We Were Not the Only Ones Told to Leave
Berke Outspoken This is a true story from 1995 or 1996 told to me by a parent of a former Kendall student. I ran into the family on Capitol Hill on Saturday. The parent needs to be anonymous because the former Kendall student is now a Gallaudet student, and the parent fears reprisals from Jane Fernandes. What follows is the parent's exact words from an instant message conversation [...]
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RALLY!!!!
Deaf Bison Network 9PM @ Front Gate! Be there!
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I know I?m Late But Here Is It
Mishka Zena There will be a candlelight vigil at 630pm by the faculty AND a press conference.  The vigil will start near the Foster Auditorium.  Please be there to show your support!!!  And spread the word to anyone you know on campus!!! My blog was going very slow and my computer kept crashing. Not sure why, but both are up and [...]
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Things You Must Read
Elisa Abenchuchan Susan Kinzie of the Washington Post’s latest article finally goes in depth on what the protestors are protesting about. READ. ———————————————————————————- Another article by Kinzie - about the [...]
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8 PM Rally
ayala920's Xanga The Rally tonight began at Foster Auditorium, where everyone gathered and received candles to place in plastic cups for a vigil (I failed to keep mine lit and tossed it before I even made it to the front gate). Everyone filed passed the people on the hunger strike and thanked them for staying strong.Latoya Plummer began the rally as the emcee for the night, and [...]
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Monday, October 23, 2006
jeffcarlson's Xanga MIXED EMOTION(Gallaudet Protest)Last week Thursday, my fifth day protesting at Gallaudet, I pretty much said to myself that I have had enough and was ready to go home on that following Saturday. I wasn't tempted to stay in DC a little longer, going to some get-together event like ESPN Zone. The cold Friday and brisly cool Saturday pretty much stamped me out of town. I [...]
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WaPo, Plunkett, Fernie and Many More
RidorLIVE The Washington Post finally got this right as this article scalded Fernandes’ credibility as well as the legacy of I. King Jordan.  This is what we had been talking about from day one, folks! The parents of Eric Plunkett, who was murdered at Gallaudet in 2000, wrote the letter of support for Jane K. Fernandes.  I [...]
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Interview Biased
Mishka Zena Washingtonpost.com - On Line Discussion...Gallaudet University: Inside Gallaudet · Mon, Oct 23 2006Fernandes was online Monday, Oct. 23, art 2 p.m. ET to discuss the reasons why she is not withdrawing her name despite growing opposition to her appointment as president.When I saw where the Interview link was, I immediately knew this is a [...]
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Hunger Strike Far Away From Kendall Green
RidorLIVE I got this yesterday. It was CC to Fernandes, Jordan and the FSSA Coalition as well. R- * * *An Open Letter to I.King Jordan and Jane K Fernandes I am truly sorry but I have got to do what I have got to. I will never forget the warm and open welcome [...]
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Analysis of Fernandes? Interview
Mishka Zena   J: There are so many external pressures exerted on the deaf community including cochlear implants, more powerful hearing aids, genetic research and the shift in school attendance from schools for the deaf to public schools where today 91 percent of deaf and hard of hearing children and youth are enrolled Not an issue in this protest. [...]
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Rebutal To Levinson?s Denial
Mishka Zena  I personally witnessed a conversation between Ken Levinson and Bill Graham at the Chicago O’Hare airport on July 28, 2006 at an airport gate.  I was scheduled to take the same flight from Chicago to Dulles airport as both Levinson and Graham and they were unaware of my presence. I sat only a few feet away and watched them both [...]
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Tent City in Central Florida
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition We, the Central Floridians, have a website.  It can be found at [link] We will have another FSSA rally in Florida - Orlando on Sunday, Nov. 5th, 2006 from 2pm to 5pm.If you have any questions, we can be reached at this e-mail address.Unity for Gallaudet!!   Cheers, The Central Floridians [...]
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Was Canonized Saint at Milan Conference?
