Gallaudet Protests

Kalista said:
I worked with staffs this morning who are alumni from Gallaudet. From their perspective it is very ridiculous to protester against JK. They just wanted to become history to pride of themselves. No big deal !

Hearing world is toooo POWERFUL... Oppressive on Deaf (we are the ants). Hearing smashed us mashed ants on the ground.

Alumni Gallaudet predicts that Gallaudet University will become a museum because all of the Deaf people will be gone due to mainstream and cochlear implants. Deaf School, Deaf Club, Deaf Olympic, etc. etc... will be felling apart within 100 years later. Our Deaf generation will be gone due to hearing people oppressive on our fourth or fifth generation Deaf family. :(

258, some gally alumnis who works at federal agency are against Jane...
 
Mookie said:
258, some gally alumnis who works at federal agency are against Jane...
I say they should get over it and get on with it. It does seem that people are more interested in how she melds with the deep deaf culture rather than what here qualifications for the job are. And thank you to those that explained why she points out her whiteness so much. That does change my original opinion of thinking that she might be a racist.
 
rockdrummer said:
I say they should get over it and get on with it. It does seem that people are more interested in how she melds with the deep deaf culture rather than what here qualifications for the job are. And thank you to those that explained why she points out her whiteness so much. That does change my original opinion of thinking that she might be a racist.

I know Jane won't bow out.

We will wait and see how many students may not enroll again for this fall semester...
 
Kalista said:
I worked with staffs this morning who are alumni from Gallaudet. From their perspective it is very ridiculous to protester against JK. They just wanted to become history to pride of themselves. No big deal !

Hearing world is toooo POWERFUL... Oppressive on Deaf (we are the ants). Hearing smashed us mashed ants on the ground.

Alumni Gallaudet predicts that Gallaudet University will become a museum because all of the Deaf people will be gone due to mainstream and cochlear implants. Deaf School, Deaf Club, Deaf Olympic, etc. etc... will be felling apart within 100 years later. Our Deaf generation will be gone due to hearing people oppressive on our fourth or fifth generation Deaf family. :(

i agree kalista we have to do something about it
and need to make our deaf culture more tough and strong
 
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Oh for Heaven's sake. Isn't still on???

Why can't students get over with it and deal with her being president of Gally? If they don't like, why can't they transfer to RIT or NTID???
 
CrazyMomma said:
Oh for Heaven's sake. Isn't still on???

Why can't students get over with it and deal with her being president of Gally? If they don't like, why can't they transfer to RIT or NTID???

Well, you can see why Gally students love Gallaudet University so much more than another colleges. That's why they still fight...

I watched news last night. One of the BPN protestors said that they have earned donations....
 
Mookie said:
Well, you can see why Gally students love Gallaudet University so much more than another colleges. That's why they still fight...

I watched news last night. One of the BPN protestors said that they have earned donations....


Oh :ugh2: ok....
 
*sighs* thats too bad they are still protesting over deaf prez now. jeez..



crazymomma yeah if htey dont like it i agree with u they ought to transfer to RIT/ NTID..
 
As an UK observer, it seems a major abuse of deaf power, rather than Gallaudet emerging as a beacon of deaf democracy and advance it just reverted to the bad old days of decibel and lifestyle point scoring, back-stabbing, it has probably put the 'deaf power' movement to square one. Too much 'power' too soon, no point if it si without responsibility and fairness, the BEST person for the job should get it, to use any other criteria is using the vrey discrimination, we all hate so much. Hearing mainstream must think the deaf are incapable of running anything unbiased or fair. Not really the 'image' we want to see, or the way we want tob seen either.
 
Mookie said:
Well, you can see why Gally students love Gallaudet University so much more than another colleges. That's why they still fight...

I watched news last night. One of the BPN protestors said that they have earned donations....
They probably earned donations cuz they looked like homeless beggars who don't know what they're doing. ;)
 
Turmoil At Gallaudet University And Photo

Found this in my mailbox this AM.

