https://www.reddit.com/r/YouthRights/comments/1h6agka/resources_on_youth_liberation/
created by 1isOneshot1 on 04/12/2024 at 07:17 UTC
18 upvotes, 8 top-level comments (showing 8)
I realized it would be a good idea to have a pinned, centralized post where new people could go to for when they want to learn more about youth liberation and youth rights
So feel free to link books, videos and other resources that speak in favour of our position so others can come along and have an easier time looking into it
Comment by snarkerposey11 at 04/12/2024 at 10:55 UTC
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John Holt's book Escape From Childhood is the original and still the best.
A more recent good book is Stranger Danger: Family Values, Childhood, and the American Carceral State by Paul Renfro.
Comment by OctopusIntellect at 04/12/2024 at 14:16 UTC
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These are "rights" organisations that don't necessarily have the strongest viewpoints on youth liberation in particular, but do have resources and advice on things like young people's privacy, young people's freedoms and other rights. And in particular, in some cases they have provided legal representation for minors to take cases to court (sometimes apparently without involvement of parents) e.g. Liberty represented a 14-year-old who successfully sued the British government over teen curfews. They're therefore useful not just for people wanting to read about the topic, but also for young people who have a particular rights issue and want advice or even assistance in challenging restrictions on their rights:
UK - Liberty https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/[1][2] (they do have a note saying they "don't respond to individual queries", but maybe that's not always the case)
1: https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/
2: https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/
Canada - CCLA https://ccla.org/[3][4]
USA - ACLU https://www.aclu.org/[5][6]
Separately, and with a rather different focus, "No More Exclusions is a Black-led and community-based abolitionist grassroots coalition movement. Our organising centres the voices and experiences of children and young people who have experienced oppressive education and exclusion" - https://www.nomoreexclusions.com/[7][8]
7: https://www.nomoreexclusions.com/
8: https://www.nomoreexclusions.com/
Comment by Away_Dragonfruit_498 at 04/12/2024 at 12:02 UTC
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RAD YOUTH LIB by Alba Miccio: https://www.wattpad.com/story/316568962-rad-youth-lib-dismantling-the-roots-of-all[1][2]
1: https://www.wattpad.com/story/316568962-rad-youth-lib-dismantling-the-roots-of-all
2: https://www.wattpad.com/story/316568962-rad-youth-lib-dismantling-the-roots-of-all
Comment by [deleted] at 07/12/2024 at 21:52 UTC
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Summerhill by A.S. Neill
Comment by CentreLeftMelbournia at 05/01/2025 at 06:27 UTC
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The Digital Rights Watch group is a terrific online rights resource and lobbyist group z absolutely recommend
Comment by Away_Dragonfruit_498 at 06/01/2025 at 15:52 UTC
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https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/narcissus-three-short-arguments-about-youth-liberation-and-body-autonomy?v=1681516171[1][2]
Comment by DazzlingDiatom at 08/01/2025 at 07:58 UTC*
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I recommend the journal *Childhood.* It's a journal about, well, childhood that takes the perspective of children into account and often publishes papers about children's rights. The description of the journal states the following:
*Childhood* publishes theoretical and empirical articles, reviews and scholarly comments on children's social relations and culture, with an emphasis on their rights and generational position in society.
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/chd
Comment by Livid_Lengthiness_69 at 28/01/2025 at 01:08 UTC
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The Teenage Liberation Handbook