Happy New Year! Sorry for the infrequent posting lately! In 2010, we saw a lot of youth rights happenings. We took on the oppressive Kyleigh’s Law in New Jersey. We held an awesome RALLY in support of free speech at the Supreme Court, after generating a spectacular amicus brief! We successfully got the oppressive Mosquito…
NYRA President Jeffrey Nadel has been campaigning against his town’s illegally enforced unconstitutional youth curfew for a few years now. He’s met with city officials, organized rallies and protests, attended hearings, and filed suit in state and federal court. Before he did all that, he had to make sure he had the facts. Jeff used…
Happy Holidays, everyone! It’s a time of putting up pretty lights, eating cookies, wrapping and giving presents, visiting loved ones, sending holiday cards (I’m in charge of NYRA’s every year!), being merry… and even so, it’s still the 16th of the month and time for 2010’s final #16tovote on the 16th! As usual, we all…
Before NYRA: After NYRA: Any questions?
The tenth run of #16tovote on the 16th is complete! Just like every 16th of the month, youth rights supporters on Twitter came together to tweet a lot about why the voting age should be lowered, using the hashtag #16tovote. Being the first one after this past election, it allowed us to wonder how it…
On November 2, NYRA members gathered on the steps of the US Supreme Court to speak out for free speech, opposition to video game censorship and support for lowering the voting age. On this day, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Schwarzenegger v. EMA. On trial was the right of the…
What a week for youth rights! At times like this, I am thrilled to be a NYRA member. With our tiny budget but a great deal of passion, NYRA was able to have a significant impact on all three branches of government this week. It makes me happy to see what our organization can accomplish,…
The rally was a great success!! We had plenty of people come out for it, got plenty of press, and took lots of great pictures!! Thanks to everyone who came! If you didn’t come, no worries, you can help us spread the word! The chance for the rally to have an impact isn’t yet over….
NYRA Board Member, Usiel Phoenix, spoke today in front of the US Supreme Court during oral argument in the Schwarzenegger v. EMA case. Text of the speech is below: Today, the Supreme Court will decide whether states have the right to prevent the sale of video games to minors. Now, I’ll be honest. I’m not…
NYRA headed to Capitol Hill on October 13th and awarded Representative George Miller (D-CA) the Youth Rights Progress Award for his passage of H.R. 911 and his continued effort defending youth rights. H.R. 911 or the “Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009” essentially requires residential programs/centers to disclose information related…
