New York September Eleven Two Thousand One [Paperback]

A riveting book of Images and Words that documents a disaster and calls for hope.

Personal Testimonials, Poems, Essays, Photographs and Other Contributions from: Noam Chomsky, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Kennedy, Jr., Matthew Modine, Salman Rushdie, Luc Sante, Julian Schnabel, and many more.

Cari Modine is the Spokeperson for the project.

Profits will be donated to the Robin Hood Relief Fund.

New York, 18 November 2001 – Publisher and visual communications firm de.MO is proud to announce the release of NEW YORK SEPTEMBER ELEVEN TWO THOUSAND ONE, a powerful book whose profits will be donated to Robin Hood Relief Fund. Through the moving words and images of people from all walks of life, NEW YORK SEPTEMBER ELEVEN TWO THOUSAND ONE bears witness to the horrific events of a single day in history that changed our lives forever.

"I have looked for excuses to hide from the events of September 11 but I must address them." writes Giorgio Baravalle, founder of de.MO, in a letter to his two children in the introduction "This book is for you so that one day you might make sense of the nonsense that now surrounds us. I hope and I love you."

NEW YORK SEPTEMBER ELEVEN TWO THOUSAND ONE is a document, a collection of words, images and feelings of people trying to put September 11 into context and perspective. Officials, rescue workers, photographers, artists, writers, actors, professors and citizens each responded uniquely to the tragedy. Contributors include:

Samantha Appleton
Uri Avnery
Anna Cataldi, Italian Journalist and United Nations Messenger of Peace
Alan Chin
Noam Chomsky
Deepak Chopra
Mehdi Dadgarian, survivor from 72nd floor 1WTC
Richard Dreyfuss
Gary Fabiano, photojournalist trapped under the rubble
Thomas L. Friedman
Amitav Ghosh
Encho Gospodinov
Mohsin Hamid
Deborah Hardt, Photographer
Ruth Hartmann, Writer diverted to Canada on September 11
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Michael Kors
Martine Maurin, sister in law of missing firefighter
Jacques Menasche, downtown at time of attack
Matthew Modine
Bill Moyers
Liam Neeson
Paul Owen, EMT on the scene September 11
Joan Rivers
Salman Rushdie
Carl Sagan, relevant quote
Luc Sante
Julian Schnabel
Shashi Tharoor
Blaine and Robert Trump

These diverse writings are combined with a variety of images including video stills of the attacks and its immediate aftermath. A 9-1-1 phone call log documents the struggle of hundreds seeking help from within the towers. Photographs of the destruction, firefighters, rescue workers, volunteers and survivors confirm the bravery and determination that emerged in the face of fear. Polaroids of "Missing people" posters, candlelight vigils and long lists of names give form to the sense of loss that remains in the wake of September 11, 2001.

While this book focuses on the specific events that took place in New York City that day, it also speaks to the international scope of the tragedy and of the humanity that has risen up behind it. Indeed, in the words of senior United Nations official Shashi Tharoor, "the 21st century will be a century of 'one world' as never before, with a consciousness that the tragedies of our time are all global in origin and reach, and that tackling them is also a global responsibility that must be assumed by us all."

Founded in 1997 de.MO is a graphic design , visual communication firm dedicated to creating unique projects resulting in the publishing of books, DVDs, installations, and exhibitions.

Other notable de.MO publications include: Chernobyl Legacy By Magnum Photographer Paul Fusco and Magdalena Caris Cinquant'Anni Dopo a book for the United Nations commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Time of Trees by Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin.

The Robin Hood Relief Fund was established by the Robin Hood Foundation to help the victims of the World Trade Center tragedy and families. The Robin Hood Relief fund will work to ensure that the needs of poor and lower-income victims of the World Trade Center attack are met in both the immediate and long term. This includes the families of those missing or injured, the heroic firefighters and police officers, and all others impacted by the economic consequences of this tragedy and its aftermath. Because Robin Hood's board of directors underwrites all administrative costs, 100% of the money raised will go directly to the most effective organizations aiding victims and their families.