Alex Koroknay-Palicz was born on July 2,1981 and is an American activist in Washington, DC He is the former executive director of the National Youth Rights Association serving in that post from 2000 till 2012.
11 Facts About Alex Koroknay-Palicz
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Senior year at Holland High School, Alex Koroknay-Palicz discovered several local businesses with policies limiting the number of students allowed inside at any one time.
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Alex Koroknay-Palicz demanded the city to enforce this law at a speech before a Holland city council meeting.
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In 1999 Alex Koroknay-Palicz began attending American University in Washington, DC He quickly became involved in the youth rights movement, chiefly as the executive director of the National Youth Rights Association from 2000 to 2012.
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Alex Koroknay-Palicz became a major figure in all aspects of the youth rights movement and made fighting ageism his chief purpose.
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Alex Koroknay-Palicz serves on the board of advisors for the Freechild Project.
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In 2006 Alex Koroknay-Palicz joined the Board of Directors of CAFETY.
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Alex Koroknay-Palicz has been quoted by several nationally recognized publications on a variety of topics related to youth rights.
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Alex Koroknay-Palicz has been cited in international publications such as The Guardian.
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Alex Koroknay-Palicz has been cited on the topics of ageism in the Olympics, graduated driver licensing, civics education public schools, the Bong Hits 4 Jesus trial, youth criminalization, and several other issues.
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Alex Koroknay-Palicz has been noted for his opposition to the drinking age limit policies of Mothers Against Drunk Driving who want to keep it at age 21.