Several Youth 'rights' groups in the USA, circa 1990s
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2026 4:29 pm
Note: I didn't know the page that this is on was even on the Internet!
Youthspeak--this one has LOTS of powerful links as well as a very active newsgroup and info about how you can get involved in such projects as working to lower the voting age.(Think it can't be done? In the 1970s young people lowered it from 21 to 18 which helped stop their adults from forcing "incapable youths" to fight their illegal wars (like the Vietnam one)
Peace Fire--they challenge the Internet's "Blue Ribbon Campaign," saying that this 1st ammendment group discriminates against the young.(NOTE: find info on this from YOUTHSPEAK also if link doesn't work)
K.R.A.T.Z.A. "I'm Martin Wilke, from a Berlin [Germany] children's rights group, called KRÄTZÄ. We are against age-restrictions and compulsory school." Note: You can read their page in German, Spanish, English and even Esperanto!
YOUTH STRUGGLING FOR SURVIVAL (a 1990's group--not yet online?--in Chicago)
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Anyone have any more info about these groups? (I.e. a summary?)
Youthspeak--this one has LOTS of powerful links as well as a very active newsgroup and info about how you can get involved in such projects as working to lower the voting age.(Think it can't be done? In the 1970s young people lowered it from 21 to 18 which helped stop their adults from forcing "incapable youths" to fight their illegal wars (like the Vietnam one)
Peace Fire--they challenge the Internet's "Blue Ribbon Campaign," saying that this 1st ammendment group discriminates against the young.(NOTE: find info on this from YOUTHSPEAK also if link doesn't work)
K.R.A.T.Z.A. "I'm Martin Wilke, from a Berlin [Germany] children's rights group, called KRÄTZÄ. We are against age-restrictions and compulsory school." Note: You can read their page in German, Spanish, English and even Esperanto!
YOUTH STRUGGLING FOR SURVIVAL (a 1990's group--not yet online?--in Chicago)
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Anyone have any more info about these groups? (I.e. a summary?)