
NYRA President Goes on CNN to Defend Youth Privacy!!
Tonight, NYRA President Jeffrey Nadel, appeared on national television to debate NY State Sen. Eric Adams about his new video calling on parents to routinely search through the rooms of their kids for guns and drugs. Nadel did a fantastic job, and in response to ...
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NYRA Takes On State Senator’s Calls for Invading Privacy of Youth
Today, New York State Senator and former police officer (better known for his crusade against sagging pants), Eric Adams, published a video on YouTube instructing parents on how to search the rooms and backpacks of their kids for drugs and weapons. His calls for parents ...
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When Youth Leaders Sell Out
Yesterday I was at a meeting of folks from across my local community who work with youth, including school personnel, nonprofit staff, government agency workers, and others. One topic discussed was what youth in the community should be invited to an event focused on listening ...
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NYRA-LA Weighs In On Daytime Curfew
Recently, councilmembers in San Juan Capistrano, California considered proposals to enhance their existing curfew laws. Amongst the new ideas considered were a daytime curfew during school hours and increased fines for the parents of young people who dare to go outside. Realizing that council members ...
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NYRA Freedom is Looking for Talented Youth Rights Journalists
For a decade, the NYRA Freedom has been hitting email inboxes around the country. We've covered every youth rights issue imaginable and now we'd like your help to cover even more and to reach more folks. Are you a a NYRA member with a gift ...
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Intern for Youth Rights this Spring!
NYRA is looking for some spring interns! Are you in the DC area and want to have an internship that matters? Want to work in support of issues you care about? Work for NYRA! We are looking for interns to help us advance the cause ...
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NYRA’s 2011 Annual Meeting
Mark your calendars now; NYRA's 2011 annual meeting will take place in the nation's capital, Washington D.C., on August 6th and 7th of 2011. The annual meeting, held every year since 1998, is host to a congregation of dedicated NYRA members and activists from around ...
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Second Annual National Youth Rights Day
Last year, NYRA was honored to take part in the first ever celebration of National Youth Rights Day. As we begin the New Year, April 14th grows closer bringing with it the second annual National Youth Rights Day! To help spread awareness about youth rights, ...
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#16tovote on the 16th – January 2011
We've completed the first #16tovote on the 16th of 2011! It was the second time the event landed on a Sunday, the third time on a weekend. Like always, youth rights supporters descended upon Twitter and tweeted a lot about why the voting age must ...
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NYRA Freedom, Volume 11, Issue 1
== NYRA Freedom == ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 11, Issue 1 January 13, 2011 Editors: Julian Gutierrez, Jackie Ferro, Emily Sanders, Lauran Potter Publisher: David Moss == Contents == - Introduction - National Youth Rights Day - NYRA's 2011 Annual Meeting - The Program Documentary - ...
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