Annie Friday
Annie Friday (she/her) is an SDE parent; Editor-In-Chief of Tipping Points Magazine; host of the Out of Line podcast; co-founder of Blue Bridge ALC and Grand Rapids Flying Squad; and former educator focused on early childhood play and nature programs. Currently Annie supports educators and families in centering relationships and navigating moments of struggle. Annie enjoys creating connections in order to increase access to unschooling with a vision of SDE as the future of education. Learn more about her at anniefriday.com
Annie joined NYRA in January 2026 and currently works on the Action team
NYRA Chicago
Annie is the organizer and a founding member of our NYRA Chicago node, along with Ian Golec and Rimon-Hadassah Walker. Together, they have the goal of creating a community of Youth Rights supporters in Chicago, Illinois.
Podcast Appearances:
Building the Future Through Youth Rights
By: Out of Line
Episode Description: Annie Friday is joined by team members from the National Youth Rights Association who are working hard to raise awareness about the importance of youth rights. Youth seem to be one group still very much systemically and structurally kept from their own human rights with very few adults even recognizing the importance of youth rights. Child abuse – mental, emotional, physical, or financial – and negative attitudes toward children both occur at extreme rates in part because this group is not well protected by current US law. Schools are often seen as a stopgap or screening tool for abuse, but that can’t help when the abuse is happening institutionally. Listen in as Zane, Eric, Imogen, and Susan share more about this critical work of advocacy, awareness, and change.
Other members Included: Susan Milton, Imogen Gannon, Zane Miller, Eric Kennedy
Listen to the Full Episode Here
