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, December 13, 2001 5:55 PM Survivor Assistance Fund Distribution December 13, 2001 Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg September 11th Victim Compensation Fund U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Mr. Feinberg: My purpose in writing is two-fold: 1. to urge you to ensure that a high minimum amount be set for distribution to the families of those lost in the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center, regardless of the wage received by the person lost; and 2. to add my voice to the many requests you will receive to treat gay and lesbian couples' survivors as bona fide families. Justice requires acknowledgement of the inherent worth of all those killed. Setting a high minimum compensation level will lessen the disparities in income which would give a false devaluation of those paid less. It would be a double blow to the survivors to first lose their loved one(s) and then have them devalued based on their earning power. Because marriage is legally unavailable to gays and lesbians, these families may find themselves in the predicament of having to prove that their union is legitimate. As both the Red Cross and the State of New York will not discriminate against gay and lesbian families, the Department of Justice should do no less. Please use whatever response method is most convenient for you as I look forward knowing your position regarding these important and humane issues. Thank you for your attention. It is appreciated. Very truly yours, Individual Comment Menlo Park, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-13 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 dojA001617.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. 2001-12-13