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Website Marketing Plan News
Special Edition: Help Ground Zero victims be heard.
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September 12, 2002
Dear Reader -
This is a special edition of Website Marketing
Plan News.
It contains no advertisements and no affiliate
links. Those of
you who have been subscribers for awhile
know I do not often
send out special editions. In fact, this
is the first.
Given the subject matter, I felt compelled...Today, I just
want to share with you the ongoing battle faced by some 9/11
victims. I and other newsletter publishers ask that you help
these victims - *not* by sending money, but by sharing your
dismay with public officials and government representatives.
You can also help by spreading the word - email, call, or
write those you know who may be willing to help. Please, no
s^pamming your address book list. Unsolicited bulk email -
even for a noble cause - is still considered sp~am by many.
:-)
You can also send the page by clicking on the "Send this
page to
a friend" button, filling in the form, and submitting:
Regards,
Bobette Kyle
http://www.websitemarketingplan.com
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Contents
(1) Note from Bobette (above)
(2) Put Yourself in Their Shoes
--> Side note: email response from B.L. Ochman
(3) What You Can Do
(4) Where to Write
(5) The required newsletter administrative instructions.
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Put Yourself in Their Shoes
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Think of the shock and horror you *still* feel - more than a
year later. Think how much worse if you lived just four
blocks from Ground Zero. Now, add health issues to the
emotional turmoil - smoke inhalation-induced asthma, mercury
poisoning, post traumatic stress and a host of other
conditions - so many that you have to move out of your home
to a safer environment.
Your deposit - which the landlord refuses to return - pays
rent through the end of 2001. Your landlord is lucky enough
to find tenants that move in by January.
Fast forward to about one year later. You open your mailbox
and find - no doubt tucked between a medical bill or two - a
notice from your New York City landlord - pay up $21,000 for
the remainder of the lease or be sued. Never mind that your
deposit had covered rent for the whole time the apartment
was vacant.
This was exactly B.L. Ochman's situation. The proprietor of
whatsnextonline.com has
struggled with medical problems for
a year. She's been unable to regularly publish her
newsletter and no doubt has had to reduce or stop her
consulting work. To top it off, her former landlords - Ocean
Partners, LLC - sued for her lease balance even though they
had filled her vacant apartment.
Fortunately, B.L. Ochman is a public relations expert and it
looks as if she was able to garner enough media support and
pressure to convince Ocean Partners, LLC to back down.
Other, less able victims, are not so lucky. They do not have
Ms. Ochman's resources or drive. They are the ones that need
your help.
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What You Can Do
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John Counsel, CEO of The Profit Clinic,
www.profitclinic.com,
is coordinator for the
"Enough!" campaign.
In John's own words, here is what you can do to help...
WRITE TO THESE PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
We understand that elected representatives are prohibited by
law from getting involved in the legal affairs of their
constituents, and rightly so.
But that's not what we're calling for with this campaign.
What we're seeking is their assistance with the ISSUES and
the PRINCIPLES at stake here. There needs to be a clear cut
public stand by them on the part of their electors -- not
just their wealthy campaign fund contributors. And it needs
to be backed up by tangible ACTION.
Write (politely, please) to these elected representatives to
express your support for them in supporting their
constituents who are being terrorised all over again, a year
down the track.
IMPORTANT: It's a documented fact that HANDWRITTEN letters
have the most impact on politicians and bureaucrats. They
have a hard copy and have to do something with it. To be
really certain, certified mail, for which someone in the
office has to sign, is the best option.
Please bear in mind that this is no longer about B. L.
Ochman. Her personal case is close to being resolved
satisfactorily.
This is about the broader issues of inaction and tardiness
on the part of officials, agencies supposedly set up to help
911 victims, such as FEMA, and the hardship and additional
trauma their failure as entrusted stewards is causing to
thousands of people around Ground Zero, and for which they
will be required to give a public accounting in due course.
There WILL be consequences for failure or neglect.
