That would be really nice to have the "ASL Family Event" on Friday, July 27th near the research conference for medical and speech therapy professionals in Crystal City area (Arlington, VA).
Concerned Deaf individuals and opponents of limited educational methods option for deaf youngsters, ought to bring their own families including vibrant deaf children, especially signers. Our presence with deaf children signers will be surely upstage the medical and speech therapy professionals with the lively language usage of American Sign Language.
Deaf signers among deaf youngsters would ask the medical and speech therapy professionals a simple question - "What's wrong with me?", "I don't see why you want to fix me","I am really doing fine in my school and excel in many subjects", "I fully use American Sign Language" and "Do you still want to deprieve my own rich cultural and linguistic upbringing or what?"
The "ASL Family Day" at the Virginia Highlands Park would be a perfect opporunity for attracting the families and individuals of the deaf to get together and make our presence clearly visible to the attendees of medical community and speech therapy professionals and make them feel little uncomfortable. Deaf individuals could just patronize the nearby eateries and coffeehouses and stores within the proximity of the hotel where the research conference on the AVT therapy and other methods held.
We could have the fundraising event at the Virginia Highlands Park like serving burgers and other foods to support the fund directly into the Deaf Bilingual Education Coaltion. We could have our own fun at the same time. Our presence surely will make the research conference attendees totally uncomfortable. Just two blocks from the Crystal City Gateway hotel. The street address is 1600 S. Hayes Street a block from the Pentagon City Fashion Centre (mall/shopping center), too.
Few of us could dress up like Alexander Graham Bell (AGB) with the rear head side of wolf in sheep's clothings. We could have the ASL skits and meetings at very same place. That is much better than going all the way to Gallaudet University's Student Activity Center (SAC). Raising $$, Making Our Presence in Non-Threatening Manner, Hold Meetings and Expressing Our Concerns in Very Visible Way. AGB impersonators and street theatres, ASL skits, fun activity for families of the deaf and clothing wears with our own messages. So we don't have to apply for the permit within public demonstration or deal with the local police.
We surely could waltz into the Crystal City Gateway Hotel on the way to the Underground City (shopping venue) and Metrorail station. The attendees of this research conference and hotel management could not do anything about it.
The media people would dig us pretty much for our own approach and creativity without going thru much hassles and troubles.
Let's have the "ASL Family Event" during the mid-day and whole evening time for the deaf protestors and deaf locals of Metropolitian Washington area to unload ourselves for the full blastin' time. More and more numbers of deaf presence will make ourselves like real formidable opponents to the medical community and speech therapy professionals.
Virginia Highlands Park, 1600 S. Hayes Street
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Sign Language Under Protected Status For Cultural and Linguistic Minority
World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) leadership of 2005-7 unveiled their ad hoc report on the partnership of the WFD and the United Nation on the development of formal recongnizance of sign language, ex. American Sign Language (ASL) to be under the protected status for cultural and linguistic minority, ex. deaf signers.
Before the WFD membership body and country represenatives convenued in Madrid (Spain) this week. Estimated 32 countries across the globe already had sign language of their countryperson under protected status for cultural and linguistic minority, ex. Australia.
Hopefully the United Nation finally approve the formal recognizance of sign language to be placed under protected status for cultural and linguistic minority in timely manner.
The remaining question about the United States's response to the United Nation's approval for placing the sign language including American Sign Language under protected status. We know how our own country under the Republican leadership's usual defiance of the United Nation's postiton on various issues.
When our native and acquired language like the American Sign Language (ASL) to be formally recognized under the protected status for cultural and linguistic minority. What will be the real impact of ASL under the protected status? Will there be any controvesty within the political, social and economic landscape in the United States regarding ASL under the protected status.
That will be a real victory for us, the deaf American community at large to be finally embraced with true appreciation and respect for the visual-spatial language from ASL to LSF.
The latest impact of sign language under the protected status already occurred in the "Down Under" (Australia) which the use of Signed English no longer possible implented in several Australian classrooms of the deaf. See that??
We have to await for the incoming reports from the NAD and deaf United States representatives after their World Federation of the Deaf conference. *Waving hands to real hardworking WFD ad hoc committee and chairperson*
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Before the WFD membership body and country represenatives convenued in Madrid (Spain) this week. Estimated 32 countries across the globe already had sign language of their countryperson under protected status for cultural and linguistic minority, ex. Australia.
