ILF DIGEST Conference

September, 2003

Youth and Human Rights Discussion
Host Mike Males

U.S. Policy Toward Adolescents: Human Rights Violation?	Social Construction of the Concept of Youth	Raising Youth: Parental and Societal Roles
Racial and Ethnic Diversity and Treatment of Youth	Repression of Youth Through Traditional Power Structures	Views of and Treatment of Youth (America vs. Other Nations)
Advocating Human Rights and Liberties for Youth	Current Media Issues	Youth and Sexuality
The Case for Lowering the Voting Age		Closing

Richard Farson
Mike's last comment serves as a fine coda for this conference, rounding out his compelling case for the unappreciated capabilities of youth, and pointing again to the fear and resentment of adolescents that permeates this society, leading to such punitive and unnecessary policies and actions.

In its last day, I would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Mike for his committed, compelling, enthusiastic, informed, and illuminating leadership of this conference. I'd also like to thank Alex, Anthony and Michalis for their informative contributions. It has been a fascinating ride. Even though I've been interested in this issue for decades, I learned a great deal from all of you.

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