Family members of Give Your Voice were interviewed by NY1 News On Tuesday, November 20th. The Bonomo, Cartier, Granieri, Farrell and Licciardi Families expressed their frustration on how the Families of the Civilian Victims have become the forgotten entity since the September 11th attacks. They were given the opportunity to give voice for the ever-increasing concerns of Civilian families regarding the handling of the recovery effort, the site and the struggle to obtain assistance from the charitable organizations that received donations from fellow Americans.
Give Your Voice Families explained our mission to establish Civilian representation in the above issues and any issues related to the WTC tragedy. The Civilian Families have this right.
The segment will air as a two part series with part one and two airing on:
Part One will air Tuesday, November 27 at 8:00-9:00.
Part One can also be viewed once every hour on Wednesday.
Part Two will air On Wednesday November 28th at 8:00-9:00.
Part Two can also be viewed once every hour on Thursday.
Give Your Voice was also in the November 22, 2001 edition of the NY Newsday. The article written by Graham Rayman detailed how The Civilians have been almost forgotten in every aspect of issues relating to the September 11 attacks. The article goes on to discuss our mission of establishing full representation for the Civilians lost in the World Trade Center collapse.
The article also discussed a statement given by Governor Pataki's spokesman Joe Conway stating "We're always willing to consider ways of ensuring that the needs and concerns of the victims of this tragedy are being met". We as the World Trade Center Family must contact Joe Conway to seek what can be done to ensure that the issues of Civilians of this tragedy are addressed.
You can view this article by clicking on the link below.
Click here to view article in NY Newsday
Give Your Voice representatives-Michael Cartier and Jennie Farrell were also interviewed by NY Times and will be notified when the article will be printed.
It is our hope that this will generate public awareness to this intolerable and painful situation Civilian Families find themselves in. The feedback we received recently was a positive one as a great number of Civilian Families visited the website and wrote about their personal struggles and their readiness to become involved. It is important that we unite and together give voice to our Loved Ones and their families.
There will be a meeting for Families of Civilian Victims held Friday, November 24th. We will be discussing our common concerns and the means by which we can have them addressed by our public officials. If you would like to attend this meeting or future meetings please contact: