This Saturday several cities in the Sunshine State will host March for Our Lives events, the movement created in 2018 by student survivors of the Parkland shooting to end gun violence.
This Saturday, June 11, March for Our Lives will hold more than 400 marches in 45 states as well as an event in Washington, DC, in the wake of multiple mass shootings that have left more than 100 people dead in recent weeks, including 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
David Hogg, survivor, activist, and founder of the movement, is also requesting people outside of the country to protest gun violence at US embassies.
Several Florida cities will host events, one of them in Parkland, where in 2018, a 19-year-old gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
These are the events that will take place in Florida.
• Parkland
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Place: Pine Trails Park Amphitheater
• Miami
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Place: Coral Gables City Hall
• Orlando
Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Place: Orlando City Hall
• Port Orange
Time: 11 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Place: Corner of US 1 & Dunlawton Ave
• Weston
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Place: Weston Regional Park
• Flagler Beach
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Place: Wadsworth Park
• St. Augustine
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Place: Castillo de San Marcus Fort
• St. Petersburg
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:-00 p.m.
Place: North Straub Park
• Jensen Beach
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Place: Roosevelt Bridge
• Tampa
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Place: George E. Edgecomb Courthouse
• Leesburg
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Place: US-441 in front of Lake-Sumter College
• Gainesville
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Place: Bo Diddley Plaza
• Fort Myers
Time: 11 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Place: Fort Myers, 2120 Main St.
• Sarasota
Time: 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Place: Hart’s Landing, 920 John Ringling Blvd.
• Ocala
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Place: Intersection of State 40 and US Route 441
• Okeechobee
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Place: Intersection of State 40 and US Route 441
• Highlands County
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Place: Democratic Headquarters, 4216 Sebring Pkwy
• Inverness
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Place: Court house main street
For more information, you can visit https://marchforourlives.com/march22/.
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