Hopefully the United Nation finally approve the formal recognizance of sign language to be placed under protected status for cultural and linguistic minority in timely manner.
The remaining question about the United States's response to the United Nation's approval for placing the sign language including American Sign Language under protected status. We know how our own country under the Republican leadership's usual defiance of the United Nation's postiton on various issues.
When our native and acquired language like the American Sign Language (ASL) to be formally recognized under the protected status for cultural and linguistic minority. What will be the real impact of ASL under the protected status? Will there be any controvesty within the political, social and economic landscape in the United States regarding ASL under the protected status.
That will be a real victory for us, the deaf American community at large to be finally embraced with true appreciation and respect for the visual-spatial language from ASL to LSF.
The latest impact of sign language under the protected status already occurred in the "Down Under" (Australia) which the use of Signed English no longer possible implented in several Australian classrooms of the deaf. See that??
We have to await for the incoming reports from the NAD and deaf United States representatives after their World Federation of the Deaf conference. *Waving hands to real hardworking WFD ad hoc committee and chairperson*
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Piece of Advice for AGB Protest
Desires of seeing the upcoming counteroffensive protest against the Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf in Crystal City area (part of Arlington, VA, too) to be successfully implented next July 27-29th.
Most important of all is to hire the reputable and trusted public relations agency for mastering the media handlings on the behalf of the Deaf Bilingual Education Coalition. We really could find the public relations agency to give us a "trial-run" account or pro bono as part of securing the long-term contract. We are against the real Golitah like the multi-millionaire and influential powerhouse, Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf and the Volta Bureau.
Glad to know that John Ebgert and the Deaf Bilingual Education Coaltion decide to have selected individuals to be fully authorized for speaking with the media than having handful of individual protestors sputter out conflicting statements and messages. That have been happened during the "Unify for Gallaudet" protest.
Hopefully will see the Deaf Bilingual Education Coaltion participants and team leaders to have the organizational leadership structure from the media coordinator to the official spokesperson (if necessary) to tactical counteroffensive training coordinator how to deal effectively with the law enforcement officers and hotel management.
Highly recommended for videotaping every media interviews and press conferences and protest activities for our own protection and organizational video archives, etc. Using the video library for future disputes with media people if they distort such statements from the Deaf Bilingual Education Coaltion.
Setting up the registration site for interested individuals to help out with the upcoming protest against the AGBAD and weed out any possible sabeteours and inflirators. The registry of protest and organizational participants could be truly effective for future network contacts. Keep the registry only to the authorized individuals from any kind of misabuse or privacy violation.
Shane Feldman of the DeafDC.com, surely gave effective advice what we could make real difference within our counteroffensive activities against the Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf (AGBAB) like re-arranging the makeover of the AGBAD board members and at large member and tilt the board consesus to the pragmatism of practical and workable deaf educational methods.
Ricky Taylor aka Ridor on his blogsite, "RidorLive.com" on his bubble guru, told many of us to go ahead with the protest. I profoundly agree with him as how we embrace the protest in respectful and peaceful manners without verbally abuse or engage in hostile mannerism.
Well-dressed protestors and organizational representatives are real necessity for the media image. Avoid wearing any casual tank top and t-shirts and cut-off jean shorts. Just wear comfortable short-sleeve shirt and khakis and light color-coordinated clothes. We want to represent the best image of ourselves to the society at large and media people. Excellent image presentation of ourselves would save such embrassment as compared to the well-dressed conference attendees. Just one day for protest participation and the sake of public image within the deaf community at large, especially the signing community.
Rallies and public demonstrations are no longer an effective tool of getting the public attention. At least, we could make our presence known to the AGBAB people and their supporters and cochlear implant manfacturers and medical comnunity that we are definitely watchful of their intentions, agendas and network power mechanisms.
Memorable slogans and clear-defined mission statments for this ucpoming AGBAB protest are real MUST. Printed brochures and media packets and additional resources are valuable tools for effective media communication with media reporters and editors and publishers.
