March for Our Lives Atlanta: How the march unfolded on social media
Social media timelines are flooded with images and videos of the “March for Our Lives” rallies in cities across the country, including here in Atlanta.
Parkland survivors sparked the “March for Our Lives” demonstrations against gun violence after 17 people were killed in the Feb. 14 school shooting.
An estimated 30,000 people attended the Atlanta rally and speakers included Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, civil rights leader Sen. John Lewis and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students.
"I hid in a closet Feb. 14. and I'm not hiding anymore,” shooting survivor Carly Newell said during the Atlanta rally. “I'm not hiding from my government, not hiding from the NRA, not hiding from guns. And most of all I am not hiding from change."
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Here are the scenes documented by Atlanta demonstrators and AJC reporters at Center for Civil and Human Rights and the march to the Georgia Capitol and Liberty Plaza.
That’s Rep. John Lewis front and center at Atlanta’s #MarchForOurLives protest. The marchers are chanting: “We won’t be silent” as they head to Georgia Capitol. #gapol pic.twitter.com/dAv0pA68pw
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) March 24, 2018
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The scope of today'sarch in ATL.#MarchForOurLives #MFOLATL @MFOLGeorgia pic.twitter.com/ycwEtzyndZ
— Myst (@MystryeDragon) March 24, 2018
@GOP Look how powerful these kids are! #MarchForOurLives #MFOLATL #MarchForOurLivesAtlanta @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/NgJefwgBNR
— Carmalitha Gumbs (@CarmalithaG) March 24, 2018
#MarchForOurLives #MFOLATL pic.twitter.com/ghSxttzsDo
— Anita Karvé (@anita_karve) March 24, 2018
Thousands of people came together for @MFOLGeorgia to march for gun control and to change the culture of gun violence in this Country. #MFOLATL
— Jason Esteves (@jasonesteves) March 24, 2018
Powerful. Student-led. Change. pic.twitter.com/tEdltSMvp3
a massive turnout in Atlanta today for #MarchForOurLives #MFOLATL #neveragain pic.twitter.com/DhmKKuoBaT
— carsyn (@CarsynLee143) March 24, 2018
These chairs broke my heart and filled me with hope #MarchForOurLivesAtlanta #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/Yls5jhxlRt
— Alison Greenberg (@alisongreenberg) March 24, 2018
If you missed the March for Our Lives, you can watch speeches from Saturday’s rally below.
