March for Our Lives Seattle

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Participants marching to the Seattle Center

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]

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The protest received support from Seattle Public Schools. [3] King County Council passed a March for Our Lives motion. [4] [5]

Local organizers and planning

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

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Participants near the intersection of Pine Street and Broadway

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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Students Against Gun Violence Speak Out at March for Our Lives". Seattle Weekly. 2018-03-25. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  2. 1 2 Licata, Nick. "Seattle's legacy of student-led resistance | Cascade PBS". www.cascadepbs.org. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Seattle Schools: Forget arming teachers, kids, let's march against gun violence". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog . 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  4. ↑ Esteban, Michelle (2018-03-19). "King County Council backs March for Our Lives, demands action on guns". KOMO. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  5. ↑ "King County Council votes 6-3 to back March for Our Lives". king5.com. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  6. ↑ Musaliar, Aliyah (2018-08-11). "How this terrible procrastinator led Seattle's March for Our Lives". www.kuow.org. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  7. ↑ "Seattle's Most Influential People 2018: Gun Control Activists". Seattle Magazine. 2018-10-23. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  8. 1 2 Powers, Ann (June 1, 2018). "Watch Brandi Carlile Perform During Seattle's 'March For Our Lives'". NPR. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Seattle's March For Our Lives organizers demand 'concrete political change' to end gun violence". The Seattle Times. 2018-03-22. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  10. ↑ Mutasa, Gabe Cohen & Tammy (2018-03-23). "Tens of thousands expected at Seattle's 'March For Our Lives'". KOMO. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  11. ↑ "Thousands march in Seattle for 'March for Our Lives'". KIRO 7 News Seattle. 2018-03-21. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  12. ↑ "Thousands rally, students speak against gun violence at 'March For Our Lives' in Seattle". WTVC. 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  13. ↑ MacKinnon, Michelle (2018-03-24). "Seattle's March for Our Lives fills Pine from Cal Anderson to downtown with calls for gun control and kids ready to vote". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog . Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  14. ↑ "Thousands rally, students speak against gun violence at 'March For Our Lives' in Seattle". KOMO. 2018-03-24. Archived from the original on 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  15. ↑ "How it unfolded: Seattle's March For Our Lives". The Seattle Times. 2018-03-24. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  16. ↑ "Teens may push past roadblocks to gun laws — if they persist and vote". The Seattle Times. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  17. ↑ "Thousands 'March For Our Lives' in Seattle – My Ballard". www.myballard.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  18. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2025-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ↑ "'We are taking action': At Seattle's March For Our Lives, thousands demand stricter gun laws". The Seattle Times. 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  20. ↑ McKnight, Matt M. "In their own voices: Why Seattle's youth marched | Crosscut". crosscut.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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