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. Saturday, December 22, 2001 8:18 AM gay families To: Kenneth L. Zwick Director Office of Management Programs Civil Division US Department of Justice Dear Mr. Zwick, I am writing about compensation for nontraditional families by the Victim Compensation Fund. I am in a stable, substitute-family gay relationship with my partner of 18 years. We own a house jointly, share a car, vote, belong to a church, and take in wandering teenagers from both sides of the family as needed, teaching them life skills and humane values. There is no question in my mind that we are a stabilizing influence on society and engaged citizens of America. When the thought occurred to me that, ironically, because we are denied any kind of legal recognition by the state, that we would also be denied benefits had either one of us been a 9/11 victim, I am forced to remember how much I rely on good luck rather than thoughtful contemporary policy for the stability in my own life. Please consider a more up-to-date definition of the relationships that hold us together in your decision on victim compensation. Sincerely, Individual Comment Boston, MA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-22 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 dojN000651.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. 2001-12-22