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In response to the renewed attention to the movement to combat gun violence in the US, youth organizers in Chicago and Baltimore formed a new organization: Good Kids Mad City.
The group of 1,500 teenagers is working to bring attention to the violence faced every day in inner cities and the systemic issues that perpetuate this violence.
In Chicago this morning, members rallied outside a hospital where people injured or killed in shootings on the city’s west side are treated.
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Parkland student David Hogg is giving interviews to the press. He is insisting on how crucial it is for young people to register to vote - “to hold politicians to account”. “We have a right to our lives and we’re going to fight for that”, he said. pic.twitter.com/5Kg97ri0LI
“On the way here, I’ve been meeting people from all over and thats what I’ve been telling you all along that it’s not just Parkland and Douglas— It is going to affect everyone, and here they are.” - Diana Haneski, Media specialist at MSD, told Parkland student correspondent Nikhita Nookala.
Suzanna Barna sends this view of the crowd from the roof terrace of the Newseum, the media museum in Washington.
Crowd are HUGE #marchforourlives #MarchForOurLivesDC pic.twitter.com/jUjzW3FjbB
My colleague Jessica Reed is also at the march in Washington.
This is Isabel, 16, and Evelyn, 11, from Chicago. They are urging all adults around them to pick up the phone and call their representatives. "People in my age group ... all we can do right now is march and urge adults to push for change". pic.twitter.com/KDc8IzvmKi
This is Isabel, 16, and Evelyn, 11, from Chicago. They both came to DC to be part of the “bigger march”, and they’re urging all adults around them to pick up the phone and call their representatives. “People in my age group ... all we can do right now is march and urge adults to make a change”, she says.
Evelyn and Isabel were standing next to Soheir, 71, originally from Egypt, and John, her Republican-turned-Democrat husband (he is 72, and a Vietnam veteran).
Soheir, 71, and John, her Republican-turned-Democrat husband (he is 72, and a Vietnam vet). John said: "[teens] should tell all adults that instead of them being on Facebook, adults should go and vote! And if you can't show up at your representative's door, you should call!” pic.twitter.com/ug6cdSbwNM
John turned the teenagers, and said with force: “[Young people] should tell all adults that instead of them being on Facebook, they should go and vote! And if you can’t show up at your representative’s door, you should call them!”
The teenagers agreed - they can’t wait to vote, they said.
Still no comment yet from Donald Trump, who is in Florida, apparently at his golf club, today.
But deputy press secretary Lindsay Walters issued this statement:
We applaud the many courageous young Americans exercising their first amendment rights [right to free speech] today.
Keeping our children safe is a top priority of the president’s, which is why he urged Congress to pass the Fix Nics and Stop School Violence Acts, and signed them into law.
Additionally, on Friday, the Department of Justice issued the rule to ban bump stocks following through on the president’s commitment to ban devices that turn legal weapons into illegal machine guns.
Melissa Falkowski, a journalism teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school, sends this video of the crowd in Washington.
Her students are continuing to interview marchers.
“I lost my daughter to gun violence four years ago,” Paula Cross of Willoughby Hills, Ohio, told Rebecca Schneid. “There are so many things that need to be done that aren’t being done. I came to support the movement you kids are starting.”
“Kids like me shouldn’t be at school and be worrying about dying,” said 17-year-old Samanthan Konigsberg of Dalton high school in New York City. “Ninety-six people a day die from gun violence. Why do we have to be worrying about getting shot instead of SATs and Prom? It’s ruining our childhood.”
“I went to the women’s march a year ago and that was got me started with activism,” said 17-year-old Leah Campbell, who goes to Severna Park High School in Maryland.
“We will be able to vote soon, and unless they start taking action, they’re not going to be in office much longer,” Aja Mathis, an 11th grader from New Jersey, told Christy Ma.
“I’m here to fight for change in gun regulations,” Alexx Vieux told Lewis Mizen. “It means the world to be a part of a movement that has sparked hope across the nation. As a survivor it is my responsibility to make change and prevent this from happening in the future.”
