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. Monday, March 18, 2002 3:21 PM Unfair distribution of 9-11 funds Mr. President: We cannot allow the Sept. 11 fund to discriminate against U.S. Citizens. If this event did anything it brought us together as Citizens of this great country. Heroes come in all sizes and shapes and, yes, sexual orientation - but all are heros. I am disappointed, hurt and embarrassed that there is talk from our government that we will not give money to the families and loved ones of gay and lesbian Americans. This cannot be our government making this decision. Sir, I am a very proud American, my Father and step-brother both fought in WWII. I love my country and all who make her great. Please, sir, you MUST stop this discriminatory practice now. I work with a group called Diversity Dramatists that bring the message of understanding and acceptace of all cultures. We try to open people's eyes to examine their hearts about their personal prejudices and stereotypes. What in the world is the message our govenment is sending? Only if you are hetrosexual are you permitted to reap the rewards of a hero or an American Citizen. You and our government have allowed for illegal alliens to receive benefits and I am proud of that decision. They gave their lives like so many others for our country and whether or not the laws of our land say they are entitled, it appears we have done the right thing and will pay them and their loved ones. Shouldn't the standard be the same for our gay and lesbian citizens? Mr. President, please, do the right thing! May God bless and guide us all. Your fellow American, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-18 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 dojR001979.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. 2002-03-18