2012 will mark a milestone for youth rights activism: supporters of all ages are engaging in an effort to empower youth by lowering the voting age. The “Votes for Youth” campaign gives voice to youth who are fed-up with having no say in electing the leaders who claim to represent them. They have strongly held…
Contents NYRA Chooses New Executive Director NYRA-Philly Hosts Know Your Rights Night This Month’s Mission Calendar Blog News NYRA in the News Other News NYRA Chooses New Executive Director The metaphorical white smoke has risen from the conclave, and the Directors of NYRA have made their selection. “It’s official,” announced NYRA Secretary Katrina Moncure….
Matt Smith, principal at Garrett High School in Indiana, recently expelled a student for Tweeting a swear word on his own time. In response, NYRA’s new Executive Director sent Smith the following message: Dear Mr. Smith, I was disappointed to hear reports that your school chose to expel a student for a Tweet he wrote…
This is part of the Youth Rights 101 series. Please check out Youth Rights 101: Introduction for the rest of the series and more information. Every teen I know is an idiot. I don’t see them possibly able to handle rights and responsibilities! Assuming the relatively very few teens you know in your life are…
This is part of the Youth Rights 101 series. Please check out Youth Rights 101: Introduction for the rest of the series and more information. Aren’t teen driving restrictions meant for protection of new young drivers? Teen driver restrictions may be meant for protection, but not all new drivers are teens, and older new drivers…
The 26th run of #16tovote on the 16th was a little slower and less participated-in than usual, but it still went on and went pretty well anyway. One special thing was how this one took place in the planning stages of an upcoming voting age campaign that’s in the works (which there will be more…
Contents Alex Koroknay-Palicz Stepping Down This Month’s Mission Confronting Book-Banning and Birth Control Exclusion A Different Kind of NYRA Donor #16toVote Hits the Big Oh Two 250 New Recruits in Two Days Calendar Blog News NYRA in the News Other News Alex Koroknay-Palicz Stepping Down At the end of this month, NYRA’s Executive Director, Alex…
This is part of the Youth Rights 101 series. Please check out Youth Rights 101: Introduction for the rest of the series and more information. I saw a sign at a store saying anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Is that legal? Depends on the store and where you…
This is part of the Youth Rights 101 series. Please check out Youth Rights 101: Introduction for the rest of the series and more information. Aren’t curfew laws necessary to keep kids safe and out of trouble? Should kids really be out so late? The real question is, should anyone be out so late, of…
It’s been two years since that February Tuesday we decided to try out the idea of a day dedicated to promoting lowering the voting age on Twitter, using a hashtag. The chosen hashtag was, of course, #16tovote, a term used previously by NYRA of Southeast Florida’s lower voting age campaign. Watching others on Twitter use…
