Angela Barstow and Jonathan Lykes discuss what you can do as a parent, educator, student, or community member to ensure all youth have a safe and fair learning environment.

This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.

 

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Mary Beth Tinker discusses how her decision to wear a black armband to school led to Tinker v. Des Moines, the landmark case that continues to protect student free speech.

Documents:
Facts and Implications of Tinker v. Des Moines

This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.

 

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Far too often municipalities enact unconstitutional ordinances that criminalize homeless people and restrict their access to public space.

Join us for a discussion of the homeless community’s fight for equality with Brian Davis, executive director of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless and advocate for the estimated 26,000 homeless in the Cleveland area.

This is the second in the 2010 Brown Bag Lecture Series. View the entire series here.

 

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Experts from the ACLU of Ohio host a news briefing on the current state of student rights in areas such as sexting, online speech, cell phone searches and other emerging civil liberties concerns. Speakers include Brian Laliberte, attorney, private practice, Colleen Cunningham, local educator, Carrie Davis, staff counsel, ACLU of Ohio, and Christine Link, executive director, ACLU of Ohio.

Learn more about youth rights with regards to technology.

 

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Toni Clarke, professor of law at Ohio Northern University, discusses the legal implications of “sexting,” where teens send nude photos of themselves via their mobile phones. She addresses the problematic nature of prosecuting teens for “sexting” and suggests alternatives, including education programs and outreach to youth. This event is the sixth in the 2009 Brown Bag Lecture Series. More information about the 2009 series can be found here.

View “Tips to Prevent Sexting,” the accompanying handout provided by Ms. Clarke here.

 

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Mary Beth Tinker, 1960s youth activist in Tinker v. Des Moines, and Jonathan Lykes, a current youth activist, join forces to discuss the importance of youth activism in today’s society.

 

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Noted historian Paul Cook discusses the pivotal role youth played in the 1960’s civil rights movement and how they changed their communities forever.

This event was cosponsored by the ACLU of Ohio and the Coretta Scott King Center

 

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This event is the second in the series Incarceration Nation: Examining the Impact of the War on Drugs, and features panelists Graham Boyd, Edward McKinney, and Dr. Michael Williams.

 

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A discussion about the disenfranchisement of youth from the civil rights generation to the hip-hop generation with hip-hop expert Bakari Kitwana and publisher of Third World Press, Haki R. Madhubuti.

 

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ACLU of Ohio Education Coordinator Judy Maruszan discusses informed consent and the medical rights of teens.

 

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