StoryCorps at WTC Family Center on Long Island
Monday, April 28, 2008 and Thursday, May 1, 2008
StoryCorps comes
back to the WTC Family Center on
Long Island!
Appointments are
on-the-hour from 11:00am through
7:00pm
You need to be
at least 10 years old to record.
You can record alone or in pairs.
Each recording session occurs in
an interview format and takes approx.
one hour. You will receive a free
CD copy of your recording.
StoryCorps is a
wonderful oral history project.
Learn more at http://www.storycorps.net
Their September 11th link is here:
http://www.storycorps.net/special-initiatives/september-11th
The National September
11 Memorial & Museum is partnering
with StoryCorps and will collect
these recordings for their permanent
collection. They would like to collect
at least one family recording for
each person who perished on February
26, 1993 and September 11, 2001.
The Memorial & Museum is also
compiling stories of survivors and
rescue and recovery workers. http://www.national911memorial.org.
To schedule an
appointment, contact Margie Miller,
WTC Family Center at 516-678-2700.
WTC Family Center
2277 Grand Avenue
Baldwin, NY 11510
Phone: 516-678-2700
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Feel the
Music!
invites you to:
Musica
Nueva
Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro-Latin
Jazz Orchestra
Date & Time: March 27 & 29, 2008 at 8:00pm
Location: Symphony Space 2537 Broadway
New York, NY 10025
(southwest corner of 95th Street and Broadway)
Spend an evening of music with Feel the Music! teaching artist Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, this week
at Symphony Space. (Ask for your Feel the Music! bookmark while you're there!) Tickets are $30/$25 in advance;
$35/$30 on day of show; $27/$23 or members, seniors, students.
E-mail lucia@musicandhealing.org for more information about Feel the Music! or the concert.
Box office: 212-864-5400
http://www.symphonyspace.org/aboutus/directions
World Foundation for Music and Healing
22 Cortlandt Street
New York, New York 10007
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Fifth
Annual NYPD Idol Jam
Date and Time: Saturday, March 29, 2008, 7:30pm
Location: Kingsboro Community College
2001 Oriental Blvd.,
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(Exit 8 on the Belt Parkway)
Map of 2001 Oriental Blvd.
To benefit the Detectives’ Endowment Support Fund, which helps detectives and
their families through personal crises and unforeseen emergencies.
For tickets and more information, including how to participate, please
contact Det. "Jam" -- Jennifer -- Molinari at (646) 294-0384, or
e-mail her at nypdidoljam@yahoo.com
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Family
Honour Guard for the Pope’s
Visit
Submit nominations from 11 March, 2008 to 24 March, 2008
His Holiness the Pope will be visiting the World Trade Center site on Sunday, April 20, 2008. There will be an honor
guard of family members involved in his visit.
The honor guard will be organized by The Archdiocese of New York which will post information on the 9-11 family
lottery on its website by the close of business on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. The website URL is http://www.archny.org.
Recommendations for the lottery will be accepted until Monday, March 24, 2008.
Selected family members will be notified by early April. For security reasons and due to the solemnity of the visit, the
number of participants will be extremely limited.
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New York Police Comissioner Ray Kelly Will Speak on Crime and Homeland Security Issues
Date & Time: Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 7:00pm
Location: Baruch
College
Room 14 220
55 Lexington Avenue (between East
24th & East 25th Streets)
New York, NY
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney
will host a meeting on crime, quality
of life, and homeland security issues
featuring New York Police Comissioner
Ray Kelly as the guest speaker.
Contact Congresswoman Maloney’s
office for further information by
clicking here.
http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_email_form&Itemid=730
Congresswoman Maloney
1651 Third Avenue
Suite 311
New York, NY 10128-3679
212.860.0606
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Lecture:
Michael Arad “Designing the
World Trade Center Memorial”
Date & Time:
Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 6 pmLocation:
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
As part of the Downtown Alliance's
Third Thursday series, Michael Arad
of Handel Architects will discuss
his design
for the World Trade Center Memorial.
Mr. Arad will speak at 7 World Trade
Center. The lecture will begin at
7:00 pm. (The doors will open at
6:00pm. Be aware
that seating is limited.) Reservations
are required -- to reserve a space,
please visit http://www.downtownny.com
Seating is limited,
and reservations will be accepted
on a first-come, first-served basis.
Business casual attire is required.
Free. To learn more about the Third
Thursday series, visithttp://www.downtownny.com.
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The
9/11 Worker Protection Task Force
Releases an Interim Report on the
Evaluation of September 11th-related
Disabilities
On March 4, 2008, New York Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced that the 9/11 Worker Protection Task Force
issued an Interim Report outlining their recommendations for evaluating disabilities related to the attack on the World Trade Center.
The report is based on the task force’s opinions after they heard testimony and evaluated evidence for a year.
