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VOICES of September 11th has added new support groups to
our schedule. Please see below for information about the new groups. All
groups are provided at no cost to participants but prior registration with
the group leader is required. Please call VOICES at 203-966-3911 or
866-505-3911.
In Person Group
Father’s of
Victim’s Group (more)
Beginning Monday June 20
Time: 6 pm to 7:30 pm EST
Occurrence to be determined by group
Facilitator: Michael Crouch, LCSW
Teleconference Groups
Caring for your
Child or Teen: Tools for Today and Tomorrow (more)
For 9/11 spouses and caregivers of children and teens
8 sessions to be
held twice a month
Facilitator: Robin F. Goodman, Ph.D.
Parents with
children 3-7 years old
Beginning Thursday June 16, 2005
Time: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm EST
Parents with
children 8-14 years old
Beginning Wednesday June 22, 2005
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
Parent with teens
15-20 years old
Beginning Tuesday June 21, 2005
Time: 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST
Spouse with No or
Adult Children (more)
Beginning Wednesday, June 22nd
Time: 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm EST
Occurrence to be determined by group
Facilitator: Terry Eblen, LPC
California Group (more)
Beginning Sunday, June 26th
Time: 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm EST
Occurrence to be determined by group
Facilitator: Rabina Albrandt, LCSW
Adult Sibling (more)
Beginning Wednesday, June 22nd
Time: 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm EST
Occurrence to be determined by the group
Facilitator: Rabina Albrandt, LCSW
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Summary of the
9/11 PDP Panel
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The 9/11 Public Discourse Project held the first of its
summer panel discussions on Monday. This panel, chaired by former 9/11
commissioner Jaime Gorelick, focused on the shortcoming of the CIA and FBI
in implementing the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations. Of particular
concern is the abandonment of the $170 million Virtual Case File project, a
high-tech computer system purported to provide FBI agents with cutting edge
anti-terrorism capabilities.
Speaking on behalf of the commissioners, Ms. Gorelick declared,
"we have been taken aback collectively by the failure of the Virtual
Case File… [and] about the degree to which the changes that are necessary
have not been implemented." John Gannon, a panelist and former
commissioner of the CIA National Intelligence Council, expressed concerns
about the continued lack if information sharing among the agencies. He also
felt a much stronger effort was needed to attract and retain high quality
intelligence analysts and linguists in both the FBI and CIA. Other
panelists included former attorney general Richard Thornburgh and US News
and World Report Senior Correspondent Chitra Ragavan, who expressed similar
concerns. To read more please visit our website or view the
full transcript
of Monday’s event.
Related Articles
“Post-9/11 Reform Found Wanting” (read)
“9/11 Panel Faults Lack of FBI Progress” (read)
“Ex-Federal Officials Question Pace of FBI
Reforms” (read)
”Intelligence Changes Thwarted by Confusion, Experts Say” (read)
Moderator of the 9/11
Public Discourse Project
Second Public Hearing on Challenges Facing the DNI
John Lehman
is a former member of the 9/11
Commission and current member of the 9/11
Public Discourse Project. Lehman has a long and distinguished public
service career, having served as Secretary of the Navy under President
Reagan, and National Security Council staff member for Henry Kissinger. He
is currently the chairman of several boards, including J.F. Lehman &
Company, a private equity investment firm. Lehman was a strong advocate for
the creation of a Director of National
Intelligence, and on Monday, he will moderate a
discussion on the challenges facing the new DNI. We thank John for his
dedicated service to the country and to our families.
Information and
picture from the National
Commission of Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
This is a busy month for memorial and foundation events,
so instead of featuring just one event this week, we have several great
events to share with you.
To
benefit the NY Firefighters Burn Center Foundation
When:
Saturday, June 11
Time:
11:00 am
Where: Long Beach Boardwalk, Long Beach, LI
Contact:
For more information, please click here
When:
Sunday, June 12
Time:
12:00 – 7:00 pm
Where: Nansen’s
Park, 365 Victory Boulevard,
Staten Island, NY
Contact:
For more information please click here
This is
the “4th Annual Gringo Open” to benefit the Robert Peraza
Memorial Scholarship. Please click here to view an invitation to the event.
When:
Friday, June 17
Where:
Dunwoodie Golf Club, Yonkers,
NY
Contact:
(914) 231-3490 or click here
When:
Friday, June 17
Time:
7:00 pm – 12:00 am
Where:
Ricardo’s, 21-01 24th
Avenue, Astoria, NY
Contact:
(718) 721-7777 or visit their website
When:
Friday, June 17 – Saturday, June 18
Where: The two day event begins with the captain's meeting at
The Patio Bar at Jack Baker's Wharfside in Point
Pleasant
Contact:
(732) 772-9730 or click here
Please click here to send us information on your event, memorial,
or foundation. The information will be posted on
our website and distributed in the newsletters.
June 10, 2005
A dispute
that held up House consideration of the fiscal 2006 intelligence
authorization bill this week ended late yesterday when the new director of
national intelligence... More
June 9, 2005
A House bill authorizing intelligence budgets for next year
was derailed last night when Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan
Hunter (R-Calif.) mounted a last-minute effort to limit the ability of the
director of national intelligence to transfer workers from one agency to
another... More
June 9, 2005
The Bush
administration likes to talk about how well it is protecting the nation
from terrorism, but there is reason to be skeptical. Legislation on
security for chemical plants has been blocked by special interests, and
there have been unsettling reports... More
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