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, March 21, 2002 9:53 AM 9/11 fund Dear Sir/Madam: As a gay man, I am saddened and appalled at the level of prejudice, ignorance and lack of compassion that continues to fester at all level of our society against all minority groups. As a member of what has been called "the invisible minority", how ironic it is for my partner of 8 years and myself that we donated cash to the 9/11 relief fund the night the Concert For America was broadcast on network TV. Little did we know that although the greatest part of the nation's donations have been raised from private individuals, our FEDERAL government has taken it upon itself to "administer" the distribution of said funds to the "appropriate" parties, namely the victims' families. Though the lives of many gay and lesbian lives were lost as a result of the attacks, and that many of those involved in rescue and charity efforts are from the GLBT communities across the USA, we are not evidently entitled as life partners to receive any monies or relief. I personally did not lose a loved one in the attacks, but my grief is extended nonetheless to ALL those who were affected, both gay and straight. WHEN will our nation wake up and see that no matter our orientation, our skin color, or our faith, we are all one and the same AMERICANS at heart. IT IS our nation's leaders' responsibility to take charge and set the right examples for future generations, and stop hiding behind the righteousness of conservatism and bigotry! Sincerely Individual Comment Denver Colorado USA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-21 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 dojR002491.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. 2002-03-21