Call for the donations from the deaf retailers like related non-fiction books from the "Campaign Against Sign Language", "Twain Shall Meet" and past publications and studies on the questions of oral educational methods toward deaf youngsters. Those resources could be vital tool for media reporters and other people to comphrend why we are doing such thing like the counteroffensive protest against the AGBAB current leadership. Use AGB's own hyprocritical postitons on the use of sign language and herditary deafness research studies against the contradications of the AGBAB's philsophy and agenda for deaf youngsters.
Worming in the organizational structure is truly effective and time-saving approach as what Shane Feldman of the DeafDC.com implied in his two e-articles on the upcoming AGBAB protest.
Check out the use of parlimentary procedure at the AGBAB conference. We could use the parlimentary procedures to our favor within protecting the rights of minority voice for meetings/conferences in general.
Hosting the informal pre-conference party at the hotel or on the first night of conference to schoomoze and to get know the AGBAB delegation people and members and attendess. Persuasive skills with kind and thoughtful pose often win the minds and hearts of opponents from how we treat those people.
Gather all kind of information from the finanical supporters of the AGBAB conference and organization itself and membership body what make them click and respond.
Drawing up the agreement form for any interested participants within the protest activities to be committed to the conduct of rules within the Deaf Bilingual Education Council for respectful and proper and non-threatening behaviors during the protest or non-protest time. If someone do not engage in agreed behaviors and be asked to leave the premise and do not consider him or her to be affilated with the Deaf Bilingual Education Coalition. The agreement form could keep the DBEDC from any kind of liability if someone go too far or not comply with the ideals and goals of the DBEDC organization.
Prepare for any kind of worst within the protest activities or meetings. Work closely with the local law enforcement unit and officers to keep everything under control. The law enforcement people would greatly appreciate when we coordinate openly with them to prevent any misunderstandings or communication breakdown.
Call the Arlington County Police and Sheriff Department about the permit for public demonstration in advance. Whether you or the rest of organizational people do not have any plan for public demonstration. Just do the permit inquiry as part of the Plan B, C and D, E.......
I could go further on more stragetic means for the upcoming AGB protest, but not rather publicly post them on the very public forum like the DeafRead. Will engage in private e-correspondences with the Deaf Bilingual Education Council and other supporters without exposing our plans, etc.
The last thing is to contact the civil liberties organization for sending one of their lawyer to monitor our protest activities and keep abreast of any police misconducts and false accusations, etc. The assigned lawyer and the team would keep protestors from being unfairly arrested or wrongly accused.
Ryan Commerson, FSSA student leader, learned much from the people of the NVCA during the "Unity for Gallaudet" for effective strategies and other things.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Most important of all is to hire the reputable and trusted public relations agency for mastering the media handlings on the behalf of the Deaf Bilingual Education Coalition. We really could find the public relations agency to give us a "trial-run" account or pro bono as part of securing the long-term contract. We are against the real Golitah like the multi-millionaire and influential powerhouse, Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf and the Volta Bureau.
Glad to know that John Ebgert and the Deaf Bilingual Education Coaltion decide to have selected individuals to be fully authorized for speaking with the media than having handful of individual protestors sputter out conflicting statements and messages. That have been happened during the "Unify for Gallaudet" protest.
Hopefully will see the Deaf Bilingual Education Coaltion participants and team leaders to have the organizational leadership structure from the media coordinator to the official spokesperson (if necessary) to tactical counteroffensive training coordinator how to deal effectively with the law enforcement officers and hotel management.
Highly recommended for videotaping every media interviews and press conferences and protest activities for our own protection and organizational video archives, etc. Using the video library for future disputes with media people if they distort such statements from the Deaf Bilingual Education Coaltion.
Setting up the registration site for interested individuals to help out with the upcoming protest against the AGBAD and weed out any possible sabeteours and inflirators. The registry of protest and organizational participants could be truly effective for future network contacts. Keep the registry only to the authorized individuals from any kind of misabuse or privacy violation.
Shane Feldman of the DeafDC.com, surely gave effective advice what we could make real difference within our counteroffensive activities against the Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf (AGBAB) like re-arranging the makeover of the AGBAD board members and at large member and tilt the board consesus to the pragmatism of practical and workable deaf educational methods.
Ricky Taylor aka Ridor on his blogsite, "RidorLive.com" on his bubble guru, told many of us to go ahead with the protest. I profoundly agree with him as how we embrace the protest in respectful and peaceful manners without verbally abuse or engage in hostile mannerism.
