Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Tuesday, November 06, 2001 6:11 PM comments on distribution of monies to victims of WTC Help To Whom It may Concern: I would like to preceed my comments with the fact that I have been working at Pier 94 in Manhattan with victims of the WTC disaster. I am involved with the distribution of monies to families of those lost as well as displaced workers. I would first like to say that the definition of "victim" of this disaster applies not only to those hurt or injured but to those who lost their jobs and whose lives are no less severly affected than the families of the dead and injured. I have given a large check to a family whose financial needs are far less than their emotional loss and had to deny the same amount to a displaced worker who cannot even afford a Metrocard. These two groups of people must be treated equitably, each group receiving a share of the monies donated by a very well meaning and eager to help in some way group of people. Even those who were working at the most menial of jobs, and perhaps here in the US illegally, deserve fair treatment and a share of the financial help. I must say that even the treatment of the displace workers is less caring and even demeaning to these workers, especially since FEMA took over the operation at the Pier on Monday Nov 5,2001. It is my opinion that all the monies donated in good faith for these victims should be distrubet in full, without tax, to these victims and families. Even if the amount distributed was $million, which it won't be, the bulk of these victims are young. Even one million dollars will not last forever for a young family with four young children. Just do the math. Do not make these people wait for relief, do not make them pay taxes on this relief, and do not subtract whatever charitable moneys that they have received. It is wrong and not the intent of those who have so generously given. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-06 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojW000142.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-11-06