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 TomPaine.com Stories Description An account of the resource TomPaine.com -- a liberal advocacy organization -- distributed a public call on August 12, 2002 for 300 word "opinion advertisement" similar to those that the organization had been running regularly in the op-ed page of The New York Times. TomPaine.com received hundreds of submissions from the public, most of which the September 11 Digital Archive has preserved here. TomPaine Story TomPaine Story: Story "Toward A More Perfect Union", "On September 11, 2001, I rolled over in bed and, as always, fumbled for the remote to turn on the morning news. I woke up to a nightmare. I grew up in the shadow of the Big Apple, and I sat shocked as the skyline, solid as a mountain, crumbled. Like so many Americans that morning I felt helpless. At the time, people talked about the loss of innocence, and one question was heard across the nation, "Why?" Those attacks were considered a wake up call and a chance to reflect on our nations role in the world: could we be accountable for creating a hatred felt so deep terrorists would smash planes into our buildings; do we need to be more aware of our civic responsibilities? If childhood ended that day, we must now be in adolescence. As a nation ourresponse was to strike back with raw emotion and a year later, our nationsleaders are not directing the nation to becoming a responsible citizen of theworld. Bush is threatening war with Iraq, whether were with him or against him. He breaks treaties. American citizens are held without charge in military prisons, while his Administration defies court orders. He tries to silence dissent with pleas of patriotic duty and secrecy. It seems hes intent on shredding the very rights he claims hes protecting. Why? Its time we honored our civic duties, speak up, and stop sleepwalking through the world. In 1941 Senator Robert A. Taft said, "(T)he right of criticism in the long run will do the country maintaining it a great deal more good than it will do the enemy, and will prevent mistakes which might otherwise occur." On September 11, thousands of voices were silenced; do we want its legacy to silence even more? 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 tp62.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. story 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. 2003-02-28