Three New Galleries of Pictures
People of the Eye After blood, sweat and tears (and cursing our lousy computer), we have managed to get THREE new galleries up and running on our site. Galleries (with new pictures) That’s right! THREE! We revised Saturday, and it is up. So are Sunday and Tuesday, with approximately a hundred photos per gallery. Monday is coming. We finished it, [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Gallaudet Protest may need two million dollars
Ke5ter That’s the amount of dollars the Board of Trustees have agreed to pay if they asked her to resign. Obviously, it’s going to take a lot to convince the BoTs to see if it’s worth two millions dollars to replace her. Or the FSSA (facuty, staff, students and alumni) finds a way to [...] [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Converted USA Map to WORLD!
Deafeye Yes! I went ahead and converted it into a world map instead. I added two more cities. It is growing as of this moment. Santa Fe, New Mexico and Delavar, Wisconsin will have their Tent City this weekend. Awaiting news from someone in Arizona, yes, Arizona! I would like to express few things regarding Gallaudet protest. I just received [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Letter from Volleyball Team
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition We are athletes who proudly wear the buff and blue while representing our university. But, first and foremost, we are students. As students, we have been lied to, harrassed, and intimidated by the people composing the top tier of this university. We have remained silent in fear that our program ...
Wed, Oct 11 2006

She Still Won't Resign!!!!
Bay Area Perspective on Gally Dr. Fernandes announced this afternoon that she will not resign and we had just darn well better resign ourselves to her presidency. I say: Hell no, it ain't so!I had drawn a rough sketch of a concept, but was planning to re-do it. When I heard the news, I immediately changed it, using a real picture of JK and keeping my original sketch. Enjoy.Jenny Cantrell
Wed, Oct 11 2006

JKF, You?re COLD!
Kalalau's Korner JKF, You?re COLD!Your statement on becoming the next president of Gallaudet University is without compassion and comfort. It lacks goals and generosity. It is mean spirited! JKF, you?re cold!
Wed, Oct 11 2006

A Change of Heart.
Deaf Bison Network I have been thinking. real hard. “I’ll going to Gallaudet University someday.” That was my little 8th grade art project. I had to paint what is my dream, my passion, and my desire on the bright, white hallway in my middle school cafeteria. And I still remember i did that. So Why did I come to Gallaudet [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

For JKF, Folk Linguistics Continues!
Kalalau's Korner For JKF, Folk Linguistics Continues!Eighteen years after the legendary Deaf President Now demonstration, IKJ is now retiring in the most bizarre episode of his intellectual life. His successor JKF comes in as his folk linguistics counterpart. I explained in my email to some concerned colleagues: "For once, when ASL and JKF came in contact, she became a folk [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

360: gotta love this
Deaf in the City 360: gotta love thisTwo press releases today on the Gallaudet Website. The first is a message from Jane Fernandes:I remain committed to becoming the president of Gallaudet University. Although the current situation is serious, if I am abandoned my commitment at this point, which I have no intention of doing, it would only become worse for the University, in general, [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Civility, Integrity, And Truth Are Victims today?
Mishka Zena Where was the civility when the DPS mistreated the peaceful students last Friday? Where was the integrity when Gallaudet administrators ordered its staff interpreters not to facilitate the communication between the deaf students and the reporters? Where was the truth when the public relations department issued misleading statements to the media, the parents, and the [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Statement from JKF - Shared with protesters just now
I Bleed Buff and Blue Public Relations released this statement to the protesters from Gallaudet's President Designate Jane Fernandes:I remain committed to becoming the president of Gallaudet University. Although the current situation is serious, if I abandoned my commitment at this point, which I have no intention of doing, it would only become worse for the University, in general, and [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Statement from President Jordan - Thanks!!
I Bleed Buff and Blue Got this from the Gallaudet Newspage and thought it bears repeating... Thank YOU, President Jordan!!Statement by I. King Jordan, President, Gallaudet UniversityWednesday, October 11, 2006, 5:42 p.m.Civility, integrity, and truth are victims today, held hostage as much as our beloved campus. I have been asked why I haven?t used police to end the stand off. It is [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Gallaudet Interpreter Services Speak Out
Mishka Zena [link]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

