On September 11, 2006, the 2,996 people who were killed in the 9-11 attacks will be commemorated by bloggers worldwide.  This is a non-partisan, non-political endeavor.  After all, the 9-11 victims were from many different countries and cultures, from different religions, political parties, socio-economic status, races, ages and employment status. 

Check out the 2,996 site for more information.  I’ve signed up and have received the name of the person I will blog about on 9-11-06.  Why don’t you click on the link and sign up, too?  With so much attention on the people who carried out the attacks, this is an effort to focus attention on the 2,996 victims.

9-11 Tribute Site:  http://www.dcroe.com/2996/

What is the purpose of the 2,996 tributes?  Here’s what D.Challener Roe, the founder of the project writes about it:

I hate that the limited resources of my brain are clogged with names like Bundy, Manson, Columbine and Al-Qaeda, but I almost never hear the names of their victims.

I hope that by having 2,996 of us write a tribute to these people that we will each learn about our victims. We will burn into our own brains the details of their lives and come to know more about them than we do about the monsters who took their lives. I can say that after doing my own research I will never forget the name of my victim.

I think of this a little bit like a giant wake, where we celebrate their lives and not the circumstances of their unfortunate deaths.

By taking the time and energy to remember them we can keep them alive in our own memories. We can keep them alive for as long as we refuse to forget them.

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