Jun 11, 2022
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in over 450 protests across the country Saturday demanding lawmakers take action on gun control laws in the wake of recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. March for Our Lives, the youth-led organization created by students who survived the mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, organized Saturday's rallies.
"Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job and keep us safe from gun violence."
Patricia and Manuel Oliver, whose son, Joaquin, was among those killed in Parkland, addressed the Washington, DC crowd announcing a new campaign called I Will Avoid. "Our elected officials have betrayed us and avoid the responsibility to end gun violence...Today we announce a new call to action, because I think it's time to bring a consequence to their inaction."
Manuel said, "If lawmakers who have the power to keep us safe from gun violence are going to avoid taking action," then he's calling for a nationwide strike of schools, from elementary to college.
"Avoid attending school if your leaders fail ... to keep us safe," he said. "Avoid going back to school if President Biden fails to open a White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention so that we can finally give this issue the attention that it deserves."
He added, "If lawmakers who have the power to keep us safe from gun violence are going to avoid taking action that will save our lives, then young people across this country, everyone else who can hear my voice should also avoid. Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job and keep us safe from gun violence."
Manuel echoed a call published last month in The Atlantic magazine "Students Should Refuse to Go Back to School" as reported by Common Dreams.
"What I say here today is mostly directed at Congress...I have reached my fucking limit! - X Gonzalez"
Parkland shooting survivor and activist X Gonzalez also spoke at the Washington rally: "What I say here today is mostly directed at Congress. I've spent these past four years doing my best to keep my rage in check, to keep my profanity at a minimum so that everyone can understand and appreciate the arguments I'm trying to make, but I have reached my fucking limit!"
Gonzalez drew loud cheers from the crowd. "We are being murdered. Cursing will not rob us of our innocence. You say that children are the future, and you never fucking listen to what we say once we're old enough to disagree with you, you decaying degenerates! You really want to protect children? Pass some fucking gun laws!"
In Portland, Maine, hundreds rallied in a park outside the courthouse before they marched through the Old Port and gathered outside of City Hall. As they marched, they chanted, "Hey, hey, hey, NRA, how many kids have to die today."
\u201cLIVE in DC: Marjory Stoneman Douglas survivor X Gonz\u00e1lez demands Congress \u201cpass the f*cking gun laws\u201d and \u201chelp us you f*cking jack*sses\u201d\n\nFootage from @HannahNighting\u201d— The Post Millennial (@The Post Millennial) 1654972928
\u201cParkland dad @manueloliver00 calls for a national strike from school until the President & Congress take action to #EndGunViolence. https://t.co/AccxzeqRhY\u201d— Newtown Action Alliance (@Newtown Action Alliance) 1654967673
\u201cWe need to reach a position that allows us to DEMAND! We call for a National Students Strike (all levels of education); we ask students to \u201cAvoid\u201d going to class when the new school year begins until our leaders pass common-sense gun laws. Join the pledge https://t.co/MkxqQ7sUtB\u201d— Manuel Oliver (@Manuel Oliver) 1654977620
\u201cProtesters gathered first at Lincoln park, then at city hall in Portland, Maine to join the March for Our Lives protest against gun violence today. Story and more photos coming @pressherald #EndGunViolence #MarchForOurLivesJune11\u201d— Shawn Patrick Ouellette (@Shawn Patrick Ouellette) 1654971513
\u201cHundreds gathered in Public Square Park outside the Metro Courthouse in Nashville this morning for a March for Our Lives rally calling on lawmakers to enact stricter gun laws and curb gun violence.\u201d— Meghan Mangrum (@Meghan Mangrum) 1654971393
\u201cMarch for Our Lives, Wilmington NC 6/10/22.\u201d— Sharon Mahony \ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udf3b (@Sharon Mahony \ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udf3b) 1654975315
\u201cHundreds at the Oakland youth-led March for Our Lives today \ud83e\udde1 #march4ourlives @AFTunion @NEAToday @WeAreCTA @CFTunion @UESF @OaklandEA\u201d— Cassondra Curiel (@Cassondra Curiel) 1654976261
\u201c#March for our Lives @Boston\u201d— Bob Warren (@Bob Warren) 1654976469
\u201cMarch for our lives in Oxford, Mi.\u201d— #weekend traveler (@#weekend traveler) 1654964031
\u201cAt the March For Our Lives rally in Denver this morning. So many local speakers that have been directly impacted by mass shootings.\n#MarchForOurLivesJune11 #BanAssaultWeaponsNow\u201d— Craig Hebrink (@Craig Hebrink) 1654975648
\u201cReporting for @mndailynews, I spoke to March for Our Lives protesters in Minneapolis today. Activists marched from Washington Ave to City Hall calling for changes in gun laws.\u201d— Olivia Stevens (@Olivia Stevens) 1654975282
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Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in over 450 protests across the country Saturday demanding lawmakers take action on gun control laws in the wake of recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. March for Our Lives, the youth-led organization created by students who survived the mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, organized Saturday's rallies.
"Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job and keep us safe from gun violence."
Patricia and Manuel Oliver, whose son, Joaquin, was among those killed in Parkland, addressed the Washington, DC crowd announcing a new campaign called I Will Avoid. "Our elected officials have betrayed us and avoid the responsibility to end gun violence...Today we announce a new call to action, because I think it's time to bring a consequence to their inaction."
Manuel said, "If lawmakers who have the power to keep us safe from gun violence are going to avoid taking action," then he's calling for a nationwide strike of schools, from elementary to college.
"Avoid attending school if your leaders fail ... to keep us safe," he said. "Avoid going back to school if President Biden fails to open a White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention so that we can finally give this issue the attention that it deserves."
He added, "If lawmakers who have the power to keep us safe from gun violence are going to avoid taking action that will save our lives, then young people across this country, everyone else who can hear my voice should also avoid. Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job and keep us safe from gun violence."
Manuel echoed a call published last month in The Atlantic magazine "Students Should Refuse to Go Back to School" as reported by Common Dreams.
"What I say here today is mostly directed at Congress...I have reached my fucking limit! - X Gonzalez"
Parkland shooting survivor and activist X Gonzalez also spoke at the Washington rally: "What I say here today is mostly directed at Congress. I've spent these past four years doing my best to keep my rage in check, to keep my profanity at a minimum so that everyone can understand and appreciate the arguments I'm trying to make, but I have reached my fucking limit!"
Gonzalez drew loud cheers from the crowd. "We are being murdered. Cursing will not rob us of our innocence. You say that children are the future, and you never fucking listen to what we say once we're old enough to disagree with you, you decaying degenerates! You really want to protect children? Pass some fucking gun laws!"
In Portland, Maine, hundreds rallied in a park outside the courthouse before they marched through the Old Port and gathered outside of City Hall. As they marched, they chanted, "Hey, hey, hey, NRA, how many kids have to die today."
\u201cLIVE in DC: Marjory Stoneman Douglas survivor X Gonz\u00e1lez demands Congress \u201cpass the f*cking gun laws\u201d and \u201chelp us you f*cking jack*sses\u201d\n\nFootage from @HannahNighting\u201d— The Post Millennial (@The Post Millennial) 1654972928
\u201cParkland dad @manueloliver00 calls for a national strike from school until the President & Congress take action to #EndGunViolence. https://t.co/AccxzeqRhY\u201d— Newtown Action Alliance (@Newtown Action Alliance) 1654967673
\u201cWe need to reach a position that allows us to DEMAND! We call for a National Students Strike (all levels of education); we ask students to \u201cAvoid\u201d going to class when the new school year begins until our leaders pass common-sense gun laws. Join the pledge https://t.co/MkxqQ7sUtB\u201d— Manuel Oliver (@Manuel Oliver) 1654977620
\u201cProtesters gathered first at Lincoln park, then at city hall in Portland, Maine to join the March for Our Lives protest against gun violence today. Story and more photos coming @pressherald #EndGunViolence #MarchForOurLivesJune11\u201d— Shawn Patrick Ouellette (@Shawn Patrick Ouellette) 1654971513
\u201cHundreds gathered in Public Square Park outside the Metro Courthouse in Nashville this morning for a March for Our Lives rally calling on lawmakers to enact stricter gun laws and curb gun violence.\u201d— Meghan Mangrum (@Meghan Mangrum) 1654971393
\u201cMarch for Our Lives, Wilmington NC 6/10/22.\u201d— Sharon Mahony \ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udf3b (@Sharon Mahony \ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udf3b) 1654975315
\u201cHundreds at the Oakland youth-led March for Our Lives today \ud83e\udde1 #march4ourlives @AFTunion @NEAToday @WeAreCTA @CFTunion @UESF @OaklandEA\u201d— Cassondra Curiel (@Cassondra Curiel) 1654976261
\u201c#March for our Lives @Boston\u201d— Bob Warren (@Bob Warren) 1654976469
\u201cMarch for our lives in Oxford, Mi.\u201d— #weekend traveler (@#weekend traveler) 1654964031
\u201cAt the March For Our Lives rally in Denver this morning. So many local speakers that have been directly impacted by mass shootings.\n#MarchForOurLivesJune11 #BanAssaultWeaponsNow\u201d— Craig Hebrink (@Craig Hebrink) 1654975648
\u201cReporting for @mndailynews, I spoke to March for Our Lives protesters in Minneapolis today. Activists marched from Washington Ave to City Hall calling for changes in gun laws.\u201d— Olivia Stevens (@Olivia Stevens) 1654975282
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in over 450 protests across the country Saturday demanding lawmakers take action on gun control laws in the wake of recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. March for Our Lives, the youth-led organization created by students who survived the mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, organized Saturday's rallies.
"Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job and keep us safe from gun violence."
Patricia and Manuel Oliver, whose son, Joaquin, was among those killed in Parkland, addressed the Washington, DC crowd announcing a new campaign called I Will Avoid. "Our elected officials have betrayed us and avoid the responsibility to end gun violence...Today we announce a new call to action, because I think it's time to bring a consequence to their inaction."
Manuel said, "If lawmakers who have the power to keep us safe from gun violence are going to avoid taking action," then he's calling for a nationwide strike of schools, from elementary to college.
"Avoid attending school if your leaders fail ... to keep us safe," he said. "Avoid going back to school if President Biden fails to open a White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention so that we can finally give this issue the attention that it deserves."
He added, "If lawmakers who have the power to keep us safe from gun violence are going to avoid taking action that will save our lives, then young people across this country, everyone else who can hear my voice should also avoid. Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job and keep us safe from gun violence."
Manuel echoed a call published last month in The Atlantic magazine "Students Should Refuse to Go Back to School" as reported by Common Dreams.
"What I say here today is mostly directed at Congress...I have reached my fucking limit! - X Gonzalez"
Parkland shooting survivor and activist X Gonzalez also spoke at the Washington rally: "What I say here today is mostly directed at Congress. I've spent these past four years doing my best to keep my rage in check, to keep my profanity at a minimum so that everyone can understand and appreciate the arguments I'm trying to make, but I have reached my fucking limit!"
Gonzalez drew loud cheers from the crowd. "We are being murdered. Cursing will not rob us of our innocence. You say that children are the future, and you never fucking listen to what we say once we're old enough to disagree with you, you decaying degenerates! You really want to protect children? Pass some fucking gun laws!"
In Portland, Maine, hundreds rallied in a park outside the courthouse before they marched through the Old Port and gathered outside of City Hall. As they marched, they chanted, "Hey, hey, hey, NRA, how many kids have to die today."
\u201cLIVE in DC: Marjory Stoneman Douglas survivor X Gonz\u00e1lez demands Congress \u201cpass the f*cking gun laws\u201d and \u201chelp us you f*cking jack*sses\u201d\n\nFootage from @HannahNighting\u201d— The Post Millennial (@The Post Millennial) 1654972928
\u201cParkland dad @manueloliver00 calls for a national strike from school until the President & Congress take action to #EndGunViolence. https://t.co/AccxzeqRhY\u201d— Newtown Action Alliance (@Newtown Action Alliance) 1654967673
\u201cWe need to reach a position that allows us to DEMAND! We call for a National Students Strike (all levels of education); we ask students to \u201cAvoid\u201d going to class when the new school year begins until our leaders pass common-sense gun laws. Join the pledge https://t.co/MkxqQ7sUtB\u201d— Manuel Oliver (@Manuel Oliver) 1654977620
\u201cProtesters gathered first at Lincoln park, then at city hall in Portland, Maine to join the March for Our Lives protest against gun violence today. Story and more photos coming @pressherald #EndGunViolence #MarchForOurLivesJune11\u201d— Shawn Patrick Ouellette (@Shawn Patrick Ouellette) 1654971513
\u201cHundreds gathered in Public Square Park outside the Metro Courthouse in Nashville this morning for a March for Our Lives rally calling on lawmakers to enact stricter gun laws and curb gun violence.\u201d— Meghan Mangrum (@Meghan Mangrum) 1654971393
\u201cMarch for Our Lives, Wilmington NC 6/10/22.\u201d— Sharon Mahony \ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udf3b (@Sharon Mahony \ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udf3b) 1654975315
\u201cHundreds at the Oakland youth-led March for Our Lives today \ud83e\udde1 #march4ourlives @AFTunion @NEAToday @WeAreCTA @CFTunion @UESF @OaklandEA\u201d— Cassondra Curiel (@Cassondra Curiel) 1654976261
\u201c#March for our Lives @Boston\u201d— Bob Warren (@Bob Warren) 1654976469
\u201cMarch for our lives in Oxford, Mi.\u201d— #weekend traveler (@#weekend traveler) 1654964031
\u201cAt the March For Our Lives rally in Denver this morning. So many local speakers that have been directly impacted by mass shootings.\n#MarchForOurLivesJune11 #BanAssaultWeaponsNow\u201d— Craig Hebrink (@Craig Hebrink) 1654975648
\u201cReporting for @mndailynews, I spoke to March for Our Lives protesters in Minneapolis today. Activists marched from Washington Ave to City Hall calling for changes in gun laws.\u201d— Olivia Stevens (@Olivia Stevens) 1654975282
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