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 NOTHING BUT RED - In April 2007, a group of men pulled seventeen-year-old Du’a Khalil Aswad into a mob. They proceeded to stone and beat her to death, a supposed “honor” killing for being in the company of a man of a different faith. Several camera phones recorded the entire incident from the front row, and videos later surface on YouTube.
One month later, popular writer and filmmaker, Joss Whedon, posted his complete despair and outrage at the misogyny in all cultures on a fan-run news blog. “Because it’s no longer enough to be a decent person," he wrote. "It’s no longer enough to shake our heads and make concerned grimaces at the news. True enlightened activism is the only thing that can save humanity from itself. I’ve always had a bent towards apocalyptic fiction, and I’m beginning to understand why. I look and I see the earth in flames. Her face was nothing but red.”
Among his words was a call to action. The arts anthology Nothing But Red was conceived as a way to raise money for the charity Equality Now, as well as awareness about violence against women. Poetry, prose, and visual art comprise this unique anthology.
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