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Parkland Student Survivors Brace For 1st Anniversary Of School Shooting

There will be no marching.

There will be no school walkouts.

Only a day of reflection and service and, perhaps most consequential, a time to grieve.

That is how many of the Parkland, Fla., survivors turned activists plan to spend Thursday, the first anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Seventeen students and staff members were gunned down last Valentine’s Day. Another 17 people were injured. Since the shooting, young Parkland survivors have emerged as the driving force in calling for stricter gun laws in the U.S. through a series of marches, school walkouts and voter registration drives.

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February 14th, 2019. Today is for:

  • Carmen Schentrup, 16
  • Arron Feis, 37
  • Martin Duque, 14
  • Scott Beigel, 35
  • Nicholas Dworet, 17
  • Gina Montalto, 14
  • Alyssa Alhadeff, 14
  • Luke Hoyer, 15
  • Meadow Pollack, 18
  • Alex Schachter, 14
  • Helena Ramsay, 17
  • Peter Wang, 15
  • Chris Hixon, 49
  • Jaime Guttenberg, 14
  • Joaquin Oliver, 17
  • Alaina Petty, 14
  • Cara Loughran, 14
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Please remember these beautiful angels who’s lives were taken too soon, one year ago today at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Valentine’s Day will never be the same, but these innocent victims will never be forgotten. Rest In Peace. ♥️

Remember Arron Feis, Scott Beigel, and Chris Hixon who were killed risking their lives to protect their students and saved their lives. Thank you and Rest In Peace.

As well, please remember the injured survivors:

  • Alexander Dworet, 15
  • Anthony Borges, 15
  • Madeleine Wilford, 17
  • Ashley Baez, 15
  • Benjamin Wikander
  • Daniela Menescal, 17
  • Kyle Laman, 15
  • Isabel Chequer, 16
  • Samantha Fuentes, 18
  • Samantha Mayor
  • Samantha Grady
  • Stacey Lippel, 50
  • Justin Colton
  • Marian Kabachenko
  • Kheshava Managapuram
  • William Olson, 14
  • Genesis Valentin

Anthony Borges saved up to 20 of his classmates by barricading the door and using his body as a shield. Thank you.

And thank you to the others who protected their friends, students, and teachers.

Parkland Strong ♥️

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This Saturday, March 24, we March For Our LivesIf you stand with the students and activists of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the 30,000 people killed by guns every year, we’re asking you to turn out for the March For Our Lives. It’s time...

This Saturday, March 24, we March For Our Lives

If you stand with the students and activists of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the 30,000 people killed by guns every year, we’re asking you to turn out for the March For Our Lives. It’s time we say #NeverAgain and end gun violence. 

There are 828 sibling marches planned in conjunction with the main march in Washington D.C. This is global, and chances are there is one near you. 

We understand that not everyone can attend a march, so we want to make it easy for everyone to participate. Your voice matters, even if you can’t be there in person. That’s why we’re creating a virtual space with optional ways for everyone to participate:

  • Join us this Saturday as we livestream the March For Our Lives starting at 12 p.m. EST. The livestream will be at the top of every dashboard on every phone, computer, and tablet that uses Tumblr that day.
  • There’s going to be an @action-packed dashboard takeover with original art sourced from the Tumblr community and @creatrs.
  • Sign the petition and make your voice heard.
  • Donate to March For Our Lives, if you can.

You can show your support that day by posting your illustrations, your poems, your promises—anyway you want to express yourself. We even have stickers to add to your photos, if you want. They’re a collaboration between Tumblr Creatrs (@creatrs) and our friends at Kanvas. 

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They’re in your app now. Make sure to tag your posts with #NeverAgain so everyone can see your support.

This is it, Tumblr. This is how change happens.  When people ask #WhatWillYouDo, you can point them to Saturday, March 24; To the march you participated in, the money you donated, or the messages you spread across the globe with social media.

Good luck and stay safe.

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The March for Our Lives isn’t just happening in the United States

All eyes are on Washington as the survivors of last month’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, lead massive crowds Saturday in the March for Our Lives.

But these rallies aren’t just happening in the US. Dozens of marches are taking place Saturday in cities around the globe, where Americans abroad and their foreign allies are lending their voices to the cause.

(Above: Paris, Copenhagen, Madrid, London, Brisbane, Tokyo, Rome.)

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