Upcoming Events
In an effort to keep our members informed leading up to the 10th anniversary, we will be sending out regular updates on events and information that is pertinent to the 9/11 community. Information will also be posted on our website and calendar of events.
Feel free to forward information about 10th anniversary events and information that is helpful for 9/11 families, rescue workers and survivors to Susan Dahill at sdahill@voicesofsept11.org.
WTC HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAM
Ten Years After 9/11:
A Check-Up For Our Children
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Manhattan Youth Community Center
120 Warren Street (Between Greenwich & West
RSVP: (212) 330-7658
9/11 Environmental Action and pediatric specialists from the World Trade Center Environmental Health Center at Bellevue Hospital invite you to a forum with an important update on where we stand on treating the health effects of 9/11. Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment as well as options for care available to downtown children and teens as part of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act will be discussed. Children of 9/11 responders with emotional or physical 9/11-related health impacts are eligible for care. Responders whose children may have been affected are invited. Chinese and Spanish translation will be available at the event.
This event is sponsored by 9/11 Environmental Action - a recipient of a grant from the WTC Environmental Health Center of the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation to raise awareness of 9/11 health issues and options for treatment among parents of school age children and young adults.
www.911ea.org • P.O. Box 3314 • Church Street Station, New York, NY 10007 • 911EnvAct@gmail.com
ZADROGA LAW UPDATE
The first in a series of Legal Forums on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Law was held on March 20th at Queens College. Several more forums will be sponsored by the FealGood Foundation with the goal of helping those impacted by the legislation to learn more about it before it opens for filing. For information on the next forum, contact John Feal at 631 724 3320 or 516 901 7427.
9/11 Living Memorial Appointments
Voices of September 11th will host 9/11 Living Memorial Workshops in several locations in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Virginia. VOICES staff is available to meet with you at our New Canaan, CT or New Brunswick, NJ offices or to host a workshop in your community.
RSVP to Michelle Doherty at mdoherty@voicesofsept11.org or at (203) 966-3911. For a full schedule of workshop appointments Click Here.
| New Canaan, Connecticut |
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Monday - Friday |
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10:00am to 3:00pm by Appointment |
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VOICES New Canaan
161 Cherry Street
New Canaan, CT
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New Brunswick, New Jersey |
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Tuesdays and Thursdays |
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9:00am to 4:00pm by Appointment |
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VOICES New Brunswick
84 Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ
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New York, New York (Cantor Fitzgerald Families) |
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Tuesday, March 29th |
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10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm by Appointment |
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Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund
499 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY
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Clifton, New Jersey |
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Tuesday, March 29th |
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10:00am to 6:00pm by Appointment |
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Clifton Public Library, Allwood Branch
44 Lyall Road
Clifton, NJ
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VOICES staff meets one-on-one with participants to organize and scan photographs and personal keepsakes to include in the 9/11 Living Memorial Project. Participants are invited to bring in photographs, written tributes, eulogies, biographies, newspaper articles and other personal keepsakes to honor those who died and to document the inspirational stories for future generations. Unless otherwise arranged, all materials will be returned at the workshop. Individual appointments last approximately 90 minutes.
To download a 9/11 Living Memorial Brochure: Click Here
In the News
Speaker Series: Journaling as Means of Self Expression
Voices of September 11th is offering a Speaker Series to provide 9/11 families, survivors and rescue and recovery workers with a community of support while promoting self-expression, healing and resilience. More.
WTC First Responders Weigh In On New 9/11 Health Act
The government was soliciting public input Thursday for developing an implementation for the recently passed James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. More.
9/11 Steel to Memorialize Youngest Victim of Tucson Massacre
A piece of steel recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center will be used to create a memorial sculpture for Christina-Taylor Green, the 9-year-old victim of the Tucson massacre who happened to be born on Sept. 11, 2001. More.
9/11 families reflect on last 10 years
Out of the remains of that day, families of the lost have found ways to move forward. Chris Byrne of Northport named his first child after his brother Timothy, who worked at Sandler O'Neill & Partners when he was killed on Sept. 11, 2001. More.
Ground Zero Sphere's Removal Sparks Protest
Families of 9/11 victims have now started an online petition to save the World Trade Center Sphere. The Fritz Koenig sculpture was pulled from the rubble on 9/11 where it sat for years between the two towers as a symbol of peace. More.
41 percent of 9/11 families still have no remains
They are the staggering numbers that, almost 10 years later, remain as incomprehensible as 9/11 itself. The families of 1,123 people who died at the World Trade Center - that’s 41 percent of the 2,752 people who perished there - have never received so much as a shred of DNA from their lost loved ones. More.
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