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Editor’s Note Hello! This is my first ever attempt of creating a magazine, and I am very proud of it. I wanted to create a magazine that uses different forms of visual and textual artistry. The theme of the magazine is dealing with newfound adulthood, and the struggles that may come with it. Hopefully, readers can relate and feel that they are not alone in their journey towards adulthood. Enjoy!

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Table of Contents FREEDOM Quote Bubbles…………….………1 Interview with Holden Caulfield………….……3 last phone call……………………………….……7 The Underground Railroad Quote…….………9 Untitled freedom poem…………………………10 Glossary……………………………………………11 Quote………………………………………………15 Anxiety poem……………………………………..17 Adulthood Illustrations………………………….19 Checklist……………………………………………21

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You have all the freedom in the world to do what you want.

Go get a college degree that will make you money.

FREE You have your whole life ahead of you.

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When I was in college, my summer job paid the tuition. Stop being so lazy!

How is the job

So, where do

search going?

you see yourself in 5 years?

DOM I eat, sleep, and work. Am I missing anything?

What’s the retirement age, again?

Ready? No? Go!

Don’t do what other people tell you to do.

Follow your passions.

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Interview with Holden Caulfield

Holden Caul eld is a ctional character in author J. D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Since the book's publication, Holden has become an icon for teenage rebellion and angst, and now stands among the most important characters of 20th-century American literature. Holden Caul eld, the 17-year-old narrator and protagonist of the novel, speaks to the reader directly from a mental hospital or sanitarium in southern California and explains his transition towards adulthood.

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Me: Hello Holden, nice to meet you.

In a way, do you think you share that same struggle to reach your own gold ring?

Holden Caul eld: Hello, nice to meet you too.

You should be glad that I’m here. The goddamn I guess I’ve been struggling to hold onto my bus was late and I almost decided to go back childhood. I keep trying to hang on to some home right then and there. memories but life keeps pushing me forward.

The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for Thanks for letting me know about it. I appreciate the gold ring, you gave to let them do it, and your presence here today. not say anything. If they fall o f, they fall o f, but it’s bad if you say anything to them. For Yup. me, if feels like I fell o f a long time ago when So...seventeen. That is an age that I have lived Allie died. I don’t want to talk about this through. Can’t say that I remember much. How have anymore. you handled your seventeen years of age?

I can relate to that struggle. Since you are almost an Look. I didn’t come here to tell you my whole adult, do you feel any freedom that comes with life story, okay? But I can tell you that people aging? are phonies if they say their teenage lives were Freedom? Well, I guess I do feel like I’m more the years of their lives. Being a teenager is not great, but adulthood doesn’t look much better. in control of my life but I don’t want to disappear into the world of adults and How do you keep your sanity in these seemingly phonies. And I don’t know how much of that I unforgiving years of teenage and adult life? can control. Being an adult means having the I try to think about my brother, Allie. He died of freedom to do whatever the hell I want...but it also means losing the memories and leukemia and I just want to live a life that he doesn’t get a chance to have. I think of my sister connections to my childhood. I don’t know if I want to lose that.

Phoebe too. She takes my mind o f of my troubles sometimes. There was this one time where Phoebe and I went to the zoo together.

It’s funny because little Phoebe and all the other kids go on the carousel and try to reach for the gold ring. But when they do it, it looks like they are about to fall o f.

No one wants to forget about their childhood. Those memories cause the most nostalgia.

I really hope I don’t. I don’t know how I’ve been able to live without Allie. Why do I get to be “free” when he doesn’t even get a chance to live?

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You can’t change things from the past, but you can change your future. You get to use your freedom to be a friend and mentor to Phoebe.

Phoebe is one of the only people I can truly connect with. She is so kind and understanding. Basically my polar opposite. Is this interview going to be over soon?

Almost done.

Great.

Let’s lighten up the mood a bit. It seems like the freedom of near adulthood hasn’t been too bad for you. Could you tell me about your run-in with that stripper, Faith?

Ugh. Do we really have to?

The interview’s almost over, I promise.

Okay. Well I wouldn’t say that the stripper encounter was a run-in. I have to admit that I was feeling pretty horny so I called a girl who wasn’t exactly a whore or anything. Her name was Faith something...Faith Kavanaugh? No wait. It was Faith Cavendish. I guess I messed it up when I yelled at her that it was now or never.

But I can guarantee you that there is not as much freedom that adulthood supposedly o fers as you’d think.

Can you tell me more about that?

