1957 March for Equality
The March for Equality (MFOL)<ref>March for our lives. "March for Our Lives (Terms of Use)". (March, 2018).</ref> was a student-led demonstration in support of stronger gun violence prevention measures. It took place in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2018, with over 880 sibling events throughout the United States and around the world,<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref><ref name="Carlsen">Script error</ref><ref name="ST">Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> and was planned by student organizers from Never Again MSD in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Everytown for Gun Safety.<ref name="Demand">Script error</ref> The event followed the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018, which was described by several media outlets as a possible tipping point for gun control legislation.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
Protesters urged for universal background checks on all gun sales, raising the federal age of gun ownership and possession to 21,<ref>Script error</ref> closing of the gun show loophole, a restoration of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, and a ban on the sale of high-capacity magazines and bump stocks in the United States.<ref>Script error</ref> Turnout was estimated to be between 1.2 and 2 million people in the US,<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> making it one of the largest protests in American history.<ref name= official />
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Planning
Following the school shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, Cameron Kasky, a junior at the school, and his classmates, announced the march four days later.<ref>Script error</ref> Also joining the march efforts are Alex Wind of Stoneman Douglas High School, who along with four friends created the "Never Again" campaign.<ref name="Demand"/> Emma González and David Hogg, also survivors of the shooting, have been vocal supporters of the march.<ref name="CNN McLaughlin">Script error</ref>
The date was chosen in order to give students, families and others a chance to mourn first, and then on March 24, talk about gun control.<ref name="CNN McLaughlin" /> Organizers filed a permit application with the National Park Service during the week of February 23, and expected as many as 500,000 people to attend.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> However, the National Mall, which was the planned site of the main march in Washington, D.C., was reportedly already booked for March 24; the application, filed by an unidentified local student group, claimed it was for a talent show.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> A permit was later obtained for Pennsylvania Avenue.<ref>Script error</ref> The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced it would operate extra trains for the march.<ref>Script error</ref>
The Enough! National School Walkout was held on the one month anniversary of the Stoneman Douglas shooting.<ref>Script error</ref><ref name="EnoughTime">Script error</ref> It involved students walking out from their classes for exactly seventeen minutes (one for each of the victims of the massacre)<ref>Script error</ref> and involved more than 3,000 schools across the United States<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> and nearly one million students.<ref>Script error</ref> Thousands of students also gathered and staged a rally in Washington, D. C., after observing 17 minutes of silence with their backs to the White House.<ref name="EnoughTime" /><ref>Script error</ref> After the success of the walkout, Hogg posted a tweet<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> that included a provocative, NRA-style advertisement calling out lawmakers for their inaction on or opposition to gun control efforts, asking "What if our politicians weren't the bitch of the NRA?", and ending with a promotion for the upcoming March.<ref>Script error</ref>
Celebrity and corporate support
George Clooney and Scooter Braun were major forces behind the organization of the march, and aided in fundraising efforts behind the scenes.<ref>Script error</ref> Amal and George Clooney donated $500,000 to support the march and announced they would attend. Oprah Winfrey matched the Clooney donation to support the march.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> Jeffrey Katzenberg and his wife Marilyn also contributed $500,000.<ref>Script error</ref> Film director and producer Steven Spielberg and actress Kate Capshaw Spielberg donated $500,000, also matching the donation of the Clooneys.<ref>Script error</ref> On February 23, Gucci announced they were also donating $500,000 towards the march.<ref>Script error</ref> Other people and organizations offering support have included Justin Bieber,<ref>Script error</ref> Gabby Giffords, Lauren Jauregui, Alyssa Milano, Moms Demand Action, Amy Schumer, St. Vincent, Harry Styles,<ref>Script error</ref> Hayley Williams,<ref name="Kaufman">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Durkee">Script error</ref> Paul McCartney,<ref>Script error</ref> Kanye West, and Kim Kardashian.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> John Legend and Chrissy Teigen donated $25,000.<ref>Script error</ref> Jimmy Fallon pledged to attend an event with his family.<ref>Script error</ref> Samantha Bee interviewed kids.<ref>Script error</ref> Jim Jefferies interviewed participants in San Diego.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Other celebrities including Taylor Swift have donated an undisclosed amount of money toward the campaign.<ref>Script error</ref> Justin Timberlake, Will Smith, Cher and Amy Poehler also participated in the March.<ref>Script error</ref>
