Cities all over the planet were crowded on Saturday, March 24, 2018, as hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered to support the empowered teen survivors of the February school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
The demonstrations featured lively performances, tearful speeches throughout the day, and incredibly clever hand-made signs that drove a single important point home: #EnoughIsEnough.
Some people got a little crafty.
Others let powerful words do all the work.
Kids blew our minds by just telling it like it is.
It turns out you don’t need to be human to make a good sign.
Maybe that’s why people drew inspiration from wizards and queens (or were straight-up queens themselves).
And a few folks who really know about classroom safety and the lasting impact of violence dropped some major truth bombs.
The children certainly made their voices heard today. Now it’s time for all of us to listen.
Read more on the March for Our Lives with stories on Parkland student Emma Gonzalez’s emotional silence, D.C. student Zion Kelly’s speech on losing his twin to gun violence, photos from around the country, and moving words from little kids.And if you want to support the anti-gun-violence movement, we have a quiz for the best way you can help.
