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 08, 2001 6:01 PM Justice Kenneth Zwick, Director Office of Managemnet Programs US Department of Justice Dear Mr. Zwick, I am urging you, in light of the tragedy our nation suffered at the hands of terrorists on Sept 11, not to add to the pain of those who lost their partners in the attacks ? and who happen to be gay or lesbian ? by refusing to recognize their relationships and thereby cutting them off from receiving the relief funds that they both need and deserve. I read recently of the case of &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp who lost her partner of 18 years, &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp , at the World Trade Center disaster in NY. I am sure you are aware of the case ? that this couple made every legal effort to give each other power of attorney and assure each other financial benefits in case of the other's accidental death. And yet the State of Virginia, standing on the letter of the law rather than the spirit of it, is refusing to grant &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp any financial benefits, even to the point of her losing her home. I strongly urge your department to take this matter, and all like it, under consideration and to move in the direction of true Justice ? which includes mercy, compassion, and wisdom ? rather than simply adhering to beaucratic policy. We Americans are all grieving with our fellow countrymen and women who have lost loved ones, and now more than ever, we need to honor, respect and support each other. We hope and pray that those in authority in our nation's government will do the same ? in fact, that they will lead the way. Sincerely, Individual Comment South Newfane, VT September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-08 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 dojA001347.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. 2001-12-08