HowThey Spent Their Summer Vacation
THE PARKLAND STUDENTS skipped a summer vacation in order to travel the country, hear from partners and allies about the issues facing their communities, and discuss a shared vision for the future. March For Our Lives: Road to Change launched in June in Chicago and spanned 100+ visits in 24 states over 60 days. The students organized over 35 town halls in 24 different states, meeting over 100,000 people at their events, and registering tens of thousands of voters in person and online. They also visited over eighty communities where they met with dozens of gun-violence- prevention and other community groups. On August 12th, students from March For Our Lives wrapped up the Road To Change summer bus tour in Newtown,
Connecticut for a powerful community event organized by Sandy Hook Promise. Jaclyn Corin, March For Our Lives Co-Founder and senior class president at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida: “It has been incredible to travel to state after state, hearing from young people who are empowered and driven to move our country forward. My generation is standing up to the NRA, and we’ll be the ones who make common sense gun reforms a reality. We were awed by the energy in cities, towns and rural areas, and know that the energy we experienced will be turned into action in November. As young people go back to school, register for classes, or head to work, we encourage them to register to vote so that their voices are heard.”
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