NYRA is taking to the streets and high schools, this time armed with video cameras, to comprehensively document the case for lowering the voting age. NYRA earned in the past month a grant from Mobilize.org and the Sunlight Foundation for the purchase of video cameras for a youth participation project, and we intend to take…
The newest NYRA affiliate is the Zionsville Student Rights Union, which represents the students of Zionsville Community High School in central Indiana. The ZSRU is a full-scale operation, with over 400 members, a professional website, and a major presence in the school. A major priority for the ZSRU is ensuring that rules impacting students are…
Alex Koroknay-Palicz, NYRA’s executive director, participated in the first national debate on lowering the drinking age on November 13, providing a powerful voice for youth. The debate, sponsored by the Amethyst Initiative, which has gained so much traction over the past few months in the fight to lower the drinking age, was moderated by Richard…
With the national election just past, young people and youth activists are speaking out across the country on the need to lower the voting age. On Election Day, youth in several cities rallied for youth suffrage. Active young people made waves in New York City, rallying on the steps of City Hall for increased youth…
In addition to all the other exciting things going on within NYRA and the world of youth rights, NYRA has gained a new member of its Board of Directors, and new officers have been appointed by the board. Yonaton Yares, Director of Media Communications for NYRA, has resigned from the Board of Directors, and former…
NYRA’s vice president, Stefan Muller, has been working all summer on a youth rights Facebook app, and it’s finally ready to be rolled out to the public. This new app will allow youth rights activists throughout the country to network with each other via Facebook, collaborating on youth rights projects that will have a real…
NYRA has renewed its campaign to end age discrimination in businesses, with several victories already in the past few weeks. The primary focus of the campaign so far has been in Maryland, though efforts are also underway in Michigan and Florida. In the area of age discrimination in business, Maryland state law is clearly on…
Not only is an excellent TV ad advocating a lower voting age about to air in our nation’s capital, NYRA is preparing a round of voting age protests on election day to further drive home the point that the voting age needs to be lowered now. Chapters in New York City, Orlando and Southeast Florida…
The airing of NYRA’s very first television ad, just in time to celebrate our 10th anniversary, is less than two weeks away! The advertisement, produced by NYRA of Southeast Florida and focusing on our support for lowering the voting age, will air on Washington, DC cable the week of October 20 on several major channels…
A new NYRA fundraiser is underway on our Lower the Drinking Age cause on Facebook. The fundraiser aims for $21,000 to lower the drinking age. The money raised will be put towards debates, training workshops for chapters, spreading information about responsible drinking, providing money for college chapters, and advertising. The 21K to End 21 fundraiser…
