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. Sunday, November 11, 2001 11:56 PM We Feel Entitled to Compensation For Suffering Caused by the Sept. 11 Terrorist Attack We were bombed out of our Battery Park City home and business by terrorists, fleeing for our lives onto the rescue ferries, tugs, and barges that would take us across the Hudson River. We spent days separated from each other and from our pets, barred from access to our neighborhood. We were finally permitted a few minutes, with secured escort and under military supervision, to rescue our pets. We reunited on Long Island, with just the clothes on our backs. It would be two weeks before we were allowed to return. But we could not resume life as it was. We had no groceries, no grocery store, no transportation, and severely restricted pedestrian mobility. The toxic dust blanketing our apartment had to be removed professionally. We had to buy HEPA air purifiers and vacuums to ward off its recurrance, and to stave off the headaches and throat irritation caused by the dust and noxious chemicals in the malodorous air. Our business lost its fourth-quarter billings and its lower-Manhattan client base. whom the business employed, had to be laid off. Our business has had to seek financial assistance to fund its rebuilding. The barricades and checkpoints that isolated us within a war zone remained in place until just a few days ago. Our indoor and outdoor air has to be continuously monitored for toxins. We wear face masks outdoors to avoid inhaling possibly dangerous substances. Part of Battery Park City will remain uninhabitable for several months. Our building is little more than half reoccupied. Families with children are afraid to return. Vans line the streets, as a steady stream of residents moves out. Real estate prices and rentals have plummeted. A few businesses have reopened, but more are gone for good. The lively family community we moved into this May has been replaced by a somber stretch of half- empty buildings, whose residents bravely struggle to maintain hope and optimism in the face of economic, as well as physical devastation. We are two of the victims left behind to bury our dead; to heal our physical and psychological wounds; to find the will and strength to rebuild our daily lives, our neighborhood, and our city. Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-11 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 dojW000312.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. 2001-11-11