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Commemorative Events & Memorials
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 11 September: Five Years On 
 Collection of news stories and analysis from 2006 relating to the five-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Features stories by leading commentators "about how the world has changed since 11 September," photos, and graphs showing statistics about how America is changed in areas of defense, air travel, presidential approval rating, anti-Islamic hate crimes reported, and newspaper articles mentioning Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/americas/2006/11_september_five_years_on/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 18, 2006 Patriot Day
The U.S. Congress designated September 11 of each year as "Patriot Day." This resolution requests that the president issue a yearly proclamation for its annual observance that includes displaying the flag at half-staff and observing a moment of silence honoring those whose lives were lost. Also includes a link to the text of the congressional resolution and to related material. From a service that allows you to add holidays to your online calendar. http://www.calendar-updates.com/Holidays/US/patriot.htm Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 1, 2005 The Rolling Requiem
The website about the "rolling requiem," when choruses from around the world sang Mozart's "Requiem" in honor of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Provides audio/video files of performances and personal accounts of participants. From members of the Seattle Symphony Chorale. http://www.rollingrequiem.org/previous/public_html/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 18, 2006 The September Project
This project is "a grassroots effort to foster public events in all libraries in all countries in September." The site includes a list of participants, information about past events, a blog, and related information. The project is funded by the University of Washington's Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities. http://theseptemberproject.org/ Topics: Activism, Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Holidays and Observances Individually, International Governments, Librarianship, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 22, 2009 The War of Ideas: September 11 -- Five Years On
2006 news and analysis from an Australian perspective about the aftermath in the Middle East of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Includes articles, narrated slideshows, and sound clips relating to Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestinian territories. From the Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/multimedia/pmg/start.html Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 28, 2006 What If 9/11 Never Happened?
Collection of essays on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Features essays by novelist Tom Wolfe, the Reverend Al Sharpton, a U.S. Supreme Court correspondent, and others. Also includes a slideshow of items remaining from the ashes of the attacks, a feature about eight survivors, and links to related articles and photos from past 9/11 anniversaries. From New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/news/features/19147/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Feb 19, 2007 World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition
"The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) administered the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition. Through this competition, the jury selected a design for a single memorial that remembers and honors all loss of life on September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993." The site features images of the 5,201 submissions, which came from 63 nations and 49 states, and detailed information about the seven finalists and the winning entry, "Reflecting Absence." Also includes press releases. http://www.wtcsitememorial.org/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 12, 2005 |
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