James Corden promoted the March for Our Lives event.<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> John Zimmer and Logan Green, the co-founders of Lyft, announced their support of the rallies and stated that their company would provide free rides for those attending demonstrations.<ref>Script error</ref> Dating app Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd subsequently announced that they were supporting the NeverAgain movement by banning all images of firearms on their dating application.<ref>Script error</ref>
John Cena and Millie Bobby Brown applauded the March for Our Lives event at the Kids Choice Awards.<ref>Script error</ref>
The founding members of MFOL were awarded Smithsonian Magazine's 2018 American Ingenuity Award in the Youth category.<ref>Script error</ref>
Prayer and vigil on the eve of the rally
In Washington, D.C., a prayer and vigil was held at the Washington National Cathedral on the eve of the rally, as a memorial for the victims of gun violence, and to declare the church's belief, "This work is rooted in our commitment to Jesus' command to love our neighbors as ourselves... We gather out of a conviction that the right to bear arms does not trump the right to life."<ref name="WNC">Washington National Cathedral. "March for Our Lives Prayer Vigil". (March 23, 2018).</ref><ref>Vince Reinhart. "https://www.flickr.com". (March 23, 2018).</ref><ref>Washington National Cathedral. "National Vigil for Victims, Families and Survivors of Gun Violence (Service Leaflet)". (March 23, 2018).</ref> The litany also included the following refrain:
Guest speakers included Philip and April Schentrup, parents of 16-year-old Carmen Schentrup, who was killed in the shooting in Parkland, Florida.<ref name="WNC"/><ref name="WNC2"/>
Participation
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March for Our Lives was among the biggest youth-led protests since the Vietnam War era.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> Estimates of participation at the main event in Washington, D. C., range from 200,000 to 800,000.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref><ref name="CNN_Sanchez_2018">Script error</ref>
The speakers—all of whom were high schoolers or younger—included Marjory Stoneman Douglas students Cameron Kasky, David Hogg, Delaney Tarr, Sarah Chadwick, Alex Wind, Jaclyn Corin, Ryan Deitsch, Aalayah Eastmond, Samantha Fuentes, and Emma González.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/24/us/march-threw-up-on-stage/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/parkland-student-samantha-fuentes-finishes-speech-after-vomiting-on-stage-at-march-for-our-lives</ref><ref name="CNN_Sanchez_2018" /><ref name=":0">Script error</ref> Hunter Pollack, brother of victim Meadow Pollack, was scheduled to speak but did not attend due to a logistical issue,<ref name="HillShut">Script error</ref> which he contended was a result of being misled by event officials.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> David Hogg tweeted out a video of Hunter's speech from a later event.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
Template:AnchorOther participants included Naomi Wadler, who is an elementary school student in Alexandria, Virginia,<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> Trevon Bosley from Chicago whose brother was shot and killed leaving church,<ref>Script error</ref> Edna Lizbeth Chávez, a high school student from Los Angeles,<ref>Script error</ref> and Zion Kelly, whose twin brother was shot and killed during an armed robbery.<ref>Script error</ref> Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., also made an appearance<ref>Script error</ref> along with Mya Middleton, a student from Chicago representing After School Matters,<ref>Script error</ref> Matt Post, a senior from Montgomery County,<ref>Script error</ref> Christopher Underwood, an 11-year old from New York,<ref>Script error</ref> Alex King and D'Angelo McDade from Chicago,<ref>Script error</ref> and Matthew Soto, brother of Sandy Hook victim Victoria Soto.<ref>Script error</ref>
González, after speaking and naming the seventeen victims, stood silent for over four minutes, after which a cellphone alarm went off and she announced that it was the six minute and twenty second point in her speech, equal to the length of the Parkland shooting.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> González ended her speech saying,
then walked off stage as the entire crowd along Pennsylvania Avenue applauded loudly. Her speech and emotional moment of silence was praised by media organizations as one of the "most memorable"<ref>Script error</ref> and "powerful" moments in the day's events.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
Singers Ariana Grande, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Platt, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson, Andra Day, Common, Selena Gómez, Lady Gaga, and Demi Lovato joined student-led marchers in Washington, D. C.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Script error</ref>
