Photos from NYC-Central Park West March 2018

WHEN: March 24, 2018

WHERE: Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, and other areas.

REGISTRATION: marchforourlives.com

More Information:

Hundreds Of Thousands March For Gun Control Across The U.S.

"We applaud the many courageous young Americans exercising their First Amendment rights today," White House deputy press secretary Lindsay Walters said in a statement. "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."

npr.org

The March For Our Lives Protest Is This Saturday. Here’s Everything to Know

The student survivors of the Parkland, Florida massacre have been planning the March 24 rally since shortly after the shooting at their high school on Valentine's Day that left 17 dead. Officials in Washington, D.C. — where the main March for Our Lives rally is taking place — are preparing for roughly 500,000 people to attend the march, according to the Washington Post. In addition to bolstering subway service throughout the day Saturday, there will be also be a heightened police presence.

time.com

The March for Our Lives Activists Showed Us How to Find Meaning in Tragedy

After the massacre at a Florida high school, these brave students provided a way forward.

smithsonianmag.com

How the Parkland students pulled off a massive national protest in only 5 weeks

Within days of the February 14 shooting, the students made clear that thoughts and prayers were not enough for them – they wanted concrete legislative solutions to the epidemic of mass shootings and an end to the influence of the National Rifle Association.

cnn.com

And... 🙄 regarding GOP/christian conservative members's claim that prayer is needed in school, to stop school shootings 🤨:

Gunman kills five students at Amish school

On October 2, 2006, Charles Roberts enters the West Nickel Mines Amish School in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, where he fatally shoots five female students and wounds five more before turning his gun on himself and dying by suicide.

history.com

Now, what other bs excuses do "christian conservatives" have for not taking action to prevent more school shootings, especially after Sandy Hook? And more guns is NOT the answer! Perhaps it's time for mental health evaluations prior to gun ownership and distribution as a seller, something that GOP stands wholly against!

#MarchForOurLives Mobilizes A Nation — March 24, 2018

Pics begin with a homeless person on MTA subway, a person as ignored as much as so-called pro-life GOP ignores legislation for children's (our future) safety in classrooms.

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