On March 24, 2018, the students, families, and fellow supporters of March For Our Lives will take to the streets of Washington, D.C. and across the nation to demand that their lives and safety become a priority.
The first-ever March For Our Lives was created by student organizers in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, FL, on Feb. 14th.
Following the horrific MSDHS school shooting, student survivors banned together to "...no longer risk their lives waiting for someone else to take action to stop the epidemic of mass school shootings that has become all too familiar," as explained on the March For Our Lives website. "In the tragic wake of the seventeen lives brutally cut short in Florida, politicians are telling us that now is not the time to talk about guns. March For Our Lives believes the time is now. "
Students are calling on the public to stand with them on March 24: "It doesn’t have to be this way. Change is coming. And it starts now... Refuse to allow one more needless death."
"[We want] student to live in a world where they don't have to go to school worried that they will not make it home that night. Our students, teachers, and community members should not live in fear of weapons and threats on their lives, and the March for Our Lives hopes to act on that hope,” said Maya Lubarsky, youth leader of March For Our Lives Miami. “On March 24th... we will be marching in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Washington D.C. to show that our voices are going to be heard. We will be marching for policy change, awareness, and to demonstrate that this will never happen again! As an alum of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, I hope that no other members will ever feel the pain I felt for my community. On March 24th I march for the lives lost in my high school, in my home, and I march for the future generations that should be given the right to learn and live without fear!"
Local marches will also be taking place across South Florida on March 24th. Following is a list of all local events:
Doral March for Our Lives
- Downtown Doral Park
- 8395 NW 53 Street
- Doral, FL 33166
- Saturday, March 24, 10:00 AM
March for Our Lives - Miami Beach
- SoundScape Park
- 400 17th St
- Miami Beach, FL 33139
- Saturday, March 24, 10:00 AM
March For Our Lives - Miami Beach Senior High
- Miami Beach Senior High School
- 2231 Prairie Ave
- Miami Beach, FL 33139
8 - 10 a.m. Arrival at MBSHS
10 a.m. march to Collins Park
March for Our Lives #NeverAgain
- Coral Springs High School
- 7201 W Sample Rd
- Coral Springs, FL 33065
- Saturday, March 24, 10:00 AM
March for Our Lives - Parkland
- Pine Trails Park
- 10555 Trails End
- Parkland, FL 33076
- Saturday, March 24, 9:00 AM
Acts Retirement Community March
- St. Andrews Estates South
- 6045 Verde Trail South
- Boca Raton, FL 33433
- Saturday, March 24, 10:00 AM
- Walkers age 62+ please
South PBC March For Our Lives
- Boca Raton City Hall
- 201 West Palmetto Park Road
- Boca Raton, FL 33432
- Saturday, March 24, 10:30 AM
March for Our Lives - Fort Lauderdale
- Location TBD
- Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
- Saturday, March 24, 9:00 AM
For more information, click here.
More than 465 marches are scheduled worldwide for March 24th.