Report by Paula Antolini
February 19, 2018 8:45AM EDT
OPINION
ENOUGH! National School Walk Out Planned for March 14th by ‘Women’s March Youth EMPOWER’ to Demand Safer Gun Laws
Message from Women’s March Youth EMPOWER:
Women’s March Youth EMPOWER is calling for students, teachers, school administrators, parents and allies to take part in a #NationalSchoolWalkout for 17 minutes at 10am across every time zone on March 14, 2018 to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods. We need action. Students and allies are organizing the national school walkout to demand Congress pass legislation to keep us safe from gun violence at our schools, on our streets and in our homes and places of worship.
Students and staff have the right to teach and learn in an environment free from the worry of being gunned down in their classrooms or on their way home from school.
Parents have the right to send their kids to school in the mornings and see them home alive at the end of the day.
We are not safe at school. We are not safe in our cities and towns. Congress must take meaningful action to keep us safe and pass federal gun reform legislation that address the public health crisis of gun violence. We want Congress to pay attention and take note: many of us will vote this November and many others will join in 2020.
Join us in saying #ENOUGH!
Join, share, and invite your friends to RSVP to the Facebook event.
If you’re not on Facebook, let us know you’re participating here.
If you have ideas for how to organize or want to share best practices, please reach out! This is a youth-led movement, and we want YOU to be involved!
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Women’s March EMPOWER is an initiative of Women’s March Youth through a coalition with Peace First, Rise To Run, Teen Vogue, The Justice League NYC, The Gathering For Justice, and Rock The Vote. Women’s March EMPOWER upholds the unity principles of the Women’s March platform. Our goal is to provide young people with the tools needed to create high school and college chapters that guide students in making a positive impact in their communities. We believe that the single most powerful act we can do is prepare young people with the skills and commitments to take actions around causes that matter to them with courage, compassion and collaboration.
You can visit Peace First’s website to get more support and the chance to apply for a grant of up to $250.
Click here to register your EMPOWER chapter and apply for a mini-grant.
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Women’s March EMPOWER is also supported by Emerge America and Women’s Media Center.
To learn more about Women’s March EMPOWER, email youth@womensmarch.com and join the Women’s March email list to get updates.
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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the organization mentioned, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of the Bethel Advocate.
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