March for Our Lives Seattle
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| Date | March 24, 2018 |
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| Venue | Cal Anderson Park (start) to Seattle Center (end) |
| Location | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 47°37′01″N 122°19′08″W / 47.617°N 122.319°W |
| Type | Protest, march |
| Theme | Gun control reform |
| Cause | Parkland high school shooting |
| Organized by | Emilia Allard Rhiannon Rasaretnam Lina Waughman Catherine Zhu |
| Participants | 50,000 |
March for Our Lives Seattle was a protest march for gun control reform held in Seattle on March 24, 2018, in conjunction with March for Our Lives, a student-led initiative in response to the Parkland high school shooting. Part of a series of rallies and marches in more than 800 cities across the United States and other parts of the world, estimates indicated as many as 50,000 people participated in Seattle.[1][2]
The protest received support from Seattle Public Schools.[3] King County Council passed a March for Our Lives motion.[4][5]
Local organizers included Emilia Allard, Rhiannon Rasaretnam,[6][7] Lina Waughman,[8] and Catherine Zhu. Students raised approximately $40,000 via GoFundMe for permits and security.[1]
Lyft offered free transportation to Cal Anderson Park for participants.[9] Metro and Sound Transit made plans for increased service.[10]
Demonstration
People gathered at Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill and marched through downtown Seattle to the Seattle Center via Pine Street and Fourth Avenue.[11][12][13]
Speakers and performers included Governors Jay Inslee and Dan Malloy,[14] state attorney general Bob Ferguson, Brandi Carlile, and Dave Matthews.[15] Carlile performed "The Joke", a cover of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a'Changin' ", and "Hold Out Your Hand".[8] Maria Cantwell also attended.[16]
Thousands of people participated in the demonstration.[17][18][19] Crowd estimates were as high as 50,000.[20][2]
