Hearing Mom’s Experience on 3/22 Rally March 28, 2008

DBC Rally at the Crown Plaza in Milpitas

As a hearing mom, I attended the DBC Rally on Saturday, March 22, 2008 to support my Deaf daughter’s passionate response to the AG Bell Conference on Saturday. How could DBC make a positive impact with this organization for the future of Deaf children? What could the Deaf community do??? The response from the Deaf Community and their family and friends, was awesome! They gathered together…. babies to grandparents and everyone in between….hands flying ….. drums beating…..horns honking ….. children laughing…..friends hugging…….people COMMUNICATING, using ASL! It was a beautiful day. I just hope the folks attending the Conference were able to “get it” and saw that communication isn’t just verbal, but visual as well. ASL IS “bilingual” and everyone CAN speak.

Kathy Weiner

Thank you Mom/Kathy for your support/family that day & ever since! Especially for being open minded and open heart in exploring communication options and discovering that ASL was and still is the RIGHT way to go!

**********ASL GUARANTEES SUCCESS!!! *********

Nick Horn’s Slideshow on 3/22 Rally! Thank you Nick! March 26, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/v/VQzutRr2r_g

“I Rallied 4 Deaf Babies!” THANK YOU to all those who came on 3/22!! March 25, 2008

*HANDS WAVINGGGGGGG* TO EACH PERSON WHO CAME TO THE DBC CA RALLY IN MILPITAS! *Y O U* MADE A PEACEFUL AND POSITIVE DIFFERENCE!! T H A N K Y O U!!!

(Our apologies in advance, if you forgot to sign up and if names were misspelled. If they are, please email us the additions and corrections at dbccalif@gmail.com, thank you!)

Alameda
Jenny Cantrell

Antioch
Mary Telford

Bay Point
Liann Osborne
Talia Osborne

Berkeley
Carla Morris
Derrick Schneider
Melissa (Weiner) Schneider

Castro Valley
Alysha Aziz
Chelsey Broderick
Samantha Smith
Michelle Swanson
Gwen Tsujimoto
Martin Watkins

Concord
Stephanie Craig
Marie Smith
Stan Smith
Roberto Solorzano
Toni Solorzano
Nan Zhou

El Cerrito
Richard Rutherford

Fremont
Sachiyo Ake

Katrina Alma
Alayna Altomare
Sandra Ammons
Hendri Argo
Mike Baer
Celia May Baldwin
Michele Berke
Katie Blalock
Karen Booth
William Booth
Cheryl L. Boyd
Gina Burnaugh
Max Calderon
Carol Cambone
Cat Cassidy
Clare Cassidy
Antonia Chimienti
Roberta Daniels
Joseph Davis
Jeanne Ewald
Virginia Finneran
Valerie Friscia
Allison Gibbons
Kathy Greene
Matt Hagmarr
Sean Hauschildt
Eileen Halol
Rick Herbold
Val Herbold
Tara Holcomb
Tom Holcomb
Tristan Holcomb
Troy Holcomb
Nick Horn
Rona Hunt
Jaime Jackerson
Jane Jackerson
Sheila Jacobs
Linda Jarashow
Denise Kacinski
Irene Kacinski
Jackie Kacinski
Bunny Klopping
Hank Klopping
Graham Koetz
Kelly Krzyska
Eitan Kulchinsky
Jason Kulchinsky
Eugene LaCosse
Melissa Lewellyn
Jeanne Loustalot
Ginny Malzkuhn
Mallory Malzkuhn
Max Malzkuhn
Megan Malzkuhn
Jessica McIntyre
Christian Miramontes
Barb Morrison
Brian Morrison
Robert Morrison
Donna Nickle
Casey Palma
Garrett Pealcon
Carlene Pedersen
Chelsea Pedersen
Esther Pedersen
Ken Pedersen
Mel Pedersen
Jahren Ramborger
Kurt Ramborger
Malvana Ramborger
Alyce Reyonlds
David Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
Justin Reynolds
Dale Ritter
Nick Sherred
Bernice Singleton
Buddy Singleton
Aisha Tahirkheli
Beth Ticehurst
Sylvia Wood

Fresno
Brian Riley

Hayward
Nancy Baldwin
Khalvyn Edmond
Judy Gough
Daniel Harnish
Ian Jones
Jamie Lemos
Ella Mae Lentz
Gilmer Lentz
Maryellen Lentz
John Peknik
Sherry Vance

