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NEWMOONGIRLS.COMIssueIssueIssue Themes Themes ThemesPolitics for for for July/August andSeptember/October January/FDecemry Justice 2012 2012 2012FALL 2020 ™ Listening to Girls since 1992 Fall 2020 Volume XXVIII, Issue1 Politics and Justice Our Awesome Volunteers! freedom to be themselves Moderators: Maggie Brissenden, Quincy Gordon, Amelia Kearney. Cailyn Krygier, Jeannine McGuire,Kira Nikolaides, Lila Stoddard, Denise Tanton, Liz Vitale, Moderator Coordinators: Mikel Gordon and Laura Marks Proofreading: Maggie Brissenden, Nia Kelly We are the original girl-created media. Girl editors, Professional Consulting: Liz Vitale writers, artists and creators from around the world Sister to Sister: Coordinator Julia McDaniel. Mentors: direct our content. They work with adults using our Emily, Chebli, Alex McGuire, Gretchen Purvis, Maeve groundbreaking Share the Power method. 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Have you ever been through a year like 2020? NMG staff and volunteers haven’t, that’s for sure. A worldwide pandemic has killed 900,000 people so far and we don’t know when there will be a vaccine. COVID-19 definitely isn’t over . MAKE STUFF Powerful protests against racial injustice continue around the world. Injustice isn’t over, either, including sexism and climate change. ҉ comics ҉ poetry It’s normal at this time to feel stressed, worried, angry, anxious, and/or sad ҉ opinions more than usual. As NMG members we know you care a lot. And we know you have so many ideas about how to make things better. So, for this issue ҉ mysteries you told us, “What we can all do to make things better.” ҉ photography ҉ knitting, sewing, any crafts These pages are full of both hope and current reality about what you told ҉ science experiments us. It’s OK if you feel uncomfortable when you read some of this issue. ҉ paintings Talk with your parents and friends about how you feel. 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