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. Saturday, December 22, 2001 11:47 PM As requested December 19, 2001 To: Kenneth L. Zwick, Director Office of Management Programs, Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice I write this letter because I feel deeply about many things and feel I compelled to respond to the Department's request for public comments regarding the forthcoming regulations for implementing and administering the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund." It is better to express my feelings than to keep them bottled up inside. To remain silent is to be part of the evil in the world. I cannot change the world, but I can call out in complaint and praise for what I see and hear. If I back down from what I believe, then either I have lived a lie... or I'll be living one from now on. I do not think I have been wrong, so I have to go ahead. I am disgusted by the actions of the charitable organizations that are dealing with the families of the dead and their survivors. A great deal of money has been collected and very little has been given out. The Red Cross even tried to transfer funds for other purposes, then why the money was given. I should not be surprised the charged GIs during WW II for the coffee and donuts they supplied to them. Tremendous amounts will go the families of the uniformed services that were KIA at the World Trade Center. It is sad that these families will get a great deal of more money than other families of the uniformed services that were KIA in past emergencies are forgotten. It is as if their deaths do not count as much as the individuals killed at the World Trade Center. I strongly urge the Department to draft regulations that ensure compensation is available to all victims' families and survivors of the attack, including the committed partners and the non-biological children of gay and lesbian victims. It is unquestionable that the devastating grief and economic losses suffered by the families of gay and lesbian victims are no less than that of other families. Just as the terrorists drew no lines in choosing their victims, our country must draw no lines in compensating those who suffered the most personal of losses from these horrific attacks. I am disturbed to learn that my union had to collect money to help the families of workers at the Center. Just because you are, a cook or a window washer does not mean you do not need help. One man who was to sick to go to work that day lost his job as a result of the destruction of the towers. He has not been able to find a job since then and now may be loosing his home. Others who lost their loved ones are also in great need because they do not have the resources of others that earn a great deal more Many Americans lost their lives on September 11, each of whom left behind, loved ones. I urge the Department to honor these bonds by treating the families of poor, gay and lesbian victims as you would any other. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-22 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 dojN000846.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. 2001-12-22