To read the 9/11 Worker Protection Task Force interim report, click here:
http://www.labor.state.ny.us/pressreleases/PDFs/911_WPTF_Interim_Report_March_4_2008.pdf
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European Day for the Victims of Terrorism
Tuesday 11 March 2008 is the fourth European Day for the victims of terrorism.
We use this opportunity to once again express our continued and deeply felt solidarity with all victims of terrorist attacks.
We are united with the families and loved ones of the victims, and we recall our joint commitment to assist them whenever and wherever
we can.
The Commission has demonstrated its support for the victims of terrorism, in particular through financial assistance to numerous projects
intended to help victims and their relatives as well as to promote solidarity among European citizens.
This day should also be used to demonstrate our unwavering support for the democratic values and human rights that we share across
Europe.
No terrorist act can ever undermine our common belief in these rights and principles.There can never be a justification for terrorist acts.
These are Franco Frattini´s words with occasion of the fourth European day for the victims of terrorism, and in support of the virtual
homage developed by the European Network of Victims of Terrorism.
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EMERGENCY
RALLY FOR 9/11 HEALTH
Dear
9/11 Responders and Family Members,
A critical event is coming up in the next few weeks and we are asking YOU to participate:
What: Emergency Rally for 9/11 Health
When: Monday February 25, 2008
Where: The United States Capitol, Washington, DC
Who: Organized by the FealGood Foundation & 9/11 Health Now
The time is NOW. In the six years since September 11th, the 9/11 Community has become increasingly desperate. More people
have fallen sick, friends and loved ones have died, entire families have been torn apart by the 9/11 Health Crisis, which is only
worsening as time goes on. Consider the following recent developments:
• The government just cut 9/11Health Care funding by 77%. A paltry $25 million was designated for fiscal year 2009, down
from $108 million in 2008. This means every program in existence (including Mt. Sinai) will be operating on a budget that is less
than one-fourth of what it was previously.
• This past December 2007, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt canceled plans for the World Trade Center
Business Process Center. This center was designed to provide treatment for the 10,000-plus First Responders who reside outside
the New York metropolitan area, many of whom are seriously ill.
• The 9/11 Health & Compensation Act (aka the James Zadroga bill) has still not been passed. This hugely important piece of
legislation that would help all 9/11 families has been ignored within Congress for years now--it is time to speak up to to get it
passed!
The above developments are too important to let slide. We need everyone to show up and speak up, so that relief will come to
the 9/11 Community at last. We CAN change the face of 9/11 Health--But we need YOUR HELP to do it:
We need a LARGE GROUP of 9/11Families to make the trip. (Transportation and accommodation are provided at no charge).
We need Responders, wives, husbands, kids--ANY 9/11 family member who wants to make a difference!
We are shooting for minimum 2 bus-loads.... The more people who show up, the more presence we will have on Capitol Hill...
More details and an itinerary will follow soon, but we are putting the word out now, in order for people to organize. In brief:
Departure (from the NY/LI/NJ area): Sun. February 24th
Overnight stay
Mon. February 25th: Speeches, Press Conference, other activities
Return: Monday February 25th (evening)
Many thanks for considering this all-important mission... Please respond as soon as possible to one of the following parties,
in order that we may finalize trip details:
John Feal, FealGood Foundation, 631-724-3320 email: feal13@aol.com.
Anne Marie Baumann, FealGood Foundation, 516-551-0986 email: ar1cb2@verizon.net.
Glen Klein, FealGood Foundation, 516-655-1478 email: TRUBLUENY@aol.com.
Claire Calladine 9/11 Health Now 314-614-3245; email: 911health.now@gmail.com.
Joe Lutrario 9/11Health Now 631-455-9746; email: joseph.lutrario@gmail.com.
Infinite Thanks to All. TOGETHER, we WILL change the face of 9/11 Health...
John, Glen & Anne Marie, FealGood Foundation
Claire & Joe, 9/11 Health Now
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The Madrid Connection
A documentary about the Madrid train bombings
Date: Monday, March 3, 2008
Address: Room 1311
North Hall, John Jay College
899 10th Avenue
New York, NY
The Madrid Connection will be shown on Monday, March 3, 2008. Following the film will be a discussion with the director, Justin Webster,
Scott Atran, Presidential Scholar at John Jay College, and Mark Sageman, the first Scholar in Residence of the NYPD and a Senior Fellow at
the John Jay’s Center on Terrorism. Atran and Sageman have conducted their own research on the 2004 Madrid bombings, focusing on how
jihadist networks form and change over time.
The film tells the stories of the leaders of the terrorist cell that bombed the Madrid trains on March 11, 2004.
The film runs 90 minutes. Its producer and director had access to exclusive primary sources and much of their information will be new to
viewers.
