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. Thursday, March 21, 2002 5:11 PM Equal Compensation For All It has come to our attention that there is an inequality in the law governing the benefits of the 9/11 fund. We support the fund and it's use, but we are very upset that spouses (i.e., partners) and households of same-gender families are not entitled to equal compensation under the law. We in same-gender households live as families, just as surely as those in heterosexual homes. We love, care for, and depend on one another. Many in same-gender unions are as dependant on one another's income as their heterosexual counterparts. Unfortunately, we are unable to engage in any form of officially recognized union (i.e., marriage). Please understand that this is not our choice, and we do not feel that those who lost loved ones should be penalized for this. It is impossible for us to accept that fetuses and illegal aliens are recognized in the plans for compensation, yet we within an American community are not. In the wake of the tragedy, America rediscovered its spirit of unity. We urge the 9/11 Fund to put action behind this administration's rhetoric and fully include our brothers and sisters. Individual Comment Missouri September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-21 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 dojR002565.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. 2002-03-21