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This is closely akin to the notion of evolving capacities within the children's rights movement, but the youth rights movement differs from the children's rights movement in that the latter places emphasis on the welfare and protection of children through the actions and decisions of adults, while the youth rights movement seeks to grant youth ...
Walker, N.E., Brooks, C.M. and Wrightsman, L.S. (1999) Children's Rights in the United States: In Search of a National Policy. Sage Publications. Hawes, J.M. (1991) The Children's Rights Movement: A History of Advocacy and Protection. Jacobs, T.A. (1997) What Are My Rights? Ninety-Five Questions and Answers about Teens and the Law.
Organizations such as The Freechild Project and Global Youth Action Network position the youth rights movement within the sphere of international youth activism and youth voice movements. Other organizations, including Oblivion and Peacefire provide support for the youth rights movement, as well. The 1990s–2000s also saw a resurgence in youth ...
The National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) is an American youth-led Civil and political rights organization promoting youth rights, [1] with approximately 10,000 members. [ citation needed ] NYRA promotes the lessening or removing of various legal restrictions that are imposed on young people but not adults, for example, the drinking age ...
The spectrum of civil rights, youth rights and anti-war activism of Tom Hayden, Keith Hefner and other 1960s youth laid a powerful precedent for modern youth activism. John Holt, Myles Horton and Paulo Freire were important in this period. Youthful life and expression defined this era.
Youth rights organizations based in the United States (11 P) Pages in category "Youth rights in the United States" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Youth suffrage is the right to vote for young people. It forms part of the broader universal suffrage and youth rights movements. Most democracies have lowered the voting age to between 16 and 18, while some advocates for children's suffrage hope to remove age restrictions entirely.
A. Philip Randolph – Civil Rights activist (1889–1979) Corrine Brown – U.S. representative (born 1946) Alvin Brown – first African-American mayor of Jacksonville, 2011–2015 (born 1961) James Weldon Johnson – novelist and Civil Rights activist (1871–1938) Mary McLeod Bethune – educator, Civil Rights activist (1875–1955)