Why hate on NYRA?

[Absnt]

A.) This thread is old as shit and I made it back when we were arguing over tactics and NYRA's executive director alex came over and jumped in on the derbate in another old thread...

B.) NYRA has changed a lot mang. and I haven't looked into it in a while.

Still, what alternatives do you have? Nobody's given the EFO any money except me and one other guy... You could donate to like, SDS or some shit I guess. It's not like we have a plethora of competent organizations fighting for youth rights or anything.

[Ky]

I simply wonder why there aren't many official organizations fighting for the rights minors should have, not already have.

[mesyeux08]

There are SO many alternatives to NYRA that NYRA looks like a needle in a hay stack. Plus, almost every state and territory has a Childrens health and safety committee, group, or counsel that are soley for that purpose. Any organization that gets into the homes and communities and helps kids IS a youth rights organization; CPS, teaching, MSF (doctors w/out borders), YMCA, Runaway homes, Rehab centers for youth, so many organizations are actually doing something to help young people. Thats how that legislation was passed in Delaware that banned violence against children in the home, they actually DO things in the community with legislation and activism to make a difference. we (yr activists) represent the largest and most diverse demographic in HISTORY. Youth rights is unlike any other movement, its a world movement unlike black civil rights in the U.S. or western feminism. NYRA is an organization (mostly internet) run like a rich frat house where your money is THEIR money, never again will i fall for another pitch like them where im helping THEM put money into their pockets, and not the children who need help the most.

[iexist]

My problem with NYRA is that they go for the big stuff first, drinking age, end school, ETC, when the key is to have small stuff that lots of people will agree on and work up. The labor movement didn't start out with big strikes for the 8 hour day, they started with small things, like safer conditions, and worked up. NYRA needs to get credit as a force that will help you and build up, while always having the ultimate goal, it should also link with other movements with intersecting goals

[mesyeux08]

drinking, i dont think thatss a serious issue, sorry, abuse in the home, lost of monetary assets to parents, right to leave school at will (especially hs) are big issues. NYRA doesn't cover anything of importance. And the labor movement was a totally different story, they did actually tackle big issues first, like the civil rights movement, the womens movement, gay rights movement (could you imagine the civil rights movement NAACP/N.O.W. starting with "we want to eat hambuargers!" they would have been laughed at, like NYRA. Now is the time to act, not later when its not 'too controversial' controvery creates movement, and that creates change. We don't need someone collecting money then not speaking about the issues affecting us the most.

[iexist]

The YR movement is very small, mainly because kids either feel powerless or are scared of trouble. NYRA is trying to make kids just end school full stop, thats not gonna work, you need to keep the big demand but still fight for smaller stuff at first. So allot of kids want cheaper lunch, so your organize that, as kids feel their collective power they move on to bigger stuff, each victory adds more people to your group, and this continues until you have a whole army behind you.