Responses
National Rifle Association
On March 21, NRA TV host Grant Stinchfield stated that "March for Our Lives is backed by radicals with a history of violent threats, language and actions"; fact-checker PolitiFact has rated this statement as being "without merit" and "Pants on Fire" indicating that it is a "ridiculous claim".<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
While the march was occurring, the NRA posted a membership drive video on their Facebook page, declaring that the "protests aren't spontaneous. Gun-hating billionaires and Hollywood elites are manipulating and exploiting children as part of their plan to DESTROY the Second Amendment". Another video dubbed "A March for Their Lies" was uploaded to YouTube featuring Colion Noir, in which he described the planned rally as a "carnival of a march". Noir also said in the video that there is an "agenda that's a million times bigger than the guns".<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
Politicians
The Washington Post reported that there were many Democrats encouraging the marchers, and many of them, including candidates for office, participated from the sidelines in the march, but few Republicans did similarly.<ref name="twsWashPost900">Script error</ref> The White House said in a response that they "applaud the many courageous young Americans exercising their first amendment rights".<ref>Script error</ref>
On the day of the protests, Florida Republican senator Marco Rubio responded by stating: "However, many other Americans do not support a gun ban" and "view banning guns as an infringement on the Second Amendment rights of law abiding citizens that ultimately will not prevent these tragedies". He called for protesters to find "common ground with those who hold opposing views" for change to happen. However, a blanket gun ban was not called for by the protests.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
Former Republican senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum criticized the Parkland activists, suggesting during an interview with CNN that students should be learning ways to respond to a shooter rather than asking lawmakers "to solve their problem"; Santorum advised students to take classes in CPR rather than marching in Washington.<ref name="twsPolitico5544">Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> The Washington Post quoted several doctors responding to Santorum that CPR would not be at all effective on gunshot victims as they were suffering from blood loss.<ref>Script error</ref>
Media
A report in The New Yorker praised the leaders of the march for their "extraordinary inclusiveness" in that they expanded the locus of concern from suburban schools to those of urban neighborhoods as well.<ref name="twsNewYorker3324">Script error</ref>
On social media, fake pictures and GIFs of Emma González tearing up a copy of the U.S. Constitution were circulated in an effort to discredit the march. The images were doctored from originals of González tearing up a shooting target sign. Actor and conservative commentator Adam Baldwin defended circulating the doctored images as "political satire".<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
Use of Social Media Platforms
Originally, protest happened for multiple shootings across the nation, such as for the Charleston Shooting, but never reached past hundreds. With social media, more information was relayed to a larger audience in quicker time, giving more people awareness of what was happening across the nation.<ref>Script error</ref> By National Walkout Day on April 20, 2018, the social medias had followings over 1.3 million people and in Washington D.C. alone, 200,000 people attended the March For Our Lives protest, whom many younger adults attributed to the big social media presence.<ref>Script error</ref> The hashtag #MarchForOurLives was used 3.6 million times, and over 7.5 thousand tweets were directed at the NRA social media account.
The March For Our Lives Twitter started in February of 2018, with the Twitter handle, @AMarch4OurLives. Up to date, the Twitter account has 450,000 followers and are a student-run organization with a large social media presence. <ref>Script error</ref> The March For Our Lives Twitter has real time, up to date tweets about the movement. It includes tweets about the red flag bill being signed in from other March For Our Lives accounts based in different locations, such as NYC. <ref>Manhattan, March For Our Lives. “Red Flag Bill Signed Today in NYC ! Step in the Right Direction in Preventing Gun Violence and Saving Lives ✌🏽 Pic.twitter.com/u5AgirRnlR.” Twitter, Twitter, 25 Feb. 2019, twitter.com/mfolmanhattan/status/1100129636774752256</ref> In addition, the March For Our Lives Twitter account also alerts their followers about the events that are happening, such as meetings at Town Halls or when certain protests are happening. <ref>Lives, March For Our. “CHARLESTON, SC: Join Us on Saturday at 3 PM for a Gun Safety Town Hall with @GiffordsCourage, @Townhallproject, and @LeviStraussCo.Let's Talk Background Checks. #HR8 RSVP Here: Https://T.co/gL6NFZd474.” Twitter, Twitter, 21 Feb. 2019, twitter.com/AMarch4OurLives/status/1098619466307588096</ref> All of their posts follow certain guidelines and relevance, and they also continue to retweet their own tweets too.
