Jason,
Seven years ago, young people around the world marched to demand action. Since then, 24,395 children and young people have been shot and killed.
March For Our Lives was born because a group of students witnessed one of the worst tragedies imaginable: a shooting at their high school in Parkland, FL. Angry and traumatized, they put those feelings into action.
We refused to accept our so-called leaders' excuses as they threw their hands up and threw away our futures.
So we marched. We organized the largest single-day protest against gun violence in history. Millions joined us. This was just the start.
Seven years have passed, and a lot has changed.
We've traveled the country and registered millions of voters. 🗳️
We've grown up and seen more youth leaders join the movement. 🗣️
We've fought to expand how people think of gun violence to go beyond mass shootings. 🧠
We've pulled up a seat at the table for ourselves, with one of our own, Maxwell Frost, becoming the first and only Gen Z member of Congress. ✊
We've broken youth voter turnout records year after year, and we've helped pass over 300 gun violence prevention laws across the country that save lives. 🔥
There's still a ton left to do, but we will get it done. We will be the generation that ends gun violence.
Thank you for all that you do,
March For Our Lives
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