A Youth Rights & Media Experiment
Oblivion started as a youth rights 'zine in 1995. It grew to become one of the first and most active youth rights organizations to appear online in the early years of the internet takeover of every corner of our lives. In recent years, most of it's original core of dedicated activists and creative young people moved along to other work. Now a new generation is taking up the call to fight for our own rights through every creative means we can imagine. Do you have what it takes to join us?
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Youth Rights Essay Contest
First Prize: $500
Oblivion.net is sponsoring a youth rights essay contest with a $500 prize for the winner. Essays may be in the form of a well-researched paper, a well-reasoned persuasive argument, or an account of a personal experience.
You can choose one of the following topics to write about:
Youth Rights At Home: Behavior Modification Programs; Emancipation; Ethical Parenting; Privacy Rights; Internet Access; Parental Restrictions on Media & Entertainment; Financial Independence; Medical Decisions.
Youth Rights In School: Zero Tolerance; Free Expression; Drug Testing; Dress Codes and Uniforms; Academic Freedom; Due Process; Free Association; Student Journalism & Independent Publishing; Freedom of Inquiry & Belief; Student Choice; Corporal Punishment; Accelerated Learning; Homeschooling/Unschooling.
Youth Rights In Society: Voting Age; Curfew Laws; Drinking Age; Age Restrictions @ Concerts/Events and In Stores; Age Specific Contract Laws; Age Specific Driving Laws; Depictions of Violence in Books, Video Games, Movies, and Music; Age of Consent; Access to Sexual Information; Parental Notification Laws; Historical Perspectives on the Boundries Between Age Groups.
For full details please visit the official contest page.
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Contest Update!
If you've already sent in an essay then this doesn't change much for you. If you haven't yet, then get started writing right away! Sure, you have a few more weeks now, but time is still short...
Posted by Oblivion Dot Net on July 26, 2007 at 1:15am
Do not ban cell phones!
Dear Reynolds High School Officials:
Some members of the School Leadership Team have recently announced their desire to ban the use of electronic devices by students during school hours. Some members believe that students should still be able to use these devices during their lunch period, while others are completely opposed to any changes. As a representative of the student body, I officially declare our opposition to any changes to the current policy concerning electronic devices.
… ContinuePosted by Adam King on March 26, 2007 at 4:58pm
Ban Corporal Punishment!
Dear North Carolina Legislator:
As your constituent, I encourage you to support HB853/S874. HB853/S874 is the bill that would prohibit the use of corporal punishment in public schools across the state. North Carolina is one of 21 states that still allows school districts to use corporal punishment. There are many alternatives to spanking a student, for example, detention or suspension. In some districts, teachers have not been held accountable for using excessive force against students
… ContinuePosted by Adam King on March 19, 2007 at 4:25pm
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