March 21st........the was a 17 minute walkout for 17 minutes to honour the people shown below who died in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Students across the United States have had enough. And Conservative or Democrat; gun owners or not, they're working together for change on this subject.
Here's a shocking stat from Snopes, a fact checking website. 14,000 shoes meant to represent all of the students that have died in mass shootings since 2012 were placed in front of the White House as part of the protests that have been going on to create gun control laws and prevent mass shootings.
On Saturday March 24th there were rally's across the country called 'March for our Lives'. More than 42,000 people raised over 3.5 million dollars. Over 200,000 people marched in Washington alone. Hundreds of cities across the US and around the world participated to show their support including the major cities in Canada. (see Wikipedia March for our lives locations)
And even though this is SO OBVIOUS to the rest of the world that gun laws have to change in the States for something to be different, these kids still received backlash from the members of the Republican party and, of course, the NRA.
These students aren't collapsing into their fear. They are speaking out and saying "ENOUGH'.
Now THAT'S resilience!
And how apropos that the woman whose name is on the school in Parkland, Marjory Stoneman Douglas , stated "Be a nuisance where it counts. Do your part to inform and stimulate the public to join your action. Be depressed, discouraged and disappointed at failure and the disheartening effects of ignorance, greed, corruption and bad politics---but never give up'."
Never give up. Use the energy of your trauma to fight for change.
Never give up. Help things be different for someone else to not have to experience what you have experienced. Not everyone has to become an advocate but hopefully you will hear the message to.........
NEVER give up!!
And even though this is SO OBVIOUS to the rest of the world that gun laws have to change in the States for something to be different, these kids still received backlash from the members of the Republican party and, of course, the NRA.
These students aren't collapsing into their fear. They are speaking out and saying "ENOUGH'.
Now THAT'S resilience!
And how apropos that the woman whose name is on the school in Parkland, Marjory Stoneman Douglas , stated "Be a nuisance where it counts. Do your part to inform and stimulate the public to join your action. Be depressed, discouraged and disappointed at failure and the disheartening effects of ignorance, greed, corruption and bad politics---but never give up'."
Never give up. Use the energy of your trauma to fight for change.
Never give up. Help things be different for someone else to not have to experience what you have experienced. Not everyone has to become an advocate but hopefully you will hear the message to.........
NEVER give up!!
There's lots more info on this. Here's just a couple of videos if you want to learn more.
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