In honor of DPN20 today, enjoy this ASL Poem/Rap by Bridgetta Bourne-Firl.
Upward we go!
In honor of DPN20 today, enjoy this ASL Poem/Rap by Bridgetta Bourne-Firl.
Upward we go!
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Wow, what an inspirational ASL rap poem with the chants. She also provided some nice guidance on how to lead with students to copy. I just got back from Jeff Rosen’s presentation on Empowerment and Human Rights at NCOD (CSUN). He talked a lot about his involvement with DPN, and to close the night tonight with BBB-F’s powerful message sends me off barefooted in the park!
ReplyI can, You can, and We CAN…..
Reply~If we take the “I can, you can, we can” theme all the way, WE can do it~
ReplyAWESOMELY!! YES, Me Can, You Can, We Can!!!
That is so beautiful ASL Poetry!!
Thank you for inspiring us!!
BTW, I witnessed your first lovely ASL poetry at Gally via website last Friday nite…Awesome!y !!!…
Looking forward to see you at DBC with your same ASL poetry in person this June !!
ReplySo cool I could feel the vibration on the floor and the walls as you were signing rhythmtically. Beauté!
Albeit DPN20 was ending today, we will keep an eagle’s eye at Gallaudet University!
Vive l’Université Gallaudet!
Jean Boutcher
ReplyI can. You can. We can!!!!
ReplyGood job, Colleen and I watched it.
ReplyAbsolutely great, and so clear!
I re-live DPN over and over at this time of year.
Not many people know that on Sunday, March 6, 1988 in many churches (Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, etc.) the Gospel reading for that day was about Jesus throwing the money-changers out of the temple.
It gave me goose-pimples to see that concept actually carried out during that historic week!
–Rev. Jay L. Croft
ReplyI’m good!
ReplyYou are Best!
We are ROCK!
Yes I can, you can, and we can!! Loved your poetry!
ReplyWow really so beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!! OF COURSE we can too !!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyWOW, I can feel u and your vibrate and rythmtic when I watch and copy your “I can. You can. We can! You are a champ, and so all of us deafies are!
ReplyVery powerful message! My body feel like electricity to elevate the great momentum. VIVA GALLAUDET!!!
ReplyGo Bridgetta! That was very inspirational and creative! Love the rap rhythm! Well done!
~ LaRonda
ReplyWHOOOOOO…..I can! You can! We can!
ReplyHandswaving!!!!!!!!
Sandra 🙂
ReplyYou made me want to dance with you for Unity for Gallaudet!!! Unity for Gallaudet made people that they can, they can they can we can you all can!!! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
ReplyLets shake the world and make them hear us when we sign “I can, you can and we can!”.
BBF, you did it very beautifully!
ReplyYea..I can, YOU can and WE can..What a Electicity HandsWave!!! I have a question for Todoslavie. Just wondering if you had video on Jeff Rosen’s presentation about Empowering and Human Right at CSUN? If so, it would be nice if u could edit and share with us and watch his presentation so we can learn something from him.
ALL OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING IN DEAF NATIONWIDE can SIGN together ……I can YOU CAN and WE can……:)
ReplyI CAN…..
YOU CAN…..
WE CAN…..
I CAN…..
YOU CAN…..
WE CAN……
*hands wave*
That’s great and moving poem!
Misha 😀
ReplyIt’s a great poem.. I can, you can, we can! I loved it!
Replybridgetta,
wow, i can felt your rhythm like it was music in our deaf heart.
great positive vibe!
buzz
Reply(zinser) Woman couldn’t sign except ……
what was it? I couldn’t catch that sign? anyone help?
Was it the alphabet letter “Z”?
ReplyOf course….
I can, you can, and we can too..
ReplyPassingthru #29,
BBF signed “ILY” when she was talking about Zinser.
Reply*shivers goes up and down arms*
Yes, we can! That’s why Deaf Youth USA is up and running beginning this July before the NAD conference in New Orleans!! Check us out on Facebook and join us in showing everyone that we indeed CAN. Website coming up soon!
ReplyWay to go! I can, you can and WE CAN!
ReplyI Can, You Can, We Can!
ReplyI Can, You Can, We Can!
I Can, You Can, We Can!
I Can, You Can, We Can!
I Can, You Can, We Can!
I Can, You Can, We Can!
I Can, You Can, We Can!
I Can, You Can, We Can!
I Can, You Can, We Can!
I Can, You Can, We Can!
I Can, You Can, We Can!
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ReplyOf course we can. Good job.
ReplyHand Wave!!!!!!!!
ReplyWoowwww, Wonderful,
That touches me enormously! Cheer!
Nancy Cummings
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ReplyNice work! Loved the video. Thanks for continuing to inspire us.
ReplyIt is so beautiful ASL poem..
ReplyHand waves !!!!!!!!!!!
I Can, You Can, We Can!
an ASL powerful poem!
**Waving Hands**
You are doing so well.
Thumb-Up!
ReplyWOW!! SO BEAUTIFUL! HEY, WHY NOT SHOW THIS TO AGB?
ReplyHANDS WAVE……..
Whoo hoo! What the best medicine I got this am after I read this.
YEEESS, I CAANNNN , you CAANNNN , and we CAAAAANNNN.
That makes me having a big smile and enjoy the Deaf poem for a change.
Thank you so much.
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ReplyOf course ………
I CAN !
YOU CAN !
WE CAN !
Right on BBBaaaaabbbyy !!!
I can !
You can !
We Can!
We all can do it BBBBaaaabby !!!!!!! 🙂
Davy
ReplyGO BISON! REMND ME OF THE CHANTING FROM GALLY DURING HALFTIME AND U DID IT WELL… YUP WE CAN DO ANYTHING AS MUCH AS WE ARE KEEP IT UP TRYIN
ReplyI CAN You CAN We CAN
Replyi think lip movements are a huge part of asl–many deaf performance artists use them. lips are very expressive and just because it looks like an english word doesn’t make it not asl.
Replyi thought the poem was beautiful.
EYE can YOU can WE can!
Replyyour poetry is just like the little story about the blue train. There are big trains that can pull big things. They didnt think blue train fits in with them. One day, Big Trains all can’t go up the hill because of weights. Blue train is so little and fast, it carrys the heavy. It said ” I think I can, I think I can” with positive reinforcement and attitude. Having positive attitude is what encourages the blue train to go over the hill with weights on it.. As Firl says ” I can, you can, we can” because she believes in us, she have very encourage positive reinforcement. she encourages us to do it. Here comes I gonna say in return, Firl and people, I can, you can, we can!!!! ~wink~
ReplyBridgette,
WOW, You ROCK!
I, YES, You, YES, We, YES!
ReplyI love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyI watched this video with my ASL 1 class and ABSOLUTLY LOVED IT!!! It is a great way to get the message across! GREAT JOB!!! 🙂
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