A tent with a single pole can not stand with all stakes removed.
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W. David Samuelsen |
October 30, 2006
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Thanks to your blogging. You did a fabulous job at this. You, Elisa and Ridor are the main ones. Others helped also. It’s so amazing! Thank you!
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SearchingforTruth |
October 30, 2006
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Thank God the BOT removed JKF from the Presidency. We proved that the masses could win like in the French and American Revolutions! She would have been a disaster for Gallaudet based on her 11-years of tenure at Clerc Center and as Provost. As an alumnus and former faculty member, I applaud/salute the protestors who made this happen!
Russ Kane
OMG
I heard via a friends friend at a kids bday party ” jk resigned!” we all were in shock! Is it true ?
Another friend got same result. I paged another friend and asked “is it true that jk resigned ? ” she said yes the bot terminated jk. We were in unbelief shock! We went out to celebrate and clicked our wine glasses.
WOW!
I kept checking on your blog (MZ’s) to see if it really true. I can’t wait to hear more!
Congratulations on everyone’s hard work! How are you doing, the hunger strikers ? I hope you are alright.
Rah rah yah!
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Tory Detweiler |
October 30, 2006
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YEAH>> WE WON but not met second demand yet. Told me that they are working on second demand
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Drew Gutches |
October 30, 2006
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Please keep eyes on students or faculty/staff members from reprisal. save them from Paul Kelly. He loves to push the deaf people down. He loves power and greedy. Save these people from Paul… Please pay attention.. Without them, JK would have be around. We owe them a big favor. Please.. Thanks. Albert W
In actuality, the IrvingBoTs have finally been defeated at Waterloo! The defeat means an end of the 18-year management of intimidation as well as of the hostile environment at Gallaudet. Vive l’Université de Gallaudet! Vive la Revolution des Sourds! Là-bas la dictature!
Jean Boutcher
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Jean Boutcher |
October 30, 2006
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“WE WON”??!!
I am sorry, but there are no winners in this situation at all due to a “no negotiating” attitude. Demands were placed on the table without room for discussion. Decisions were made without communicating. And, the Board has now backed itself into a corner with no power for future decisions. As happy as the climate may be for the present, this will be a sad day in the end.
FSSA kept saying the Board would not listen. Just because the Board does not do what one wants, does not mean the Board is not listening. I believe FSSA was heard, but were too unyielding in their demands and tactics. Protesters were ruling by intimidation — just as the complaints were against the possible new administration was ruling by intimidation. Do two wrongs make a right?
Though I am glad individuals stood up for what they beieved was right, and was quite inspired by their willingness to be arrested for this right, do they have the right to blame the administration for not caring and ordering arrests? Seems to me the protesters wanted to be arrested. So, why was the administration condemned for doing so?
Too many “fuzzy” incidents on all parties throughout this mess that may end up resulting in a sad ending. And, now, the statement “We Won”! How will these words play in the face of reconciliation when a stance of pride for what has been accomplished will overshadow any progress forward from here?
Trying to stay positive . . . and hoping for the best.
Well this just help narrow the decision of where to send my deaf child to get educated. There is not a chance he will attend a University that cowers to this type of mob. Thanks for the help. I am sad about the future at Gally though.
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Parent of Deaf Child |
October 30, 2006
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Elizabeth, please get a good rest and take care of yourself. I’m proud of what you did. Some of us 80′ers played very important roles in the protest. I am proud of all of them!
To all those people who are sending in negative commonts about this protest:
I wish you well in life. Your comments really shows me that YOU are part of the problem. To the “parent” of the deaf child: It’s not your decision, per say, to determine where to send your child. It’s really your child decision. “Mob” rule? Yeah right-remember DPN? This protest was about getting freed from the FAILED leadership of King/Fernandes (yes-it is a failed leadership when you get a really bad report from OMB). I know of many persons on campus who did not participate in this protest bercause of being fearful of reprisals. They all told me that they were praying that we would win.
And unlike the pro-fernandes fraction- I will sign my name.