Some long-time gun violence activists are hailing how the Parkland teenagers have reinvigorated the movement, while also pushing for the momentum to be delivered to black and Latino communities – which are disproportionately affected by gun violence.Some long-time gun violence activists are hailing how the Parkland teenagers have reinvigorated the movement, while also pushing for the momentum to be delivered to black and Latino communities – which are disproportionately affected by gun violence.
This week, representatives from those communities gathered at the Urban Gun Violence Town Hall in Atlanta.This week, representatives from those communities gathered at the Urban Gun Violence Town Hall in Atlanta.
The Guardian’s Adam Gabbatt reported on the efforts to bring the momentum of the movement to end gun violence to the communities that need it most:The Guardian’s Adam Gabbatt reported on the efforts to bring the momentum of the movement to end gun violence to the communities that need it most:
Activists came from inner-cities across the country – from Chicago, Oakland, New York City, Miami and beyond – to discuss whether the desire for gun reform can be channelled towards preventing everyday gun violence.Activists came from inner-cities across the country – from Chicago, Oakland, New York City, Miami and beyond – to discuss whether the desire for gun reform can be channelled towards preventing everyday gun violence.
“Background checks and assault weapons bans – this doesn’t solve all the gun violence. It doesn’t solve why people want to take up a gun,” Mosley told the Guardian. “I’m so fearful that once this banner goes up of ‘mission accomplished’ that we won’t talk about high unemployment rates, or how people can’t find a job. How they’re told that every door of opportunity is closed for them but prison.”“Background checks and assault weapons bans – this doesn’t solve all the gun violence. It doesn’t solve why people want to take up a gun,” Mosley told the Guardian. “I’m so fearful that once this banner goes up of ‘mission accomplished’ that we won’t talk about high unemployment rates, or how people can’t find a job. How they’re told that every door of opportunity is closed for them but prison.”
Meanwhile Richard Luscombe is in Parkland, Florida, at the scene of the shooting, where a march is also expected today.Meanwhile Richard Luscombe is in Parkland, Florida, at the scene of the shooting, where a march is also expected today.
While classmates are rallying in Washington, thousands more Stoneman Douglas survivors, their families and supporters are among tens of thousands gathering in Parkland this morning to march to the scene of last month’s shooting.While classmates are rallying in Washington, thousands more Stoneman Douglas survivors, their families and supporters are among tens of thousands gathering in Parkland this morning to march to the scene of last month’s shooting.
Officials have predicted that anywhere between 20,000 and 40,000 people will listen to the speeches from the amphitheatre at Pine Trails Park before walking the mile south to Stoneman Douglas high school.Officials have predicted that anywhere between 20,000 and 40,000 people will listen to the speeches from the amphitheatre at Pine Trails Park before walking the mile south to Stoneman Douglas high school.
It’s an overwhelming number for a city with a population barely above 30,000, and the logistics of such an event have been a challenge. But to the students who have remained to march in honour of their 17 lost friends and teachers, there was never a question of being anywhere else.It’s an overwhelming number for a city with a population barely above 30,000, and the logistics of such an event have been a challenge. But to the students who have remained to march in honour of their 17 lost friends and teachers, there was never a question of being anywhere else.
“Parkland is a family. And when our family is hurting, we all come together,” said Liam Kiernan, a 15-year-old MSD 10th grader. “We become stronger because we feel we’re all one person.“Parkland is a family. And when our family is hurting, we all come together,” said Liam Kiernan, a 15-year-old MSD 10th grader. “We become stronger because we feel we’re all one person.
“We all have that same desire of change because 17 lives were taken for no reason and we need to come together more than ever. This shows how much of a family we are.”“We all have that same desire of change because 17 lives were taken for no reason and we need to come together more than ever. This shows how much of a family we are.”
