January 25, 2008
Dear Family and Friends,
Still not sure we are sending out the eNewsletter.. We will have to see
Warm regards,
Mary and the VOICES staff
VOICES programs and events
9/11 family members, rescue workers and survivors are invited to participate. The 9/11 Living Memorial is dedicated to commemorating the lives and stories of September 11, 2001 and the February 26, 1993 World Trade Center bombing. The workshop provides an opportunity to learn more about the 9/11 Living Memorial digital archive and how to create tribute pages in memory of your loved ones or to document your first-hand personal accounts.
Please bring items for our staff to digitize such as photographs, memorial programs, written tributes, and other information. We encourage you to bring quilts, artwork and tangible items that you would like us to photograph for the digital archive. Registration is required. For further information or to register for the workshops below, contact Michelle Doherty at VOICES of September 11th, (203) 966-3911 or toll free (866) 505-3911, or by e-mail to mdoherty@voicesofsept11.org. We will be holding workshops around the country over the coming year. Please contact our office if you would like us to host a workshop in your area.
New Canaan, CT
Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm (by appointment)
Location: VOICES of September 11th, 161 Cherry Street, New Canaan, CT 06840
Chicago, Illinois
Date: Thursday, January 31, 2008
Time: TBD
Location:TBD
New York, NY
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm (by appointment)
Location: 228 E. 45th Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10012
9/11 living memorial feature
Oak Ridge Cemetery Quercetum (Springfield)
Type of Memorial: Tree Grove, Cemetery 
Location: Oak Ridge Cemetery
Address: 1441 Monument Ave.
City: Springfield
State: Illinois
Country: United States
Open to Public: Yes
Purpose: It is a city cemetery, the site of Lincoln's tomb and Illinois Veterans' memorials, and the quercetum. This project is building an oak arboretum propogated from rare, historic, and champion specimens worldwide by the founding president of the International Oak Society.
Reason site was selected: It is protected in perpetuity, 350 acres fenced and mapped, and has a high visitation rate.
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The 9/11 Living Memorial digital archive is dedicated to commemorating the lives and stories of September 11, 2001 and the February 26, 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
EVENTS AND INFORMATION FOR THE 9/11 COMMUNITY
HOMELAND SECURITY: House panel marks up bill that would make chemical facility security laws permanent
Senior members on the House Homeland Security Committee are backing a proposal that would make Homeland Security Department rules governing security protocols at chemical facilities nationwide permanent.The bill, which has not been formally introduced, would allow state governments to institute their own chemical security regulations as long as they expand on or exceed DHS rules already in place.
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Patriot Act Upheld in Sailor’s Terrorism Case
NEW HAVEN (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Patriot Act is constitutional, rejecting a claim by a former sailor charged with supporting terrorism that the evidence against him was illegally obtained.
The defendant, Hassan Abu-Jihaad, 31, of Phoenix, pleaded not guilty in April to charges that he provided material support to terrorists with intent to kill American citizens and disclosed classified information relating to national defense. His trial is scheduled for Feb. 25.
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Homeland Security gets tough on Canadians, Americans at the border
WASHINGTON -- Since Sept. 11, air travelers coming to the U.S. have been forced to temporarily remove their shoes, discard their water bottles and put up with occasional frisks. Even cute grandmas have become suspect for carrying hand cream and knitting needles. But now those opting to cross the northern border by land must endure added security measures, which have long been in place for noncitizens south of the border.
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