Hercules
Jody Wong

Livermore

Jeff Bibb

Gabriella Bibb
Matilda Bibb
Marsha Helmuth
Jeff Mosher

Los Angles
Bekah Guerrero

Martin Guerrero

Los Altos
James Willette
Mary Willette

Los Gatos
Tom Stamper

Long Beach
Jay Gates

Milpitas
Alexandria Greathouse
Alison Greathouse
Cassia Greathouse
David Greathouse

Mountain View
Courtney Montgomery

Newark
Debbie Green
Don Grushkin
Nathan Montoya

Oakland
Martha Aquilar
Nancy Brill
Iva Ikeda
Nicole Montagna

Michele Tompkins

Pleasanton
Steven Anderson
David Eberwein
Landen Gonzales
Stefanie Ellis-Gonzales
Harrison Gough
Risa Gough
Stacy Gough
Tim Gough
Mary Ann Hencker
Esteban Kovacs
Estelina Kovacs
Estella Kovacs
Kevin Kovacs
Shelly Luchini
Irisa MacAulay
Mariposa MacAulay
Michael MacAulay
Zola MacAulay
Karina Pedersen Osbrink
Rory Osbrink
Colin Piotrowski
Shani Resch

Riverside
Ernestine Bustamante

Sacramento
Magdalene Utley
Pearlene Jo Utley
Terry Theriot
Michiko Suzuki

Salinas
Patricia Killough
Andrew Taylor

San Bruno
Elin Abbott

Santa Clara
Rima Cornish
Tara Lynn Lanning
James Taylor
Conny Shyrers

Santa Cruz
Michael A. Brinker

San Francisco
Tanja Bierschneider
Dan Langholtz
Adam Lovelace
Jennifer Mantle
Bonnie Jo Morrison
Monica Paz
Drago Renteria

San Jose
Cathy Dang
Jocelynne Diaz
Rocky Finley
Katie Gallipea
Yessenia Gonzalez
Robert Hillard
Chelsea Pelter
Robert F. Strohmeier
Laura Watkins

San Leandro
Daniela Keiffer
Vanessa Phillip
Essence Stallworth

San Ramon
Carolyn Miller
Kathyrn Virello

Stockton
Jon Thompson

Union City
Doreen Baldwin
Jacinda Baldwin
Amy June Rowley
Sue Saline
Linda Slovick
Amelia Wong
William Wong

Walnut Creek
David Jessup
Kathy Weiner
Kristen Weiner

Out of State!
Illinois
Ron Sipek

Washington D.C.
Jennifer Nasukiewicz

Out of Country!
Vancouver, Canada
Emily Allan

Address of 3/22 Rally again March 21, 2008

DBC California Chapter Rally March 22nd, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm (come when you can!)

777 Bellew Dr. Militpas, CA 95035- Outside Crown Plaza Hotel

(where AGB is having their California state wide conference)

ASL/avt/agbell/Rally 3/22! March 21, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiWTdGCw4TY

Tidbits on 3/22 DBC CA Rally! March 20, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc1dxyZj9dk

Support ASL in the Deaf Community! March 18, 2008

I was touched when my friend, Shannon Murray, wrote about us on her website. I met Shannon in Jeh Free Spirit’s Yoga class at the “YogaTree” in San Francisco, CA. In this same class, I, also, met Adam Lovelace who grew up in the oral education system. Adam has, recently, discovered his hunger and thirst for his own Deaf culture, history, community and ASL! This, also, is how “Deaf Yoga” at the Mission Yoga Studio came to be! (http://www.missionyoga.com/)

Here is an excerpt of Shannon’s blog:
“I recently decided to study American Sign Language. My roommate is hard of hearing and for a number of other reasons, we all as a group decided to become bilingual. We have met an amazing woman named K10 who is our teacher and ambassador into the Deaf world and into Deaf culture. American Sign Language is an amazing heart-centered, artistic language. Learning it is an enjoyable experience but learning about Deaf culture and more importantly Deaf history has been eye-opening.”

For more of Shannon’s wonderful blog on us, please go to this website. http://greenpride.typepad.com/greenpride_celebrating_be/2008/03/support-asl-in.html

Thank you Shannon! It is incredible when we find wonderful allies in the most unexpected places!

Yours for DBC CA!

Kristen M. “K10″ Weiner, MA

Vlog on DBC California Rally 3/22 March 18, 2008

~Circle of Life~ DBC CA Rally 3/22/08 March 18, 2008

Location of DBC CA Rally, 3/22/08 March 18, 2008