Around 200 teachers, students, and chaperones from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and nearby schools flew to D.C. from Fort Lauderdale on Thursday in preparation for Saturday’s “March For Our Lives” against gun violence.
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Alhadeff writes that she has created Make Schools Safe, an organization dedicated to preventing school shootings.
In my view, our country doesn’t need to fortify its schools, it needs to strengthen the procedures we go through to buy a gun. Margaret Brennan, moderator of CBS News’ “Face the Nation” and a CBS News senior foreign correspondent, led the discussion at the Newseum. “Today we take to the streets in over 800 marches around the globe and demand common sense gun laws”.
But she never found out, he said.
Although their coverage until now has mainly focused on school recovery and remembering the 17 victims, The Eagle Eye will make a shift after this weekend, focusing more on political activism and movements for policy change like #NeverAgain. The views do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
Samantha Mayor, a student at Stoneman Douglas who told the crowd she was shot in the knee during the shooting, limped onto the stage to roaring applause. The event was the third time he was caught trespassing, authorities said.
“The first step is the most important one and I think that is what we are doing Saturday, talking about taking that first step together with the world taking it with us”, said Casey Sherman.
“I’ve learned to compensate when I have to”, Clayborn said in a conference call on Wednesday.
Ma said she snapped quickly into reporting mode. “You guys support me in literally everything I do, every single day, and in the midst of this entire thing is just incredible, and I love you”.
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The latest issue of the paper, which comes out quarterly, serves as a memorial to all 17 students who died. The school district said it would provide the backpacks to the students free of charge.
“They’re getting a platform of their own”, Gonzalez said.
Sanseverino, 16, said she wants to pursue a career in child psychology, with the aim of helping children before they become so troubled they turn to violence. They have also partnered with well-funded liberal groups such as Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun control advocacy group founded by former NY mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg.
They felt they needed to give a voice to the 17 people who were killed, because those 17 voices were taken away too soon.
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Seasoned activists have marveled at what the students accomplished so far, including a sweeping gun bill in Florida and school walkouts attended by over a million students last week, according to organizers Women’s March. As for thoughts on the march as a potentially historic moment, Trejos said the impact hasn’t registered with him yet.
“I feel we’re all part of a family here”, said Tanner Bailey, of Wisconsin. “That’s where I’m at”.
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Many North Carolina students and adults will be traveling north to the protest, which will start on Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd St. and 12th St. NW at 12 p.m.
