# March For Our Lives, March 24 - who's going? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 25, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542 "2018-02-25T13:17:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/1 "2018-02-25T13:17:10Z")
I’ll be at the march in DC. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/2 "2018-02-25T14:27:54Z")
I’m still unclear what’s happening in Seattle, but this 70-year-old codger will be there. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/3 "2018-02-26T18:43:57Z")
We just booked our hotel for the DC March. ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/4 "2018-02-26T21:31:06Z")
I’m planning to go to the one in DC. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/5 "2018-02-27T01:37:20Z")
I’ll be at the DC March. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/6 "2018-03-22T19:26:38Z")
Thought I’d bump this, since the march is day after tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/7 "2018-03-24T02:23:13Z")
The march here in Las Vegas starts at 10am. ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/8 "2018-03-24T02:30:50Z")
Going to DC. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/9 "2018-03-24T03:14:31Z")
Bought some signs and T-shirts. Going tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/10 "2018-03-24T19:50:35Z")
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](https://apnews.com/8f1ed175286a40eb9086e0d6588f1924/Thousands-gather-to-march-for-gun-control-and-spark-activism), all I could say was “ho-lee fuck; good job, kids”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/11 "2018-03-24T19:59:01Z")
Hats off to Emma Gonzalez and all speakers and marchers! [Some of the signs](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/03/march-for-our-lives-here-are-some-of-the-best-signs-from-the-demonstrations.html) 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. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/12 "2018-03-24T20:19:41Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/13 "2018-03-24T20:26:29Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/14 "2018-03-24T21:20:33Z")
[Good job, Miss Gonzalez](https://apnews.com/0af2e223a85842c594c09326a31b5697/Survivor-marks-6-minutes-of-strength-and-silence-at-rally): > [@](#): > > Chin high and tears streaming, Florida school shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez stood silent in front of thousands gathered for the “March for Our Lives” rally in Washington, D.C. > > She continued to stand silently as a few crowd members shouted out support. She remained silent as tentative chants broke out. Her silence continued as those attending also fell quiet, many weeping. > > The gripping moment stretched for 6 minutes and 20 seconds, the amount of time Gonzalez said it took a shooter to kill 17 people and wound 15 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, last month. > [@](#): > > “Everyone who has been touched by the cold grip of gun violence understands,” Gonzalez told the hushed crowed, describing the long hours spent waiting for authorities to identify their slain classmates, the horror of discovering many of them had breathed their last breaths before many students even knew a “code red” alert — designed to warn staffers and students of a potential threat — had been called. > > “Six minutes and 20 seconds with an AR-15 and my friend Carmen (Schentrup) would never complain to me about piano practice,” she said, her voice strong but her throat momentarily catching. “Aaron Feis would never call Kyra ‘Miss Sunshine.’ Alex Schachter would never walk into school with his brother Ryan.” > > Gonzalez went on, listing name after name of those killed at the school on Feb. 14. > > And then she stopped, her breath heaving but remaining composed, looking straight ahead and silent. > > Seemingly unsure what to do, the crowed waited. Some appeared to catch her intent right away, watching with hands covering mouths, foreheads wrinkled and tears falling. Chants of “never again” broke out for a time, and later someone came out from the wings of the stage to put a hand on her shoulder and whisper in her ear. > > The silence by now had spread to the thousands thronging Pennsylvania Avenue. Protesters, parents, television news crews waited to see what Gonzalez would do next. > > The beeping of a digital alarm broke the silence. > > “Since the time that I came out here, it has been six minutes and 20 seconds. The shooter has ceased shooting and will soon abandon his rifle, blend in with the students as they escape and walk free for an hour before arrest,” she said, voice clear. “Fight for your lives before it’s someone else’s job.” [Video here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgrZsOfEnGo). ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/15 "2018-03-24T21:50:48Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [Good job, Miss Gonzalez](https://apnews.com/0af2e223a85842c594c09326a31b5697/Survivor-marks-6-minutes-of-strength-and-silence-at-rally): > [Video here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgrZsOfEnGo). Oh, that was a great moment. I was crying along with her. Ugh… We had [Edna Chavez](http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-saturday-walkouts-liveupdates-l-a-teenager-edna-chavez-remembers-her-1521920582-htmlstory.html) 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](http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-43520578) 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. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/16 "2018-03-24T22:17:03Z")
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). ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/17 "2018-03-24T22:58:10Z")
\*“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. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/18 "2018-03-24T23:21:45Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/19 "2018-03-24T23:32:40Z")
> [@](#): > > The president’s call to arm certain teachers fell flat at the protest, and from critics as young as Zoe Tate, 11, from Gaithersburg, Maryland. > > “I think guns are dumb. It’s scary enough with the security guards we have in school,” she said. “We don’t need teachers carrying guns now. I find it amazing that I have to explain that idea to adults.” [🙂](https://apnews.com/2b001250a10c42878f0d80c07e14816c/'Vote-them-out!':-Hundreds-of-thousands-demand-gun-control) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542/20 "2018-03-24T23:35:39Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > 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. [Here she is](https://twitter.com/gnumoose/status/977600389322362882) MFOL Sacramento Tweets - you may see yourself in some of the videos: [x.com](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23MarchForOurLives%20sacramento&src=typd) (One can replace “Sacramento” in the above link with their city name to see the Twitter coverage). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542.md?page=2)