Kiernan, 15, is walking with his father, and is hoping to link up with a number of his classmates. He says the mood inside the school since they returned to classes two weeks after the massacre has been sombre, but that students and teachers have been determined in the lead up to today.Kiernan, 15, is walking with his father, and is hoping to link up with a number of his classmates. He says the mood inside the school since they returned to classes two weeks after the massacre has been sombre, but that students and teachers have been determined in the lead up to today.
“Everybody has been been kind of solemn but everyone’s come together at the hardest of times, really showed strength and love,” he said. “It’s one of the hardest times of all of our lives, but we’re going to come together. Some of my teachers have gotten tattoos, they’ve been so amazing. You need all the help you can get.”“Everybody has been been kind of solemn but everyone’s come together at the hardest of times, really showed strength and love,” he said. “It’s one of the hardest times of all of our lives, but we’re going to come together. Some of my teachers have gotten tattoos, they’ve been so amazing. You need all the help you can get.”
The message from today, Kiernan says, is that the Parkland students will be heard. “What we want to tell everyone is we’re still here, we’re still resilient after everything that happened. Our message is we don’t want this to ever happen again. The first time should have been the last. We want to show the whole world that hey, we’re here, and this needs to stop.The message from today, Kiernan says, is that the Parkland students will be heard. “What we want to tell everyone is we’re still here, we’re still resilient after everything that happened. Our message is we don’t want this to ever happen again. The first time should have been the last. We want to show the whole world that hey, we’re here, and this needs to stop.
“At Columbine, they didn’t have the technology to get their voices heard. At Sandy Hook the victims were too young. In Parkland the kids have social media, instagram, snapchat, these new sources that they can come to and just speak and tell of what they’re feeling from their hearts. That has connected with a lot of the world, and everyone’s started listening because they can connect with these students that are hurting.”“At Columbine, they didn’t have the technology to get their voices heard. At Sandy Hook the victims were too young. In Parkland the kids have social media, instagram, snapchat, these new sources that they can come to and just speak and tell of what they’re feeling from their hearts. That has connected with a lot of the world, and everyone’s started listening because they can connect with these students that are hurting.”
Quiet here now but in a couple hours between 20000 and 40000 people will be passing by here #MarchForOurLives #MSDStrong pic.twitter.com/As3u0AaMeZQuiet here now but in a couple hours between 20000 and 40000 people will be passing by here #MarchForOurLives #MSDStrong pic.twitter.com/As3u0AaMeZ
Our special correspondents from Parkland will be interviewed on MSNBC shortly talking about their collaboration with the Guardian and the anti-gun march today.Our special correspondents from Parkland will be interviewed on MSNBC shortly talking about their collaboration with the Guardian and the anti-gun march today.
You can listen to it live here.You can listen to it live here.
Outside the brand new US embassy in London, hundreds of expats, study abroad students and allies stood in solidarity with today’s march.Outside the brand new US embassy in London, hundreds of expats, study abroad students and allies stood in solidarity with today’s march.
Holding placards painted with phrases such as “I’d rather my teachers had pencils,” the protestors chanted “Books not Bullets” and “Never again” while gathered on a grass embankment outside the embassy as police looked on.Holding placards painted with phrases such as “I’d rather my teachers had pencils,” the protestors chanted “Books not Bullets” and “Never again” while gathered on a grass embankment outside the embassy as police looked on.
A minutes silence was held in honour of the victims of mass shootings.A minutes silence was held in honour of the victims of mass shootings.
The solidarity rally was organised by three American students, Stephanie Thompson, Stephen Paduano and David Scollan, who are studying at the London School of Economics.The solidarity rally was organised by three American students, Stephanie Thompson, Stephen Paduano and David Scollan, who are studying at the London School of Economics.