Well-dressed protestors and organizational representatives are real necessity for the media image. Avoid wearing any casual tank top and t-shirts and cut-off jean shorts. Just wear comfortable short-sleeve shirt and khakis and light color-coordinated clothes. We want to represent the best image of ourselves to the society at large and media people. Excellent image presentation of ourselves would save such embrassment as compared to the well-dressed conference attendees. Just one day for protest participation and the sake of public image within the deaf community at large, especially the signing community.
Rallies and public demonstrations are no longer an effective tool of getting the public attention. At least, we could make our presence known to the AGBAB people and their supporters and cochlear implant manfacturers and medical comnunity that we are definitely watchful of their intentions, agendas and network power mechanisms.
Memorable slogans and clear-defined mission statments for this ucpoming AGBAB protest are real MUST. Printed brochures and media packets and additional resources are valuable tools for effective media communication with media reporters and editors and publishers.
Call for the donations from the deaf retailers like related non-fiction books from the "Campaign Against Sign Language", "Twain Shall Meet" and past publications and studies on the questions of oral educational methods toward deaf youngsters. Those resources could be vital tool for media reporters and other people to comphrend why we are doing such thing like the counteroffensive protest against the AGBAB current leadership. Use AGB's own hyprocritical postitons on the use of sign language and herditary deafness research studies against the contradications of the AGBAB's philsophy and agenda for deaf youngsters.
Worming in the organizational structure is truly effective and time-saving approach as what Shane Feldman of the DeafDC.com implied in his two e-articles on the upcoming AGBAB protest.
Check out the use of parlimentary procedure at the AGBAB conference. We could use the parlimentary procedures to our favor within protecting the rights of minority voice for meetings/conferences in general.
Hosting the informal pre-conference party at the hotel or on the first night of conference to schoomoze and to get know the AGBAB delegation people and members and attendess. Persuasive skills with kind and thoughtful pose often win the minds and hearts of opponents from how we treat those people.
Gather all kind of information from the finanical supporters of the AGBAB conference and organization itself and membership body what make them click and respond.
Drawing up the agreement form for any interested participants within the protest activities to be committed to the conduct of rules within the Deaf Bilingual Education Council for respectful and proper and non-threatening behaviors during the protest or non-protest time. If someone do not engage in agreed behaviors and be asked to leave the premise and do not consider him or her to be affilated with the Deaf Bilingual Education Coalition. The agreement form could keep the DBEDC from any kind of liability if someone go too far or not comply with the ideals and goals of the DBEDC organization.
Prepare for any kind of worst within the protest activities or meetings. Work closely with the local law enforcement unit and officers to keep everything under control. The law enforcement people would greatly appreciate when we coordinate openly with them to prevent any misunderstandings or communication breakdown.
Call the Arlington County Police and Sheriff Department about the permit for public demonstration in advance. Whether you or the rest of organizational people do not have any plan for public demonstration. Just do the permit inquiry as part of the Plan B, C and D, E.......
I could go further on more stragetic means for the upcoming AGB protest, but not rather publicly post them on the very public forum like the DeafRead. Will engage in private e-correspondences with the Deaf Bilingual Education Council and other supporters without exposing our plans, etc.
The last thing is to contact the civil liberties organization for sending one of their lawyer to monitor our protest activities and keep abreast of any police misconducts and false accusations, etc. The assigned lawyer and the team would keep protestors from being unfairly arrested or wrongly accused.
Ryan Commerson, FSSA student leader, learned much from the people of the NVCA during the "Unity for Gallaudet" for effective strategies and other things.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
What is your "Unity for Gallaudet" story?
What is your "Unity For Gallaudet" story?
Where have you been during last year's May 1st 2006? How did you learn about the student protest brewed out on Gallaudet main campus? What was your intital reaction? What did you assume about the state of protest? What source (s) did you find out more about the first day of "Unity for Gallaudet" protest? How you really feel about the "UFG" sparked out? What were your personal assessment about the chain of events led to the "UFG"? What did you seen yourself on that day?
Would love to read your "UFG" story. Let's start with mine-
I went to the Kendall Green campus for having the early afternoon appointment with deaf audiologist, who works on her thesis paper on "People with Waardensburg Syndrome (WS) and Balance Assessment". We did reschedule few times before May 1st. I was on my way to the Mary Thornberry Building (MTB). Handful of Gally people and alumnus stopped me and informed me about the Gallaudet Board of Trustees' last-minute change of plan for an announcement of new Gallaudet President on May 1st. I replied "What?? The announcement was supposed to be on May 8th."
