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. Wednesday, November 28, 2001 1:01 PM September 11 Victim Compensation Fund To deny gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered people and their families who suffered from the attacks of September 11 would be to further perpetuate this tragedy. Family, as defined by emotional and devotional ties as well as defined by legal and financial interdependence and responsibility, is not limited that which is defined by law in the United States. Any rules that will govern the administration of the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund" must be inclusive of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered people and their families. As Senator Charles Schumer noted in his October 31 letter to Attorney General Ashcroft: "The need for support and recompense is no less real for these survivors than it is for the countless other relatives who lost loved ones. America has reached out with enormous generosity to all of the victims because our common humanity recognizes that grief and loss are not reserved to any single culture or group - they are borne by each and every one of us, whatever our race, religion, or sexual orientation." As stated by the Lamba Legal Defence & Education Fund "The federal September 11 Fund should ensure fair treatment of all surviving family members, including same-sex partners and de facto children of those who perished. Operated on a simple principle of equitable distribution of damages in proportion to losses sustained, it can serve the Congressional purposes of helping families to recover their economic security and allaying the financial uncertainty of survivors." I and my family strongly urge you to follow the guidelines outlined by the Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund when developing the rules that will govern the administration of the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund." Let us not contribute to further pain and suffering among our fellow Americans by ignoring the needs of some families while attending to the needs of others. Individual Comment Chapel Hill, NC September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-28 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 dojA000071.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. 2001-11-28