In March 2018, Selena Gomez shared the march's hashtag #MarchForOurLives with the message: "Protect kids, not guns!” and this post had received 2 millions likes.<ref>Script error</ref> Lady Gaga also documented the march, releasing a series of Instagram videos calling for action from politicians to enforce stricter gun laws.<ref>Script error</ref> The march has drawn support from Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, and they have pledged to join and perform at the march.<ref>Script error</ref>
The students who survived and millions of students worldwide participated in March for Our Lives, emerging as more and more influential on Instagram than celebrities on the gun control following the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> One of the tools they used was the hashtags. Top hashtags such as #MarchForOurLives #NeverAgain, #GunControlNow, and #EnoughIsEnough are used to spread out the word and call on public’s attention. <ref>Script error</ref> Instagram becomes an ‘informal’ narrative platform that promoted a clicktivism type of responses from the audience for the march.<ref>Script error</ref> Besides, students collaborate with Bartle Bogle Hegarty(BBH) to create first Instagram coloring book. BBH L.A. executive creative director Zach Hilder said, “we wanted to give them tools to elevate their voices, create a way to unify their message and allow everyone to participate in the march. That’s the inspiration for Color for Our Lives.”<ref>Script error</ref>
The March For Our Lives movement employs Facebook as another social media platform to spread awareness of its campaigns and messages to people around the world. As of March 5th 2019, the MFOL Facebook page has garnered more than 300,000 followers.<ref>Script error</ref> The page is mainly used to provide updates on national policies regarding gun laws, as well as coverage of various politicians who advocate for more gun safety. Similar to other media platforms, the Facebook page frequently employs popular hashtags such as #MarchForOurLives and #NeverAgain in its posts. Although other social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram often make posts to increase awareness, Facebook is more often used to organize people in nearby marches or demonstrations in major cities, and this has seen great success.<ref>Script error</ref> For example, Facebook played a role in the March 24th 2018 March For Our Lives and Never Again collaboration gathering in Washington D.C., where more than 47,000 people marked themselves as "going," and where more than 89,000 people marked themselves as "interested" on the Facebook events posting. <ref>Script error</ref> This shows the magnitude of Facebook as a platform for organizing unrelated people to gather together for the same cause.
Snapchat
The March For Our Lives movement leveraged Snapchat to gain momentum, spread the word and draw attention to what students and supporters were doing around the United States in response to recent shootings on school campuses.<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref> Unique from other social media platforms, Snapchat contains a map feature that allowed the world to see when and where activities by its users is taking place. This allowed the student walkouts to be easily tracked around the US. <ref>Bhardwaj, Prachi. (14 Mar. 2018) , "Snapchat's Maps feature visualized the national student walkouts against gun violence in a stunning way". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-03-05</ref> Video shows thousands of students and supporters walking the streets, protesting gun violence and current gun laws. <ref>"SnapChat video at March for our Lives". KSDK. Retrieved 2019-03-04</ref> Snapchat created a "March For Our Lives" Sticker that could be used by the platform's users to document the walkouts around the US. <ref>Author: Sweet Tea and Small Talk: Published on Mar 27, 2018 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3pJmqGPi5w"</ref>
Celebrities
Jesse Hughes, a survivor of the Bataclan terrorist attack, called the march "pathetic", but after being criticized for his comment, later apologized saying, "I was not attempting to impugn the youth of America and this beautiful thing that they accomplished. I truly am sorry, I did not mean to hurt anyone or cause any harm."<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
Locations
United States
Washington, D. C.
