Saturday, March 24, 2018, our generation spoke up to make a difference. After the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, teens came together to tell the older generations that they have had enough. The young survivors of the shooting took to the streets, and to national television, to call for reform on the country’s gun control policies. Their words and actions sparked a fire in the youth of this nation that has led to a massive protest. On March 24, the teen-led March for Our Lives took place all over the United States and in many countries around the world. The DC march accumulated an estimated 800,000 people, with thousands more showing their support by joining the sister marches taking place at the same time.

      The message was sent loud and clear. Legislators can no longer ignore the consequences of these shootings. Something must be done.

      “To the leaders, skeptics and cynics who told us to sit down, stay silent and wait your turn: Welcome to the revolution,” Cameron Kasky, a senior at Stoneman Douglas, told the crowd. “Either represent the people or get out. Stand for us or beware. The voters are coming.”

      Another senior, Emma González, took to the stage for six minutes and 20 seconds, 4 of those minutes being spent standing in complete silence. This was timed the way it was to emulate the amount of time that the shooter was in the school taking the lives of her classmates.

      “Fight for your lives before it’s someone else’s job.”

Links that I used for my information:

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/03/24/march-our-lives-2018/455379002/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/march-for-our-lives-huge-crowds-gather-for-rally-against-gun-violence-in-nations-capital/2018/03/24/4121b100-2f7d-11e8-b0b0-f706877db618_story.html?utm_term=.0b18033530a0

Below: Pictures from a sister march that took place at Oakland University. ALl photos courtesy of Katelyn Hill.