COME WALK WITH US!!
MARCH For Deaf Rights
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Meet at 11:00am
Location: Intersection of Austin Street and Franklin Street (near Harris County’s Criminal courthouse click this link at http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=1201%20Franklin%20St&city=Houston&state=TX&zipcode=77002%2d1900&country=US&geodiff=1)
(For those who can not walk, meet at 12:30pm at a park by Houston City Hall – 901 Bagby, across the street from Tranquily Park – click this link at http://houston.citysearch.com/profile/map/11660617/houston_tx/houston_city_hall.html
Who: Deaf/hard of hearing individuals, members of the Deaf community, and supporters.
Reason for this march/rally:
On May 16, 2009, there was a Deaf community meeting, and we, Deaf individuals, and our supporters decided to do something by planning to have a march-rally since we’ve had ongoing complaints regarding access to the City of Houston services including law enforcements, municipal courts, and other services. They routinely refuse to accommodate deaf citizens.
So, we are planning the march-rally in downtown Houston to City Hall to address these issues to the mayor and City Council on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 (Again, our march begins at 11:00am, and for who can not walk, meet at our rally at 12;30pm). The city council meeting starts at 1:30pm.
For signs, everybody is encouraged to make their own sign, and bring them over to the march/rally. We suggest the statements on the sign are suggested as follows (no obscence allowed, please, if you are not sure, just email at [email protected]):
– "City of Houston and 1998 DOJ Settlements, what happened?"
– "Don’t Forget 1998 Settlements"
-"Stop Repeating History"
-"Enough is Enough!"
-"Deaf Citizens have civil rights, too!"
-"No More Discrimination!"
-"Communication Access Now!"
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to email at [email protected] or leave a comment here.
Co-leaders of Houston Deaf Community’s June 16 March-Rally:
Brian Determan
Danny Warthling
Kathy Walters
Kim Mitchell
Ovi Velaquez
For more information, come to a meeting at Memorial City Mall – Food Court (I-10 West by Gessner Rd.) on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 7pm, check out http://HouDeafRights.blogspot.com or email at [email protected].
Website: http://houdeafrights.blogspot.com/
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