Tuesday, July 26, 2011

AFA Rally in Washington DC July 23 2011: DAY THREE Tweets

Evening of July 22nd...one more tweet in response to a tweet by NAD representatives accusing AFA of "desecration" of the Volta Bureau earlier that evening...

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To clarify there was no "desecration" of the volta bureau. Afa was acting with advice of a lawyer who was present and cooperated w/police
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DAY THREE
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Final day of afa rally in dc. Starts 1030am. How hot can this rally get???

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RaLly is heating up!!!! http://yfrog.com/gzgbenlj

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Jehanne is bbbaacckk and standing young and strong!!!!! http://yfrog.com/hscu1gzj

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Growing growing crowd fired up gally students champ!!!

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The heat is on!! Rally hard http://yfrog.com/kfy5kyhj


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More heat in front of omni http://yfrog.com/h4303mkj

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Fired up! http://yfrog.com/kl19qfxj

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Know audism what mean?? See pic http://yfrog.com/kjyhrrj

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LoooOkkkkk!!!! http://yfrog.com/gylxndnj

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Roar http://yfrog.com/kemk6kvj

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One shirt says it all http://yfrog.com/h25etilsj

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DOR for DBC standing strong in front of omni http://yfrog.com/gy1jqvdvj

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DCAD prez and david nelson in the house

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Rally on john e testifyin truthifyin.

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Oral only baloney http://yfrog.com/h0zxdmrj

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David nelson apologizing on behalf of dcsad. About the heat http://yfrog.com/klipdbsj

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Charm --Prez MSAD--- Charming the crowd supporting deaf lang and human rights http://yfrog.com/h712jufj



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DOR of DBC joins afa call for ag bell to apologize for years od damage to deaf kids and families http://yfrog.com/h4ya2ynj

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SIT IN at the AGBELL COnference: Afa six sit in at ag bell session on "cultural and linguistic" competence (go in one of the conference rooms and sit at the front)

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AG Bell member repeatedly asks AFA reps to leave
http://yfrog.com/kki6xsej

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Afa six sit in chant let deaf children sign. stop dividing families oralism fails, interrupt session


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Session ending due to interruption by afa cheers (pic show "cart interrupted")
http://yfrog.com/h3d8gpgj


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Arrests being threatened
(Hotel security asks AFA to leave or will call DC police to arrest us for tresspassing)
(Shawn leaves to catch flight!)

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Inside before police arrive and get paranoid abt pictures etc (patti is taking pics of group as AGBell's Communication Director sits) http://yfrog.com/khc9cmij


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Afa lawyer comes in with many many police. If drag out physically, charge --criminal tresspassing.
(after two police move to forcibly lift Mark...they stop and move away)
Afa five left to negotiate with lawyer for some minutes...

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Afa leaves peacefully and hotel officials and police assure us they are "not taking sides"

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The message to agbell: Wherever u go we will stand strong against u until u meet our demands


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Guess who came to the rally http://yfrog.com/h24vxbpj

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Pass the hat. Money for lawyer ann wilcox who also attended last nights vigil http://yfrog.com/hs39151023j


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Gally folks showing up yeahhh http://yfrog.com/kjod1jhj

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INFO: AfA celebration tonight 8pm at marriott shoreham stone cutters lounge. Time to paArrttyyy Time to CELEBRATE!!!!!!


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Now! the deaf unit of mpd shows up. Our pals from 2009 volta protest. Time to ensure calm and chat!! http://yfrog.com/h3eq0vpj

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The friendly radicals fraterizing with police!!! http://yfrog.com/kh6qzejj
The Group with our signing police http://yfrog.com/h2k92eajj

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We love ur tweets. Great spirit boosters. Thanks to all tweeters/retweeters for ur support!!


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Afa truly thanks those brave supporters who came out faced Record breaking heat to stand strong with us against denial of deaf childrens human rights of sign language


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The message to agbell. Wherever u go we will stand strong against u until u meet our demands

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(note: a few tweets were edited for clarity and minor mistakes)