== NYRA Freedom == ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 10, Issue 9 September 15, 2010 Editors: Julian Gutierrez, Jackie Ferro, Emily Sanders Publisher: David Moss == Contents == – The Mosquito’s Sting – Election Day Events Across the Country – What’s Your Ah-Ha Moment? – Thanks West Palm Beach Police Department! – National Youth Listening Tour –…
The respondent’s brief (the main argument/brief on our side of the case) has been finished and released for the Schwarzenegger v. EMA case. The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in this case on November 2, 2010. Their decision will be handed down a few months later, no later than June 2011. NYRA, as…
== NYRA Freedom == ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 10, Issue 8 August 20, 2010 Editors: Julian Guttierez, Jackie Ferro, Emily Sanders Publisher: David Moss == Contents == – Schwarzenegger v. Gamers – Annual Meeting a Great Success – A New Year and a New Look for NYRA’s Annual Report – NYRA Announces The First Ever Recipients…
What an awesome speech, Erica is a rock star. The following speech was delivered by top of the class student Erica Goldson during the graduation ceremony at Coxsackie-Athens High School on June 25, 2010 Here I stand There is a story of a young, but earnest Zen student who approached his teacher, and asked the…
Arnold is trying to take away your games. Don’t let him. California passed a law that would ban the sale of all “violent” video games to individuals under 18. The case of whether or not this law is Constitutional is going before the US Supreme Court. Their ruling could have far reaching implications for how…
Dozens of NYRA members from all over the country came to DC this weekend for the biggest and most exciting NYRA Annual Meeting yet! We have about 100 pictures of the event up on the NYRA Facebook page. Here is just a sample. Click them to see the whole album. Be sure to “like” the…
Great to see more progress over in Europe on lowering the voting age! The Finnish Justice Minister, Tuija Brax (Greens) recently proposed lowering the minimum voting age in Finland to 16 for future municipal elections. Brax believes that municipal elections are the perfect learning grounds for younger voters. The aim of lowering the voting age…
Ugh, yet another mall banning teens. Where do they expect teens to go? This is ageist segregation, nothing more. It was once a rite of passage for many teens, hanging out at the mall, but that may soon become a thing of the past.Tri-County Mall is the latest to restrict teens’ access during certain hours….
Yesterday, NYRA members made it out to Warped Tour in Columbia, MD and did a great job spreading the word about the youth rights movement. Almost TWO HUNDRED new people signed up at the event. This was an amazing opportunity to promote youth rights, get more people involved and grow the movement. Warped Tour is…
Before the Committee of the Whole of the Council of the District of Columbia Testimony of Larry T. Pretlow II, President On behalf of the DC Chapter of the National Youth Rights Association on Reforming the Youth Advisory Council July 10, 2010 First of all, thank you to Chairman Gray and the Council for holding…
