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, December 02, 2001 2:18 PM 9/11 Victim's Fund To Whom It May Concern, I am writing this brief email to you to urge you to please not turn your backs on the families of GLBT 9/11 victims. I feel very frustrated that this is even a possibility. In our country, unfortunate even in this supposedly enlightened age, we still continue to turn our backs on those in need. The plight of GLBT families is incredible. Our laws prevent us from legally bonding ourselves together in a way that reflects the way we live, and then when tragedies like 9/11 happen, we are left with no recourse other than begging for what should be rightfully ours. We suffer in these tragedies, just like everyone else, and yet our relationships are treated like worthless junk or denied completely. Please check out one poor woman's story in the link listed below, and she is definitely not the only one: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/po/20011130/co/virginia_denies_lesbian_survivor_benefits_1.html Please do not turn your backs upon so much obvious need. Regardless of your personal feelings regarding homosexuality, it is a fact that gay people exist... we are EVERYWHERE and probably even in your own family somewhere. We have value, we are of worth. We love our partners dearly and we grow to depend on each other just like straight couples. Many GBLT families have been profoundly affected, both emotionally and financially, from the loss of loved ones. This is a fact. Please do not pretend to be blind to these things. We are at your mercy. Sincerely, Individual Comment Draper, Utah September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-02 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 dojA000259.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. 2001-12-02