Tens of thousands expected to participate in March for Our Lives

On March 24th tens of thousands of people are expected to participated in the rallies for the March for Our Lives movement. the main event will beheld in Washington D.C. where student survivors from Stoneman Douglas will march to the White House. The students are doing this to send a message to president trump and congress to demand stricter gun laws thus making it harder to acquire a firearm. "Their goal is to stem “the epidemic of mass schools shootings that has become all too familiar," according to their mission statement." On Friday the March for Our Lives event started which included a voters registration drive, a benefit concert and a candlelight vigil. Originally 20 Stoneman Douglas students started to organize the march but many have since joined. Not only will states across the U.S march on Saturday but also rallies are planned in Chile, France, New Zealand, Israel, Australia, Japan, Belgium, India and the U.K. 
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