Kenneth G. Samson (?92)
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Edward VIII was crowned King in January 1936 after the death of his father, King George V. An ultimate fairytale story, the King fell in love with an American woman, Mrs. Wallis Simpson. The British Government objected, leading Edward to abdicate his crown so that he could marry her.Following Edward's ...
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Letter from a Parent of a Gallaudet Student
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Dear Dr. Jordan:I received your note and Brenda Jo Brueggeman?s letter about Jane Fernandes. I am extremely disappointed and entirely unconvinced about her appropriateness for the important role of President of Gallaudet University.As President of Gallaudet, brought to that role through student, alumni, and faculty protest, you have been a ...
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Tent City in Rhode Island
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition BE HEARD! Our Future! Our Future!   We believe that:1. the Board of Trustees' presidential search process was flawed 2. this process and the result divided us and created a hostile environment 3. the Provost' actions continue to divide the community, and 4. uniting our community will be best achieved by a new search processWhen: ...
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Letter from Peggy Linn Prosser (?88)
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition October 23, 2006An open letter to Dr. Fernades;I am writing to you as a graduate student in Gallaudet University?s newest graduate program, International Development.  I hold high expectations of the new program especially that it will promote me towards the professional career in International Development.However this was last summer before ...
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Open Letter from CCSD
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition October 19, 2006Dear President and Board of Trustees:We wish to state our position regarding the controversy at Gallaudet University on behalf of the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf (CCSD).CCSD is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to represent the cultural interests of the Canadian Deaf community, preserving history and ...
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Letter from Bernard Bragg
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Dear Dr. Fernandes:Like many of us, you envision our University as a dynamic institution for all deaf and hard of hearing students with diverse backgrounds.   Undoubtedly you see Gallaudet as a place where these students are not only introduced to the beauty, grace and power of ASL and Deaf Culture, ...
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Talking Points (updated 10/23/06)
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition The Faculty, Students, Staff, and Alumni (FSSA) care deeply about Gallaudet University and its future. We are comprised of people from all walks of life.  We protest Dr. Fernandes? selection because there are candidates better qualified to lead the University, and because the administration has yet to examine the underlying ...
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Newspaper Article on RIT Dean?s View of Gallaudet Protest
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition [link] of RIT institute for deaf weighs in on Gallaudet Examiner.Com (Washington) - October 24, 2006 The ExaminerOct 24, 2006 5:00 AMWASHINGTON - T. Alan Hurwitz is the CEO and dean of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a former president of the National ...
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Moore?s ?Crash? Quoted in the Post
DeafDC.com Ben Moore’s Guest Blog “Crash” was quoted in the Washington Post article by Susan Kinzie “Source of Gallaudet Turmoil Is Up for Debate: Fernandes and Supporters See Resistance to Progress; Protesters Cite Poor Leadership“. Kinzie has been reporting on the Gallaudet president selection since Dr. Jane Fernandes was selected the ninth [...]
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