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. Friday, March 15, 2002 4:12 PM denial of benefits based on sexual orientation To whom it may concern (which frankly is all of us): I wanted to register my dismay at the news that the victims' compensation fund will not be providing benefits to the partners or childern of those killed in the WTC and Pentagon tragedies based on the individual's sexual orientation. This is an outrage and a disgrace to those who lost their lives. Do you think the for the New York firefighters or &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp life was less deserving of compensation than the others who had married partners? I hope not, but your decision clearly sends a message that you do. I am angered that you are instituting an unnecessarily narrow definition of those entitled to benefits that would disallow the partners and children of those who died in this tragedy. A person's sexuality is not a legitimate basis for denial of benefits. Even crime victims' compensation acts around the country which should serve as a basis for developing your guidelines, include definitions of survivor and relative that can be used to include gay spouses and the children of gay parents. I urge you to reconsider your exclusion of the children and spouses of those gay people who died in this tragedy. At a time when the country should be showing its unification and support for all, your actions divide and alienate. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-15 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 dojR000863.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. 2002-03-15