I found the deaf audiologist to see if we could reschedule our testing session for "WS". The deaf audiologist said "Me, too! I want to go to the GKCC to find out who is the new Gallaudet prez!" I ran to the GKCC before people packed in the Swindell Auditorium. I was few foot from the auditorium door. I chatted with Cary Barbin before entering the auditorium. Another Gally employee chatted with me. Few Gallaudet students had conversation with me thru the use of Sidekick pager because of Carl Pramuk sat above us. I waved to other people on another side of auditorium.
The moment came with Cecil Baldwin, Gallaudet Board of Trustees chairperson made the announcement about the 9th Gallaudet President with fingerspelling of J A N E. I knew that was Jane Fernandes. I had my stomach dropped in reek. I stood up right away after Baldwin spelled Fernandes. I immediately walked out to the door and saw the whole incident with Ryan Commerson being arrested on the scene by the DPS officer. I said quick hello to Dr. John Van Cleve (JVC) on the way out. I asked him what's matter with him for not saying hello back. JVC replied "I am working right now". I was confused what JVC talked about. I got out of the door and saw the DPS officer pulled Ryan's arm upward near his shoulder blade. One of Gally student ran to take a photo of Ryan Commerson pushed against the wall with his Sidekick (SK) pager.
The DPS officers ran back and forth inside the GKCC. Other students flocked to the Swindell Auditorium from the additional ballrooms. Students were in total shock and dismay about Fernandes being selected as a successor to I. King Jordan (IKJ) outside the GKCC building.
Students flocked to the Gallaudet Mall between the Merrill Learning Center (Gallaudet Library) and College Hall with the Student Activity Center on right side. The "UFG" protest born there. Twenty minutes later, students were urged to be at the Front Gate.
Several Gally staff employees quipped "DPN wannabes!" One of Gally staff employee spoke with me - "Don't students realize about the real importance of Provost, not President?" I stood there witnessed the growing protest crowd over hours.
I went home pretty late around 10:30pm. I got the big SMILE on my face while sleeping. I told myself about us finally step up to the real protest which had been very overdue for many years! You know the rest of the "Unity for Gallaudet" protest brewed for another six months from the day of May 1st.
ASLize yours,
Robert Mason (RLM)
Where have you been during last year's May 1st 2006? How did you learn about the student protest brewed out on Gallaudet main campus? What was your intital reaction? What did you assume about the state of protest? What source (s) did you find out more about the first day of "Unity for Gallaudet" protest? How you really feel about the "UFG" sparked out? What were your personal assessment about the chain of events led to the "UFG"? What did you seen yourself on that day?
Would love to read your "UFG" story. Let's start with mine-
I went to the Kendall Green campus for having the early afternoon appointment with deaf audiologist, who works on her thesis paper on "People with Waardensburg Syndrome (WS) and Balance Assessment". We did reschedule few times before May 1st. I was on my way to the Mary Thornberry Building (MTB). Handful of Gally people and alumnus stopped me and informed me about the Gallaudet Board of Trustees' last-minute change of plan for an announcement of new Gallaudet President on May 1st. I replied "What?? The announcement was supposed to be on May 8th."
I found the deaf audiologist to see if we could reschedule our testing session for "WS". The deaf audiologist said "Me, too! I want to go to the GKCC to find out who is the new Gallaudet prez!" I ran to the GKCC before people packed in the Swindell Auditorium. I was few foot from the auditorium door. I chatted with Cary Barbin before entering the auditorium. Another Gally employee chatted with me. Few Gallaudet students had conversation with me thru the use of Sidekick pager because of Carl Pramuk sat above us. I waved to other people on another side of auditorium.
The moment came with Cecil Baldwin, Gallaudet Board of Trustees chairperson made the announcement about the 9th Gallaudet President with fingerspelling of J A N E. I knew that was Jane Fernandes. I had my stomach dropped in reek. I stood up right away after Baldwin spelled Fernandes. I immediately walked out to the door and saw the whole incident with Ryan Commerson being arrested on the scene by the DPS officer. I said quick hello to Dr. John Van Cleve (JVC) on the way out. I asked him what's matter with him for not saying hello back. JVC replied "I am working right now". I was confused what JVC talked about. I got out of the door and saw the DPS officer pulled Ryan's arm upward near his shoulder blade. One of Gally student ran to take a photo of Ryan Commerson pushed against the wall with his Sidekick (SK) pager.
