Category: ephebiphobia

• Exciting Youth Activism

  

  People get excited watching the news. Like playing a fiddle, newscasters portray very depressing, very upsetting and slightly uplifting events as if they were regular, everyday events. Youth activism has fallen prey to this. Using young activists as exceptional fodder to capture the attention of viewers and readers, sources including social media, newspapers, websites and […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 13, 2020

  activism, adultism, ephebiphobia, media, popular culture, youth action, youth activism, Youth involvement

• Adults Letting Go and Taking Charge

  

  Recently, I wrote an entry on this blog called “The Gradual Release of Authority” in response to a series of conversations I’ve been having across the country. This issue continually comes up with adults who are grappling with moving young people from being passive recipients of adult-driven programming, whether in schools, nonprofits, government agencies or […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  February 19, 2015

  adult allies, adultism, adults, ephebiphobia, youth action, youth activism, youth development, youth employment, youth empowerment, youth engagement, Youth involvement, youth leadership, Youth Voice, youth-driven programming, youth-led

  adultism, adults, children, education, youth, youth discrimination

• Leelah’s Murder Is OUR Fault

  Leelah Alcorn’s death was practically a murder. It shows how America’s legal system, which enshrines parental rights above children’s rights, has killed another young person. More importantly though, we need to see that Leelah’s murder is our fault. We have not done enough, taught enough, said enough, or worked hard enough to stop this horror from happening. […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 9, 2015

  Adam Fletcher, adult allies, adultism, advocacy, bullying, children’s rights, ephebiphobia, government, law, pedophobia, perceptions, policy, troubled youth, youth empowerment, youth policy, Youth Rights

  adultism, adults, children, social change, youth, youth discrimination