In anticipation and planning of the day's events, many streets in the nation's capital were closed to vehicle traffic.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> Several blocks of streets encompassing much of the National Mall, stretching from the Washington Monument to the United States Capitol and from Independence Avenue to E Street, were closed to vehicle traffic.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> Some of the rally-goers grouped at Trump Hotel, expressing displeasure that the Trump administration has not addressed school safety nor gun control in a meaningful way.<ref>Vince Reinhart. "https://www.flickr.com". (March 24, 2018).</ref>
Northeast
In Connecticut, marches took place in Hartford,<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> East Haddam,<ref>Script error</ref> Enfield,<ref>Script error</ref> Guilford,<ref>Script error</ref> Middlebury, New Haven, Old Saybrook,<ref>Script error</ref> Pawcatuck, Roxbury, Salisbury, Shelton, Stamford<ref>Script error</ref> and Westport.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Maine, demonstrations took place in at least fifteen communities throughout the state,<ref>Script error</ref> the largest demonstration occurring in the city of Portland,<ref>Script error</ref> with smaller marches in the cities of Bangor,<ref>Script error</ref> Orono,<ref>Script error</ref> Lewiston<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> and Presque Isle.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Massachusetts, demonstrations were held in Boston (Boston Common),<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> Cape Ann<ref>Script error</ref> and Martha's Vineyard.<ref>Script error</ref> WGBH reported that marches took place in Beverly, Hyannis (1,500 participants), Worcester (1,000 participants), Springfield (several hundred),<ref>Script error</ref> Falmouth (500 participants). Boston Police estimate 80,000 people joined the demonstration.<ref>Script error</ref>
In New Hampshire, marches took place in Concord<ref name="Willingham">Script error</ref> and Portsmouth<ref name="McMenemy">Script error</ref> and Jackson.<ref>Script error</ref> The Concord event was organized by Eve Caplan, a sophomore at John Stark Regional High School, and another high school student in Plymouth, New Hampshire.<ref name="Willingham"/> Portsmouth had a demonstration in Market Square, and was organized Sarah Mae Brown, a leader of The Resistance Seacoast.<ref name="McMenemy"/>
In New Jersey, demonstrations took place in Trenton, Newark,<ref>Script error</ref> Asbury Park,<ref>Script error</ref> Hackensack,<ref>Script error</ref> Haddon Heights,<ref>Script error</ref> Hoboken,<ref>Script error</ref> Jersey City, Montclair,<ref>Script error</ref> Morristown,<ref>Script error</ref> Ocean City,<ref>Script error</ref> Somerset County<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> Somerville, Union and Westfield.<ref>Script error</ref>
In New York, demonstrations were held in Albany,<ref>Script error</ref> Binghamton,<ref>Script error</ref> Buffalo,<ref>Script error</ref> Cobleskill,<ref>Script error</ref> Ithaca,<ref>Script error</ref> Oneonta,<ref>Script error</ref> Rochester (Washington Square Park),<ref>Script error</ref> and White Plains.<ref>Script error</ref> In New York City, where an estimated 200,000 people marched, the musician Paul McCartney cited the murder of John Lennon as motivation for joining the protests when he told a CNN journalist, "One of my best friends was killed in gun violence."<ref>Script error</ref><ref name="Judd">Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
In Pennsylvania, marches took place in Allentown,<ref>Script error</ref> Bloomsburg,<ref>Script error</ref> Doylestown,<ref>Script error</ref> Easton,<ref>Script error</ref> Erie,<ref>Script error</ref> Lancaster,<ref name="lnp">Script error</ref> Philadelphia,<ref>Script error</ref> Pittsburgh,<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> Reading,<ref name="re">Script error</ref> Scranton<ref>Script error</ref> and State College.<ref>Script error</ref> Jay Leno made an appearance in West Chester, Pa.<ref>Script error</ref>
A march took place in Providence, Rhode Island.<ref>Script error</ref> Thousands of people gathered on the lawn of the Rhode Island State House.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Montpelier, Vermont, city officials estimated that 2,500 people participated in the demonstration on the State House lawn.<ref>Script error</ref> Elsewhere, demonstrations took place in Bennington, Putney, Rutland, Manchester and Middlebury.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
Midwest
In Illinois, demonstrations were held in Chicago,<ref>Script error</ref> Glen Ellyn, Springfield,<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> Vernon Hills, and Downers Grove.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Indiana, a march was planned in Indianapolis.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
