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. Sunday, January 20, 2002 2:14 PM (no subject) There is no question that September 11th affected our entire nation. However, I am particularly close to one of the families that directly lost a loved one who was innocently working at the World Trade Center. Four months later, one of the strongest characteristics of my lost friend that I have committed to memory was his dedication to his family - a wife and two young children who are almost 3 yrs old and 9 months old, respectively. We all have made a vow to honor his memory by helping to see that the plans and dreams that he and his wife had set out for their family continue to come true despite his absence. I appeal to you today to do the same - as an American, and as a decent human being. I find several problematic areas as it relates to the relief aid to families from the Victims Compensation Fund. First, its calculation should be based on up-to-date New York Earnings Tables which accurately reflect the earnings potential of these victims. Second, the cap on compensation and the rights that victims must give up in order to receive this disproportionate award are inconsistent and insulting. Third, collateral offsets, such as life insurance, and pensions... should not be subtracted from the compensation awards to these families. No amount of compensation can bring my friend back to his family. However, I insist that it is my responsibility as his friend and YOURS to make every effort possible to ensure that the intentions that he and his wife shared for their family come close to being met. The more assistance that we can bring to these families, the more we are doing our part to help the surviving spouse to remain focused on seeing their dreams through to reality. In your capacity, I emplore you to modify the terms and conditions for family relief to the vicitims of September 11th. Respectfully, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-20 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 dojN002128.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. 2002-01-20