It's about the hypocrisy of law firms jumping onto the
post-911 bandwagon to offer pro bono services to victims,
then dodging the actual delivery of those promised services,
or doing it so poorly that they merely add to the pain and
suffering of the victims.
The notes are B. L. Ochman's. They're included to illustrate
the known history to date.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Side Note~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Soon after the newsletter went out, I received a response
from
B.L. Ochman. She explains in more detail the situation as she sees
it from the victim's view - why The Red Cross is getting a bum rap
and how FEMA and other organizations have made her situation
difficult.
Read her full email here.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~End Side Note~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Where to Write
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(Note: I believe all area codes are 212).
Congressman Carolyn Maloney
Telephone 860.0606
c/o Jessica Fox
mailto:Jessica.fox@mail.house.gov
Faxed information to them detailing the case and sent the
summons.
B.L.'s Note: Told me to go to FEMA unmet needs table and ask
for assistance, which I did on 8/20. I was not given a
caseworker or any useful information.
(John S. called McManus Club, spoke to Jimmy, who said to
speak to Juanita at Maloney's office. However, John said to
wait to see what Clinton does and they would step in if
Clinton doesn't help.)
Called me 9/9/02 after receiving email from a constituent.
Said I should email her a list of agencies I need help with
and she will try to help. Says she never got my 8/19 fax,
which I emailed to her again on 9/2/02.
Says my attorney can call her and bounce ideas off her but
that the senator is prohibited by law from getting involved
in the legal issues of constituents.
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Senator Hilary Clinton
Telephone 688.6262
FAX 688.7444
780 Third Ave
Ms. Yajaira Yepez
Telephone 688.8988
B.L.'s Note: Faxed her info on 8/19 and spoke. Promised me
the senator will treat me "like her own baby." Said Clinton
can be most helpful with FEMA. Asked me if I would be
satisfied if FEMA paid the bill.
9/3 nothing has been done at all, no response to repeated
phone calls.
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State Senator Martin Connor
Telephone 212.298.5585
B.L.'s Note: Meg Reed handling 911 related stuff. sent me to
Sudhir Jain, tenant activist
mailto:s_jain@ix.netcom.com
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Martin Connor
25th District 907
250 Broadway Suite 1930
New York, NY 10007
Telephone 212-298-5585
mailto:CONNOR@senate.state.ny.us
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Senator Chuck Schumer
Telephone 486.4430
New York City
757 Third Avenue Suite 17-02
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-486-4430
Fax: 212-486-7693
http://schumer.senate.gov/webform.html (email form)
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Congressman Jerrold Nadler
Telephone 367.7350
Naneya OÕKeesey
201 Varick St., Suite 669
New York, NY 10014
Telephone 212-367-7350
mailto:Jerrold.Nadler@mail.house.gov
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Assemblyman Sheldon Silver
Telephone 312.1420
250 Broadway
NY NY 10007
Telephone 212.312.1420
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Assemblyman Deborah Glick
674.5153
66th
853 Broadway, rm 2120
New York, NY 10003
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Virginia Fields -- Manhattan Boro President
1 Centre Street 19th Floor
New York, New York, 10007
Telephone 212-669-8300
mailto:bp@manhattanbp.org
Please be advised that this office will respond to all e-
mails via telephone or regular mail. We will not respond via
e-mail. So be sure to include your name and address. Thank
you.
Luther Smith - Fields' chief of staff
Telephone 669.2527
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Mayor's Action Center
Telephone 788.9600 (just a recording)
Director, Fletcher Vrendenburg
Telephone 788.7596
Asst. Betsy Lugo
Telephone 788.7597
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
Mayor's Communications Office 788.0268
William T. Cunningham, Director of Communications
Senior Advisor to Mayor Bloomberg
Vinnie LaPadula
Telephone 788.2930
Mayor Bloomberg's Chief of Staff
Peter Madona
Telephone 788.2728
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