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Blast From The Past
These archives are for all the various front page stories that you've come to expect on the NYRA page. If you miss a current story check back here, it'll be archived. Also for novelties sake scroll down and see what NYRA was up to months and years ago. It's interesting to see how far we've come.
December 7, 2000
youth-rights.org Domain Temporarily Removed
NYRA's acclaimed web site, youth-rights.org, has had its domain name removed due to differences between the organization and our outgoing secretary. NYRA officials expect the address to be returned to the organization shortly. The reports that NYRA has suspended operations are unfounded, reports NYRA officials. "We certainly have not suspended operations, in fact we continue to thrive as an organization," explained NYRA President Alex Koroknay-Palicz in a letter to members. "The situation...is currently being worked on." The web site can currently be found at it's temporary home, http://nyra.ecg.net/, as NYRA officials work to solve the problem.
NYRA Annual Meeting Held
NYRA's third annual meeting of members was held on October 28th at American University. Several NYRA members participated in the meeting, which included policy planning and the annual election of top NYRA officials and directors. Election results will be posted when all ballots are in and have been tallied. Members can still vote by clicking here.
October 18, 2000
NYRA President Calls Membership to Action
NYRA President Alex Koroknay-Palicz is calling for NYRA members to help in a national voting-age protest to be held on election day. "We need people willing to organize and hold a protest in their local communities," Koroknay-Palicz explained in a letter mailed to NYRA members. "The substance of this protest will be the local protests in many different areas of the country," he explained. "Having many protests all over the country will be effective to spread our message," a message that says that all U.S. citizens should have the right to vote, age notwithstanding. For more information, or to read the full text of Koroknay-Palicz' letter, visitMember News.
MD Chapter in the Works
NYRA members in the Southern Maryland, the Baltimore area, and Maryland's Eastern Shore are invited to help establish a Maryland chapter of NYRA. For more information, see the Chapters area of this web site. Washington area Marylanders should join the already-established Washington chapter, NYRA-DC.
Forums Expanded
The Youth Rights Forums, a resource of NYRA's website, youth-rights.org, has expanded it's topics to include several new discussions, including hot issues such as the ongoing debate about prayer in public schools. Members and non-members alike are invited to participate in the online discussions.
August 15, 2000
Hein Released, Replaced By Koroknay-Palicz
NYRA President Avi Hein was removed from office by the Board of Directors in an expected vote during a meeting on Wednesday, June 21. Hein was replaced by interim president Alex Koroknay-Palicz, who also serves as acting treasurer. Koroknay-Palicz will step down as acting treasurer as soon as the Board of Directors chooses a replacement. Koroknay-Palicz' term will end later this year after the annual meeting of members.
MI Chapter Formed
An application for the forming of a NYRA Southern Ottawa County chapter, or NYRA-SOC, was approved by the NYRA Board of Directors during a meeting Wednesday, June 21. Membership is open to any member in Ottawa County, and there is no cost to join. Current Ottawa County residents will automatically be joined.
DC Chapter Approved
NYRA has approved an application from Youth Against Curfew (YAC) to form NYRA-DC, a local NYRA chapter which will cover all residents of Washington, DC that are not currently members of another chapter in the area. There is no cost to join the DC chapter, and members who will reside in DC will automatically be joined.
May 11, 2000
NYRA Director Resigns
Activist Jason Gerber has resigned from NYRA's Board of Directors. Gerber, a high school student from the Washington, DC suburb of Rockville, Maryland, will continue his work in youth rights, and will remain with NYRA as a regular member. Announcements for an election to fill open Director seats will be sent soon.
March 7, 2000
Results of NYRA BOD Meeting
The NYRA Board of Directors met December 27 in a meeting held over the telephone. During the meeting, the BOD held officer elections and approved six new position papers. NYRA officers elected at the meeting were Vice President, which went to acting Vice President Matt Herman, and Treasurer, which went to BOD member Alex Koroknay-Palicz. NYRA President Avram Hein and Secretary Matt Walcoff were re-elected. The position papers which were approved cover driving, economics, status offenses, free speech, age discrimination in businesses and entertainment. "The papers are general enough to allow various policy solutions and tempered enough to reflect current political realities yet forceful enough to say young people are tired of the status quo," Hein said.
New Website!
Stay tuned for a newer, better NYRA website coming in the weeks ahead. It will feature a new, easier-on-the-eye look, as well as better, more up-to-date content.
December 16, 1999
AU Chapter Formed
NYRA has announced that American University appoved an application for a campus chapter of NYRA at the beginning of December. The application was presented to the University by NYRA President Avi Hein and Director Alex Koroknay-Palicz, both current AU students. Students from AU are encouraged to join the chapter. New members may fill out a new member form, and current members may send a request to nyra@ecg.net. There is no cost to join the AU chapter.
More Chapters Planned
Residents of Northeast Ohio, Suburban Maryland and Washington, DC/Northern Virginia are the next regions of NYRA's expansion campaign, targeted to host NYRA local chapters. When the chapters are formed, all current NYRA members who reside in the area will be referred to that local chapter. Members who are part of a local chapter are able participate in action which is geared specifically to the problems which reside in that state.
NYRA Secures Domain
NYRA in association with Youth Rights Network has secured the domain YouthRights.Org which will be used for a new Youth Rights resource site. Write to nyra@ecg.net for more info.
Call to Activists
NYRA is searching for people interested in hosting topic-based discussion forums on NYRA World Wide. Volunteer positions only. For more information, visit NYRA's discussion forums.
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