“Our voices need to echo into the future if our friends, our siblings, and our bodies are to be safe. Then it will be enough. 10 days from now #iWillMarch – and we’re just getting started. We need you to show up, again.”
What we saw today inspired us. On Valentine’s Day, we hid in classrooms, in closets, while 17 of our fellow Eagles were brutally murdered, and 17 more were injured. Today, for 17 minutes, countless students across the country left their classrooms and stepped outside into the daylight. At Douglas, we walked from one memorial to the next, remembering each hero as a community. 17 minutes to remember those we lost, 17 minutes for those still healing injuries, and 17 minutes of solidarity with those of us still shattered by what happened.
Our fear was that Parkland would be another community left to be permanently damaged. Eventually forgotten. Afraid we would be another statistic depicting the perpetual gun violence that plagues communities across the nation. When we stood up and demanded change we could not imagine this level of support – and for that we are eternally thankful.
Click to continue reading. From MARCH FOR OUR LIVES – Mar 14, 2018.