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==Demonstrations==
==Demonstrations==
The anti-gun violence group [[Never Again MSD]], formed and led by survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Witt |first1=Emily |title=How the Survivors of Parkland Began the Never Again Movement |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-the-survivors-of-parkland-began-the-never-again-movement |work=[[The New Yorker]] |accessdate=March 15, 2018 |date=February 19, 2018}}</ref> held a rally on February 17 in [[Ft. Lauderdale]], Florida, attended by hundreds of students.<ref name=Chavez>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/18/us/florida-school-shooting-updates/index.html | title=Florida school shooting survivors turn grief into action | publisher=[[CNN]] | date=February 18, 2018 | accessdate=February 18, 2018 | last=Chavez | first=Nicole}}</ref> On February 19, a group of teenagers staged a "[[Die-in|lie-in]]" outside the [[White House]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/19/587089773/teens-lie-in-at-white-house-to-protest-for-stronger-gun-control|title=Teens 'Lie In' at White House to Push for Stronger Gun Control|publisher=[[NPR]]|accessdate=February 19, 2018|date=February 19, 2018}}</ref> Hundreds of students marched to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florida-student-walkout-school-shooting_us_5a8c605de4b00a30a24fff6f|title=Florida Students March To Stoneman Douglas High To Show Solidarity Over School Shooting|first=Antonia|last=Blumberg|date=20 February 2018|publisher=|via=Huff Post}}</ref> Students also demonstrated at Florida's Capitol.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-news/time-for-action-florida-shooting-survivors-meet-lawmakers|title=Time for action: Florida shooting survivors meet lawmakers|first=|last=FOX|website=fox13news.com}}</ref> In Kansas, several hundred high school students protested on February 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2018/feb/21/hundreds-free-state-students-stage-walk-out-protes/|title=Hundreds of Free State students stage walkout in protest of school shootings|website=LJWorld.com}}</ref>
The anti-gun violence group [[Never Again MSD]], formed and led by survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Witt |first1=Emily |title=How the Survivors of Parkland Began the Never Again Movement |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-the-survivors-of-parkland-began-the-never-again-movement |work=[[The New Yorker]] |accessdate=March 15, 2018 |date=February 19, 2018}}</ref> held a rally on February 17 in [[Ft. Lauderdale]], Florida, attended by hundreds of students.<ref name=Chavez>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/18/us/florida-school-shooting-updates/index.html | title=Florida school shooting survivors turn grief into action | publisher=[[CNN]] | date=February 18, 2018 | accessdate=February 18, 2018 | last=Chavez | first=Nicole}}</ref> On February 19, a group of teenagers staged a "[[Die-in|lie-in]]" outside the [[White House]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/19/587089773/teens-lie-in-at-white-house-to-protest-for-stronger-gun-control|title=Teens 'Lie In' at White House to Push for Stronger Gun Control|publisher=[[NPR]]|accessdate=February 19, 2018|date=February 19, 2018}}</ref> Hundreds of students marched to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florida-student-walkout-school-shooting_us_5a8c605de4b00a30a24fff6f|title=Florida Students March To Stoneman Douglas High To Show Solidarity Over School Shooting|first=Antonia|last=Blumberg|date=20 February 2018|publisher=|via=Huff Post}}</ref> Students also demonstrated at Florida's Capitol.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-news/time-for-action-florida-shooting-survivors-meet-lawmakers|title=Time for action: Florida shooting survivors meet lawmakers|first=|last=FOX|website=fox13news.com}}</ref> In Kansas, several hundred high school students protested on February 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2018/feb/21/hundreds-free-state-students-stage-walk-out-protes/|title=Hundreds of Free State students stage walkout in protest of school shootings|website=LJWorld.com}}</ref>

=== March 1 Company Boycotts ===
the students from Parkland, Florida began encouraging companies who partner with the NRA — offering perks or discounts to members — to sever ties with the organization. Over a [http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/25/news/companies/companies-abandoning-nra-list/index.html dozen] companies dropped their NRA partnership in the days following.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/5165794/student-protests-walkouts-florida-school-shooting/|title=Here Are the Student Protests Planned After the Florida School Shooting|website=Time|language=en|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref>


===Enough! National School Walkout===
===Enough! National School Walkout===

Revision as of 00:58, 4 April 2018

Students protesting gun violence at the White House, February 19, 2018

In the United States, protests against gun violence increased after a series of mass shootings in 2018, most notably the February 14 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. A heavily organized protest in the form of a national school walkout occurred on March 14. March for Our Lives was held on March 24. Another major demonstration is being planned for April 20, 2018.

Demonstrations

The anti-gun violence group Never Again MSD, formed and led by survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting,[1] held a rally on February 17 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, attended by hundreds of students.[2] On February 19, a group of teenagers staged a "lie-in" outside the White House.[3] Hundreds of students marched to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 20.[4] Students also demonstrated at Florida's Capitol.[5] In Kansas, several hundred high school students protested on February 21.[6]

March 1 Company Boycotts

the students from Parkland, Florida began encouraging companies who partner with the NRA — offering perks or discounts to members — to sever ties with the organization. Over a dozen companies dropped their NRA partnership in the days following.[7]

Enough! National School Walkout

Enough! National School Walkout
DateMarch 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)
LocationUnited States
TypeGun control advocacy
Organised byWomen's March Youth[8]
Students at Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, California raise their fists during the walkout, wearing orange wristbands symbolic of the movement[9]
National School Walkout rally in Brooklyn, New York