In Iowa, marches were planned in Des Moines,<ref>Script error</ref> Iowa City<ref>Script error</ref> Davenport,<ref>Script error</ref> and in Cedar Rapids.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
In Michigan, Marches occurred in Detroit,<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> Grand Rapids, Lansing,<ref>Script error</ref> among many statewide.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Minnesota, 20,000 people attended a march in Saint Paul<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> Other marches were held in Rochester,<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> Grand Marais,<ref>Script error</ref> Duluth,<ref>Script error</ref> Aitkin, Karlstad, Ely, Brainerd,<ref>Script error</ref> Starbuck, Sartell,<ref>Script error</ref> North Branch, Willmar, Mankato.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Missouri, marches took place in Kansas City, O'Fallon,<ref>Script error</ref> Springfield<ref>Script error</ref> and St. Louis. The St. Louis march was scheduled to begin at 10:00am at Union Station and culminate at the Gateway Arch.<ref name="Riverfront Times" /> Initial estimates anticipate 10,000 attendees.<ref name="Riverfront Times">Script error</ref> The Kansas City rally held at Theis (Volker) Park, just south of the Nelson-Atkins Art Gallery, drew 6,000 participants.<ref>Script error</ref> The KC March was organized by students from area-wide high schools, who set up a Facebook page chronicling the event.<ref>Script error</ref> Twenty-one Kansas & Missouri organizations hosted the event.<ref>Script error</ref> The rally culminated in a march through the nearby Country Club Plaza upscale shopping district.<ref>Script error</ref> Organizers partnered with the Poor People's Campaign<ref>Script error</ref> to promote their Faith Assembly at Community Christian Church—planned by Kansas and Missouri organizers together.<ref>Script error</ref>
In North Dakota, marches took place in Fargo,<ref>Script error</ref> Bismarck<ref>Script error</ref> and Minot.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Ohio there was a rally in Cleveland in Public Square.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> In Cincinnati a rally took place at City Hall, which followed a performance with seventeen flutes made from shotgun barrels, as a memorial to the victims of the Parkland shooting.<ref name="rifleflutes">Script error</ref> Another march occurred in Columbus at the Ohio Statehouse,<ref>Script error</ref> and other rallies took place in Athens and Dayton, each drawing hundreds of protesters.
In South Dakota, hundreds attended a march in Sioux Falls.<ref>Script error</ref> Sister marches were held in Rapid City<ref>Script error</ref> and Vermillion.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Wisconsin, marches were planned in Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, Appleton and Milwaukee.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
In Kansas, demonstrations were planned in Wichita,<ref>Script error</ref> Topeka,<ref>Script error</ref> Lawrence, and Kansas City's Theis Park. Police estimated 5-6,000 participants in Kansas City's event.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
South
In Alabama, marches took place in Birmingham, Mobile, Dothan, Montgomery, Selma, Jasper, and Florence. The largest of these, the Birmingham march, drew over 5,000 attendees.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Florida, demonstrations took place in Gulf Breeze,<ref>Script error</ref> Miami Beach, Orlando<ref name="Gunnar">Script error</ref> and West Palm Beach,<ref name="Gray">Template:Cite journal</ref> Naples where 3,000 people gathered at Cambier Park for the march and a rally. The Orlando march was organized by students of UCF, and was held at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando with 35,000 people in attendance.<ref name=Gunnar/> The city where the school shooting occurred, Parkland, also had a march.<ref name="thehill_Seipel_2018">Script error</ref> Similar marches were also held in northeast Florida in Jacksonville, Fernandina Beach, and Saint Augustine<ref>Script error</ref>
A rally in Jacksonville had a turnout of over 1,000 people in Hemming Park. Hundreds of people marched from Hemming Park to the Duval County Courthouse with signs including: "Grab them by the mid-terms" and "#neveragain".<ref>Script error</ref> Notable speakers included John Phillips, the civil attorney of Jordan Davis, the seventeen year old who was shot and killed at a gas station in 2012 and Stranger Things actor Chester Rushing. In Saint Augustine, the march began by walking over the Bridge of Lions, down Avenida Menenedez, ending at Fort Castillo. The event was organized by Flagler college students with assistance from Indivisible St. Johns, St. Johns DEC, Women's March St.Augustine, and Ponte Vedra United Progress.<ref>Script error</ref>