The DPS officers ran back and forth inside the GKCC. Other students flocked to the Swindell Auditorium from the additional ballrooms. Students were in total shock and dismay about Fernandes being selected as a successor to I. King Jordan (IKJ) outside the GKCC building.
Students flocked to the Gallaudet Mall between the Merrill Learning Center (Gallaudet Library) and College Hall with the Student Activity Center on right side. The "UFG" protest born there. Twenty minutes later, students were urged to be at the Front Gate.
Several Gally staff employees quipped "DPN wannabes!" One of Gally staff employee spoke with me - "Don't students realize about the real importance of Provost, not President?" I stood there witnessed the growing protest crowd over hours.
I went home pretty late around 10:30pm. I got the big SMILE on my face while sleeping. I told myself about us finally step up to the real protest which had been very overdue for many years! You know the rest of the "Unity for Gallaudet" protest brewed for another six months from the day of May 1st.
ASLize yours,
Robert Mason (RLM)
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
"Deaf Education" Day
We ought to proclaim every May 1st as "Deaf Education" Day in honor of "Unity for Gallaudet" protestors and concerned parents and school facilities/support staff of the deaf.
That is kinda a positive way of celebrating the first anniversary of "Unity for Gallaudet" protest. So everyone could participate in the proclamation of "Deaf Education" Day regardless of their personal philsophies toward deaf education and lingusitic usage.
Every year, we ought to strive for the betterment of Deaf Education within the deaf/Deaf global society at large in proactive ways than dwelling and bickering over deaf issues repeatedly. We need REAL ACTION on Deaf Education to be comprehensively accessible to pre-college deaf youngsters with the real foundation of high-standard educational studies.
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
rlmdeaf@hotmail.com
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That is kinda a positive way of celebrating the first anniversary of "Unity for Gallaudet" protest. So everyone could participate in the proclamation of "Deaf Education" Day regardless of their personal philsophies toward deaf education and lingusitic usage.
Every year, we ought to strive for the betterment of Deaf Education within the deaf/Deaf global society at large in proactive ways than dwelling and bickering over deaf issues repeatedly. We need REAL ACTION on Deaf Education to be comprehensively accessible to pre-college deaf youngsters with the real foundation of high-standard educational studies.
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
rlmdeaf@hotmail.com
Copyright Protected Under Law
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
YOU KNOW WHAT? THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF ...
You know what? Eight days left for marking the first anniversary of "Unity for Gallaudet" protest erupted on May 1st, 2006. Many of us did not really realize how time passed us pretty fast.
What we suppose to do about the first anniversary of "Unity for Gallaudet" protest? Moment of solemn? What about naming "Ryan Commerson Day" as a reminder about the importance of "freedom of speech, expression and the right to assembly" under the U.S.'s "Bill of Rights"?
That would be really nice if almost all the educational faciltiies of the deaf offer impromptu lessons on the importance of "Bill of Rights" within the U.S. Constitution for us having a peaceful demonstration and the right to the freedom of speech and expression and assembly.
Teaching the deaf youngster all the basic necessity of how we could resolve such an arising situation, ex. processing grievance like issuing an open letter of concerns and offer any kind of resolution to be solved. Having the social science class or deaf studies class or history class to experience the fictional protest of their own as as a hand-on experience.
Gallaudet University's Student Body Government seems not having any plan to mark the first anniversary of "Unity for Gallaudet" so far! Gallaudet students seems preoccupied with final academic exams and research papers lately.
Hopefully for Gallaudet alumnus and other deaf activists celebrating the first anniversary of "Unity for Gallaudet" protest nationally. The "UFG" protest is really the best thing happened to the deaf/Deaf community at large in long time. Don't squander the time of opporunity for the betterment of deaf community at large!
We must defeat the "Pah Syndrome" and make the real difference in our deaf community at large from embracing overdue reforms on deaf issues and resolving them for the long-term interests.
