<div>Dear Friend,</div><div><br></div><div>I don't know if you're aware that, back in October 2000, I presented my work <i>The signs on the inside</i> (which was an etymological research project about Catalan Sign Language, and had the backing of the former Chancellor of the University of Barcelona, Ph.D. Antonio Caparros) to a prestigious award, without success. After that, I began to work in the first general and etymological dictionary of the Catalan Sign Language, the text of which I almost completed in late 2007. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Since then I have held parallel talks with two publishers -I'm still in contact with one of them- in order to publish my work, and also to find out if there are any grants or subsidies we could use, either from the Catalan Government or the Catalan Institute of Cultural Industries. Another important issue has been trying to obtain purchase commitments for a certain number of copies per edition from many public catalan institutions... And this is going on and on, like if it wasn't important having a waiting deaf community . </div>
<div><br></div><div>Finally, on March 15th I'm going to have a critical meeting, that I hope it will be conclusive. In order to make known all this facts, I have started a<b> </b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=341128522603" target="_blank"><b>campaign through Facebook</b></a> to denounce this scandal and demand that the agreements needed between government, private enterprise and myself come to fruition. I need YOUR support, and the support of all those that relate to the CSL, even if you simply are in favor of culture and solidarity with the excluded. This campaign will be closed on March 13th. Do you have a minute to spare? Then join us!</div>
<div> </div><div>Ramon</div>