Definitely an important anniversary to mark for all of us. President Obama issued an official proclamation to honor the anniversary of lowering the voting age: Presidential Proclamation–40th Anniversary of the 26th Amendment 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 26TH AMENDMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Forty years ago, the 26th Amendment…
In a decision handed down today, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in our favor that video games are protected by the First Amendment and California can’t ban them to young people. The case, formerly Schwarzenegger v. EMA, now Brown v. EMA, is a huge victory for youth rights. NYRA, along with the National Coalition Against…
NYRA is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2011 NYRA Awards! The Awards were created last year to recognize significant contributions to the field of youth rights, both for and against. The three awards are the Youth Rights Progress Award, the NYRA Achievement Award and Ageist of the Year Award. The Youth Rights Progress…
The following speech was given by Alex Koroknay-Palicz on July 28, 2007 to open the 2007 NYRA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Who here has heard of John Holt? Or Mike Males? Or Robert Epstein? Or Grace Llewllyn? Or Richard Farson? These are the luminaries of our field. The great thinkers and prophets who have…
This letter was sent on June 2 to the office of Brian Kavanagh expressing our support for this important bill that would include 16 and 17-year-olds on community boards in New York City. MEMORANDUM OF SUPPORT OF A5959/S3995 Sponsor: Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh/State Senator Andrew Lanza Provisions: Provides that members of Community Boards in NYC need…
In President Clinton’s State of the Union address on February 4, 1997 he asked congress to “mount a full-scale assault on juvenile crime.” To follow up on his speech President Clinton produced “The President’s Anti-Gang and Youth Violence Strategy.” This report outlined President Clinton’s ideas for combating juvenile crime. While a long document, the report’s…
Dear Senator Rockefeller and Mr. Gingrich, As representatives of organizations representing the interests of young people we respectfully request that you apologize for your recent negative statements regarding young Americans. Senator Rockefeller: “It’s my general feeling that people who are 20, 21, 22 years old really don’t have any social values,” Mr. Gingrich: “it wouldn’t…
I am not a trained psychologist, but I am a very observant person, who has been placed in a situation with much to observe. So please take my words to heart for I believe they are more truthful than any explanation to date. Much conflict arises in the common American household between parents and their…
Alex Koroknay-Palicz, Executive Director of the National Youth Rights Association Its May 4, 2004 at 10:23 PM Eastern time in Sacramento sitting down with Mike Males, author of Scapegoat Generation and Framing Youth and many other good books and articles. For those who may be unfamiliar with your work could you just introduce what your…
This speech delivered on November 4, 1999 at the second Washington, DC curfew protest. Good evening, I am Alex Koroknay-Palicz treasurer for Youth Against Curfew and am a director for NYRA. This is a difficult time for the youth of this city, crime endangers our lives, proven by the terrible shootings this weekend. The city…