Enjoy!

Richard

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PRESS RELEASE - May 6, 2006

From: www.deafsportlawsuit.com

( to translate this material in your language, please visit www.babelfish.altavista.com )

TURMOIL AT GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

THE TALE OF THE FOUR GALLAUDET DOCTORS: THE JORDAN MEN - IRVING KING AND JERALD - AND THEIR TWO FEMALE PUPPETS JANE FERNANDES AND DONALDA AMMONS

By RAFAEL PINKHASOV PINCHAS, CISS Ombudsman

New York, USA - In the wake of the ongoing students' protest at Gallaudet University this Ombudsman has been receiving interesting communication messages from concerned persons.

These persons, among the other things, asked the questions such as:

What is the role of Irving King Jordan, the outgoing Gallaudet University President with the CISS and Deaflympics?
What kind of relationship does Irving King have with the top CISS functionaires Jerald Jordan and Donalda Ammons?
Are Irving King Jordan and Jerald Jordan related to each other by blood?
How does this Ombudsman perceive yesterday's signing of the petition by Ammons to oppose Irving King's influence and his hardly-fought appointment of Jane Fernandes as a new Gallaudet University President?
By signing this petition, has Ammons shown her loyalty, solidarity and support for the now-embattled Irving King Jordan and Jane Fernandes?

Well, this Ombudsman, himself a 1979 graduate of Gallaudet and frequent traveler to the CISS Congresses and Deaflympics, must openly and bluntly state that Dr. Irving King Jordan and Dr. Jerald Jordan are long-time comrades and that the two, however, are not related by their bloods at all. The two Jordans have also been closely associated with Dr. Donalda Ammons in the last several years.

To demonstrate how excessively close the two Jordans are to each other, let me present the three randomly selected facts.

Fact Number One: On June 20,1996 America's capital - Washington, D.C. - was the site of the Olympic Torch Relay event, in which the two deaf persons Irving King and Jerald were selected to make their Torch Relay runs.

How the two, especially Jerald, received such an honor to run?

In front of me is the recent March 8, 2006 issue of the Gallaudet University student publication called The Buff and Blue. In its story headlined THE SECRETS OF HIS SUCCESS, its author Donald Tropp, after his interview session with Irving King and his wife Linda, revealed about how Irving King, a very devoted and caring friend of Jerald, convinced the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay organizers to include Jerald to make a run.

Here is an excerpt of the story:

"King and Linda agree one of their best moments came during the 1996 Olympics. King was asked to carry the torch up 8th Street to Gallaudet. He accepted, but later received an invitation to bring the torch to the White House instead. He said he would do it on one condition: that another deaf person could carry the torch to Gallaudet. The White House refused to grant his request, so King declined their offer and hung up. "If I did not know who would carry the torch to Gallaudet, I would rather do it myself," King explains. But he got a callback. The White House relented, and Jerald Jordan ( no relation ), former Deaflympics president, took King's place. He remembers seeing Jerald run from 8th street to Gallaudet. " I never saw a smile so big, "he recalls."

Fact Number Two: On March 7, 1999 as a CISS Chairman-founder of the annual Deaf World Athlete of the Year International Awards Commission, I played a visible role at the special banquet in honor of the 75 Anniversary of the CISS held in Davos, Switzerland. Before the start of the banquet, there I met and conversed with the broadly-smiling and elegantly-dressed couple - Irving King and Linda. They also attended this banquet as special guests of honor and there, among the other things, the two told me, that since 1989 they make every effort to attend every CISS Games. They do so in honor of their very dear and very beloved friend Jerald Jordan!"

Fortunately, in my own possession I have a videotape of this event in Davos.

Fact Number Three: On March 1, 2006 the city of Salt Lake City, Utah, hosted the 2007 Winter Deaflympics Press Conference. There Irving King had the opportunity to give his speech at the podium, in which he publicly invoked and brought up the name of his "very close pal Jerald - or "JJ" - in front of the event's attendees." At that Press Conference, Irving King, also showcased himself and Gallaudet as the strong financial backers of the 2007 Games.