Well, I went to the goddamn Lavender Room and tried to order a drink. The bartender has the goddamn nerve to ask me “What are you, twelve?” and then gave me a can of coke. Can you believe him? I’m seventeen and I stand at six feet two-and-a-half inches tall. I even have some grey hair for fucks sake. I admit, I act more like a 13-year old than an adult, but I do not look like I’m 12. Other people will always try to ruin your freedom. Don’t even get my started about the hypocrisy of all these phonies. I don’t look old enough to get alcohol, but apparently I look old enough to pay the 13 dollar tab for Bernice and the other two girls - Marty and Laverne. All of these adults are phonies.

Holden, have you ever considered that your view on people and the world is a little negative? Not everyone is a phony as you say.

Well, you certainly are. Why did you want an interview with me in the rst place? Goddamn journalists. Always want to use people and their stories for your own career advancement, right? You’re just another goddamn adult with an in lated superiority complex. Why should I believe you give a damn? You don’t. Now please just go. Just leave me alone. You got what you wanted, now go. I’m done talking to you.

Okay...but this is my workplace.

[Disgruntled, Holden gets up and leaves, slamming the door behind him.]

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last phone call When I got inside the car, my parents were furious about my phone bill. I have exceeded by monthly bill by a thousand. My mom showed me the bill and I saw your numbers imprinted all over the paper. All of your midnight phone calls were listed there. My mom asked, “Who are you talking to?”

“It was just a friend. I didn’t realize we were talking for so long” I said.

Of course I remembered the hours we stayed on the phone. But I didn’t mind. She didn’t know I was calling my imaginary friend. I missed you and who you made me be. I miss that version of myself. I can’t find him anymore.

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Who grew this cotton Who sowed the seeds Who spun these threads Who wove this cloth

Whose dress is to die for Who shops to live Who gets the bargain Whose life’s on sale

Whose silk is that Who turned the worm Who sheared the sheep Who’s getting fleeced

Who’s always searching Who’s never satisfied Who’s got nothing to wear Who cares

Who’s on her feet Who made my clothes

Who swoons her shoes Who posts the most

good morning freedom i finally let you go good for me Who fixed the hem Who brags her bags Who broke thebetter system Who crowsyou her clothes for you, know take me back to when Who sets the price Who pays the cost i did not know

Who sewed the seams Who stitched the tag Whose fingers bled Whose fault is this

Who’s asking Who needs to know

when i didWhonot understand embroiders truth naked underneath when i didWho’s not care Who are you

Who grew the brand Who hemmed and hawed Who hired the helpless Who dyed for you

Who are you wearing?

because right now i cannot bear the burden of boundlessness

Who sweats the details Whose sweater is that Who shot it first Who gets a fair shot Who’s overdressed Who’s oppressed Who’s high on fashion Who’s high on fumes

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Confused

Anxiety

Auditing

Collective bargaining

a feeling of is the process of reviewing a company's worry, nervousness finances, working aboutconditions, something and environmental practices. with Itan uncertain uncovers risks to outcome: workers' somethe safety and opportunities to improve future working conditions.

unable to think clearly; bewildered by newfound adult responsibilities

is a process where employers and unions negotiate to determine fair wages and working conditions.

Broke require companies to act in having ways that protect workers andcompletely the environment.

Governments can and should run outlegally of hold companies accountable moneyfor how they behave, but they often don't.

Binding regulations

Gravitate

Grievance mechanism

move towards or be attracted to adults who know what they are doing

is a complaint process that can be used by workers, allowing them to voice concerns about working conditions without fear of punishment or retribution.

glossary of of NEWFOUND A Aglossary of MONEY A glossary ADULTHOOD lingo.

ADULTHOOD lingo.

FASHION POWER lingo.

Living wage

Lost

Kids at work Knowledge child labour is work facts, that deprives kids of information, their childhood, and their life potential and skills acquired dignity.

Estimates say there are 168 million through new child labourers . experiences 3

is a wage a worker earns in a standard working week that is enough to provide for them and their family's basic needs - including food, housing, clothing, education and healthcare.

unable to find one’s way; not knowing one’s whereabouts, especially in a new environment

Effort many means that retailers, brands and their suppliers vigorous or take responsibility for protecting the environment determined and improving the working attempts conditions of the people Ethical trade

Delusion Due diligence idiosynrcratic is a process belief or through which companies assesses their impression that impacts on human rights and the environment and then adulthood would take actions to reduce any negative impacts. be easy

who make the products they sell.

Fear is when people are unpleasant forced to work against emotions their will or by caused threat of force or punishment. by belief that Estimates say 21 million people are forced to adulthood is work , many of which threatening are in the cotton and Forced labour

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garment industries.

