HOVRS Donates Interpreters
Tayler Mayer I recently learned that Hands On VRS of Rocklin, California is sending interpreters to Gallaudet University of Washington, D.C. The HOVRS interpreters will be working on a pro bono basis. They are sending two full-time interpreters for two weeks’ time. [...]
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Why Shutting Down the Campus was the Right Move
Elisa Abenchuchan [link]
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DPS Takes Over HMB
Elisa Abenchuchan They told me that they took over HMB because there was nobody in the building. But later I found that this wasn’t true - they had entered and made everyone leave the building. My tent is in there and I’m freezing out here. The university seems to have a plan to get the university opened. The [...]
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Possibly Useful Tool for Deaf Students
Jamie Berke (About.com) An About visitor brought the Notemesh website to my attention. The visitor thought that the service offered by Notemesh - the sharing of notes online by students in a class...
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News Coverage Today
Elisa Abenchuchan From Chris Heuer: It’s all over the news! They reduced JKF’s and Mercy’s bits to brief flashes, focusing extensively on Ryan, and the fact that you’re all willing to get arrested, showing shots of you practicing non-violent resistance, etc. One shot of Mercy admitting that there are long festering problems of racism and audism on campus. [...]
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TIPS For Protestors
Deaf Bison Network If anyone comes to you and said, “Protest is over. Noah Beckman said it’s over. Let’s go back to dorm.” Or something like that. IT IS FALSE! There are other people who are against this protest and they would do anything to sabotage this protest. I have few friends who are against the protest and they [...]
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Protestors Meet with IKJ and Asst. Chief of Police
Elisa Abenchuchan Student leaders Latoya Plummer, Leah Katz-Hernandez, Ryan Commerson, and Tara Holcomb met with I. King Jordan and the assistant chief of police today. The asst. chief of police told them that they really don’t want to arrest anyone. But if they have to, they will. Chief Ramsey told the asst. beforehand that if the police arrest students, it will [...]
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Fox5 Blog On Gallaudet Protest
Mishka Zena Here is your chance to educate the public the real issues behind Gallaudet Protest. Too many people in the Metro DC area still think it is all about ‘Not Deaf Enough’. It is all about a flawed presidential candidate procedure and ineffectual leadership of the Fernandes. Be sure to tell them how Gallaudet Officials try to [...]
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Updates from Rory
Bay Area Perspective on Gally Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:34:13 -0700Rory reports:Yes, 6th gate has been broken thru. Not enough protestors. JK got into a car at 6th gate trying to enter... Jason lamberton laid in front of the car blocking. The dc cops had to physically remove him. And he's injured but we don't know how bad. ((Update: just a rash. He will be ok))An alumni reports:19 police are here [...]
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Where Were The Interpreters?
Mishka Zena What were these officers thinking when they communicated with the students orally, perfectly aware that they were dealing with deaf students? Why hadn’t the D.C. Police Dept provide interpreters for the officers? Had they done this, these students wouldn’t have been injured. elizabeth This second gate was where two students recently got assaulted by [...]
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Open Letter from MDAD
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition The Maryland Association of the Deaf (MDAD) is troubled by the latest developments stemming from the conflict occurring at Gallaudet University. Our organization consists of members who are alumni, staff, faculty, and students. We urge for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.We believe that the ongoing discrepancy in the message ...
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6th Street Update
Elisa Abenchuchan There are two entrances on the 6th street - the one by the GUKCC parking lot and another one for the transportation department. The second gate was where Jane Fernandes went through. This second gate was where two students recently got assaulted by the police. The DC police. A female student was just standing there, blocking [...]
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Our future -- Brainwashed!
I Bleed Buff and Blue I just watched the short video of the Riverside, California tent city on youtube.com ( [link] think this video should be called "brainwashing" and should be used in case studies on how destructive members of a very small community can be to each other.It's so obvious the children, these darling children, are being fed cues and [...]
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Taking Back the Destiny
DeafRead GUEST BLOGGERS As a member of Gallaudet University’s Class of 1979, this protest last May did catch me by surprise but after all, I?m not amazed over this uproar. Given the poor choice of words such as ?Jane is not deaf enough? or ?she doesn?t say hi,? and any other seemingly ranting on the students? part, please [...]
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Typical of Jordan
Mishka Zena Delia Lozano-Martinez Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 4:28 p.m. ET Saw ijk talk to dps near dps office. With two other people .  He didn’t even sign .
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Tell Everyone To Come To Gallaudet.
Mishka Zena Tell everyone to come to Gallaudet.  We need numbers to show that we mean business.  Okay! Tent cities are great but they are not helping us much. Anonymous faculty/alumni/parent
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
MicahBrwn's Xanga Disclaimer: As always, thoughts about this particular situation are my own, and have no bearing on my position as an Adjunct Professor at Gallaudet University. You wanna disagree, fine. Disagree with me, not what I do.Campus-wide lockdown, Day Two Wow. A lot has happened since the last time I blogged about the goings-on on campus. And once again, I wish I didn't [...]
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Gallaudet Protest On National News
Mishka Zena Gallaudet University students block the main entrance to campus on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006, in Washington. Students ... Gallaudet Students Blockade Campus By BRIAN WESTLEY, Associated Press Writer 4 hours ago WASHINGTON - Gallaudet University students blocked access to campus for a second day Thursday, escalating their protest against an incoming president they say [...]
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NTID Dean Alan Hurwitz's Open Letter
DeafRead GUEST BLOGGERS ALAN HURWITZ'S OPEN LETTER TO THE NTID COMMUNITY REGARDING GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
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An Hoosier En Route!
Indy Deaf For FSSA! A good number of concerned Alumni, friends, and especially parents of Gallaudet students have contributed some of my travel expenses on several hours' notice. Although we managed to collect half of the fare, we hope to exceed that by tomorrow. Then we would be able to donate the excess to the FSSA. We even are trying to be ambitious such that we raise even more to [...]
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Dialogue Session Today
Elisa Abenchuchan Dialogue Session @ 6 PM Meet on the steps of Chapel Hall
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Second Day of University Lockdown Pics (Part II)
Deaf Bison Network
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NPR Talk Show Transcript
Tayler Mayer I. King Jordan Cancels Interview Talk of the Nation had planned to interview Gallaudet University’s outgoing president, I. King Jordan, on today’s program. Due to the escalating crisis at the university, Dr. Jordan cancelled his appearance and sent us this statement last night. “I deeply regret that I am unable to be on Talk of the Nation [...]
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Wrong time. Wrong Place.
DeafRead GUEST BLOGGERS Wrong Place. Wrong Time. Yesterday I asked for calm and cooperation in regarding the situation at Gallaudet. I must tell you that I refuse to call it a crisis, as that is possibly the most over-used word in the English language, at least of late. Today, I would ask that students and supporters of the protest [...]
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Feeling Inspired? Inspire Others Now!
Sonny James I felt inspired when I was at the Minnesota rally for Gallaudet in St. Paul by GUAA Minnesota Chapter.The very next thing was that I wanted my fellow Georgians to be inspired by this rally for Gallaudet. I sent off an long e-mail with tidbits of information, explanation, blogs, and vlogs. I also paged people with this same information. Within 48 hours, two flags have [...]
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