For details, click www.deafnation.com/deaflympicstv.asp?zone=29

As for Dr. Jane Fernandes' support for Jerald, some two months ago, for example, one deaf man from Canada sent his letter to Fernandes, the soon-would-to-be new Gallaudet President-appointee, which was titled SHALL GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY TAKE AWAY ITS HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREE FROM JERALD JORDAN?

To review this letter, visit

www.deafbase.com/article-print-1141.html

This Ombudsman was able to get in touch with the Canadian man who informed that Fernandes acknowledged the receipt of his letter and that Fernandes totally disagreed with his idea of possible revoking of a honorary degree from Jerald and that Fernandes still spoke very positively of Jerald.

Thus, it can now clearly be seen and concluded that Irving King, Jerald and Fernandes are real cronies, period.

Now, let's focus on what kind of relationship the two Jordans and Fernandes have had with Ammons on or before May 1, 2006, the date Fernandes was named as Gallaudet's 9th President and in which unrest among Gallaudet students has erupted at its campus' premises.

The two Jordans, especially Jerald did everything possible in order to ensure that his "heir apparent" and "female crony" - Ammons - would win her election as the new CISS President at the recent 39th CISS Congress held in Australia.

By the way, Jerald, in his self interest and to the huge detriment of the deaf international sports, was the prime mastermind of the election fraud scheme at the Congress, in which nearly 270 voting ballots were missing or went unused.

Because this Ombudsman has been an outspoken advocate for just and equal rights for every deaf athlete and because he filed his lawsuits vs.Jerald and Ammons, Jerald and Ammons were the ones to institute their reprisals or Gestapo-type tactics vs. this Ombudsman: twice they called upon the service of local policemen and agents to arrest - albeit, unsuccessfully - this Ombudsman in 2003 in Sweden and in 2005 in Australia.

( Could it be possible that Irving King learned directly from Jerald and Ammons to use such reprisal or Gestapo-type tactics vs. the protesting and outspoken students at Gallaudet now? )

Since 2001 and till now, the two - Irving King and Fernandes - have also covertly provided their unequivocal and biased support for Ammons in her legal battles vs. this Ombudsman. Moreover, Irving King and Fernandes in 2004 did not take any action against its Gallaudet staff member - Ammons - when Ammons chose to unethically use the official Gallaudet stationery for her personal litigation defense. That is, Ammons, a defendant, wrote her letter with a Gallaudet letterhead to a Court Judge in spite of the fact that Gallaudet University was not specifically named as the lawsuit party at all

www.deafsportlawsuit.com/update42.htm

Since 1995, the year Ammons began her work for the CISS, both Irving King and Fernandes have closed up their eyes by permitting Ammons to utilize Gallaudet's facilities, in which she performed her non-Gallaudet and CISS-related work most of the time at the campus.

On May 2, 2006 a Gallaudet University President Search Process petition drive has begun to function. It lists the two demands:

- have Presidential Search Process re-opened, and

- no reprisals for students, staff, faculty and alumni.

www.thepetitionsite.com

As of today, there are over 3,000 petition signatories.

Naturally, this petition is a very bad, embarrassing and humiliating document for both Irving King and Fernandes.

But the most unthinkable and unbelievable thing with this petition is that a crony of the three ( i.e., for Irving King, Jerald and Fernandes ) - Ammons is listed as the number 2,102 signee of this petition.

Furthermore, Ammons' numerous deaf family members, including her deaf father and two deaf sisters, have also signed the petition, which is literally tantamount to the coming and disgraceful ousting of Irving King's "heir apparent" and "female crony" - Fernandes - from the Gallaudet Presidency.

If this happens, Irving King's personal and professional reputation ( also Fernandes' ) among the masses - deaf and non-deaf - will be ruined for good!

