I’ll be at the march in DC.
I’m still unclear what’s happening in Seattle, but this 70-year-old codger will be there.
We just booked our hotel for the DC March.
I’m planning to go to the one in DC.
I’ll be at the DC March.
Thought I’d bump this, since the march is day after tomorrow.
The march here in Las Vegas starts at 10am.
Going to DC.
Bought some signs and T-shirts. Going tomorrow.
I’d say there were 6000-8000 here in Las Vegas, maybe more; the area we were in made it difficult for me to accurately gauge crowd size.
ETA: Looking at the crowd in DC, all I could say was “ho-lee fuck; good job, kids”. 
Hats off to Emma Gonzalez and all speakers and marchers! Some of the signs I’ve seen are so creative and to the point. Thanks to this nation’s kids. Looks like we got the voice we were looking for, just at an awful price.
It occurs to me that I should mention what went on today.
We started in the parking lot for the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. There was a small (and low) stage and a pair of PA speakers hanging from Genie towers; the person at the microphone was clearly audible even at the other end of the parking lot. There was a lot of rallying (call & response type stuff) and then they made sure that students were up front and we set off to Las Vegas City Hall. Short march, less than a mile I’d reckon so only took about 20-25 minutes for the main group to arrive at city hall. They had a couple of video walls set up and a stage with a lectern and seating risers behind for students. The speakers were mostly all great. A young lady from here in Las Vegas who was one of the early speakers was especially eloquent, her delivery both composed and fiery. She spoke much longer than most others did but the crowd was right there with her every step of the way; if I’d have caught her name I’d wager that it would pop up again in the news within the next decade.
A few videos and a bunch of speakers, mostly all students at local high schools. In fact, in the first 90 minutes, the only adults were Dina Titus (local congresswoman) and woman who is a domestic violence survivor and victim’s advocate and a lady named Stephanie who is a Mandalay massacre survivor. The other dozen or so speakers were all students.
I left shortly after noon and I’d say about ⅓ of the crowd had already started to drift away by then, but overall it was a well-attended, orderly and very moving event. I’m glad I went.
To be perfectly honest, until I saw this thread today, I hadn’t heard of these event plans. I’ll check the local news to see what may have happened in my city.
Oh, that was a great moment. I was crying along with her. Ugh…
We had Edna Chavez in L.A. who spoke about her brother being killed two years ago. I’m glad it’s not just school shootings being addressed, it’s ALL shootings, even Seal Beach Salon.
BBC News has good coverage on this too, in US and Europe. They bring out the data on how this school shooting or any mass shooting hasn’t died off from the headlines yet. Maybe this really is enough. Maybe a huge change is coming.
Fingers crossed.
Thousands here in San Antonio, easily. My wife and I marched, (we had no signs though) and the march ended up in front of the Alamo. Independence for Texas, independence from the NRA. Nicely symbolic.
A fair number of speakers were there, mostly kids. I saw some of our local politicians here, including our councilperson, State Senator, and the Mayors team (but I didn’t see Ron, though).
*“One of my best friends was killed in gun violence right around here, so it’s important to me.” *
–Paul McCartney, marching in New York.
I was at the Sacramento March today. I don’t know how many thousands were there, but it was a lot.
The sound system sucked. Even though I was pretty close to the front of the crowd, I could barely hear the people talking. But the energy was great, the signs were so awesome. My favorite one was held by a very elderly woman in a wheelchair. It was very crude and it cracked me right up. I can’t remember the exact wording, it was just so unexpected from such a genteel lady and that added to my enjoyment.
We heard from the Mayor and a lot of students. A survivor from Vegas spoke. Her voice carried and so I could make out more of her speech than most of the others. She got emotional at times and I felt so bad for her. What a horrible thing she lived through.
I’m really glad I was there.
MFOL Sacramento Tweets - you may see yourself in some of the videos: x.com
(One can replace “Sacramento” in the above link with their city name to see the Twitter coverage).