Category: Youth Rights

• Youth Involvement in Political Campaigns

  There are a lot of things that youth could do to become involved in political campaigns. In the past, youth involvement has ranged from every traditional thing you can think of including volunteering, letter writing, attending rallies and meetings, door knocking, etc. to more current things like blasting messages out to friends on social media, […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  May 7, 2015

  civic engagement, community, community engagement, government, Youth involvement, Youth Rights

  adultism, 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

• Youth-Adult Relationship Spectrum

    I have seen three primary ways adults relate to youth, no matter whether the relationship is parenting, teaching, or policing. The first way is over-permissiveness; the second is responsible; and over-restrictive. Before I explain these, its important to remind you that I’m an adult and these are my opinions; a young person and other […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  September 14, 2014

  adult allies, adultism, adults, children, democracy, education, ephebiphobia, family, Freechild, generations, parenting, relationships, school, Schools, social change, society, Students, teaching, youth, youth engagement, Youth involvement, Youth Rights, Youth Work

  adults, children, government, Home, social change, youth