MARCH FOR OUR LIVES

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Massacre

The Presidential Elections of 2016

Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre, Newtown, Connecticut

The Route 91 Harvest music festival Massacre, Las Vegas Strip, Nevada

a 17 minute walk out of school paying tribute to the 17 victims

a $17 fund raiser to raise funds to combat gun violence in schools

a 17 minute break from classes for students to get extra exercise by playing in the schoolyard

a 17 minute silence throughout the USA for the fallen victims

metal doors with glass and bullet proof vests

gun checks and lock down drills

metal detectors and bullet proof doors

individual searches and secured lockers

They wrote letters to the president expressing their grief.

They fasted for 17 days and nights.

They founded the advocacy group Never Again MSD.

They refused to return to their school after a two week closing.

all of the above

established waiting periods and background checks

raised the minimum age for buying rifles to 21

allowed for the arming of qualified teachers and the hiring of school police

The National Rifle Association

The National Realty Association

The US Congress

The National Security Agency

that people are being discriminated against when they want to purchase guns

that people's ' 2nd Amendment Rights are being threatened by gun reforms

that people's freedoms of exercising their rights are being restricted

that people's 1st Amendment rights are being trampled upon

to plan and execute a rally throughout the USA demanding change in gun laws

to register to vote in the November 2018 senatorial midterm elections

to attend a town hall meeting with their state representatives and an NRA spokesperson in order to state their demands and seek support for gun reforms

to meet with the president of the USA and share their grief over their lost loved ones

to register students to vote in the November Midterm elections and change the political make up of the state legislators

to educate students on gun and school safety measures

to run for political office so that they can change the gun laws

to graduate from high school and seek acceptance to prestigious colleges or universities

a meeting with the president on March 24 at the White House

to host a military parade for the president and the victims of the shooting at their school

a meeting with the USA Congress at the State Capitol in Washington, DC

a march to Washington DC on March 24, entitled March For Our Lives

exercise their freedom of speech

exercise the right of the people peaceably to assemble

exercise the freedom of the press

all of the above

April 20

March 25

April 14

May 20

May 20, 1999 at 11:15am

April 25, 1999 at 10am

April 20, 1999 at 11:19am

February 20, 1999 at 10:15am

that young people are unknowledgeable about political matters and should therefore remain voiceless

that young people can make a lot of noise and make some very strong demands when they're upset

that young people are powerless and cannot bring about change in our society

that young people have the inner fortitude to be the vessel of change in a tainted society