2006 Annual Meeting
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Nanuet’s Wear Blue for NYRD
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Vermont Drinking Age Campaign
One of NYRA’s most intensive campaigns took place in March & April of 2005. Rep. Richard Marron introduced a bill in the Vermont legislature to lower the state’s drinking age to eighteen. The bill had widespread support and Vermont was an ideal state to push the issue. NYRA-Vermont mobilized in support of it and invited…
NYRA-SEFL 2010 Election Day Event
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2008 Annual Meeting
This month NYRA held its annual meeting at its offices in Washington, DC, and it was by all measures a great success. This year’s meeting had the biggest turnout ever, with an estimated 30 people in attendance. Good times were had by all, with good food, amazing people, and some great presentations and workshops. The…
Supreme Court Rally for Free Speech, Video Games and Youth Suffrage
On November 2, NYRA members gathered on the steps of the US Supreme Court to speak out for free speech, opposition to video game censorship and support for lowering the voting age. On this day, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Schwarzenegger v. EMA. On trial was the right of the…
Picture Gallery
Tired of boring ol’ text? Check out these pictures of some activities and events NYRA has been at over the years. From our annual meetings, to National Youth Rights Day, to chapter meetings, rallies and actions from coast to coast. Check out the various albums below to see the faces behind the most exciting youth…
Support Our Troops
One of the most brutal hypocrisies of ageism manifests itself during times of war when we ask young men and women to put their lives on the line for the defense of freedom either here or abroad. This noble notion turns foul when we realize how many of America’s soldiers lack the very freedom they…
Progress For Lowering the Voting Age In Massachusetts
Two youth-led NYRA-allied organizations have made great strides towards making a lower voting age a reality. In 2002, Cambridge, Massachusetts passed a home rule petition to lower the voting age through the Cambridge City Council and that legislation has been waiting legislative action at the state level ever since. In 2004 the Cambridge Kids Council,…
Register Now for 2011 Annual Meeting
We are proud to announce our special guest and keynote speaker for the 2011 NYRA Annual Meeting: Dr. Robert Epstein. Dr. Epstein is a prominent author and psychologist and die hard supporter of youth rights. He co-founded National Youth Rights Day and has written the ground breaking book, Teen 2.0. Dr. Epstein will be delivering…