In an interview for Mashable, Thompson said that her home state of Colorado has seen some of the most infamous mass shootings including the Aurora theatre shooting and the Columbine School shooting, adding that “most Americans have similar stories of their communities and lives being affected by this senseless violence”.In an interview for Mashable, Thompson said that her home state of Colorado has seen some of the most infamous mass shootings including the Aurora theatre shooting and the Columbine School shooting, adding that “most Americans have similar stories of their communities and lives being affected by this senseless violence”.
“My frustration with inaction has just increased since being abroad,” said Thompson. “Since arriving in London six months ago there have been three mass shootings – Las Vegas, NV, Sutherland Springs, TX, and Parkland, FL.”“My frustration with inaction has just increased since being abroad,” said Thompson. “Since arriving in London six months ago there have been three mass shootings – Las Vegas, NV, Sutherland Springs, TX, and Parkland, FL.”
This left her feeling “hopeless being far from home and not being able to change anything” but since Parkland things had shifted. Elsewhere in the UK, similar rallies are taking place in Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle, Dublin and Cork.This left her feeling “hopeless being far from home and not being able to change anything” but since Parkland things had shifted. Elsewhere in the UK, similar rallies are taking place in Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle, Dublin and Cork.
Our special correspondents from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school newspaper have been speaking to Robert Runcie, school superintendent of their local area, Broward County.Our special correspondents from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school newspaper have been speaking to Robert Runcie, school superintendent of their local area, Broward County.
“I think the most important piece is how Stoneman Douglas students have driven and impacted a dawn of a national movement,” Runcie said. “I think this generation may prove to be the greatest generation.”“I think the most important piece is how Stoneman Douglas students have driven and impacted a dawn of a national movement,” Runcie said. “I think this generation may prove to be the greatest generation.”
Others have been explaining to the students why they are marching today.Others have been explaining to the students why they are marching today.
“It’s important for people to realize that we are all affected, our whole community was affected,” said 18-year-old Emily Malcom. “I’m marching for change, i’m marching for my whole community. Hopefully people will see that we won’t stop anytime soon.”“It’s important for people to realize that we are all affected, our whole community was affected,” said 18-year-old Emily Malcom. “I’m marching for change, i’m marching for my whole community. Hopefully people will see that we won’t stop anytime soon.”
“I think that legislatures should be aware that the next generation of voters is right in front of them so if they don’t want to promote change then we will vote for change,” said 15-year-old Jordan Khayyami, a student at MSD.“I think that legislatures should be aware that the next generation of voters is right in front of them so if they don’t want to promote change then we will vote for change,” said 15-year-old Jordan Khayyami, a student at MSD.
“I am here to respect the 17 lives that were lost at my school on 14 February,” said Helena Denny. “I am here to fight in the name of the 100,000 victims, including students, parents, and teachers who die every year due to gun violence.”“I am here to respect the 17 lives that were lost at my school on 14 February,” said Helena Denny. “I am here to fight in the name of the 100,000 victims, including students, parents, and teachers who die every year due to gun violence.”
“They wanted to come to the march and make the signs so we worked hard to come here,” said Kelly Recker of West Hartford, Connecticut, of his children. “Hopefully this is something they are going to look back on and this is going to be a moment of change.”“They wanted to come to the march and make the signs so we worked hard to come here,” said Kelly Recker of West Hartford, Connecticut, of his children. “Hopefully this is something they are going to look back on and this is going to be a moment of change.”
Parkland special correspondents Rebecca Schneid and Leni Steinhardt have been speaking to marchers in Washington.Parkland special correspondents Rebecca Schneid and Leni Steinhardt have been speaking to marchers in Washington.
“My friends were murdered in school,” said Joey Mondelli, a senior in high school. “I have to be here for them. This can never happen.”“My friends were murdered in school,” said Joey Mondelli, a senior in high school. “I have to be here for them. This can never happen.”
“People underestimate our ability to organize as teenagers,” said 17-year-old Tyah Roberts. “We aren’t to be taken likely. We are a force to be reckoned with.”“People underestimate our ability to organize as teenagers,” said 17-year-old Tyah Roberts. “We aren’t to be taken likely. We are a force to be reckoned with.”