In light of Ammons' petition signing, it is still unclear as to how Irving King, Jerald and Fernandes are feeling about this highly unusual act by Ammons?

Has the still unconstitutionally-elected President of the CISS - Ammons - betrayed them, has not she?

In retrospect, after my long friendship with Ammons and by utilizing my varied sports expertise services for her own gain and personal career advancement, Ammons, all of a sudden, in 2001 betrayed this Ombudsman by completely removing him from any suitable leadership position in the CISS.

Is Ammons an unpredictable and pathological hypocrite or reputed benefit taker?

Finally, it remains to be seen as to what kind of financial and moral support Irving King and Gallaudet will provide to the organization of the coming 16th Deaflympic Winter Games in Utah.

In the meantime, there are the two important news to share.

A second suspect in kidnapping/murder scheme of a deaf Russian citizen and ex-litigant in the now-closed-Ammons-related case, Mr. Felix Shlimovich, is being finally caught up in Moscow. Mr. Shlimovich and his body has been missing since December 11, 2005. The investigation is still on.

The discrimination lawsuit matter involving this Ombudsman and the USA Deaf Sports Federation is still pending before the USA District Court for the District of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. One of the main charges of the lawsuit is biased, unfair and discriminatory treatment of this Ombudsman by certain Gallaudet-educated CISS officials and USADSF for the position of the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 2007 Deaflympic Winter Games.
 

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VamPyroX said:
Oh boy, here we go again!

First, deaf people bitch and complain that hearing people won't accept them. Yet, deaf people bitch and complain that they don't want a hearing person (or a hard-of-hearing person) to work for them. :roll:

Again Rockdrummer,

This was the post I was agreeing to. Notice he did the same thing you got on to me for? He didnt put SOME deaf people.

Yet, for some reason, you decided to focus on mine and ignore his. ummm.
 
http://michellemcauliffe.com/contact/

Wow...very impressive for Gally students using current technologies unlike DPN in 1988.... :jaw:

They bring their own laptops with Bluetooth, Sidekick IIs, Blackberries, etc...

They may have small numerous interpreters vs. too many interpreters 18 years ago.

Do they contact their families, friends, lawyers, Congress people’s offices, etc? Of course, they do constantly contact 24 hours a day via Relay Service. You may have noticed why the relay services are too busy this week!

Kudos to Gally students with armed technology devices.
 
I don't get it...

People don't like President Bush... People don't like King Jordan...

BUt they accepted them... Nothing can't stop them...

Now, who is going to be next president? Hillary Clinton? John Kerry? I don't like both of them, if one of them became the president, that will pissed me off, but I had to learn to accept one of them.

Now, Jane became the new president of Gally, nothing going to change, they agreed with her, and deaf students going to have to learn to accept her, no matter if you like or not.
 
CrazyMomma said:
I don't get it...

People don't like President Bush... People don't like King Jordan...

BUt they accepted them... Nothing can't stop them...

Now, who is going to be next president? Hillary Clinton? John Kerry? I don't like both of them, if one of them became the president, that will pissed me off, but I had to learn to accept one of them.

Now, Jane became the new president of Gally, nothing going to change, they agreed with her, and deaf students going to have to learn to accept her, no matter if you like or not.

Oh pleaz....

Did you vote Jane? (Nope, only Gallaudet University Board of Trustees voted)
Did you vote President Bush? (You probably voted or not)
 
No, I didn't vote Jane..

No, I voted Independent President (I didn't vote Bush or Kerry.) But I did accept who is the president now...
 
Just picked up wind that Jordan's saying "Light's out tonight"!

Richard
 
Nesmuth said:
Just picked up wind that Jordan's saying "Light's out tonight"!

Richard

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Hey Gally Students,

Get the Generators
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Good Luck
 
Thats like 30 bucks a day in gasoline expenses for a machine like that.

Candles , chemical sticks, and jars of fireflies would suffice

and it could be fun too :)

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Richard
 
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