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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Signers and ASL enthusiasts,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Another student, Debbi Rotkowitz and I are
organizing for a Deaf performance group to come to Hampshire. There is a group,
“The Flying Words Project” that consists of two men (one Deaf-
Peter Cook, one hearing- Kenny Lerner). One signs while the other voices while
they perform American Sign Language poetry together. They are known world-wide
for their absolutely AMAZING performances that can be appreciated by all- hearing
and deaf, signers and non-signers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Our main goal is to bring Deaf awareness
to Hampshire and the five college community, as well as the community
surrounding the colleges. This can be done through the performance itself as
well as through (hopefully) Deaf community members in the audience. This
performance is projected for April 15<sup>th</sup> this spring. We would like
members from each of the five colleges to get involved with this, so it would
be great if we could get the help of some <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Mt.</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Holyoke</st1:PlaceName>, Smith, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Amherst</st1:City></st1:place>, and UMASS community members. Particularly,
we need help with fundraising and advertising. If we can get at least one
person from each of the campuses, we can apply for a 5 college grant, which
would hugely help with our fundraising. We will be creating a funding proposal
and posters etc. but we need help with sending these things out at other
campuses. Also, if anyone would like to be more involved with organizing the
event, we would love more help with that too.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If you would like to help (even if
it’s just to put up a couple of posters) please let me know! Or, I will
be at the meet-up in the Haymarket Café in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Northampton</st1:place></st1:City> Thursday night at 6:30pm so you
can see me then about it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Kaitlyn Millen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Hampshire</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Box</st1:Street> 153</st1:address><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Amherst</span></font></st1:City><font color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'>, <st1:State w:st="on">MA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">01002</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>413-559-4944<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>kmillen[at]hampshire.edu (this is to
protect against spam since this is a public list) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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