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, March 19, 2002 9:48 PM September 11 fund Dear fund managers, I am writing to express thanks for your hard work in overseeing the victims' compensation fund for the September 11 tragedy, but also to implore you not to discriminate against gay Americans in the distribution of these funds. Although there are no definitive statistics, most experts agree that gays make up from 5 to 10 percent of our population. With approximately 3000 deaths in the September 11 attacks, that translates to 150-300 gay victims. Many of these victims left behind partners, who would be spouses if only American law permitted them to be. You are not obligated to perpetuate this discrimination; indeed, I would say you are bound by a moral imperative to treat gay partners just as you would heterosexual spouses. These partners are just as bereaved, just as heartbroken, and in many cases, just as financially burdened by the deaths of their loved one. Please reconsider your policy, and include gay partners in the distribution of your fund. Thanks, Individual Comment Charlotte, NC September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-19 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 dojR002274.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. 2002-03-19