Saturday 9 – 9:30 – Opening remarks by NYRA-Southeast Florida President, Jeff Nadel 9:30 – 10:30 – History of the idea of childhood by Georgetown Professor, Dr. Heather Voke 10:30 – 11:30 – Schoolhouse Diplomacy by ZSRU founder, Steve Ross 11:30 – 12:30 – A training from Youth Venture on how NYRA chapters can apply…
I gave the keynote address at the Hewlett Model Congress in Long Island, NY on April 14, 2000. It was my first major speech, so I wanted to practice it first. I did a practice run at AU with NYRA-AU and my friends in the audience. One of my friends was from Long Island and…
Tuesday NYRA-SEFL filed their lawsuit against West Palm Beach’s curfew law, and today the Supreme Court rules declares Savana Redding’s strip search to be illegal!! Youth Rights is on the march! Download the full Safford v. Redding decision here. Download the Safford v. Redding amicus curiae brief NYRA signed onto.
Video: Video from the chapter and their lawyer outside the courthouse. Video of a segment from the local CBS channel 12. News coverage: WPBF ABC 20 WPTV NBC 5 Palm Beach Post Vote in this poll: http://www.wpbf.com/news/19842223/detail.html
At 4 o’clock this afternoon, NYRA-Southeast Florida filed their lawsuit against the city of West Palm Beach, Florida. After months of attempting to negotiate with the city council to repeal their unconstitutional curfew law, the chapter has now taken their battle to federal court. NYRA is making history! This is the first time a NYRA…
I’m more inclined to agree with the first post here, but StudentActivism.net makes a good point that this case was about an injunction, not about the merits of the speech itself. Still, I can’t see how anyone could side with the high school on any issue related to this case. Sotomayor’s Bad 1st Amendment Decision…
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Great post the other day from NYRA Board of Advisors member, Robert Epstein: Juvenile Injustice: The Scandal in Pennsylvania Is the Tip of an Ugly Iceberg
A closeted youth rights supporter, and professor at MIT, Scott Aaronson, has made a bold attempt to come out of the closet by debating the absurd position of youth rights opponents. Specifically pointing out the lack of a credible argument against lowering the voting age. His post is impressive as he is well acquainted with…
A great new commentary from Henry Giroux about the criminalization of youth and the conspicuous absence of concern for youth in our growing economic crisis and recovery efforts. A good read. Some of the juciest bits: Increasingly, children seem to have no standing in the public sphere as citizens and as such are denied any…
