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. Wednesday, March 13, 2002 12:21 PM Compensation Plan Kenneth Feinberg 911 Fund: After reading several articles regarding your appearance and comments on NBC's "Meet the Press," on March 10, 2002, I have been moved to write to you to express my anger, dismay and disappointment in you and the 911 Fund and the treatment of the survivors of same-sex partners. What does it mean when a country as great as ours "segregates" our heroes and determines who is worthy and who is not? Who are you, along with the Attorney General no less, to determine that it is acceptable to acknowledge the loss of one life and assist those left behind and not that of another? Shame on you and your organization Mr. Feinberg. And please do not quote to me your position about state vs. federal laws. These are extraordinary circumstance we are dealing with and they call for someone to stand-up for equality and justice for all. I feel that the following quote sums up my feelings on this matter: "If September 11 has taught us anything, it's that our patriotism and love of country transcend our differences and unite us all. It would be ironic if the generosity of so many Americans in giving to the September 11th Fund were used to further divide us as a people, and send the message to all that some American heroes are more equal than others." Please do not further the divide. Please reconsider your position regarding the survivors of same-sex partners who suffered the same loss and deserve the same assistance. Sincerely, Individual Comment West Hollywood, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-13 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 dojR000633.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. 2002-03-13