Youth Rights Podcast

NYRA Members and Houston Residents Zane Miller and Kelsey Duskie discuss the recent youth curfews that have been launched by several Houston Malls including Willowbrook Mall and Memorial City Mall. Listen as they discuss the harms of these policies, and the negative impacts of banning youth from businesses. Learn more at https://youthrights.orgFootage of Willowbrook mall original video: https://youtu.be/8unFBtLhKNw?si=vgN5zF3NZogAJdqg

NYRA Members Rimon-Hadassah, Susan Milton, Imogen Gannon and Annie Friday discuss their personal experiences with self directed education, and the way that this form of education can provide benefits for young people. Listen as they debunk the myths about self directed education, and explain the problems that traditional school systems can have for youth.

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NYRA members Zane Miller and Kelsey Duskie explain Parental Financial Exploitation - situations where high earning children (like child actors and social media stars) are robbed of their income by their parents. Listen as they discuss how financial discrimination against youth empowers parental financial exploitation, and the ageist flaws in state laws attempting to protect youth from exploitation.Learn more at https://youthrights.org

NYRA Members Zane Miller and Kelsey Duskie discuss Age Discrimination in hotel booking age policies and how those policies can create safety concerns for youth and young adults. Listen as they discuss various discriminatory age requirements of hotels, including some that require parental consent for young adults to check in.

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11:23 Bailey's full story: https://youtu.be/abZbh-cKqS8?si=SVCStzP0GMGJGXpI

30:23 Midtown West Hotel's Parental Consent Policy https://www.midtownwesthotel.com/house-rules-policies/#:~:text=Guests%20under%2021%20years%20of%20age%20require%20a%20Parental%20Consent%20form%20at%20check%2Din.%20Please%20note%20that%20without%20parent%20or%20guardian%20consent%2C%20check%2Din%20is%20not%20allowed%20and%20the%20payment%20for%20reservation%20will%20not%20be%20refunded.

NYRA members Zane Miller and Kelsey Duskie discuss personal stories of the issues that young people face when their parents fail to provide them with their identification and documentation. Listen as they discuss all of the systemic flaws that come from identification policies, and how it negatively affects youth.

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Texas ID list for voting https://www.votetexas.gov/voting/need-id.htmlParental Identity Theft https://www.cbsnews.com/news/when-identity-theft-is-a-family-affair/Needing a Photo ID to Make a Police Report https://oceansprings-ms.gov/251/Police-Department

NYRA members Zane Miller, Susan Milton, Imogen Gannon and Amaris discuss the history of colonialism's impact on youth oppression. Listen as they speak about pre-colonial practices of community and adolescence, and how it compares to today.

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NYRA members Zane Miller, Giselle Barajas and Jayla Davis speak with Xochtil Larios, a Youth restorative justice advocate. Listen as they speak about restorative justice policies in school and communities, and how to shift away from a punitive prison system.

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NYRA Members Zane Miller and Bailey McCoy discuss stories of bullying in schools, and ways that schools have handled it both positively and negatively. Listen as they discuss the connection between bullying and systemic youth rights issues such as phone bans, the freedom to record abuse, and taking young people seriously.

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6:00 and 39:13 - Watch Bailey's full story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abZbh-cKqS8

34:05 - Why Phone bans in schools threaten student safety and violate constitutional rights - https://www.youthrights.org/why-phone-bans-in-schools-threaten-student-safety-and-violate-constitutional-rights/

36:50 - The Overlooked Problems with Japan's Camera Shutter Rule - https://medium.com/@Xillion/the-overlooked-problems-with-japans-camera-shutter-rule-635dd4ea2e8f

NYRA members Zane Miller, Rimon-Hadassah Walker, and Bailey McCoy discuss stories of parental discrimination and oppression of LGBTQ Youth. Listen as they discuss parental notification laws, runaway rights, failures of CPS to intervene, and more.

NYRA Board member Zane Miller interviews NYRA Volunteers Bailey McCoy and Rebecca Vigil about their experiences in the foster care system. Listen as they discuss flaws in the foster care system, child abuse, and failures of CPS to Intervene

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