The other day I was perusing the aisles of Wal-Mart, walking though the aisles until I found my self in an aisle filled with vitamins and supplements. I wasn’t looking for anything but I looked around anyways, and something caught my attention. Right at eye level, there was a bright orange package reading “One-a-day Teen…
NYRA has renewed its campaign to end age discrimination in businesses, with several victories already in the past few weeks. The primary focus of the campaign so far has been in Maryland, though efforts are also underway in Michigan and Florida. In the area of age discrimination in business, Maryland state law is clearly on…
NYRA has already gotten media publicity on the drinking age in the past month since the creation of the Amethyst Initiative. Vice President Stefan Muller did a radio interview in San Francisco on August 19 and Executive Director Alex Koroknay-Palicz made radio appearances in Pittsburgh on August 19 and Raleigh, NC on August 20. During…
A recently formed NYRA chapter in New Jersey, NYRA-Bergen County, headed by high school junior Eric Kim, scored a victory in the fight against age discrimination by successfully desegregating a local McDonald’s restaurant. Late last year, the restaurant implemented and began enforcing a policy restricting one of their cash registers to customers 21 years old…
I walk on by this cute little Gaithersburg pet store, and what should I see on the door but an orange cardboard sign reading “Children under 16 MUST be accompanied by an adult at all times. Thank you.” So, naturally, I expect an explanation for this, what with my mental ageism detectors going off and all.
Joining NYRA’s ongoing campaign against age discrimination, NYRA-DC, NYRA-American University, and NYRA-High Point are joining together to protest the ageist policy outside of a Washington, DC 7-11. Despite the fact that adults are responsible for twice as much shoplifting as youth, this policy prohibits more than 2 students inside at any one time. Many NYRA-DC…
NYRA’s ongoing campaign against businesses with age discriminatory policies has met with substantial success. So far 15 stores across the country have taken down their anti-youth policies in response to NYRA action. From Michigan to Maryland, from supermarkets to gas stations, NYRA has had considerable success with its campaign. In a letter to members NYRA…
After the tremendous success of last summer, NYRA is seeking to begin its anti-age discrimination campaign once again. The campaign took a hiatus over the winter, but NYRA President Alex Koroknay-Palicz is intent on making the campaign national now. Since NYRA doesn’t have representatives all over the country it needs members and other supporters to…
After a modest campaign this summer to derail the Michigan bill that would legalize discrimination against youth in hotels this legislation has been passed into law by Governor John Engler. Other anti-discrimination protections remain in Michigan for youth. While not successful NYRA’s campaign succeeded in changing a few minds and raising awareness for Youth Rights.
The American University NYRA chapter has had its $800 dollar budget approved by the university this week. In March NYRA-AU is planning on bringing Dr. David Hanson to campus to speak about lowering the Drinking Age. NYRA-AU is also planning on holding fundraising concerts and helping with the Anti-Age Discrimination campaign. NYRA-AU’s first meeting of…