The Fernandina march saw a turnout of around 1,200, and began north on 6th Street and then down Centre Street. One sign read: "Let's be responsible adults"; another stated: "Organizing, An Active Form of Grieving".<ref>Script error</ref>
In Georgia, rallies were held at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.<ref name="Judd" /><ref>Script error</ref> Athens, Augusta,<ref>Script error</ref> and Dahlonega.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Kentucky, marches were held in Bowling Green,<ref>Script error</ref> Calvert City,<ref>Script error</ref> Lexington,<ref>Script error</ref> Louisville<ref>Script error</ref> and Marshall County.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Louisiana, marches were held in Baton Rouge,<ref>Script error</ref> Lafayette,<ref>Script error</ref> and New Orleans.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Maryland, students from Severna Park High School and other Anne Arundel County Public Schools<ref name="Capital Gazette">Script error</ref> planned a demonstration to be held at Lawyer's Mall in Annapolis.<ref>Script error</ref> They invited 188 state legislators. Students, teachers, the Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley, and Moms Demand Action were scheduled to speak.<ref name="Capital Gazette" /> In Baltimore, student members of the Student Activist Association at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute organized a march to begin at War Memorial Plaza in front of City Hall and ending near the Inner Harbor.<ref name="WBAL">Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> The Mayor of Baltimore, Catherine E. Pugh also announced that she was organizing 60 free buses to take students to the demonstrations in Washington, D. C.<ref name="WBAL" />
In North Carolina, marches were held in Asheville,<ref>Script error</ref> Charlotte,<ref>Script error</ref> Durham,<ref>Script error</ref> Raleigh,<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> and Wilmington.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Oklahoma, marches were held in Oklahoma City<ref name="OK">Script error</ref> and Tulsa.<ref name=OK/>
In South Carolina, marches were held in downtown Charleston, Greenville,<ref>Script error</ref> and Columbia.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Tennessee,<ref>Script error</ref> demonstrations were held in Chattanooga,<ref>Script error</ref> Knoxville,<ref>Script error</ref> Memphis,<ref>Script error</ref> Cookeville, and Nashville.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Texas, demonstrations were held in Austin,<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> Corpus Christi,<ref name="Corpus Christi Caller-Times">Script error</ref> Dallas,<ref>Script error</ref> El Paso, Fort Worth,<ref>Script error</ref> Houston, and San Antonio. In Corpus Christi, students from W. B. Ray High School were scheduled to lead a march at 3:00pm in Sherill Veterans Memorial Park.<ref name="Corpus Christi Caller-Times" />
In Virginia, Richmond Public Schools planned a march to take place at the Virginia State Capitol at 10:00am.<ref>Script error</ref> A march was also scheduled in downtown Norfolk.<ref>Script error</ref>
West
In Alaska, A march attended by hundreds of people occurred in Anchorage. Marches also took place in Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau and Ketchikan.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Arizona, marches were held in Phoenix,<ref>Script error</ref> Prescott,<ref>Script error</ref> Tucson<ref>Script error</ref> and Sahuarita.
In California, marches were held in Encinitas,<ref>Script error</ref> Escondido,<ref>Script error</ref> Fresno,<ref>Script error</ref> Los Angeles,<ref>Script error</ref> Orange County,<ref>Script error</ref> Sacramento,<ref>Script error</ref> San Diego,<ref>Script error</ref> San Luis Obispo,<ref>Script error</ref> San Jose,<ref>Script error</ref> Oakland,<ref>Script error</ref> and San Francisco.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Hawaii, demonstrations were held in Honolulu,<ref>Script error</ref> Kahului,<ref>Script error</ref> and Waimea.<ref>Script error</ref>
A march was held in each of the cities of Denver, Colorado;<ref>Script error</ref> Boise, Idaho;<ref>Script error</ref> Idaho Falls;<ref>Script error</ref> and Helena, Montana;<ref>Script error</ref>
In New Mexico, marches were held in Albuquerque<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref> and Santa Fe.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Oregon, marches happened in Corvallis,<ref>Script error</ref> Bend,<ref name="BendOR">Script error</ref> Eugene,<ref name="EugeneOR">Script error</ref> Salem,<ref name=EugeneOR/> Florence,<ref name=EugeneOR/> Coos Bay <ref>Script error</ref> and Portland.<ref>Script error</ref> The Portland event included a march from the North Park Blocks<ref>Script error</ref> to Pioneer Courthouse Square, where Portugal. The Man performed.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
