Forums Expanded

Forums Expanded

The Youth Rights Forums, a resource of NYRA’s website, youth-rights.org, has expanded its topics to include several new discussions, including hot issues such as the ongoing debate about prayer in public schools. Members and non-members alike are invited to participate in the online discussions.

MD Chapter in the Works

MD Chapter in the Works

NYRA members in the Southern Maryland, the Baltimore area, and Maryland’s Eastern Shore are invited to help establish a Maryland chapter of NYRA. For more information, see the Chapters area of this web site. Washington area Marylanders should join the already-established Washington chapter, NYRA-DC.

DC Chapter Approved

DC Chapter Approved

NYRA has approved an application from Youth Against Curfew (YAC) to form NYRA-DC, a local NYRA chapter which will cover all residents of Washington, DC that are not currently members of another chapter in the area. There is no cost to join the DC chapter, and members who will reside in DC will automatically be…

MI Chapter Formed

MI Chapter Formed

An application for the forming of a NYRA Southern Ottawa County chapter, or NYRA-SOC, was approved by the NYRA Board of Directors during a meeting Wednesday, June 21. Membership is open to any member in Ottawa County, and there is no cost to join. Current Ottawa County residents will automatically be joined.

NYRA Director Resigns

NYRA Director Resigns

Activist Jason Gerber has resigned from NYRA’s Board of Directors. Gerber, a high school student from the Washington, DC suburb of Rockville, Maryland, will continue his work in youth rights, and will remain with NYRA as a regular member. Announcements for an election to fill open Director seats will be sent soon.

Results of NYRA BOD Meeting

Results of NYRA BOD Meeting

The NYRA Board of Directors met December 27 in a meeting held over the telephone. During the meeting, the BOD held officer elections and approved six new position papers. NYRA officers elected at the meeting were Vice President, which went to acting Vice President Matt Herman, and Treasurer, which went to BOD member Alex Koroknay-Palicz….