UNITY FOR GALLAUDET! (May 1, 2006 - ongoing)
LoveMyBostons's Xanga The protest is on! The Tent City is back! Check Elisa and Ricky's blogs, and www.gufssa.org for updates. Elisa Abenchuchan is now maintaining two web sites. See more information below under Blogs - Current News.NEW ADDITIONS WOW! We got a huge support from the SBG of the University of Maryland!! Copied and pasted from Elisa's blog: "Student leader Ryan Commerson [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Letter from Linguistics Department
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition To Whom It May Concern:On Tuesday morning, October 10th, 2006, the Gallaudet University Office of Public Relations (OPR) sent an email to an undisclosed list of recipients.  The list appears to be a fairly all-inclusive one; current students, staff, faculty, and alumni all report receiving emails on this distribution list.  ...
Wed, Oct 11 2006

How the Audist Stole ASL
DHH-CommUNITY How the Audist Stole ASL Every Deafie In the the DEAF-WORLD Liked ASL a lot?But the Audist, Who lived North of Gallaudet, Most certainly did NOT!The Audist hated ASL! The whole signing scene! Please don?t ask why. No one knows why he was so mean. It could be that he did not understand language by eye. It could be, [...] [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

The evolution of the Deaf generation
Deafist's Xanga Think the bigger picture for our future deaf generation and don?t stop just at IKJ and JK!!As I lay stranded in Phoenix wishing I was in DC in the midst of a historical revolution, I can only read the other people?s blogs, powerful videos, pictures, and the rise of tent-cities. I pray that this protest will go beyond to just to ?band-aid? the problem with just JK and [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Tent City is coming to Toronto this Sunday!!!
Canucks for FSSA Canada’s first Tent City will be coming to Toronto at Riverside Park this Sunday.  More details to follow very soon....        Keep checking back for updated info.  Kudos!
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Welcome!
San Diego Deaf Community for FSSA This blog is for all of us, the SD Deaf community. Now is the time to make a stand. We have to be of one vision, one ideal. Events this year has proved that not even the place we hold dear is safe. Our common ground is the fact that we are Deaf. Let us build on that and grow stronger as a group, community, and movement.This is a starting point where we can build from. [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

SATURDAY, OCT 14, 10am!
San Diego Deaf Community for FSSA Contact info: sandiegodeaf@gmail.comBlog: sddeafcommunity.blogspot.comTHIS SATURDAY! Oct 14 10am!!Also PB block party! Join in!BRING TENTS AND SIGNS!It's time to wake up the "sleeping" Deaf community of San Diego!Do you support Gallaudet FSSA? Or do you want to stomp out oppressionand audism?This rally is for you!TENT BEACH...in true SD style!Meet on Saturday at 10am [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

The audacity of hope ? A fitting description for what we...
Marvin Miller (Laurent, SD) Illinois Senator Barack Obama, apparently a possible 2008 candidate for U.S. President, will be publishing his new book titled, "The Audacity of Hope", and it will basically spell out the future vision of America. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, you gotta love this book title. When I first saw that phrase, it resonated with [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

New web site ? A work in progress
Marvin Miller (Laurent, SD) We’ve consolidated our web hosting services into one simpler package, and we have moved away from SquareSpace.com (an excellent content management system) to WordPress — another excellent blog/content management system as well. This site will be rather “plain” for time being. We are fully focused on the alternate plan for building world’s [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Updated: San Diego Tent Beach
Jared Evans The blog to follow: [link] contact: sandiegodeaf@gmail.com...
Wed, Oct 11 2006

Gallaudet Protests Impacts Online Captioning.
Sonny James For the critics that say no good can come out of the Gallaudet protests have to look at the bigger picture here.People of all sorts are being sucked in this crisis at Gallaudet and tens of Tent Cities are flourishing around America and even in Denmark along with our neighbor, Canada. People are being exposed to current issues and difficulties that we approach in [...]
Wed, Oct 11 2006

This Saturday's event in Frederick News Post
Frederick United For FSSA Here is the link. [link]
Wed, Oct 11 2006