In Utah, there were several marches planned including in Logan, Salt Lake City, Park City, Provo, Cedar City and St. George.<ref>Script error</ref><ref>Script error</ref>
In the state of Washington, marches attended by hundreds took place in Spokane,<ref name="Kubota">Script error</ref> and Yakima.<ref name="Regimbal">Script error</ref> Thousands marched in Seattle and Bellingham.<ref>Script error</ref><ref name="Shirley">Script error</ref>
Puerto Rico
In an official announcement to the state, Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced that he commissioned the Secretary of State, Luis G. Rivera Marín, to begin preparations for the march in San Juan.<ref name=":02">Script error</ref> Rosselló called for all citizens and civic, religious, and private sector organizations to stand united in solidarity for improved gun control.<ref name=":02" /> He also remarked that Puerto Rico has the strictest gun control regulations of all jurisdictions in the country.<ref name=":02" /> Rivera Marín stated that "our communities need to be a place where our people have peace, not fear".<ref>Script error</ref> He announced that the march would begin at Condado Lagoon and culminate at the Peace Pavilion in Luis Muñoz Rivera Park.<ref>Script error</ref>
Outside the United States
North America
In British Columbia, marches were planned in Vancouver and Victoria.<ref name="Macleans" />
Marches were set to take place in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta.<ref name="Macleans" />
Students from R.D. Parker Collegiate in Thompson, Manitoba, were planning to march.<ref name="Macleans" />
In Ontario, marches were planned in Ottawa,<ref name="Winsor" /> Guelph, Kitchener,<ref name="Macleans" /> Stratford,<ref>Script error</ref> Toronto,<ref>Script error</ref> and Waterloo.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Quebec marches were planned in Montreal, Westmount,<ref>Script error</ref> Quebec City, and Sherbrooke.<ref name="Macleans">Script error</ref>
New Brunswick was set to have a march in Fredericton.<ref name="Macleans" />
Newfoundland and Labrador planned a march to take place in St. John's.<ref name="Macleans" />
Africa
Marches were planned in Accra, Ghana;<ref name="Logan">Script error</ref> and Mozambique.<ref>Script error</ref>
Asia
Survivors from the Parkland shooting spoke at the rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, which took place at the U.S. Embassy.<ref name="telaviv">Script error</ref>
Marches were planned for Hong Kong; Mumbai, India; and Tokyo and Okinawa, Japan.<ref name="Winsor">Script error</ref>
Europe
Students from the International School of Geneva in Switzerland organized a rally outside the European headquarters of the United Nations, attracting hundreds of students.<ref name="geneva">Script error</ref>
In Germany, protests were held in Berlin,<ref name="abcintl">Script error</ref> Hamburg,<ref name="abcintl" /> Frankfurt,<ref name="thehill">Script error</ref> Friedrichshafen, Heidelberg, Munich, and Wiesbaden.<ref>Script error</ref> Events also took place in Reykjavík,<ref>Script error</ref> Barcelona,<ref name="breakingnewsie">Script error</ref> Oslo,<ref name="breakingnewsie" /> Stockholm,<ref name="thehill" /> and Geneva.<ref name="geneva" />
In the United Kingdom, hundreds marched outside the US embassy in London.<ref>Script error</ref> Marchers also held a "die in" and lay on the ground outside the US embassy to show solidarity with the Parkland students.<ref>Script error</ref> Demonstrations also took place in Belfast<ref>Script error</ref> and London.<ref name="Elite Daily">Script error</ref> In Scotland, relatives of the Dunblane massacre victims joined a demonstration outside the US consulate in Edinburgh.<ref>Script error</ref>
International and American students rallied in Rome near the US embassy, some holding signs that read "Protect People, Not Guns", "Enough is Enough", and "Dress Codes Are More Regulated Than Guns", as they wanted to make their voice clear to America.<ref>Script error</ref> The march in Rome was organized by the Rome chapter of American Expats for Positive Change (AEPC); the organizers stated their efforts to support America and safety in U.S. schools, even though gun violence was not solely an American issue.<ref>Script error</ref>
In Amsterdam, hundreds participated in a demonstration near the US consulate on the Museumplein.<ref name=":1">Script error</ref> The organizers and speakers included American and Dutch high school students, an alumna of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and a Florida student walkout organizer who lost a friend in the Parkland shooting.<ref name=":2">Script error</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>Script error</ref>
Protests were also held in Vienna, Paris, The Hague,<ref name=":2" /> Majorca, Copenhagen,<ref>Script error</ref> and Brussels.<ref>Script error</ref><ref name="Elite Daily" /><ref>Script error</ref>
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