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, November 28, 2001 9:25 PM Victim Compensation Comment Kenneth L. Zwick, Director Office of Management Programs, Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice Dear Mr. Zwick: It is my understanding that the Dept. of Justice is currently deciding on the rules to which the 9/11 victims and their relatives will be dispensed the funds set aside for them. It is important when deciding the definition of a relative that we not forget the life partners, children (whether biological or via life partner connection), and parents (again, whether biological or via life partner connection) of our gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered citizens. Although these individuals may not live in traditional families, they are our citizens, pay their taxes, and have suffered the same emotional and financial impact of traditional families. In fact, they are the epitome of what being "free" is and a perfect example of why we fight to save that freedom. I'm sure you will receive many comments and significant protests from anti-gay groups seeking to exclude homosexual, bisexual, or transgendered citizens and their non-traditional families from receiving aid. I trust that the Department of Justice will rise above this pressure and do what's right. Please ensure that all our citizens are properly and fairly treated. Thank you for your support. Sincerely, Individual Comment Inver Grove Heights, MN September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-28 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 dojA000156.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. 2001-11-28