On March 24, the kids and families of March For Our Lives took to the streets to demand that their lives and safety become a priority, and that gun violence comes to an end in schools and communities.

The national mission statement declared: Not one more. We cannot allow one more child to be shot at school. We cannot allow one more teacher to make a choice to jump in front of a firing assault rifle to save the lives of students. We cannot allow one more family to wait for a call or text that never comes. Our schools are unsafe. Our children and teachers are dying. We must make it our top priority to save these lives.

March For Our Lives is created by, inspired by, and led by students across the country who will 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. 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.

Northern California events:
Aptos: March for Our Lives in Aptos | Event Announcement
Benecia
Fresno: March for Our Lives Draws Thousands in Fresno
Monterey
Napa
Oakland: Thousands at Oakland March for Our Lives | On and Near the Stage, Oakland Rally March 24 Day of Action | Finger Wave at Oakland March of Thousands: Gun Sense Now! | Event Announcement
Redwood City: In Redwood City, Students Make History | Event Announcement
Sacramento
San Francisco: Enough Is Enough! Thousands Protest Guns, Gun Massacres & Murders In SF | Photos from the March for Our Lives Event San Francisco | March For Our Lives San Francisco | SF March for Our Lives was Huge | Event Announcement
San José: Police with Guns Guard Gun Protesters during San Jose March for Our Lives | Rain Couldn't Dampen the Passion at San Jose March for Our Lives Rally | Event Announcement
San Leandro
Santa Cruz (cancelled by organizers, who suggest attending the Aptos event)
Santa Rosa

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