Daniel Greene When I heard last week on NPR that an Italian priest who “helped the deaf” in the late 1800s had been canonized as a saint, I couldn’t help wondering: was he at the Milan Conference of 1880, and if so, would the signing deaf people of the world think he was such a saint?For those [...]
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SIGNews--A Newspaper Worth Reading
Karen I discovered SIGNews by accident one day after doing some heavy internet surfing. Browsing the site, I saw a link for a free issue and I promptly signed up for it. After receiving the first issue, I quickly sent in a check for a subscription and I've been enjoying it ever since. SIGNews has a writing style that is similar to the Deaf Success magazine that ran a few [...]
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Jordan?s Attempt To Derail Protest Fails
Mishka Zena  think this is extremely unethical and unprofessional  of an university president to conduct himself like this. elizabeth Carl called and found out this. Gallaudet University is fully accredited by MSCHE. No mistake! I just made a phone call to Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It was a very nice conversation and I was reassured that the post by [...]
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Why did I use this image above? Well, it contains my...
RidorLIVE Why did I use this image above? Well, it contains my favorite villain in a DC Comics, Mordru. Even with the fact that he is immortal and can conjure the spells at ease, he always comes up with cool lines to say. I personally think in dark humor or tend to respond with strong words, [...]
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Parents Unity for Gallaudet Letter
Riverside for FSSA Parents Unity for Gallaudet, Please send the letter (see below) to, or call the following influential people. DO IT NOW! Your local representative: [link] Gallaudet Board of Trustees of Congress:: Lynn Woosley Ph. 202-225-5161 [link] Ray LaHood [...]
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Anonymous Flowers for JKF?
Kalalau's Korner In my Kalalau's Korner blogsite, I received this following and I would like to elaborate it:Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Yet Another Failed Gallaudet University PR Effort": Carl, Can you just give up and start the healing process? JKF is an excellent interview with the Washington Post today. I just sent her a bouquet of flowers to show her some [...]
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Jonas Fenicle's Fingerprint Art Work
Indy Deaf For FSSA! Jonas Fenicle has been drawing all folks involved with the protest for a couple of nights collecting their fingerprints to create an art work. Below is his work in progress...His other work include the Laurent Clerk Fingerprint Artwork which is currently hung at the Hall Memorial Building... using Gallaudet folks' fingerprints...He has made these two fingerprint [...]
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Rally time change
ayala920's Xanga Tonight's rally will commence at 6:30 instead of 8:00. In addition to the rally itself, there will also be a press conference and faculty march. I've been informed that there will be discussions of what to do next.
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Washingtonpost.com - On Line Discussion Transcript
Inside Gallaudet Fernandes was online Monday, Oct. 23, art 2 p.m. ET to discuss the reasons why she is not withdrawing her name despite growing opposition to her appointment as president.
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Riverside FSSA sells hooded U.F.G. sweatshirts
via link submit People have been clamoring for these U.F.G. sweatshirts. Now everyone can go to this website to order one! Hurry, quantities are limited. [...]
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Tonight?s Plans
Elisa Abenchuchan Meet @ 6:30 at the front gate. A lot of events will happen - the faculty march, a rally, AND a press conference. A student leader told me that it’s very important for you all to be there! Unfortunately, I won’t be back to DC until 10:00ish PM. [...]
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Sit in protest with Brueggemann Today
Mishka Zena Sit-In Protest at Ohio State University Filed under: General ? gufssa @ 10:44 am Columbus, Ohio A group of concerned Deaf leaders will attempt to meet with Professor Dr. Brenda Jo Brueggemann today at her office and demand that she call an emergency meeting of the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees to resolve the crisis which has been worsening over the [...]
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Yet Another Failed Gallaudet University PR Effort
Kalalau's Korner Gallaudet University is fully accredited by MSCHE. No mistake!I just made a phone call to Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It was a very nice conversation and I was reassured that the post by President I. King Jordan is inappropriate. It begins unnecessary rumors about MSCHE. She told me that my phone call was her second call, and she is fully prepared to [...]
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