I was involved in children's rights when I was 18-23. Big issue
for me. Still kinda is. I made a mailing list in 1990 (first
child@hampshire then Y-RIGHTS@SJUVM) to bring people together on
the young Internet and "18 year old me" wasn't surprised when it
gained thousands and thousands of members, including
International Organizations.
[1]
http://icopiedyou.com/unicef-joined-y-rights/
This one I came across in my files the other day. I would have
been 20 years old at this point. Other members of the UN were
already members, Amnesty International, as well as various
Universities and government Think Tanks... as well as kids and
teens themselves.
They talked about every issue under the sun and it spawned many
collaborative efforts that still exist to this day on
Unparenting and Unschooling issues, national children's rights
organizatons in different countries (right to vote, right to
drive, right to drink, right to education),
It's still an issue I'm passionate about. In general it falls
under the category of "Ageism" in general; even then it wasn't
so much "about the children" but it was about age discrimination
in general, power structures and the like.
The problem is: Once people are 18, they usually stop caring. Or
they care only from an "adult perspective" only and forgot what
it was like.
Oh well. It's probably why I'm so 'bleh" about politics being a
vehicle for change. Unless you live in a small country, it's not
an effective means for change generally, unless the movement you
are a part of is overwhelmingly powerful.
References
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1.
http://icopiedyou.com/unicef-joined-y-rights/