#17… Maybe you’re not watching mainstream media outlets. All the media is reporting the protest as being about a president who “is not deaf enough.” It’s being reported as the protesters don’t want her because she’s not deaf enough. That’s discrimination and a bad example to set.
If I missed the “real” point of the protest, so did the rest of America.
-Equal Rights for EVERYONE
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Equal Rights |
October 30, 2006
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Mr. St Johns,
If I am paying the bill it IS my decision. But I appreciate your opinion and understand where it comes from.
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Parent of Deaf Child |
October 30, 2006
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#18 – it was the MEDIA saying that. That was not what the protest was about.
I love this quote:
“If you don’t read the newspapers, you’re UNinformed.
If you read the newspapers, you are MISinformed.”
Instead, I stayed closer to the protesters through blogs where bloggers videotaped them, and getting their stories straight from them.
I got so much information through here, FSSA, elisawrites, ridorLIVE, joeybauer.com, amongst others where the information were in constant what the protest was really about. Even talked to people at tent city rally here at home from alumni who spoke about what was really going on.
Thank you and I also wish everyone well.
Let the healing begin – we cannot afford to hold grudges, they will only hold us back.
As someone posted at ridorLIVE (forgot your name, sorry) said: “Time to build new bridges!”
That’s not what the media is saying, really. The best reporters are explaining the situation clearly enough.
Our message will eventually get through to the masses and people will understand that this was an issue of deaf people being oppressed. Jordan and Fernandes were the oppressors.
The fact that they were both deaf is not really relevant. History is full of examples of people oppressing their own kind.
Mishka Zena is reporting on the Gallaudet University Protests.
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YES!
One of the demands has been met! But we will wait and see what they say about no reprisals demand.
We have to keep a watch on ikj’s behavior on two more months left. He is still unpredictable and untrustworthy.
An analog
A tent with a single pole can not stand with all stakes removed.
Thanks to your blogging. You did a fabulous job at this. You, Elisa and Ridor are the main ones. Others helped also. It’s so amazing! Thank you!
Thank God the BOT removed JKF from the Presidency. We proved that the masses could win like in the French and American Revolutions! She would have been a disaster for Gallaudet based on her 11-years of tenure at Clerc Center and as Provost. As an alumnus and former faculty member, I applaud/salute the protestors who made this happen!
Russ Kane
Yes.
It’s a long road ahead, so let’s focus on important issues!
It’s not an easy road, but congratulations on the success of getting the message to BoT.
However, you got to hand it to JKF for handling it pretty well and made a statement that we all couldn’t agree more.
I really wish she would have resigned to save her face in the making of history.
I am worried aobut reprisals, too. For without those protestors, we wouldn’t have came this far.
I will continue to show my support and watching the next selection with you all!
Thank you all for everything!
xo
OMG
I heard via a friends friend at a kids bday party ” jk resigned!” we all were in shock! Is it true ?
Another friend got same result. I paged another friend and asked “is it true that jk resigned ? ” she said yes the bot terminated jk. We were in unbelief shock! We went out to celebrate and clicked our wine glasses.
WOW!
I kept checking on your blog (MZ’s) to see if it really true. I can’t wait to hear more!
Congratulations on everyone’s hard work! How are you doing, the hunger strikers ? I hope you are alright.
Rah rah yah!
YEAH>> WE WON but not met second demand yet. Told me that they are working on second demand
Please keep eyes on students or faculty/staff members from reprisal. save them from Paul Kelly. He loves to push the deaf people down. He loves power and greedy. Save these people from Paul… Please pay attention.. Without them, JK would have be around. We owe them a big favor. Please.. Thanks. Albert W
In actuality, the IrvingBoTs have finally been defeated at Waterloo! The defeat means an end of the 18-year management of intimidation as well as of the hostile environment at Gallaudet. Vive l’Université de Gallaudet! Vive la Revolution des Sourds! Là-bas la dictature!
Jean Boutcher
“WE WON”??!!