Join a union

HelpHomeworker is someone who’s subcontracted, works at home and is commonly paid by each piece they produce rather than an hourly wage. Homeworkers are mostly female.

needing the assistance of others and using other’s serviess or resources

Jaded

Inconvenience Industrial relations trouble caused refers to negotiations amongpersonal workers, managers to and governments on comfort; can’t business performance and working conditions. Good rely on parents industrial relations are key to a happy workforce. anymore

a union is an organisation made up of employees which looks after worker interests and protects their rights at work.

Unions are key to solving the fashion industry’s problems.

tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of adult responsibilities

Non-compliance

Newbie

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is the failure to act in accordance with the law, regulation or a company’s code of conduct when it comes to social or environmental issues.

an inexperienced newcomer to being an adult

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Oxymoron Occupational health & safety a figure of speech which refers in to the safety, health and welfare of apparently people at work. Many contradictory of the people who make our clothes work in terms appear in dirty, dangerous and exhausting conditions. conjunction: “young adult�

Time plan, schedule, or arrange when something should happen or be Transparency done; becoming means companies know who more adult make of theiran clothes, where they are made and under as what time conditions, and they share this information increases with the public.

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Question feel or refer to how long express about it takes to go from design to final raise product. about; A typical lead time has objections gone from 6 months to a couple which can a to; weeks, seeking increase risk of poor resolution working conditions.

Quick lead times

Purchasing practices

Pragmatic often involve shortdealing with term contracts, bad communications, pressure things to deliver cheap prices and last-minute and changes to sensibly orders. These enable bad realistically conditions for workers.

Regret Responsible a feeling of consumerism sadness, is intentionally buying goods or services repentance, or that have minimal to disappointment over no harmful impacts on humans, animals, lost childhood and or on the environment. youth It’s voting with your $.

Social protection Sanguine includes access to or optimistic health care and positive, income security such as sick pay, injury in especially pay, parental leave, an apparently pension, subsidised food or housing. bad or difficult situation

Vulnerable Value chain susceptible to refers to all the steps it takes to produce physical or and sell a product, from farm to closet. emotional attack or harm

What asking for information about being an adult

Ubiquitous Upcycling is the process of the smartphones reusing materials in present, a way that increases a product’sor value and appearing, makes it desirable saving garments found again, everywhere

over 80% of garment workers are women who tend to be stuck in low skill, low pay jobs.2 Education, training and unions are key to enabling women to negotiate better conditions.

from going to landfill.

Exploitation

Xenoglossy is not paying a living wage for someone’s

ability tomay speak work. It also involve practices a language not such as physical intimidation, acquired by child labour, natural forced means; overtime, restricted movement how to speak and limiting unions. adult

Women’s empowerment

Yearn Your voice have an intense has the power to make feeling of a positive difference.

Ask questions.for Tell the longing brands you shop from and something lost: your local policymakers that you want cleaner, childhood safer and fairer and fashion. innocence

Zero-hour contracts Zealous are contracts in which employers are not obliged to provide a set number of working hours each week and consequently do not have to provide social protections.

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showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of becoming an adult

Chandra Singh is a tailor who works for Creative Handicrafts in India, a manufacturer for fair trade fashion brand People Tree.

Can you tell us about your typical daily routine?

I get up at 5:30am and cook both breakfast and lunch for my family. My husband goes to work and takes the children to their classes. I leave for work at 8:30am to start at 9:30am. I stitch around eight to ten easy pieces or two to three difficult ones a day. I have my lunch break at 1pm and I go home at 6pm. My children prepare tea for me and after a bit of relaxation I prepare dinner for my family. I go to sleep by 11pm.

NONE ARE MORE HOPELESSLY ENSLAVED THAN THOSE WHO FALSELY BELIEVE THEY ARE FREE

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"I think it is important to be working in a safe environment where you are happy to go every day to and where you keep learning.

I appreciate working with women who are supportive and cooperative – we are able to talk, learn and get Johann Wolfgang support from each other." von Goethe

Ms. Chandra Singh Tailor at Creative Handicrafts, India

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anxiety I’m afraid That if I didn’t initiate The conversation There wouldn’t be one And I don’t want that to happen I don’t want my worlds To drift apart I’m trying Really hard To keep us close And it’s Slowly Tearing Me

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Moved Out of Home

Earned Your Own Wage

Paid Rent Become Financially Independent Had the Same Job for Over Two Years

Got a Job

You No Longer Avoid Responsibilities

Gotten a Degree

Bought/Mortgaged a House

Get a Driving License

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Bought Furniture

You Have Learnt the Meaning of Respect You Know What Makes You Happy

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