March For Our Lives exhibit sends Congress a poignant message about gun violence

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The March For Our Lives activists have a message so big, you can’t miss it. And neither can Congress, we hope.

On March 26, the activists installed a gun violence art exhibit called “One Week in America” on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol. 

In a Twitter thread, Matt Deitsch, the organization’s co-founder and chief strategist, explains the thinking behind each component of the installation. A sign reading “Your Complacency Kills Us” is directed to Congress, he explains, and in the exhibit’s center, a “jarring” statue depicting a student at a desk represents “a day in the life of an American student — painfully vulnerable to both trauma and violence.” Read more…

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March For Our Lives activists go dark on social media to mark Parkland anniversary

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To mark the first anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, March For Our Lives and its organizers will go dark on social media between February 14th through the 17th.

They say their silence, which includes declining requests for interviews during that period, is out of respect for the friends, classmates, and school staff killed in the shooting. (In order to interview a student organizer about the blackout, Mashable agreed to publish this story no later than February 13.)

“We’re taking this route because it’s a chance for us to look back at our community and for us to give ourselves time and really allow the victims’ voices to take the microphone,” says Adam Alhanti, the director of special projects of March For Our Lives, who will graduate from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School this year.  Read more…

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The Avengers teamed up with March For Our Lives to create a PSA about their ‘first time’

In a new video full of double entendres, The Avengers: Infinity War stars share intimate details about their “first time” as the song “Feels Like the First Time” plays in the background. 
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Parkland teens are going on a summer tour with March for Our Lives

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Teen activists who survived the deadly shooting at  Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are spending their summer fighting for justice.

The March For Our Lives organization, which includes Stoneman Douglas students Emma Gonzalez, Jaclyn Corin, Cameron Kasky, and recent graduates David Hogg and Delaney Tarr, announced March For Our Lives: Road to Change — a summer bus tour dedicated to registering young people to vote and promoting gun law reform.

Parkland students (and new alumni) talk about what’s next for March for Our Lives. #RoadToChange #MSDStrong @WIOD pic.twitter.com/Uw6njdMXHU

— Rory O’Neill (@RadioRory) June 4, 2018 Read more…

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Watch Jimmy Fallon’s surprise commencement speech at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Jimmy Fallon surprised graduates of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Sunday, with a commencement speech to remember.
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Parkland activists had breakfast with the Waffle House hero and they were all thrilled

The pro-gun control movement now has its very own celebrities.
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Kanye West calls Emma Gonzalez ‘my hero’ on Twitter. Here’s her response.

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Kanye West’s admiration for Emma Gonzalez may not have landed as he’d hoped.

In the latest instalment of the superstar’s debate-triggering Twitter thoughts, West tweeted his admiration for the high school senior, survivor of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, and now gun control activist on Sunday. 

He posted the words “my hero” alongside an image of Gonzalez at CNN’s Town Hall following the Parkland school shooting in February.

my hero Emma Gonzalez pic.twitter.com/aSdFmraenU

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 29, 2018 Read more…

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Parkland activist has best response to transparent backpack rule

When the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School returned to campus after the March for Our Lives and their week-long spring break, they were less than thrilled with having to wear transparent backpacks.
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Parkland survivor David Hogg launches ad boycott against Laura Ingraham after she goes too low — even for her

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Fox News host Laura Ingraham is trying to stymie the gun control fight the best way she knows how — by bullying teenage survivors.

Ingraham shared an article on Twitter yesterday revealing Parkland survivor David Hogg’s rejection from four separate colleges. Folks on Twitter immediately pounced on the pundit for this non-bit-of-news, before Hogg jumped in and launched a boycott himself, enjoining advertisers to withdraw from her show.

“David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges to Which He Applied and whines about it,” Ingraham initially wrote on Twitter (that’s her random capitalization, not mine). Read more…

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Rick Santorum tries to correct his ‘CPR’ gaffe by digging an even deeper hole

Sentient mayonnaise blob Rick Santorum was back on CNN on Wednesday trying to walk back some controversial comments he made about the Parkland shooting survivor teens and still somehow wound up doubling down on his original comments. 
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March for Our Lives awakened the spirit of student and media activism of the 1960s

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A student movement against gun violence is receiving sustained news coverage and was instrumental in building momentum around the March for Our Lives Rally Saturday, March 24, in Washington, D.C., other U.S. cities, and around the world.

Students are using social and news media to build momentum and advocate for legislation in the wake of a Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. A former student opened fire in the school, killing 17 people.

Retweet to get updates from @AMarch4OurLives as we make history this Saturday, March 24. We’ll remind you about the march the day prior and send updates on the day #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/0iBatrSFnf

— March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) March 19, 2018 Read more…

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