Posts Tagged Sept. 11

By Syreeta McFadden • 11 years ago

Today is Tuesday, September 11th.

You should know that there are memorials everywhere.

Underground, in a tunnel that connects N/R/Q/4/5/6 trains at Union Square in Manhattan, there is a temporary memorial along the tile walls that list every single victim who died in the two towers. It has been there for ten years.

In the West Village, an empty triangular lot with a chained link fence has painted tiles from school children around the country sent in memory of the victims.

Every single firehouse in the New York Area has a plaque in memory of the fallen first responders from their units. In Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, a bench holds a plaque etched with a name of someone who used to sit there who died in ...

You should know that there are memorials everywhere.

Underground, in a tunnel that connects N/R/Q/4/5/6 trains at Union Square in Manhattan, there is a temporary memorial along the tile walls that list every single victim who died ...

Do It Anyway book cover (text only)
By Miriam • 13 years ago

Ninth anniversary of Sept 11th tomorrow

Tomorrow is the ninth anniversary of the September 11th plane hijacking and attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

It’s an anniversary that comes around during a time of many events and emotions. As Ann wrote about, President Obama recently declared that the Iraq war is “over,” but it’s a unresolved conclusion at best. We’ve also still got a interminable conflict going on in Afghanistan, and now, right close to the World Trade Center site, a really upsetting battle over the location of a Muslim community center.

Our girl Courtney has a new book out this week, Do It Anyway, that ties in nicely with the anniversary–it’s about our generation of activists and how we’re trying to make our ...

Tomorrow is the ninth anniversary of the September 11th plane hijacking and attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

It’s an anniversary that comes around during a time of many events and emotions. As Ann wrote ...