COUNCILMEMBER JIM GRAHAM, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON Bill 17-88, The “Protection And Safety Of Underage Persons Amendment Act of 2007” WEDNESDAY APRIL 18, 2007 AT 6 P.M. Room 412, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20004 Councilmember Jim Graham, Chairperson of the…
Last month Washington, DC Councilman Jim Graham introduced a bill that would ban or restrict young people (everyone under 21) from clubs and music venues in the city. First reported on here in February when we highlighted the amazing committee testimony of Ian MacKaye and Spencer’s thoughts on the underage ban. Since then we’ve been…
Dear North Carolina Legislator: As your constituent, I encourage you to support HB853/S874. HB853/S874 is the bill that would prohibit the use of corporal punishment in public schools across the state. North Carolina is one of 21 states that still allows school districts to use corporal punishment. There are many alternatives to spanking a student,…
A few years ago, a high school student named Joseph Frederick was punished for unfurling a banner that read “bong hits 4 Jesus” and subsequently quoting Thomas Jefferson to his principal. He sued, and won, but the principal brought the case to the Supreme Court. The principal (and her lawyers, who include Ken Starr) is…
For the past several years, DC has had a youth curfew. Young people in the District of Columbia can be arrested simply for leaving their homes. NYRA was recently contacted by Najmah Rashad, who runs Go-Go club events for young people in DC. She serves no alcohol at the events, and has never had any…
Washington Councilmember Jim Graham has introduced legislation that will essentially ban young people from DC nightclubs and concert venues. While Councilmember Graham is pursuing a far more palatable version of the bill, as it stands now the legislation will “prevent the entrance of persons under the age of 21 into alcoholic beverage control licensed nightclubs,…
I have been going to shows in DC since i moved to Bethesda a few years ago. Going to shows has been a way for me to escape from the craziness of being a teen. I think it is ridiculous that this has ban has even proposed. Alex showed me a video of Ian Mackaye…
This is simply awesome. MacKaye says it better than anyone else could have. I have nothing but respect for this man. I wish I and other NYRA members could have made the committee meeting, but they moved up the date at the last minute. Just watch this, it is amazing:
It was a year ago this month when I first started my project to add a student adviser onto the Buncombe County Board of Education. Although the board did not listen to all of the supporters, here are just a few of the positive things that came out of my project: Media exposure for the…
For centuries, our generation has worked and died so that America could move forward. Members of our generation rarely have received credit for our work. Teens have fought and died in the American Revolution, in the Civil War, in the World Wars, in Vietnam and in Iraq. American teens, throughout history have fought for civil…
