YFEP Voices
Censorship Awareness Week: A Model Student Action
During the week of January 12-15, 2009, students at Miami Carol City Senior High School, led by student organizer, Sarai Trinidad, the ater, intrigue, and interactive workshops the y set out to educate the ir peers about First Amendment rights and censorship. Each day contained activities where students got engaged in and asked questions regarding the ir rights as a young people in America the school with a question mark. At the end of the day the question mark posters were taken down to reveal the Censorship Awareness Week logo. Tuesday involved tons of volunteers who walked around the school in all black with "censorship bars" over their mouths. On Wednesday the morning announcements were cancelled and Sarai addressed the student body about what had happened the previous two days and talked about the importance of the First Amendment for students. We applaud Sarai and her fellow students and encourage students across the country to take a the ir lead. Click here to see Sarai’s First Amendment workshop outline.
Parental Advisory: Music Censorship vs. Creative Expression
Written and Performed by Zara Zemmels
From the Ed Sullivan show to "Explicit Lyrics", Parental Advisory explores conflict and compromises of music censorship.
Gay Marriage?
In this short film, made by Shelbi Kepler of Temecula California, youth discuss the issue of gay marriage just 4 days before a referendum vote in California resulted in the banning of same sex marriage.
Op-Eds, Poetry, and Artwork
Once Upon a Time (Not So Long Ago)
Response to Concern over Angels in America
Freedom of Religion, not Freedom From Religion
The Golden Compass: Why I won't Boycott
The Boston Bomb Scare: Youth Culture as Terrorist Threat