“What inspired me to make this poster was actually being angry at the world and then I realized that being angry at everyone isn’t going to change anything so I decided to go a different route,” said Taylor Allen, 20, from Parkland.“What inspired me to make this poster was actually being angry at the world and then I realized that being angry at everyone isn’t going to change anything so I decided to go a different route,” said Taylor Allen, 20, from Parkland.
“If you don’t think gun control will make a difference I’ll still give you a hug but hopefully we can come to an agreement.”“If you don’t think gun control will make a difference I’ll still give you a hug but hopefully we can come to an agreement.”
The staff of the student newspaper of Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida, where a massacre last month led to today’s marches, are covering the Washington march as special correspondents for the Guardian.The staff of the student newspaper of Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida, where a massacre last month led to today’s marches, are covering the Washington march as special correspondents for the Guardian.
Here are the Eagle Eye staff planning for the march from their hotel room on Friday night:Here are the Eagle Eye staff planning for the march from their hotel room on Friday night:
Today, they huddled for a group hug before the march:Today, they huddled for a group hug before the march:
No words can express how proud I am of my school, friends, and teachers. Be positive, be passionate, be proud to be an Eagle ❤️ #MarchforOurLives #MarchForOurLivesDC pic.twitter.com/VHT1Qy81wNNo words can express how proud I am of my school, friends, and teachers. Be positive, be passionate, be proud to be an Eagle ❤️ #MarchforOurLives #MarchForOurLivesDC pic.twitter.com/VHT1Qy81wN
At protests across the country, volunteers have set up voter registration booths.At protests across the country, volunteers have set up voter registration booths.
Many of these efforts are backed by HeadCount, a non-partisan voter registration group that installs voter registration drives at music festivals and concerts in the US.Many of these efforts are backed by HeadCount, a non-partisan voter registration group that installs voter registration drives at music festivals and concerts in the US.
The group’s executive director, Andy Bernstein, told Billboard it was the first time the group has partnered with a march.The group’s executive director, Andy Bernstein, told Billboard it was the first time the group has partnered with a march.
“Hearing [student activist] Cameron Kasky and the powerful speech from [student activist] Emma Gonzalez on CNN, where she ended with a call for people to register to vote, made it obvious that it was time for HeadCount to engage,” Bernstein said.“Hearing [student activist] Cameron Kasky and the powerful speech from [student activist] Emma Gonzalez on CNN, where she ended with a call for people to register to vote, made it obvious that it was time for HeadCount to engage,” Bernstein said.
Excited to be at the #MarchForOurLives voter registration training with @votolatino. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again It’s the power of the youth that will drive change in our country. ✊🏾🔥 pic.twitter.com/jo2M9t4nYlExcited to be at the #MarchForOurLives voter registration training with @votolatino. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again It’s the power of the youth that will drive change in our country. ✊🏾🔥 pic.twitter.com/jo2M9t4nYl
Look for us in our yellow hats tomorrow at the March for Our Lives Milwaukee - we have important information to share with you about voter registration and upcoming elections! #BeAWisconsinVoter #MarchForOurLives #MarchForOurLivesMKE pic.twitter.com/FSw10QniFsLook for us in our yellow hats tomorrow at the March for Our Lives Milwaukee - we have important information to share with you about voter registration and upcoming elections! #BeAWisconsinVoter #MarchForOurLives #MarchForOurLivesMKE pic.twitter.com/FSw10QniFs
If marchers are hoping to take their message of gun reform directly to Donald Trump, they will be disappointed.If marchers are hoping to take their message of gun reform directly to Donald Trump, they will be disappointed.
The president has headed down to his Florida bolthole, Mar-a-Lago, for the weekend. He has no public events on his schedule and seems to be at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.The president has headed down to his Florida bolthole, Mar-a-Lago, for the weekend. He has no public events on his schedule and seems to be at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.
