March for Our Lives (MFOL) is a student-led organization which leads demonstrations in support of gun control legislation. It took place in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2018, with over 880 sibling events throughout the United States and around the world, and was planned by Never Again MSD in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Everytown for Gun Safety. The event followed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting a month earlier, which was described by several media outlets as a possible tipping point for gun control legislation.
Crowd on Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.)
Prayer and vigil at the Washington National Cathedral
X González seen on a Jumbotron in the distance during their moment of silence
A poster saying "Our children's safety should not have to be leveraged"
Never Again MSD is an American student-led political action committee for gun control that advocates for tighter regulations to prevent gun violence. The organization, also known by the Twitter hashtags #NeverAgain, and #EnoughIsEnough, was formed by a group of twenty students attending Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) at the time of the deadly shooting in 2018, in which seventeen students and staff members were killed by the alleged gunman, Nikolas Cruz, who was a 19-year-old former student of the school and was armed with an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle. The organization started on social media as a movement "for survivors of the Stoneman Douglas Shooting, by survivors of the Stoneman Douglas Shooting" using the hashtag #NeverAgain. A main goal of the group was to influence that year's United States mid-term elections, and they embarked on a multi-city bus tour to encourage young people to register to vote.
David Hogg (far left) and X González (second to right) at a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on February 17, 2018
Never Again MSD has inspired students from across the country to protest the nation's gun laws. Photo: a student "lie-in" at the White House on February 19, 2018.
Never Again MSD has inspired vigils to protest gun violence and discuss reforms. Image: students of Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California.
Michelle and Barack Obama penned a letter of support to the Parkland students, ending their letter with "we will be there for you."