March for Our Lives
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MVC Staff Reporter Emma Clifton holds a poster that says, “Mr. President, if you can’t protect our children, you can’t protect America.”
MVC Staff Photographer Lexi Price holds a poster that says, “Why is my body more policed than a gun?”
The high school student survivors of Stoneman Douglas have reconvened after the senseless shooting that killed 17 people. Their purpose is to create change in American society. Along with their efforts for more gun control, the student survivors have appealed to politicians and started the March For Our Lives Campaign.
This march was held in Washington D.C on March 24, 2018. The rally also included sister marches held across the U.S. Marches were held in over 800 cities gathering crowds anywhere between 12-500,000 people per city.
“I think having a big turnout will send a message to the NRA and our President that change is needed,” said Elizabeth McCleery, 12, who attended the March downtown on the Circle. “Gun control is a sensitive topic, especially in Indiana. If we can be strong in Mike Pence’s hometown, we can be strong in the White House.”
It’s important for lawmakers to see the changing tide in society and shift their beliefs to provide protection for America. There have been over 200 protests since the current administration took office, and several have
People stand in front of a building for the March for Our Lives movement.
received comments from President Donald Trump. It is unclear if any have changed his mind or even swayed his opinion, but based on his social media comments, the protests clearly get under his skin.
Several newspaper reporters and editors joined the March along with past Mt. Vernon students. If students had interest in the march but couldn’t make that date, Stoneman Douglas students have a GoFundMe page which can be accessed here, https://www.gofundme.com/8psm8-march-for-our-lives.
Students can also text “RESIST” to 50409 to contact your Senators.
“I really felt like I was part of something big, like the turning point of gun control was happening right under our noses,” Elizabeth McCleery, 12, said about the march.