NYRA Freedom, Volume 11, Issue 7

NYRA Freedom, Volume 11, Issue 7

NYRA Freedom Volume 11, Issue 7 August 19, 2011 Contents – NYRA Annual Meeting a Huge Success – Check the BRAND New YouthRights.org – NYRA Elects 2011-2012 Board of Directors – First Annual NYRA Bowling Tournament – Remove Age Discrimination from the Illinois Admissions Process – New Northeast Georgia Chapter Off to a Great Start…

National Youth Rights Association Announces Winners of 2011 Annual Awards

National Youth Rights Association Announces Winners of 2011 Annual Awards

WASHINGTON – The National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) announced the recipients of its second annual awards, which were formally presented on July 30 at the 2011 NYRA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Youth rights is the concept that young people are entitled to the rights and civil liberties enjoyed by all American citizens.  Three separate…

Reimagining Youth Rights from a Rural Perspective – Kathleen Nicole O’Neal

Reimagining Youth Rights from a Rural Perspective – Kathleen Nicole O’Neal

When we discuss youth rights we tend to do it from the default perspective of someone in an urban or suburban community. For those who spent their youth in such communities, this bias is understandable if nonetheless problematic. However, even for those of us raised in rural communities, it can be easy to forget (especially…

Success Stories

Success Stories

NYRA Berkeley (2004 – 2007)NYRA Vermont (2004 – 2007)NYRA Bergen County (2007 – 2011)NYRA Southeast Florida (2008 – 2011)NYRA Zionsville Student Rights Union (2008 – 2010) NYRA Berkeley (2004 – 2007) NYRA’s Berkeley Chapter carried out our most successful push to lower the voting age in California. Letter Writing Campaign. The chapter began in 2005…

NYRA Freedom, Volume 11, Issue 5

NYRA Freedom, Volume 11, Issue 5

NYRA Freedom Volume 11, Issue 5 June 16, 2011 Contents – NYRA Forms Coalition Requesting Apology from Rockefeller and Gingrich – Election Two Weeks Away, Annual Meeting Next Month – Effort Renewed to Put Youth on NYC Community Boards – Koroknay-Palicz Defends Youth Privacy at Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference – Bill to Curtail Corporal…

NYRA Freedom, Volume 11, Issue 3

NYRA Freedom, Volume 11, Issue 3

NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 11, Issue 3 March 31, 2011 Editors: Jackie Ferro, Katrina Moncure, Sidnei Banks, Alex Koroknay-Palicz Publisher: David Moss Contents – Introduction – NYRA Partners With Broad Coalition to End Corporal Punishment – Victory Against San Juan Capistrano Curfew Bill! – NYRA-DC Defeats a Giant – Action Through Collaboration at University…

NYRA Freedom, Volume 11, Issue 2

NYRA Freedom, Volume 11, Issue 2

NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 11, Issue 2 February 17, 2011 Editors: Jackie Ferro, Katrina Moncure, Sidnei Banks, Alex Koroknay-Palicz Publisher: David Moss Contents – Introduction – NYRA President is Becoming a Regular on the National Stage – Real Progress on Lowering the Voting Age in Washington State led by NYRA-Seattle – Chapter Meeting a…

NYRA Freedom, Volume 11, Issue 1

NYRA Freedom, Volume 11, Issue 1

NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 11, Issue 1 January 13, 2011 Editors: Julian Gutierrez, Jackie Ferro, Emily Sanders, Lauran Potter Publisher: David Moss Contents – Introduction – National Youth Rights Day – NYRA’s 2011 Annual Meeting – The Program Documentary – NYRA-LA Weighs In On Daytime Curfew – Get Connected – NYRA Freedom Is Looking…