NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 2, Issue 7 August 2, 2002 Contents: Introduction Note (Added Afterwards) Welcome Note Editor’s Note News and Opinion Chapter Highlights Get Involved Upcoming Events Community Speak Classifieds Introduction Note This issue was published on August 2, 2002 on a NYRA Freedom dedicated website NYRAFreedom.org. Due to the lack of traffic…
NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 2, Issue 6 July 8, 2002 Contents: Editor’s Note Drinking Age Debates California Smoking Age Age Discrimination Campaign Fundraising Committee Begins Board Elections NYRA Open Positions Editor’s Note Welcome to the new issue of NYRA Freedom. This is Brad White and this is my first issue acting as editor, and…
NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 2, Issue 5 June 3, 2002 Contents: Introduction Anti-Segregation Summer Begins General Meeting Called Back to CNN Again NYRA-MA Fundraising Success Board Expands Chapter News Recap Introduction First let me say congratulations to everyone who has just graduated! For those of you who aren’t done with school forever, breath a…
NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 2, Issue 4 April 25, 2002 Contents: Introduction Cambridge Lowers Voting Age Publicity Committee Formed Sarah Lawrence Speaks at AU Slogan Search Underway New Features on Webpage High School Directory Project Begins NYRA Recruits at DC Peace Rally Chapter News Recap Introduction It is now the end of NYRA’s first…
NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 2, Issue 3 March 24, 2002 Contents: Introduction Campaign Finance Reform Battle NYRA-AU Welcomes Dr. Hanson NYRA Restructures NYLF Conferences Chapter News Recap Introduction March is here, and, for many of us, the beginning of Spring’s warm weather. It’s the season for baseball and track meets, and its also a…
Republican Strategist and former aide to Ronald Reagan Fred Karger is hoping to run for President. He’s been traveling the country talking about his platform which includes an effort to lower the voting age to 16. NYRA staff asked him five questions.
When people hear the word “ageism”, they almost always think of the discrimination against older people. They must be blind to the way young people are treated. Prejudices against young people are always worse than prejudice against old people, and young people are frequently harassed and bullied for doing things that adults do on a…
Age is not an accomplishment, and youth is not a sin. Robert Heinlein It is idle to talk of civil liberties to adults who were systematically taught in adolescence that they had none; and it is sheer hypocrisy to call such people freedom loving. Edgar Friedenberg “The Dignity of Youth and Other Atavisms” Too many…
NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 1, Issue 5 January 12, 2002 Contents: Introduction NYRA v. Curfews Tax Status Almost Here NCSS and ABA Conference “Youth Rights in America” Tabling at SSDP Chapter News Recap Introduction We at NYRA apologize for the extreme lateness of the November and December issues of “NYRA Freedom” We have unfortunately…
NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 1, Issue 4 October 24, 2001 Contents: Introduction NYRA Election 1200 Members Quote of the Month Victory in Michigan “Break-Out Session” Chapter News Recap Introduction For all those who are new to the National Youth Rights Association (NYRA), my name is Ryan Bolz, editor of “NYRA Freedom”. The newsletter is…