For questions about the screening, please contact terrorism@jjay.cuny.edu. For questions about the film, please contact
justin@jwproductions.tv
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ABATEMENT TO BEGIN AGAIN AT DEUTSCHE BANK
(130 Liberty Street)
February 8, 2008
The LMDC has received approval from federal, state and city regulators for the amended plan governing the abatement of 130 Liberty Street.
As a result of this approval, LVI Services, Inc, the subcontractor, will be permitted to proceed with the abatement of the building. The approved
plan decouples the abatement and deconstruction phases of the project and contains safety enhancements, including the installation of fire
suppression systems in certain areas of the decontamination units and the fire hardening of all decontamination chambers.
Click here for the approved abatement plans: www.renewnyc.com/plan_des_dev/130liberty/deconstruction_plan.asp.
For information about LVI Services, click here:http://www.lviservices.com.
For more general information about rebuilding on the World Trade Center site, please visit http://www.renewnyc.com.
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Nearly Seven Years After 9/11: Are We Safer Now?
Date: February 5, 2008, 6:00pm
Address: Times Center
242 West 41st Street, NYC
Are we more vulnerable to terrorism today, or less? How effective are our anti-terrorist measures? What's the next big threat to
our security? Is the issue being used as political fodder?
Hear New York Times journalists and guest experts debate this issue vital to our future. Moderated by Jill Abramson, New York
Times managing editor and former Washington bureau chief, with New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer, New York Times assistant
editor Don Van Natta, Jr. and Boston Globe Washington correspondent Charles Savage.
Tickets to this discussion are $25.00. To pay online, click here
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&pl=timestalks&eventId=225317.
For further information about this and other programs, click here
http://nytimes.whsites.net/talk/index.php?8qa&scp=1-spot&sq=times+talks&st=nyt.
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New School Programs-
NEW SCHOOL PRESIDENT BOB KERREY PRESENTS
THE IMMIGRATION DEBATES: SPOTLIGHT ON THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER
Date: February 6, 2008, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Address: Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street
New York, NY
Admission: Free; reservations required at 212.229.5488 or boxoffice@newschool.edu
For more information, visit http://www.newschool.edu/publicprograms.
How to secure the U.S.-Mexico border is a hugely contentious issue in the immigration debates shaping the 2008 presidential race. A panel
of experts will discuss the challenges of securing the world’s most frequently crossed border and the immigration policy agendas heating
up the campaign trail.
Panelists include Jorge Bustamante, founder and president of El Colegio de la Frontera Norte; Emilio Gonzalez, director, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Bob Kerrey, president of The New School, former governor and U.S. senator
from Nebraska; Heather Mac Donald, contributing editor, City Journal, and co-author of The Immigration Solution: A Better Plan than Today’s;
and Aristide Zolberg, University in Exile Professor Emeritus of Political Science, The New School for Social Research, and author of A Nation
by Design: Immigration Policy in the Fashioning of America.
CRAFTING PROTEST
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2008, 3:00pm -5:00pm
Address: Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall
55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY
Admission: $8; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
For more information, visit http://www.newschool.edu/publicprograms.
Many contemporary artists use craft to make diverse and timely political statements. Because craft is so often social and communal,
these artists can play a vital role in the public sphere. Speakers examine the role of craft in forming national identities, especially in times
of political turmoil or war; notions of patriotism; feminism and the domestic sphere; and unconventional economic models. Four artists
will discuss their work. The discussion will be followed by various activities including collective artistry.
Panelists include Liz Collins, artist/designer; Sabrina Gschwandtner, artist/curator; Cat Mazza, artist/activist; and Allison Smith, visual artist.
Moderator: Julia Bryan-Wilson, art historian and critic, University of California at Irvine.
This lecture is co-sponsored by Modern Painters and Artists & Audiences Exchange, a public program of the New York Foundation
for the Arts.
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U.S. House Oversight Committee Field Hearing on 9/11 Health: Why Did HHS Cancel Contracts to Manage Responder
Health Care?
Date & Time: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 10:30am Address: Ceremonial Courtroom
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse
500 Pearl Street
New York, NY
Due to security procedures, attendees are encouraged to arrive well in advance of the hearing.
On January 22, 2008, the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement will convene a
hearing in New York City entitled 9/11 Health: Why Did HHS Cancel Contracts to Manage Responder Health Care? The U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services has been invited to testify about why it abruptly halted a request for proposals to provide care for thousands
of 9/11 responders and others from outside the tri-state area who are sick or injured as a result of the 9/11 attacks.
Subcommittee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) will be joined by Reps. Jerrold Nadler(D-NY), and
Vito Fossella (R-NY) and other NY elected officials, who will hear testimony from 9/11 responders and others to be announced.
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Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11
TV Documentary Screening
Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 10:00am
This 2006 documentary, by filmmaker Heidi Dehncke-Fisher, spotlights the plight of sick recovery workers
from the World Trade Center. It can next be seen on the Sundance Channel on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 10:00am.
Running time is 1 hour. For more information about the film, and to see clips from the documentary,
