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From Spoken Word to Speaking Out
Poetry slams to chants, the March for Our Lives inspired people of all ages to speak up, sing out and stand up to gun violence over a 48-hour period in Washington, D.C.
Poetry slams to chants, the March for Our Lives inspired people of all ages to speak up, sing out and stand up to gun violence over a 48-hour period in Washington, D.C.
During the historic March for Our Lives, Morgan Langley looks for expressions of hope and humanity among the attendees, to find out how society can work for change together.
This was a march for the next generation. This was a march led by the students. This was their opportunity to speak out and be heard. This is what they had to say.
People of all ages attended the march, from gun-supporting parents still advocating for better gun control, to young children who are required to practice active shooter training, to 90-year-old grandparents opposing the fact that students have to live in world where this is necessary.
Sherry Cohen was one of many in Northwest D.C.’s “Mom’s Network” to house Parkland students over the weekend for the March for Our Lives, creating a comfortable atmosphere after the students’ long journey to Washington, D.C.
Katie Eder, an 18-year-old senior from Shorewood High School outside Milwaukee, did more than just speak out against gun violence. She walked 50 miles for the cause, and she wasn’t alone. “Kids may be only 25 percent of the population, but they’re 100 percent of the future,” Eder said. One day after the March for […]
People spoke their minds in many ways, including through the use of markers and paper. Tiera Trammell has a music video slideshow from Milwaukee.
Thousands of people flooded the streets of Milwaukee to remember those lost due to gun violence and to advocate for change.
UW-Milwaukee Police Officer Craig Rafferty is hosting Active Shooter Training programs in response to the Parkland school shooting, in efforts to better prepare students for an active shooter situation on campus. “We don’t teach this to scare you, but to prepare you. Just in case,” said Rafferty told the crowd in room 191 in the […]
Cathy Myers is a Wisconsinite running for Congress in hopes of eventually removing Paul Ryan from office. She arrived in Washington, D.C. late Friday evening on March 23 and made a stop in DuPont, an affluent sector of the city to meet Marjory Stoneman Douglas Alumna who currently attends the University of Alabama and organized […]
Thousands of protestors descended upon downtown Milwaukee, starting at the Milwaukee Courthouse and ending at City Hall on Water Street. They were demanding change to gun laws.
The gun debate in America has long been locked in a stalemate, but something about the Parkland shooting and subsequent March for Our Lives feels different to both gun critics and proponents. This documentary follows UWM student journalists as they travel to Washington D.C. to cover the march and beyond, exploring the underlying divisions in American […]