Too soon for creating the historical context of the "Unity for Gallaudet" protest? Hosting the neighborhood block party with video loop via Powerpoint on bed sheet? Any ideas?? Would love to hear from you.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
What we suppose to do about the first anniversary of "Unity for Gallaudet" protest? Moment of solemn? What about naming "Ryan Commerson Day" as a reminder about the importance of "freedom of speech, expression and the right to assembly" under the U.S.'s "Bill of Rights"?
That would be really nice if almost all the educational faciltiies of the deaf offer impromptu lessons on the importance of "Bill of Rights" within the U.S. Constitution for us having a peaceful demonstration and the right to the freedom of speech and expression and assembly.
Teaching the deaf youngster all the basic necessity of how we could resolve such an arising situation, ex. processing grievance like issuing an open letter of concerns and offer any kind of resolution to be solved. Having the social science class or deaf studies class or history class to experience the fictional protest of their own as as a hand-on experience.
Gallaudet University's Student Body Government seems not having any plan to mark the first anniversary of "Unity for Gallaudet" so far! Gallaudet students seems preoccupied with final academic exams and research papers lately.
Hopefully for Gallaudet alumnus and other deaf activists celebrating the first anniversary of "Unity for Gallaudet" protest nationally. The "UFG" protest is really the best thing happened to the deaf/Deaf community at large in long time. Don't squander the time of opporunity for the betterment of deaf community at large!
We must defeat the "Pah Syndrome" and make the real difference in our deaf community at large from embracing overdue reforms on deaf issues and resolving them for the long-term interests.
Too soon for creating the historical context of the "Unity for Gallaudet" protest? Hosting the neighborhood block party with video loop via Powerpoint on bed sheet? Any ideas?? Would love to hear from you.
ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Is Recent Gally Misincident A Premontion To Come for Much Worst??
Is the recent unfortunate incident within the construction of new SLCC building occurred on the Kendall Green to be a symbol of premonition for worst things coming on the way? Karma and fate have the interesting way of showcasing their unexplained power to make strange things happen.
The ethereal beings of past Gallaudet alumnus and deaf leaders probably spin in their graves lately about the issue of audism being not resolved. They had to correct the existing situations like the systematic dismissal of growing and logical concerns about the questions of SLCC floor plans involved the audiological department and language science of the deaf. Those eternal souls probably had enough with Gallaudet's history steamrolling over people, who deeply care about the Gallaudet University as an institution. They surely were offended about Mercy Coogan's lavish retirement party. The ethereal beings probably were disappointed how the Gallaudet University celebrate their 150th anniversary of the Kendall Green. They surely don't approve the 3-days conference depriving many people campuswide from being part of the significant celebration for the appreciation of Kendall Green. Amos Kendall was probably one of them rattling over the SLCC as a symbol of "increasingly audistic" atmosphere. Ever with the upcoming appearance of I. King Jordan giving the keynote speech. Their unimaginable ploys sending the direct message to the Gallaudet University doing something real about the SLCC and other issues facing the Gallaudet community.
We kinda do not realize about the existence of alternative universe beyond our human logic. Who knows? Everything is possible! Whether we embrace the possibility of paranormal universe or not!
The ethereal beings of past Gallaudet alumnus and deaf leaders probably spin in their graves lately about the issue of audism being not resolved. They had to correct the existing situations like the systematic dismissal of growing and logical concerns about the questions of SLCC floor plans involved the audiological department and language science of the deaf. Those eternal souls probably had enough with Gallaudet's history steamrolling over people, who deeply care about the Gallaudet University as an institution. They surely were offended about Mercy Coogan's lavish retirement party. The ethereal beings probably were disappointed how the Gallaudet University celebrate their 150th anniversary of the Kendall Green. They surely don't approve the 3-days conference depriving many people campuswide from being part of the significant celebration for the appreciation of Kendall Green. Amos Kendall was probably one of them rattling over the SLCC as a symbol of "increasingly audistic" atmosphere. Ever with the upcoming appearance of I. King Jordan giving the keynote speech. Their unimaginable ploys sending the direct message to the Gallaudet University doing something real about the SLCC and other issues facing the Gallaudet community.
We kinda do not realize about the existence of alternative universe beyond our human logic. Who knows? Everything is possible! Whether we embrace the possibility of paranormal universe or not!
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