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 TomPaine.com Stories Description An account of the resource TomPaine.com -- a liberal advocacy organization -- distributed a public call on August 12, 2002 for 300 word "opinion advertisement" similar to those that the organization had been running regularly in the op-ed page of The New York Times. TomPaine.com received hundreds of submissions from the public, most of which the September 11 Digital Archive has preserved here. TomPaine Story TomPaine Story: Story The 9-11 attacks have made contesting the issues of corporate globalization more vital than ever, for they have shifted the basis of legitimacy of the system from unfulfilled, discredited promises to fear. Fear of the terrorist enemy, fear of the unknown, fear of the repressive power of the system itself. If we who value liberty and real democracy retreat now, the system will consolidate its hold on every aspect of life and set the global agenda for decades to come. Yet we are called to act at a time when action seems dangerous, frustrating and sometimes hopeless. In an unsafe world in which we have real enemies, we cannot easily delegitimize fear. But we can delegitimize the need to be ruled by fear, by acting strongly and visibly with courage, vision and love. Acting from courage isn<pi>t easy, but we already know how to do it. In our personal lives we face and overcome fear every day: the fear of making mistakes, of failing, the fear of opening up to love for another vulnerable, flawed and mortal human being. When we act with courage, we feel good about ourselves, so good that we find the resources we need to face even violence and repression. For the opposite of fear is love. Not abstract, insipid, greeting card love, but gutsy, passionate, mother-tiger love, for the best of what America is supposed to represent, for that promise of liberty and justice for all that has never fully been realized. That's the lesson I take from 9-11. To undermine a system based on fear, don't accept the limited choices it poses. Choose vision. Choose hope. When we do, we mobilize powers stronger than fear: the great invincible forces of creativity and love. 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 tp85.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. story 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. 2003-02-28