Youth Liberation seeks to change how adults treat young people. But what makes someone an “adult”? Who falls into the category of “young people”? Where is the line between these two groups? I. THREE MODELS OF AGE Before we begin trying to answer these questions, it’s valuable to take a step back and look first…
Throughout history dominant majorities have redirected public attention away from the majorities’ problems and onto an artificially created scapegoat. Many countries have used a variety of scapegoats throughout time; this practice leads to persecution and anger towards the selected minority. Today in North American society a new scapegoat is being fabricated, this scapegoat is our…
In 1988, the William T. Grant Foundation released a report that found the picture painted by adult culture of youth in our society as pervasively negative. The commission wrote, There is a portrait of youth that is not only misleading, but harmful. We ought to correct the record out of a sense of fairness, as…
The case of In Re Gault started when Gerald Gault a 15-year-old citizen of Arizona made several lewd telephone calls to a neighbor. After a complaint by that neighbor Gault was arrested and detained by police. Gault’s parents worried that their son was not at home that day, searched for their missing child. Gault’s parents…
Suppose you suddenly found yourself in the body of a twelve-year-old child. Suppose that despite this physical transformation, your personality, your knowledge and every other aspect of your mind remained unchanged. How might this affect your life? This was the theme of an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (entitled “Rascals”). A transporter malfunction…
This is my first blog post in far too long. In fact, I’ve been depressingly absent from NYRA for quite a while. Two things are bringing me back here. The first is that I suddenly find myself with a rare free few hours. The second is, oddly enough, my 21st birthday, which was almost two…
NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 11, Issue 3 March 31, 2011 Editors: Jackie Ferro, Katrina Moncure, Sidnei Banks, Alex Koroknay-Palicz Publisher: David Moss Contents – Introduction – NYRA Partners With Broad Coalition to End Corporal Punishment – Victory Against San Juan Capistrano Curfew Bill! – NYRA-DC Defeats a Giant – Action Through Collaboration at University…
NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 10, Issue 7 July 15, 2010 Editors: James Holl, Myah Coleman and Lu Wang Publisher: David Moss Contents – Introduction – DC Chapter Speaks Out at City Council Hearing – You are invited to 2010 NYRA’s Annual Meeting Next Month – Vote in the 2010 Board of Directors Election –…
NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 10, Issue 6 June 17, 2010 Editors: Emily Sanders, Julian Gutierrez and Lu Wang Publisher: David Moss Contents – Introduction – Sleep to Succeed Campaign a Success! – NYRA Fights Kyleigh’s Law and STAND UP Act – Hyundai’s Anti-Youth Ad Campaign – Annual Meeting & Election News – Coalition Against…
NYRA Freedom ISSN 1933-5229 Volume 10, Issue 5 May 19, 2010 Editors: Emily Sanders, Julian Gutierrez and Lu Wang Publisher: David Moss Contents – Introduction – Kyleigh’s Law puts the Bullseye on Youth – NYRA Fights Bill to Raise Driving Age Nationally – Vermont Senate Approved Resolution for Relieving Drinking Age Penalty – NYRA’s new…
