Yesterday it was Karl Marx’s birthday. He was born on the 5th of May in 1818. Yep, 200 years since his birth. Karl was a German philosopher, economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist.
I studied his papers under Marxism at the University of Waikato and I never studied Marxism at my high school even in the Deaf Education. This Marxism work was difficult for me to understand and gave me a huge challenge to learn such as the Government, politics, capitalism, labour’s power etc.
So, how about the quotes I found from Karl Marx and compare to the disabilities area in the communities today than in the past. First of all, the first quote as above is about any individuals who have their disability or no disability such as Deaf and he/she express their life as they are to the other people. Marx made this quote unambiguous and loud message to everyone.
The second quote – it is a bit tricky if you can understand or can not understand this message. There are many workers in any buildings, Education or the company and their wages are not all the same even in the working class. Recently on television, there were several issues on midwife and teacher aides’ income because they were receiving low pay on long hours of working in the education/health industries. All the nurses even teacher aides established a protest match in the public and sent off petitions to the Government for their right to the pay rise.
Mm, think about people with disabilities. The people with disabilities excluded in some workplace and education. What about the right to communicate in sign language in the workplace, education, health industries? How can the Deaf people achieve their goal and their right in the community? First of all, they must stand unite and sign their language as their voice out to the public to remove the barrier of discrimination.
Tomorrow in New Zealand, we – Deaf People celebrate our NZSL (New Zealand Sign Language) Week.
I wore my hoodie sweater with a Sign Language message on the back. My hearing partner and I went down to Morrinsville yesterday. It is a message to everyone in the public and I am proud to wear it. Tomorrow night I will be wearing it and visit the Scout group in Ohaupo. The Scouts will be learning to signs in the Scout’s Promise and Law. I am a bit rusty in the Promise and Law, because I used to be a Brownie and Girl Guide many years back. My mother was a Scout Leader even my sister was a Brownie and Girl Guide and two brothers were Scouts. I could not find a replaced Deaf person who lives near Te Awamutu as the first Deaf person was not available. I AM hoping that my right side arm,elbow and hand will improve and to allow me to sign easily without having nerve twitching all over. Then I will have a physio on Tuesday afternoon..
Roll On, NZSL Week starting tomorrow!!
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