The Enough! National School Walkout[10] was a walkout planned by organizers of the Students' March, that occurred on March 14, in response to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. The protest had students, parents, and gun control students leaving schools for seventeen minutes (one minute for each person who died during the shooting) starting at 10:00am in their respective time zone.[11][12] The protest was held exactly one month after the Stoneman Douglas shooting.[13] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) supported the walkout.[14]

An estimated 3,000 schools and nearly 1 million students participated in the protest.[15][16][17][18] Thousands of students gathered in Washington, D.C. and observed 17 minutes of silence with their backs turned to the White House.[19]

Nearly 200 U.S. colleges added their names to #NeverAgain Colleges,[20] including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, and the University of Florida.[21] The colleges will not penalize high school students who face disciplinary action as a result of participating in a peaceful Never Again MSD protest.[21]

In solidarity with the movement, Viacom networks including MTV, BET, VH1, and Nickelodeon went dark for 17 minutes and withheld the regularly scheduled programming.[22]

March for Our Lives

Main article: March for Our Lives
See also: List of 2018 March for Our Lives locations and March for Our Lives Portland

March for Our Lives was a student-led demonstration in support of tighter gun control that took place on March 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C., with over 800 sibling events throughout the United States and around the world.[23][24][25] Student organizers from Never Again MSD planned the march in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Everytown for Gun Safety.[26] The event followed the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, which was described by many media outlets as a possible tipping point for gun control legislation.[27][28][29]

Protesters urged for universal background checks on all gun sales, raising the federal age of gun ownership and possession to the age of 21,[30] 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 in the United States.[31] Turnout was estimated to be between 1.2 to 2 million people in the United States,[32][33][34] making it one of the largest protests in American history.

April 20 walkout

Another national walkout is scheduled for April 20, 2018.[35] On the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, using the color symbolism of safety orange, all-day walkouts are planned by teacher groups called National Day of Action Against Gun Violence in Schools[36] with Diane Ravitch and David Berliner,[37][38] and by student groups called National School Walkout[39] founded by Lane Murdock of Ridgefield High School.[40][41][42]

May 1 walkout

Another School walkout is scheduled for May 1, 2018, on May Day. The walkout will be carried out in the same manner as the March 14th Walkout, only it will not be a memorial of Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. This walkout will involve teachers, leading to larger recognition by elected officials.[43]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Chavez, Nicole (February 18, 2018). "Florida school shooting survivors turn grief into action". CNN. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Teens 'Lie In' at White House to Push for Stronger Gun Control". NPR. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Blumberg, Antonia (20 February 2018). "Florida Students March To Stoneman Douglas High To Show Solidarity Over School Shooting" – via Huff Post.
  5. ^ FOX. "Time for action: Florida shooting survivors meet lawmakers". fox13news.com.
  6. ^ "Hundreds of Free State students stage walkout in protest of school shootings". LJWorld.com.
  7. ^ "Here Are the Student Protests Planned After the Florida School Shooting". Time. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  8. ^ CNN, Isabella Gomez and Amanda Jackson,. "Women's March organizers are planning a national student walkout to protest gun violence". CNN. Retrieved 2018-03-17. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  18. ^ Campo-Flores, Arian (March 15, 2018). "Gun-Violence Protests Drew an Estimated 1 Million Students". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  19. ^ News, ABC. "The Latest: More than 2,000 gather outside the White House". ABC News. Retrieved 2018-03-14. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  20. ^ Garcia, Alex. "#NeverAgain Colleges". #NeverAgain Colleges. Retrieved February 28, 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ a b Rothman, Michael (February 28, 2018). "Colleges promise not to penalize high school students disciplined for protesting gun violence". The Hill. Retrieved February 28, 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ Desta, Yohana. "Viacom Networks Are Going Dark to Support National School Walkout". HWD. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  23. ^ Carlsen, Audrey; Patel, Jugal (March 22, 2018). "Across the United States". The New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  24. ^ Editorial (March 21, 2018). "Take assault-weapons ban to the people". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  25. ^ Langone, Alix (March 25, 2018). "These Photos Show How Big the March for Our Lives Crowds Were Across the Country". Time. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  26. ^ Cooper, Kelly-Leigh (February 18, 2018). "American teens demand 'Never Again'". BBC News. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  27. ^ Miller, Sarah (February 17, 2018). "'We will be the last mass shooting': Florida students want to be tipping point in gun debate". USA Today. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  28. ^ Petrusich, Amanda; Peterson, Mark (March 24, 2018). "The Fearless, Outraged Young Protesters at the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C." The New Yorker. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  29. ^ Reilly, Katie (February 21, 2018). "Teachers Are Fighting for Gun Control After Parkland". Time. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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  35. ^ "Students plan protests, Washington march, to demand gun control..." 19 February 2018 – via Reuters.
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  37. ^ Lithwick, Dahlia. "A Nationwide Teacher Walkout Could Shake Us Out of Our Mass Shooting Stupor". Slate Magazine. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  38. ^ "School walkouts, sit-ins planned after Florida shooting". Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  39. ^ "National School Walkout". nationalschoolwalkout.us. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  40. ^ "Students and teachers will boycott school until Congress does something about gun violence". Newsweek. February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  41. ^ Ormseth, Matthew. "15-Year-Old From Ridgefield Behind Nationwide Walkout Protesting Gun Violence In Schools". courant.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
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  43. ^ Lithwick, Dahlia. "A Nationwide Teacher Walkout Could Shake Us Out of Our Mass Shooting Stupor". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2018-04-04.

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