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Sounds of the March
Sounds of chants, sales pitches and counter-protesters at the March for Our Lives in Washington D.C.
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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.
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Gun March Protest Signs Created By Stoneman Douglas Students
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Drew Schwartz, 17, attended a poster- making event with his family at the National Education Association a day before the March for Our Lives march in Washington, D.C. Schwartz walked around the room while looking at the tables on display. He wore a burgundy sweatshirt that read “Douglas Eagles.” “It […]
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Disparate Media Coverage? Comparing Parkland & Black Lives Matter
Faran Grant, 30, stands alone among a crowd of 800,000 at the Washington, D.C. March for Our Lives. Like thousands of other marchers, she carries a handwritten, homemade sign while wearing a dejected expression. Two photos are taped next to text reading, “I march for my family killed by guns! Black Lives Matter.” Grant explains […]
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Faces and Voices of the March
Hunter Hanthorn asked people at the March for Our Lives event in Washington, D.C. to explain, in as few words as possible, what the march meant to them.
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Together We March as One
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.
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Voices of the March: High School Students
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.
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Army Veterans March in Washington, D.C. for Gun Control
While thousands of people were gathering around waiting for the speakers and performers to start at the March for Our Lives in Washington D.C., Veronica Del Valle, the daughter of a Vietnam veteran, described how her father shapes her ideas and feelings about assault rifles. Her father, 71, believes that people shouldn’t be able to […]
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Seasoned Protestors Share Their Stories
Older attendees at the March for Our Lives offered insights on past protests and talked about their hopes for future generations.
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Open Mic for Our Lives
More than a dozen spoken word artists performed pieces inspired by gun violence at local restaurant Busboys and Poets in Washington D.C. the night before the March for Our Lives. Busboys and Poets, established in 2005, is a community gathering place named after the American poet Langston Hughes, who worked as a busboy at the […]
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Meet the Survivors
Bryan Herrera is 17 years old and a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He was in Washington, D.C. to attend the March for Our Lives event that was created by his classmates. He and other students came together the day before to make posters, and talked about the day of the shooting. Ray […]
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Families and Multi-Generations March in D.C.
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.
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Counter Protestors Speak Their Minds at the March for Our Lives
Nearly 800,000 people traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in the March for Our Lives and demand stricter gun control legislation. Many protestors were vocal critics of the National Rifle Association and right-wing politicians, carrying signs and yelling chants that expressed their anti-gun standpoints. Even though the vast majority of attendees were advocating for their […]
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A Home Away From Home
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.
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Mom to the Rescue: Housing Student Marchers
When word spread that students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School would be organizing a march in the wake of their school’s mass shooting, Washington, D.C. got prepared. Within the first few weeks, hundreds of people were expected to attend what the students were calling “March For Our Lives.” With so many people coming, you […]
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Generation Lockdown: Panel Discusses How Parkland Is Different
On the eve of the March for Our Lives event, panelists ranging from the founder of Giffords, an organization to fight gun violence to the co-president of the Brady Campaign, agreed that the recent Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting in Parkland, Florida is different. The common ground they all reached was that this movement seems […]
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Back to School Means Tight Security
After the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, schools in Florida have increased security measures. Danielle Klafter and Skylar Massella say school is different now. Marchers at the event in Washington D.C. all had different experiences in school, but now share a common concern for security.
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Parkland High School Students Travel to D.C. in Support of Their Neighborhood
Florida high school senior Anna Zamora never thought she’d be spending the remainder of her senior year planning a march in D.C. to lobby for a change in gun policy. Instead, she thought she’d be dress shopping for prom. “I thought I would be thinking about prom or worrying about graduation. But instead, I fit […]
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Florida Students Gain Inspiration from Parkland Surviviors
2142018. This is a number that doesn’t have a meaning, but when separated by either dashes or slashes, the meaning becomes clear. 2-14-2018. 2/14/2018. February 14, 2018. It means Valentine’s Day, or the day of love, but for Parkland, Fla., it is the day that Nikolas Cruz is accused of going to Marjory Stoneman Douglas […]
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Why They March
The reoccurring school shootings have moved people to march, and sometimes switch their views on gun control. Listen to the stories of protesters and what motivated them to participate in the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C.
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DC Marchers Share Gun Violence Stories
At first it was just a restaurant date for a high school boyfriend and girlfriend, but shortly it would turn into a date that many people would remember years after it happened. While the two were seated at a table, local police were chasing a suspected drug criminal down the street. Eventually, the suspect ran […]
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A Stoneman Douglas Shooting Survivor Tells Her Story
Sixteen-year-old Randi Patregnani was in the line of fire during the Parkland shooting. She spoke candidly about the shooting’s impact and her experiences as a survivor.