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. 13 December 2001 Kenneth L. Zwick, Director Office of Management Programs, Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice FAX (301) 519-5956 Dear Mr. Zwick: I write in response to the Department's request for public comments regarding regulations for implementing and administering the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund." I urge the Department to draft regulations that ensure compensation is available to all Americans and innocent victims of the attack, including partners and non-biological children of gay and lesbian victims. One cannot doubt that the grief and economic losses suffered by the families of gay and lesbian victims are no less than that suffered by other families. Under law in most of these United States, gays and lesbians are prohibited from giving their unions legal status equivalent to that of marriage. Regardless, our country must draw no lines in compensating those who suffered the most personal of losses from these attacks, just as the terrorists drew no lines in choosing their victims. Many Americans, homosexual and heterosexual, acted heroically on and in the aftermath of September 11. Many Americans, homosexual and heterosexual, lost their lives on September 11 and left behind loved ones. I urge the Department to honor these bonds by treating the families of gay and lesbian victims as you would any other. Particularly during this season and in these circumstances, it behooves the United States of America to do the right thing rather than that which may be popular. Sincerely, Individual Comment Lubbock, TX September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-05 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 dojA005540.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. 2002-03-05