- The young people delivered an anguished and defiant message: They are “done hiding” from gun violence, and will stop at nothing to get politicians to prevent it.
- For many, the rallies were their first act of protest and a political awakening. The most powerful moments came from the surviving students of the shooting last month in Parkland, Fla.
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More than 800,000 people flocked to Washington D.C. on Saturday to plead for gun control, their size captured in stunning images by DigitalGlobe. 800 more events being held across world. 175,000 people attended a rally in New York, while 30,000 were counted in Atlanta and Pittsburgh alone. 15,000 people attended a rally in Parkland, Florida - where 17 high school students were killed last month. The rally was organized by the survivors of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Other events were held everywhere from Los Angeles and Chicago to Sydney, Mumbai, London, and Tokyo. DigitalGlobe has since called the demonstration one of the biggest youth protests since the Vietnam era. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5541757/Aerial-images-March-Lives-space.html#ixzz5An5okTUP Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook |