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The Long Painful Journey
This is why we never forget what happened on
9/11. This is why we fight for the truth and this is
why we demand that the BS stops and the true
perpetrators be brought to justice. Get involved.
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In The News
9.3.15 9/11 Survivors and Elected Officials Call For Extension of Zadroga Act
8.26.15 Marcy Borders, ‘Dust Lady’ Who Survived 9/11, Dies at 42
6.28.15 Embattled 9/11 lawyer facing $1M fine over unauthorized spending
More In the News
9/11 Photographer on a Mission
Allan Tannenbaum’s camera has been documenting 9/11 from the moment the first plane hit. His photo essay 9/11: Still Killing is a shattering portrait of lives in which 9/11’s legacy lives on.
Petition: Erect a Monument Naming Those who Died from 9/11 Toxins
“… Thousands (of victims of 9/11) have become gravely ill and many have died… They should be honored with a memorial wall on the plaza, not just an exhibition in the unfinished museum…
9/11 Health Bill H.R. 847 Resources
Rep. Maloney’s 9/11 Health Page
Zadroga Bill VCF Town Hall Meeting with Special Master Sheila Birnbaum 6.28.
Related Articles:
Downtown Express 7.2.11-NY Daily News
Quotes from the Pile
9/11 Health Now co-founder
David Miller, (photo: Scott Star)
“9/11 took everything
from me: my money,
my job, my health…
It took my whole life..”
Read Kristen Lombardi’s article Death by Dust
9/11 Report: Messages in the Dust
Comprehensive report by the UK’s NEHA-National Environmental Health Association- analyzes 9/11 and its toxic aftermath with lengthy focus on environmental and heath issues.
9/11 Health Books
Dust: The Inside Story of Its Role in the September 11th Aftermath by Paul J. Lioi
Written by a high-ranking scientist and director at Rutgers University, the book outilnes the successes and failures of this country’s environmental health science response in recognizing, evaluating, and controlling the threat to worker and community health by World Trade Center dust.
One of Them: A First Responder’s Story
by Steven M. Centore
Former Department of Energy worker Steve Centore’s memoir of his Ground Zero service and resulting deadly illnesses are a searing indictment of government denial and neglect.
Fallout: The Environmental Consequences of the World Trade Center Collapse
by Juan Gonzalez
Prize-Winning NY Daily News journalist Juan Gonzalez’s hard-hitting book was one of the first serious attempts at whistle-blowing on the 9/11 Health Crisis. A must-read to understand the real environmental impacts of the crisis.
9/11 Health Crisis News Photos
EMT Bonnie Giebfried, left, with Paramedic Marvin Bethea at a 1.26.06
health rally displaying a poster of
medications Bethea must take since
his Ground Zero service.
S. 1334 9/11 Health & Compensation Act
Senate Hearings
H.R. 847 9/11 Health & Compensation Act Congressional Hearings
3.31.09 Victim Compensation Fund
4.22.09 Health Care Legislation
Quotes from the Pile
“On 9/11, we went in with the knowledge that we might not come out. You know what? Cops, Firemen, EMS – it’s what we signed on for, it’s what we do…”
William Gleason, (above), former FDNY Lieutenant, Emergency Medical Services, now battling life-threatening lung disease.
“Most of these toxic 9/11 chemicals don’t even have
a safe threshold level. There
is no safe level of exposure..”
Suzanne Mattei,
former Sierra Club NYC Executive.
“…We need government to
take the lead… to address this crisis head on…”
Responder Charlie Giles and family
at the 2.26.08 Rally for 9/11 Health
in Washington DC.
Read Charlie Giles Speech 2.26.08.pdf from the Rally.
Fallen Heroes: Greg Quibell
been battling pulmonary fibrosis, leukemia, and a host of other WTC-related illnesses since 2002. Greg’s final days were documented in the 9/11 film Save The Brave, in which he advocates for the urgent passage of the 9/11 Health & Compensation Act. Greg is survived by wife Theresa, four children and two grandchildren. Read More
Past Events
Artist As Witness – The 9/11 Responders New York City Police Museum
Courtroom artist Aggie Kenny’s collection of 25 portraits of NYPD, FDNY and other workers from March to May 2002 forever capture the pulse of life at Ground Zero. 9.7.10 opening event will be attended by Jerrold Nadler and Carolyn Maloney.
9.28.10 Film Screening:
9/11 Health Crisis Film VITO AFTER
Meet Filmmaker & Det. Vito Friscia
After Party to follow
Director/producer/writer Maria Pusater’si award-winning documentary on former NYPD detective (and brother-in-law) Vito Friscia’s odyssey into post-9/11 illness screens tonight in NYC with Q & A session & after-party to follow.
9.15.10 6-9 pm Surviving and Thriving After 9/11: Addressing the Health Impact of 9/11 on the Community
Health forum organized by New York’s WTC Environmental Health center offers panel discussions by experts and community members.
6.16.10 WTC Settlement Town Hall Meeting, 5-8 pm, New York, NY
Hosted by WTC law firm Napoli Bern Ripka, LLP and presided over by Kenneth Feinberg, Claims Appeal Neutral for the WTC Settlement Process Agreement, three-hour Q & A event for claimants & their families designed to clarify issues surrounding the Settlement Process Agreement.
Second annual event honoring WTC responders, workers and volunteers includes opening and closing ceremonies, workshops, exhibits, music, film & more.
5.4.10 The Wisdom of The Survivor New York, NY
A unique day-long conference bringing more than 100 survivors of Hiroshima & Nagasaki together with survivors and family members of the World Trade Center disaster on 9/11 in an exceptional dialogue with scholars, writers and each other…
10.24.09 Conference: World Trade Effects: Head to Heart
Presented by seven Mt. Sinai WTC physicians, conference offers an update of latest clinical findings on 9/11 health for categories such as lung, gastro-intestinal, cardiac & more.
H.R. 847: 9/11 Health Legislation Press Conferences
10.21.09 12:00 Noon, Zucotti Park, Liberty St. & Trinity Place, Lower Manhattan.
We Count 911 Report.pdf
Following the recent deaths of three WTC Responders in five days, 9/11 groups urge Congress and President Obama to pass comprehensive 9/11 health legislation for all affected.
10.24.09 11:00 a.m., PATH Station, World Trade Center 7, Lower Manhattan.
10.3.09 -10.4.09
Breathwork & Meditation Workshops
For the 9/11 Community
Offered by Columbia U. Associate Professor Dr. Richard Brown (left),
2-day session offers breathing and meditation techniques that have proven astonishingly effective in relieving PTSD, sleep disorders & stress.
9.22.09 9/11 Health Forum
Public health forum hosted by Terry Miles, executive director of the World Trade Center Environmental Health Center. 9.22.09 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Bellevue Hospital Center Old Medical Library, 8th floor, C/D building, on First Ave. between 27th and 28th Sts.
9.24.09 Salute to Firefighters Benefit
Annual event put on by non-profit charity Adam’s Angels at NYC’s Saloon bar features live music, FDNY pipes & drums, raffles & more. View Flyer
9.13.09 Giant Steps For 9/11
First annual walk to raise money for ailing 9/11 Heroes organized by
ex-NY Giants football great George Martin will have hundreds walking from NY’s George Washington bridge to Giants Stadium in NJ.
6.24 & 6.25.09
Disaster Chaplain Training
Developed by NYDIS
(New York Disaster Interfaith Services), two day seminar educating the clergy on how to administer during times of crisis.
5.2.09 Brother In Need Fundraiser
Benefit event for Engine 234 Firefighter John McNamara, battling 9/11 cancer for almost 3 years now. Mulcahy’s Pub & Concert Hall, Wantagh, NY.
Bi-Annual tournament showcasing popular martial arts form donates proceeds to benefit 9/11 Health Now.
3.20.09 Film Screening:
The Toxic Clouds of 9/11
by Alison Johnson
Environmental author and documentarian Alison Johnson profiles 9/11 and its toxic aftermath in this 60 minute film detailing the chemical exposures and their effects on the 9/11 recovery workers and the surrounding population.
3.28 & 3.29.09 Breathwork & Meditation Workshop for the 9/11 Community
Offered by Columbia U. Associate Professor Dr. Richard Brown (left),
2-day session offers breathing and meditation techniques that have proven astonishingly effective in relieving PTSD, sleep disorders & stress.
2.13.09 FealGood Foundation
Moonlight Bowl
9/11 Responders and families unite on Long Island for an evening of fun and recreation organized by John Feal, Anne-Marie Baumann and Theresa Galoppe
of the FealGood Foundation.
1.9.09
Brother-to-
Brother
Presents
Comedy show with proceeds benefiting FDNY responders suffering from WTC-
related illness features comedians Jim Mendrenos, Les Degan, Danny Lofaro &
Rob White. Sponsored by Adam’s Angels’ Brother-to-Brother initiative.
12.20.08 Feal Good Foundation Toy Drive
& Holiday Party
11.1.08 Bradford Street 4 Benefit
Bernard Cornell, Dominick Montalto, Kevin Lennon and Lt. Mike Lopez features live music, food, auctions, and chance to win a new car.
10.18.08 Steps To Heal
Walk-N-Fest for 9/11Heroes
San Diego CA event hosted by Unite in Peace benefits NYDIS (New York Disaster Interfaith Services) and the Feal Good Foundation features group walk, kids activities, meet Responders, keynote speakers, dancing, refreshments & more.
10.02.08 Natural Cancer Approach Lecture, 7 p.m., Long Island NY
The National Cancer Research Foundation (NCRF) is offering a lecture on how a specific nutritional regimen has helped thousands overcome cancer, even ‘lost-cause’ terminal cases. Read More
9.18.08 Help A Hero: 1000 Served
The New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project is aiming to add the 1000th person to its highly-acclaimed detox program with a 9.18.08 fund raiser. More info: Help a Hero
9.13.08 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Tournament
Sporting event showcases
popular martial arts form
with proceeds benefiting
9/11 Health Now.
Events Flyer click Here
8.28.08 9/11 Film: Save The Brave
New documentary exposes the ravages of 9/11 on the lives of first responders Jim Riches, Greg Quibell, John McNamara and Charles Giles. Read More
6.14.08
9/11 Health Resources
World Trade Center Health Program
Overseen by the CDC, government-backed 9/11 health program offers care to responders, workers, volunteers and survivors of the World Trade Center disaster. Centers in the Greater-NY area include Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island, Staten Island, and Piscataway, NJ. Registration Hotline: 888-982-4748. Coverage outside the Greater-NY area is provided by the National Responders Program; Information Hotline 877-498-2911. Treatment for FDNY Responders is provided by the FDNY Clinical Center. Treatment for NY area-based Non-Responders is provided by the WTC Environmental Health Center.
WTC Health Program 3-Year Statement Summary
WTC Health Program Cancer Resources
9/11 Treatment Referral Program
WTC Health Program 1-year Anniversary Video
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Signed into law on January 2, 2011 and overseen by special master Sheila Birnbaum, the second provision of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act reactivates the fund providing compensation for any individual (or a personal representative of a deceased individual) who suffered physical harm or was killed as a result of the World Trade Center Disaster. FAQ
9/11 Commemorative Poster by Studio Hinrichs
Conceived on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, this signed, limited edition poster was created to benefit first responders who fell ill due to the toxic environment at Ground Zero. All after-cost proceeds benefit 9/11 charities, including $30 per poster donated to 9/11 Health Now.
Dedicated to health, hope and healing
within the 9/11 Community.
Not Just Responders: 9/11 Health Crisis Broadens to Wall Street and Beyond
9.11.10 by Claire Calladine, 9/11 Health Now- Brian Cosmello was the quintessential All-American–former U of PA fullback with an economics degree and a hot job on Wall St. Then 9/11 struck: A bystander caught in the dust cloud during the building collapse, Cosmello survived only to return to his job two blocks from Ground Zero for the next seven months. Eight years later at the age of 31, Cosmello was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia his doctors attribute directly to 9/11 toxins… Full Story
Editorial: The Time is NOW to Bring Relief to America’s 9/11 Families
Claire Calladine
9/11 Health Now
Public Address 9.11.09 NYC
“Good evening, my name is Claire Calladine and I am executive director and co-founder of 9/11 Health Now. I met 9/11 Health Now’s other co-founder David Miller on 9.11.07 at a First Responder benefit, where he was speaking out on behalf of the 9/11 Community. David is a wonderful speaker: eloquent, forceful, bold… but he kept pausing for breath at the podium and to clear his lungs. He was also hooked up to a portable oxygen machine that he breathed through as he spoke…” Full Story
Download Time Is NOW 9.11.09 Photo Version.pdf
Letter to Dr. Howard from 9/11 Health Victim Brian Cosmello on 7.26.11 NIOSH Cancer Ruling
“Dr. Howard and fellow NIOSH Members,
During that period, I took much time and energy to reflect, gather information and submit my background story to you regarding the importance of including blood cancers as covered conditions under this program. From what I have read, you have received many other similarly devastating stories, not only from Responders, but also people like myself who were either local workers and/or community members during the 9/11 attacks. I’m appalled to learn that our stories have fallen on deaf ears…” Full letter
First Periodic Review of Cancer for the WTC Health Program
The 9/11 Cancer Issue
Hear Mt. Sinai’s Dr. Robin Herbert on the Health Effects of World Trade Center Dust
‘..We know that the exposures included a potent mix of carcinogens…’
Ceremony Marks James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act Taking Effect
Kenneth Davis today joined World Trade Center (WTC) first responders, labor union leaders, community groups, physicians and others at a ribbon cutting event at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City to celebrate the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act taking effect.
Signed into law in early January, the Zadroga Act provides sustained funding for the WTC Centers of Excellence and ensures that those facing 9/11-related health problems continue to receive monitoring and treatment through at least 2015. The law takes effect today, July 1, 2011….
America Saves National Honor as Senate Passes Long-Overdue Zadroga Health Bill for 9/11 Responders
The bill will also reopen the federal Victim Compensation Fund to provide economic relief to those harmed by the attacks. Earlier today, the Senate passed an amended version of the bill that reduces the bill’s cost to $4.3 billion over five years. A summary of the Senate’s changes can be found below.
The bill, sponsored by New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY), with the support of the entire New York Congressional delegation, will now be sent to President Obama’s desk. The President has said that he supports and will sign the legislation. The passage of H.R. 847 represents a victory for ailing 9/11 first responders and survivors who have waited more than nine years for the federal government to approve a comprehensive plan to deal with the public health disaster caused by the attacks…
Full Story Press Release Enacted Bill HR 847 James Zadroga 9:11 Health & Compensation Act of 2010.pdf
First Responder Chaplain Issues Plea: “Senators, Please! Give us our Health Care and Pass S.1334 …”
Huron, Ohio 12.18.10- My name is Rev. Stephan Petrovich. I was a First Responder Chaplain at the World Trade Center; I am now ill and receiving hospice palliative care for the effects of the toxic dust at Ground Zero. I responded to the Call on 9/11 working at the morgue and on the Pile giving last rites to the bodies of the recovered victims.
I am terminally ill from 9/11 yet cannot afford the medical treatments I need as my entire Workers Comp check and most of my Social Security goes to home care. I have been borrowing for years now to pay ongoing ($50,000+) medical bills and am now facing winter with $800 in gas arrears that the company is threatening to turn off… Full Letter
Anthony DePalma on his book City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance and 9/11
11.22.10–DEMOCRACY NOW–In New York, a settlement will pay hundreds of millions of dollars to more than 10,000 rescue workers who were exposed to toxic debris after 9/11. We speak with Anthony DePalma, author of the new book City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance, and 9/11. “The dust becomes a metaphor,” DePalma says, “because after those statements come out [about the air being safe to breathe], the rest of the people in New York were left without about the ability to believe anyone. Their trust crumbled, just the way the towers crumbled…”
Nine Years Later: Health Effects in World Trade Center Responders, with Philip Landrigan
9.1.10. by Ashley Ahearn, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES–As many as 70,000 volunteers and rescue workers responded to the 11 September 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) attacks, many toiling for months to clear mountains of debris containing a range of toxic compounds. Health effects seen since that time in WTC responders include respiratory, gastrointestinal, chemosensory, and mental health problems; many of these effects have persisted for years. In this podcast, Philip Landrigan discusses his work with WTC responders as a physician and an epidemiologist and how lessons learned from the WTC cleanup may be applied to other disasters. Landrigan is the chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine and dean for Global Health at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York… More
His Death Must Count: It’s Too Late for Joe Picurro, but Ground Zero Health Bill Must Pass
and compensation to sick World Trade Center workers.
Picurro is not only the embodiment of the selfless courage displayed by so many after the terror attack, he is an ultimate example of the injustice visited upon responders who answered the call in their country’s hour of need. A strapping hardhat from Tom’s River, NJ, Picurro saw the devastating images and knew skilled workers would be needed to cut the steel. He was at Ground Zero the very first night and remained there for 28 days, slicing through twisted metal, clearing debris, fighting fires, recovering human remains…
Full Story More NY Post Carolyn Maloney Statement
9/11 Health Legislation Initiatives
Washington DC, Fall 2010- A Senate Vote is imminent for S.1334 The James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act. Please help obtain urgently needed healthcare for the 9/11 Community by participating in the initiatives below:
Locate your Senator via the link above. Call, email, write or fax your support of S. 1334 The James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act.
Contact the Vice President of the Senate Joe Biden via the link above. Write, email or call to pledge your support of the bill and urge that it be voted on asap.
Contact Senate Majority leader Harry Reid via the link above. Write, email or call to pledge your support of the bill and urge that it be brought to a vote.
Contact United States President Barack Obama via the link above. Email or write to pledge your support of the bill and urge that the president fast track it for signature.
Feature News
House passes Zadroga Act Expanding Health Care for 9/11 First Responders, Oks over $7 Billion in Aid
The James Zadroga Health and Compensation Act survived intense backroom negotiations, then passed by an overwhelming 268 to 160 vote while more than 100 responders and family watched from the House gallery.
Among them was Joe Zadroga, whose police detective son, James, lost his life to a 9/11-linked illness and lent his name to the $7.4 billion measure to help others like him and their families. “I was so overjoyed when that bill passed today, I had tears in my eyes,” said Zadroga later, weeping again…
9.11.09–DEMOCRACY NOW–Today marks the eighth anniversary of 9/11, with vigils being held to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks. We look at a group of victims that are often forgotten in the September 11 narrative: the thousands of rescue workers who became sick after being exposed to contaminants at Ground Zero. Hundreds have died. We speak to Joe Picurro, a New Jersey ironworker who worked as a volunteer on the pile for twenty-eight days. He is now dying of lung disease. We also speak with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), who is co-sponsoring the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, and Dr. Jacqueline Moline, director of the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine… Read More
Voices of 9/11: Community Members Speak Out on How 9/11 has Affected Their Lives & Health
Hear FDNY Responder John McNamara, left, on living with World Trade Center cancer. (click on image)
(Photo and Video clip: Allan Tannenbaum)
Read Steve’s Book Press Release
Laura DiPasqua, Erie PA, left, with sons Anthony & Joe: “Since 9/11, I fight for my life every single day…”
9/11 Physicians Speak Out
Hear Mt. Sinai’s Dr. Philip Landrigan on the World Trade Center Workers’ Toxic Exposures
“…The mix of chemicals is very complex… in concentrations that were very high… in a mixture that’s previously never been encoutered…”
Hear Testimony More WTC Worker Testimonies
Read Dr. Landrigan’s Discover Magazine Interview World Plague Center
Download Now: 9/11 Health Guides
Clinical Guidelines for Adults Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster 21-page guide by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene detailing types of 9/11 illnesses and guidelines for patients and physicians on diagnosis and treatments.
WTC Clinical Guidelines 2008.pdf
Clinical Guidelines for Children & Adolescents Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster 16-page guide to 9/11’s effects on the younger population includes charts on toxic exposures, diagnosis and treatment issues, long-term ramifications, list of resources & more.
WTC Clinical Guidelines Children & Adolescents.pdf
9/11 Health Alert: NOW is Time to Voice Concerns about WTC Medical Monitoring by Rhonda Villamia
Dear WTC Community Member,
Treatment Program and/or Centers of Excellence, I initiated an effort to communicate them to the program directors Drs Jacqueline Moline & Michael Crane. I also reached out to the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH), who in collaboration with the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) created the WTC Health Registry in July 2002.
Over the subsequent months, I posted email requests for input from the 9/11 community via direct contact to persons on my e-list, or through various WTC-related groups. I asked for people to contact me with their list of concerns & any attempts made to communicate their concerns directly to Mt. Sinai or the Centers of Excellence via email or letters. I wanted to compile a fairly exhaustive account of issues which our community feels have not been addressed by the monitoring or treatment programs… Read More
Read 9/11 Health Now’s 2008 Letter to Congress on this all-important piece of legislation…
with sons Anthony and Joe at the 2.26.08 Rally for 9/11 Health in Washington DC.)
Fallen Heroes: FDNY Jim Ryan
FDNY Jim Ryan, 48, of Kings Park NY succumbed to a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer on 12.25.09. Ryan, of Engine Co. 320/Ladder 167 in Flushing (Queens), worked for months at Ground Zero sifting through toxic rubble. Both Ryan’s doctors and family belive his cancer was 9/11-related. Ryan made a plea to Congress this past November on the eve of a 11.18.09 rally in which 9/11 groups advocated for the passage of pending health legislantion the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act. “…(The bill) is about all the guys who are going to come after me, and there’s going to be plenty of them… I don’t think (we)’ve even seen the tip of the iceberg yet…” Ryan is survived by wife Magda, two sons, a daughter, and three siblings. Read More 12.29.09 Funeral 12.29.09 Video 12.28.09 Story 12.27.09 Story 12.27.09 Obituary 12.26.09 Story 11.19.09 Story
Fallen Heroes: NYPD Robert Grossman
NYPD officer Robert ‘Robbie’ Grossman passed away in Port Jefferson, NY on 10.09.09 at age 41 after a three year battle with brain cancer that his family and physician link directly to World Trade Center toxins. Grossman graduated from the police academy in 1994, and was assigned to the 28th precinct in Harlem.
On September 11, 2001, Grossman rushed to Ground Zero along with thousands of NYPD, FDNY, EMS and other rescue workers, spending weeks at the site. He continued to work within the NYPD until 9/11 illness forced him to retire in 2007. Known for his sense of humor, strength, and love of life, Grossman is survived by wife Carla, son Noah, 6, father and stepmother Stephen and Rochelle Grossman, mother and stepfather Harriet & Morton Epstein, and seven siblings.
Newsday Story Daily News Story Funeral Footage 9.16.09 Story
Fallen Heroes: FDNY John McNamara April 26, 1965 – August 9, 2009
FDNY John McNamara, 44, passed away on 8.9.09, after a 3-year battle with cancer. ‘Johnny Mac’, as he was known within the FDNY and 9/11 communities, served 10 years at Brooklyn’s Engine 234/Ladder 123, & was also a member of the Blue Point (Long Island) fire dept. He worked 500 hours at Ground Zero, and also deployed to New Orleans during the Hurricane Katrina disaster. MacNamara co-founded the non-profit NYC Firefighter Brotherhood Foundation, advocating for 9/11 health awareness all the way to his death. He is survived by wife Jennifer and 2 year old son Jack. (photo: Allan Tannenbaum)
Huffington Post Tribute Daily News Article HDTV2 Article
Press Conference Newsday Article Joye Brown Ediitorial
Newsday Funeral Article & Video NY1 Funeral Article & Video
John MacNamara Video Russia Today Story Adam’s Angels Page
Filmmaker Brian Johnson profiles 9/11 responder John Citara’s odyssey from Ground Zero civilian volunteer to a life revolving around chronic illness and the ongoing sruggle to survive.
Feature News Articles
Obama comes out in Favor of 9/11 Health Bill: Pres. to sign Zadroga Bill into Law
8.18.10 by Richard Sisk & Samuel Goldsmith, NY DAILY NEWS–Washington–In a breakthrough for 9/11 first responders, President Obama ended his silence on the Zadroga Bill on Wednesday and backed the uphill drive to get it through Congress.
“The President looks forward to signing the 9/11 health bill into law, once it passes both houses of Congress, to help the first responders whose health and livelihood were devastated by the events of Sept. 11,” a White House statement said. Elated first responders and their families said it was the first show of support from Obama since the presidential campaign and boosted chances for bringing the bill to another vote in the House next month. A previous effort failed last month…
Judge OKs Proposed Ground Zero Settlement
6.23.10 by John Riley NEWSDAY–U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein Wednesday approved a proposed $625 million to $712 million settlement of health claims from Ground Zero responders after an emotional seven-hour hearing in which he frequently sympathized with critics of its imperfections.
“I intend to approve the settlement and I now do so as a fair, reasonable and adequate settlement,” Hellerstein told a packed courtroom in federal court in Manhattan after hearing from a parade of more than 30 lawyers and claimants. “It is fair in amount, it is fair in procedure.”
The judge vetoed a less generous deal between the city, its insurer and plaintiffs’ lawyers in March. To take effect, at least 95 percent of the 10,000 police officers, firefighters and other workers who claim they suffered illnesses from post-Sept. 11 rescue and cleanup efforts must sign up by Sept. 30…
Forgotten to the Max: Sick Montana Town Gets Aid While WTC Heroes Stay Forgotten
and as New York Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand did not do – Montana Sen. Max Baucus (right) got a big special something for his state in the Senate health care bill.
The Great Falls Tribune of Great Falls, Montana reported: “The bill has several provisions that could help Montana, including … special help for the people of Libby, whose exposure to years of asbestos was so severe that the Environmental Protection Agency declared a health emergency… Read More
World Trade Center, 9/11 & Asbestos
More 9/11 Articles
9/11’s Toxic Legacy
Regina Cervantes, Volunteer EMS Worker: “By September 14th, my airway was so burned I could barely speak. Now I have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, gastro esophageal reflux disease, chronic asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks…”
oxygen to my obstructed lungs, it’s become damaged in the process…”
Listen to David on the plight of the First Responders in a meeting with Dennis Kucinich.
John Feal, Demolition Supervisor: “An 8-ton steel beam crushed my foot at Ground Zero. I got gangrene and almost died. I’ve had multiple surgeries and two amputations. Pulmonary disease? Puh-lease–everyone who worked on the pile has that-it’s inescapable…”
John Sferazo, Steelworker, who now takes 26 medications a day due to Ground Zero illness: “…Now I’m lucky if I can run a city block without dropping dead…” View John in the Sierra Club film Forgotten Heroes
The 9/11 Health Crisis
On September 11, 2001, tens of thousands of Americans converged on New York City’s World Trade Center site in one of the most impassioned rescue and recovery efforts in the history of the country. Unbeknownst to these American patriots, the conditions at Ground Zero–in spite of Federal and State warnings to the contrary–were exceedingly toxic: hundreds of contaminants, including asbestos, lead, mercury and benzene–to name a few-were present in unprecedentedly high levels, both within the billowing dust cloud that settled over Lower Manhattan and the surrounding areas, and in the emissions from the pile that smoldered for months afterward during the cleanup… Read More…
Rally for 9/11 Health U.S. Capitol 2.26.08
which would have provided monitoring and treatment for the 10,000-plus Responders who reside outside the greater New York area. Responders and officials alike clamored for the passage of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. (H.R. 3543; updated versions H.R. 6594, 7174 & 847). Also known as the James Zadroga Act, the bill would provide monitoring and treatment to all those sickened by Ground Zero toxins. Co-organized by 9/11 Health Now and the FealGood Foundation, the rally featured elected officials Dennis Kucinich (D-OH, pictured right), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Tim Bishop (D-NY), who spoke out on the urgent need for 9/11 Healthcare. View Photo Gallery… Read Media Articles… View Media Clips
9/11 Activist: John Feal
John established the FealGood Foundation, a non-profit charity dedicated to aiding the 9/11 Community.
“I became an advocate once I realized I have a choice,” Feal declares. “I can sit around and feel sorry for myself, or I can fight back and help others.” Mention politics, and John bristles: “With power, comes responsibility: as elected officials, you’re elected to serve and protect. Well, 90% of our country’s leaders are not serving and protecting, and 9/11 heroes are dying because of it.” Feal continues: “As a country, we took one on the chin on September 11. We got knocked down, but we bounced back up to move forward. But in the process of moving forward, we forgot what we left behind. And that’s about 40,000 people that are sick and dying…”
View John in the Sierra Club film Forgotten Heroes.
View John Feal and Glen Klein’s Star Jones Interview.
View John’s 2.26.08 Fox News Interview at the Rally for 9/11 Health at the US Capitol (above).
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Article 19 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
ARTICLE 19. Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. (The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948)
“A cantankerous press, an obstinate press, an ubiquitous press, must be suffered by those in authority in order to preserve the even greater values of freedom of expression and the right of the people to know,” Judge Gurfein declared. “These are troubled times. There is no greater safety valve for discontent and cynicism about the affairs of government than freedom of expression in any form.” (Excerpt from a New York Times editorial of June 20, 1971, in The Pentagon Papers, 1971, p. 645)
You can read more about ‘fair use’ and US Copyright Law at the Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School. This notice was modified from a similar notice at Common Dreams.
