The greatest signs from March for Our Lives around the world
Signs held by protestors today have been inspiring and impactful, humorous and satirical, and above all memorable. The guiding message for each and every one: never again.
The March for Our Lives takes place today in over 800 cities around the world. From gun violence survivors to gun reform supporters, from teens to adults, everyone at these marches today is calling for meaningful action to stop gun violence.
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida planned the main Washington, D.C. event following the tragic shooting at their school. 17 students and faculty lost their lives, and those who survived aren’t stopping until they see change.
Everytown for Gun Safety has helped to support the event. Celebs such as Demi Lovato, Jennifer Hudson and Common set to perform and others like George and Amal Clooney are attending the event after making huge donations.
Sister marches around the globe are showing solidarity with those in D.C. today. The signs protesteers carry read messages that range from serious to satirical, funny to heartbreaking. Here are the best we’ve seen so far.
BERLIN, GERMANY – MARCH 24: A woman holds a sign with an American flag dripping red and its stars replaced by bullets while protesting at the ‘March for our Lives’ gathering on March 24, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. The protest in Berlin, attended by several hundred mostly expat Americans, was to show solidarity with ‘March for our Lives’ demonstrations across the U.S. demanding stricter gun control legislation. The U.S. protests were initiated by surviving students from the shooting massacre last month at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 people were killed and 17 more were wounded. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
A woman in Berlin, Germany holds a sign of an American flag dripping red, with stars replaced by bullets.
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 24: Thousands of people, many of them students, march against gun violence in Manhattan during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018 in New York City. More than 800 March for Our Lives events, organized by survivors of the Parkland, Florida school shooting on February 14 that left 17 dead, are taking place around the world to call for legislative action to address school safety and gun violence. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Protestors in New York City wear white veils to represent the victims of gun violence at both Sandy Hook Elementary School and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 22: Young activists paint signs to be carried at the upcoming March for Our Lives Los Angeles on March 22, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. More than 500,000 are expected to march for gun control at rallies nationwide on March 24. The marches have been organized by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting February 14. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Activists in Los Angeles paint signs to be carried during their March for Our Lives event.
Protestors shared the following tweets and Instagram posts of signs they made, including cellphones displaying text messages during a school shooting and $1.05 price tags meant to call out Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio.
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