Trump has flip-flopped on gun control, proposing arming teachers while backing away from earlier support for raising age limits after meeting with senior figures from the National Rifle Association, the powerful US pro-gun lobby group.Trump has flip-flopped on gun control, proposing arming teachers while backing away from earlier support for raising age limits after meeting with senior figures from the National Rifle Association, the powerful US pro-gun lobby group.
Good (Great) meeting in the Oval Office tonight with the NRA!Good (Great) meeting in the Oval Office tonight with the NRA!
On Friday, however, the US justice department proposed rule changes that would effectively ban bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like a machinegun. Bump stocks were used by Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock to kill 58 people in the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history.On Friday, however, the US justice department proposed rule changes that would effectively ban bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like a machinegun. Bump stocks were used by Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock to kill 58 people in the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history.
Trump has also proposed extreme risk protection orders, which would provide law enforcement and family members with a legal way to petition a court to temporarily remove an unstable person’s guns, and block them from buying new ones.Trump has also proposed extreme risk protection orders, which would provide law enforcement and family members with a legal way to petition a court to temporarily remove an unstable person’s guns, and block them from buying new ones.
In backing away from the proposal to raise the legal age to buy certain guns, Trump said part of the reason was that there was “not much political support (to put it mildly)” for the policy.In backing away from the proposal to raise the legal age to buy certain guns, Trump said part of the reason was that there was “not much political support (to put it mildly)” for the policy.
That may be true in Congress, but recent polls of US adults have found that more than two-thirds of respondents favor raising the legal age to buy guns.That may be true in Congress, but recent polls of US adults have found that more than two-thirds of respondents favor raising the legal age to buy guns.
Comprehensive background checks, which Trump is not backing despite earlier promising to do so, are even more popular.Comprehensive background checks, which Trump is not backing despite earlier promising to do so, are even more popular.
A recent Monmouth University poll found that 83% of Americans support requiring comprehensive background checks for all gun purchasers, including private sales between two individuals.A recent Monmouth University poll found that 83% of Americans support requiring comprehensive background checks for all gun purchasers, including private sales between two individuals.
Even among NRA members, 69% support comprehensive background checks, the poll found.Even among NRA members, 69% support comprehensive background checks, the poll found.
That indicates opposition is largely confined to the leadership of the NRA and the Republican party.That indicates opposition is largely confined to the leadership of the NRA and the Republican party.
It might seem strange for March For Our Lives protests to take place abroad, particularly in countries with much stricter gun control laws, but there are protests planned in at least 37 other countries.It might seem strange for March For Our Lives protests to take place abroad, particularly in countries with much stricter gun control laws, but there are protests planned in at least 37 other countries.
Those protests were organized by Americans based in those countries or by locals with connections to the US.Those protests were organized by Americans based in those countries or by locals with connections to the US.
Three Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school students attended the demonstration in Tel Aviv, where they were on spring break, according to the Times of Israel.Three Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school students attended the demonstration in Tel Aviv, where they were on spring break, according to the Times of Israel.
One of the students, Eden Hebron, told the rally about seeing her close friend killed when her English classroom was attacked.One of the students, Eden Hebron, told the rally about seeing her close friend killed when her English classroom was attacked.
“I am still in disbelief but I will not allow anyone else to see the things I saw, to prepare for your final seconds of life like I did,” Hebron told the rally.“I am still in disbelief but I will not allow anyone else to see the things I saw, to prepare for your final seconds of life like I did,” Hebron told the rally.
#March4OurLives rally #TelAviv #Israel #BanAssaultWeapons pic.twitter.com/ZkU1yhJMOv#March4OurLives rally #TelAviv #Israel #BanAssaultWeapons pic.twitter.com/ZkU1yhJMOv
The Guardian has been collaborating with the staff of the Eagle Eye, the school newspaper of Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida, where a massacre last month led to today’s marches.The Guardian has been collaborating with the staff of the Eagle Eye, the school newspaper of Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida, where a massacre last month led to today’s marches.
