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. Monday, March 18, 2002 2:18 PM fund distribution is unfair, un-American As an American, I am outraged by the lack of respect and dignity the 9/11 fund is giving to gay and lesbian Americans who have been affected by the 9/11 tragedy. At a time when it has been crucial for Americans to stand together, the policies of the 9/11 fund seem to be divisive and politically motivated. It makes no sense to me that this fund is picking and choosing who is worthy of financial support from the government. How can one group of people be put ahead of another. To send the message that gay Americans are somehow less than other Americans, even illegal aliens, is unfair and divisive. We are a country that celebrates diversity, and now is not the time to render policy that will keep us divided. Everyone suffered an enormous loss from this tragedy, and it is not fair to punish gay Americans simply because gay and lesbian people cannot legally marry. Gay and lesbian Americans contribute in every way possible to this country, and we have families that need support just as heterosexual people do. I urge you to reconsider your discriminatory policy, and to distribute the money from the 9/11 fund to all families who were directly affected by this tragedy. We must all stand together as a country, and celebrate the diversity that makes us a great nation. Sincerely, Individual Comment Atlanta, GA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-18 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 dojR001952.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. 2002-03-18