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LIS: Si - LMG: No! (Part 1 of 2)

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    [ This video has no audio, in honor of 'No Audio Day' ... ]
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    [ ... and a good No Audio Day to you! ]
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    Hello ASL Community!
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    I usually post my vlogs on the 1st and 15th of each month,
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    but one viewer
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    notified me of something; when I looked into it,
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    I was so disturbed that I just had to let you know about it.
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    If someone were to tell you that ASL wasn't a true language,
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    that it was all just a bunch of rudimentary
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    miming and gesturing, how would you feel?
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    Sad to say, that's precisely what's happening here in Italy.
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    For years now, the Italian signing community,
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    comprised of both Deaf and hearing signers,
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    have been striving to convince their government
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    to recognize their signed language: LIS.
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    They've submitted a document regarding LIS to the government,
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    which the government is ready to officially recognize
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    however they want to replace the acronym 'LIS' with 'LMG',
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    essentially meaning 'Language of Miming and Gesturing'
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    … 'Miming and Gesturing'???
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    Hey, I've got an idea: Maybe we should start referring to
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    spoken Italian as 'LMG' - Language of Moans and Grunts!
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    [ terrible imitation of spoken Italian… but you get the point ]
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    If you'd like more information, check out the links below.
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    Click on them for more videos and articles on the topic.
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    Anyway, I didn't make this video simply because I wanted
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    to share this information with you and have that be it.
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    No, this is a call to ACTION.
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    These are our Italian brothers and sisters! Though they have
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    a different signed language, they are a part of the
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    global signing community, and as such, share our interests.
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    … but how can we lend our support?
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    Well, I'm glad you asked. You can do three things.
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    Here's the first, and most significant way
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    to lend your support:
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    The Italian signing - LIS - community has set up an
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    online petition; you can show your support
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    by logging on to that petition and signing it.
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    The petition's link is below, the first one listed.
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    Since the petition is in Italian, you may feel a bit lost,
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    unsure of how to fill it out. No worries, simply click here.
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    You'll see a video explaining and demonstrating
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    the process, it's really easy, so simple.
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    One thing to keep in mind, though: Unless you confirm
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    your email address, your signature is not valid.
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    Some have signed the petition thinking all is well,
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    when in fact, they've missed one step,
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    thereby invalidating their signature!
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    How so? Click on that there video.
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    The second way to lend your support? If you have
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    a Facebook account, log in, enter the name
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    of this group, and join 'em. That way you can keep
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    updated on any developments.
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    The third thing you can do? Tell your friends!
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    If you're Deaf, tell your Deaf friends.
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    If you're an ASL teacher, tell your students.
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    If you're an interpreter, tell your colleagues.
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    Send an email, tell them in person, forward this vlog,
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    make your own vlog! The important thing is that
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    you get the word out. It doesn't matter if you're Deaf,
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    Hard-of-Hearing, hearing, a CODA, or a NERDA…
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    point is, we're all a part of one big community:
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    the global signing community.
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    As for those who do not understand sign language;
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    we need to help them understand.
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    Sign the petition. Join the Facebook group.
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    Tell your friends.
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    Sign
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    Power.
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Title:
LIS: Si - LMG: No! (Part 1 of 2)
Description:

Urgent: Your Support Needed! Awti explains why the Italian Signing Community needs our support - and how YOU can pitch in!

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Petition Link: http://www.petizionionline.it/petizione/lingua-dei-segni-italiana/848

FB Page for "LIS: Si - LMG: No": http://www.facebook.com/pages/LIS-SI-LMG-NO-La-nostra-preziosa-Lingua-dei-Segni-Italiana/191750070871398

Another Vlog Explanation in ASL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMvG-CYh3jg

Another Vlog Explanation in International Sign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkjnEWNZxSA

Another Vlog Explanation in LIS: http://www.h3.tv/videos/terry-giansanti-explains-lis/

Wikipedia Article About LIS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Sign_Language

Vlog Explanations in *MANY* Signed Languages: http://www.nazzareno.info/?p=9989
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