Today was a day our country’s youth showed us what it was made of. Thousands of students joined the National School Walkout — taking to the streets to protest gun violence and in support of gun control.
The walkout was in solidarity with the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School of Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were recently killed in horrific massacre. (Most walkouts were scheduled for 10 a.m. and lasted 17 minutes, one minute for each victim). According to the Washington Post, organizers indicated that nearly 3,000 schools agreed to take part in the walkout, and many more planned events and memorials independently.
Our social media feeds were filled with amazing photos and videos of students marching, participating, and protesting — for their future; the future of our children. I think we can all kvell about their seriousness and initiative.
Here are some of the scores of inspiring pictures and videos from the protests today:
1) The lone student:
Under threat of suspension just one student walked out of Sayreville HS this morning #1010wins. Administrators warned students not to walk out pic.twitter.com/AEEFiThf7O
— glenn schuck (@glennschuck) March 14, 2018
2) Even Nickelodeon got serious:
When Nickelodeon has more moral courage than your Congressman… pic.twitter.com/3vfdr42YNK
— Dan Ward (@DanWardVA07) March 14, 2018
3) These students are already pros:
Covering a walkout this morning at an elementary school in Virginia, and the 11-year-old organizers had a press packet ready for me. pic.twitter.com/eeElhGciid
— Lois Beckett (@loisbeckett) March 14, 2018
Elementary school walkout in Alexandria, Virginia. More than 65 kids, and they are totally silent. Look at those faces. pic.twitter.com/ThyzDtyGo5
— Lois Beckett (@loisbeckett) March 14, 2018
4) The view from Parkland:
We walked to the memorials at pine trails❤️ pic.twitter.com/31m2B3iZcF
— Sarah Chadwick// #NEVERAGAIN (@Sarahchadwickk) March 14, 2018
5) When parents step up:
This Georgia school district doesn’t support the student walkouts. The parents do. https://t.co/zow7f2xP8w pic.twitter.com/Q3H0qMK3Mq
— CNN International (@cnni) March 14, 2018
6) These signs are heartbreaking:
The kids are right. #Enough #NationalWalkoutDay [ 📷 via @womensmarch ] pic.twitter.com/oeAJR3Y37Z
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) March 14, 2018
7) Students finding other ways to show solidarity:
BREAKING PHOTO: Students at an Atlanta high school banned from participating in the #NationalWalkoutDay demonstrations take a knee in their school hallway. pic.twitter.com/kynqnTeBub
— The Anon Journal (@TheAnonJournal) March 14, 2018