On Friday, student editors took control of the Guardian’s website and published a series of articles, including their manifesto of demands, with a call to ban the sale of high velocity semi-automatic weapons, expand background checks, and raise the minimum purchase age of rifles to 21 high on the list.On Friday, student editors took control of the Guardian’s website and published a series of articles, including their manifesto of demands, with a call to ban the sale of high velocity semi-automatic weapons, expand background checks, and raise the minimum purchase age of rifles to 21 high on the list.
Members of the Eagle Eye’s editorial staff have travelled to Washington and will cover the march as special correspondents for the Guardian.Members of the Eagle Eye’s editorial staff have travelled to Washington and will cover the march as special correspondents for the Guardian.
They are already in place and tweeting pictures and messages.They are already in place and tweeting pictures and messages.
@EagleEyeMSD is ready #MarchForOurLivesdc #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/9nBdfiena4@EagleEyeMSD is ready #MarchForOurLivesdc #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/9nBdfiena4
Live scenes from the #MarchForOurLivesDC - Hundreds arrive hours ahead the official start time at noon pic.twitter.com/bK1t90qXuZLive scenes from the #MarchForOurLivesDC - Hundreds arrive hours ahead the official start time at noon pic.twitter.com/bK1t90qXuZ
Today would have been Nick Dworet’s 18th birthday. Today, we honor him and the other 16 who will never celebrate birthdays again. #MarchforOurLivesToday would have been Nick Dworet’s 18th birthday. Today, we honor him and the other 16 who will never celebrate birthdays again. #MarchforOurLives
Today’s the day... #SignsForOurLives #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/jDaiNTscmhToday’s the day... #SignsForOurLives #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/jDaiNTscmh
armed with pens, cameras, and ideas #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/TCabibDAwnarmed with pens, cameras, and ideas #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/TCabibDAwn
To be honest, I'm scared to march. This is a march against gun violence, and I am scared there will be gun violence during the march. This is just my mindset living in this country now, but this is why we need to march. #neveragain #MarchForOurLivesTo be honest, I'm scared to march. This is a march against gun violence, and I am scared there will be gun violence during the march. This is just my mindset living in this country now, but this is why we need to march. #neveragain #MarchForOurLives
Today in Washington DC and more than 830 places worldwide, people of all ages will come together to demand solutions to gun violence in America.Today in Washington DC and more than 830 places worldwide, people of all ages will come together to demand solutions to gun violence in America.
Students who survived the school shooting last month in Parkland, Florida, sparked the event after 17 of their teachers and classmates were killed last month by a former student armed with an AR-15 rifle he had legally purchased.Students who survived the school shooting last month in Parkland, Florida, sparked the event after 17 of their teachers and classmates were killed last month by a former student armed with an AR-15 rifle he had legally purchased.
Parkland survivors will be at the vanguard of the demonstration in Washington, where more than 500,000 people are expected to protest, starting at noon.Parkland survivors will be at the vanguard of the demonstration in Washington, where more than 500,000 people are expected to protest, starting at noon.
This week over a dozen journalism students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school, where the massacre took place, took over the Guardian US website, commissioning and writing pieces about the gun debate. They will be reporting live for us from Washington today.This week over a dozen journalism students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school, where the massacre took place, took over the Guardian US website, commissioning and writing pieces about the gun debate. They will be reporting live for us from Washington today.
Guardian reporters Lois Beckett and Oliver Laughland will also be sending dispatches from DC. And Richard Luscombe in Florida and Sam Levin in Oakland will be reporting from the marches there.Guardian reporters Lois Beckett and Oliver Laughland will also be sending dispatches from DC. And Richard Luscombe in Florida and Sam Levin in Oakland will be reporting from the marches there.
Stay tuned here for live coverage of the marches in Washington and elsewhere throughout the day.Stay tuned here for live coverage of the marches in Washington and elsewhere throughout the day.