I am sorry, but there are no winners in this situation at all due to a “no negotiating” attitude. Demands were placed on the table without room for discussion. Decisions were made without communicating. And, the Board has now backed itself into a corner with no power for future decisions. As happy as the climate may be for the present, this will be a sad day in the end.
FSSA kept saying the Board would not listen. Just because the Board does not do what one wants, does not mean the Board is not listening. I believe FSSA was heard, but were too unyielding in their demands and tactics. Protesters were ruling by intimidation — just as the complaints were against the possible new administration was ruling by intimidation. Do two wrongs make a right?
Though I am glad individuals stood up for what they beieved was right, and was quite inspired by their willingness to be arrested for this right, do they have the right to blame the administration for not caring and ordering arrests? Seems to me the protesters wanted to be arrested. So, why was the administration condemned for doing so?
Too many “fuzzy” incidents on all parties throughout this mess that may end up resulting in a sad ending. And, now, the statement “We Won”! How will these words play in the face of reconciliation when a stance of pride for what has been accomplished will overshadow any progress forward from here?
Trying to stay positive . . . and hoping for the best.
Hey Gallaudet Protesters,
Congratulations on demonstrating to the whole country that it’s ok to discriminate against someon based on their hearing ability. Nice work.
Maybe you’ll remember JKF when you graduate and get turned down for a job because of your hearing ability.
-Equal Rights for EVERYONE
We did the noble and correct thing.
History will look back at Jordan’s actions with horror.
Jordan’s effrontery seems to know no bounds. We must get him out of the president’s position, as soon as possible.
JOB WELL DONE! MANY THANKS! HUGS
Well this just help narrow the decision of where to send my deaf child to get educated. There is not a chance he will attend a University that cowers to this type of mob. Thanks for the help. I am sad about the future at Gally though.
Elizabeth, please get a good rest and take care of yourself. I’m proud of what you did. Some of us 80′ers played very important roles in the protest. I am proud of all of them!
To all those people who are sending in negative commonts about this protest:
I wish you well in life. Your comments really shows me that YOU are part of the problem. To the “parent” of the deaf child: It’s not your decision, per say, to determine where to send your child. It’s really your child decision. “Mob” rule? Yeah right-remember DPN? This protest was about getting freed from the FAILED leadership of King/Fernandes (yes-it is a failed leadership when you get a really bad report from OMB). I know of many persons on campus who did not participate in this protest bercause of being fearful of reprisals. They all told me that they were praying that we would win.
And unlike the pro-fernandes fraction- I will sign my name.
Raphael J. St. Johns
Equal Rights (#11) … How did you manage to miss the whole point of this protest?
#17… Maybe you’re not watching mainstream media outlets. All the media is reporting the protest as being about a president who “is not deaf enough.” It’s being reported as the protesters don’t want her because she’s not deaf enough. That’s discrimination and a bad example to set.
If I missed the “real” point of the protest, so did the rest of America.
-Equal Rights for EVERYONE
Mr. St Johns,
If I am paying the bill it IS my decision. But I appreciate your opinion and understand where it comes from.
#18 – it was the MEDIA saying that. That was not what the protest was about.
I love this quote:
“If you don’t read the newspapers, you’re UNinformed.
If you read the newspapers, you are MISinformed.”
Instead, I stayed closer to the protesters through blogs where bloggers videotaped them, and getting their stories straight from them.
I got so much information through here, FSSA, elisawrites, ridorLIVE, joeybauer.com, amongst others where the information were in constant what the protest was really about. Even talked to people at tent city rally here at home from alumni who spoke about what was really going on.
Thank you and I also wish everyone well.
Let the healing begin – we cannot afford to hold grudges, they will only hold us back.
As someone posted at ridorLIVE (forgot your name, sorry) said: “Time to build new bridges!”
That’s for everyone, from all walks of life!
That’s not what the media is saying, really. The best reporters are explaining the situation clearly enough.
Our message will eventually get through to the masses and people will understand that this was an issue of deaf people being oppressed. Jordan and Fernandes were the oppressors.
The fact that they were both deaf is not really relevant. History is full of examples of people oppressing their own kind.