March for Our Lives New Jersey takes place in Newark on Saturday, March 24, at 10 a.m., in conjunction with the national March for Our Lives event in Washington and with sister events across the state and country.
The march will be held in Newark’s Military Park, located at 51 Park Place. It’s a short walk from Newark Penn Station and the location of two NJ Transit bus stops. I will be meeting people in the starbucks across the street from the park at 9:30 am.
Other March Destinations in New Jersey
Audubon – East Lake Dr, Audubon, NJ 08106 9am-8pm
Princeton- 40 Nassau St, Princeton, New Jersey 08542 2pm -5pm
Morristown- Morristown Town Hall 200 South Street Morristown, NJ 07960 11am-2pm
Bergen County- Bergen County Courthouse 10 Main Street Hackensack, NJ
07601 10am-12pm
Sussex County- Newton Green, Rts 94/206 & Spring St, Newton NJ 07860 12pm-2pm
March for Our Lives NJ is a student-centered, student-lead event. It is being planned by a committee students from diverse backgrounds who are coming together from schools across northern, central, and southern New Jersey. They are being supported by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America New Jersey and its local chapters; Women for Progress; and Elizabeth Meyer, a teacher, mom, and founder and lead organizer of the Women’s March on NJ.
*THE STUDENTS LEADING THIS EVENT NEED YOUR HELP.! PLEASE DONATE TO HELP THEM COVER MARCH EXPENSES AT www.marchforourlivesnj.org, OR PURCHASE AN OFFICIAL MFOLNJ SHIRT HERE. Every. Dollar. Counts. Thank you!
For march details, please visit their website, marchforourlivesnj.org.
The Mission of March for Our Lives NJ
“Not one more. We cannot allow one more child to be shot at school. We cannot allow one more teacher to make a choice to jump in front of a firing assault rifle to save the lives of students. We cannot allow one more family to wait for a call or text that never comes. Our schools are unsafe. Our children and teachers are dying. We must make it our top priority to save these lives.”
-March for Our Lives, the national organization
March for Our Lives New Jersey is the sister march of a national movement led and inspired by young activists from Parkland, Florida, who survived the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14th.
Young people are dying at an alarming rate from misuse and abuse of firearms. Seven of the 96 people killed in the United States by gun violence are children and teens, according to the Brady Campaign. In 2016, the CDC reported that gun violence killed more 15 to 19 year olds than cancer, diabetes and heart disease combined.
Guns are also disproportionately used against young people of color, those of lower income brackets, and survivors of domestic violence.
But these tragedies are largely preventable. Studies show that with universal background checks and other common sense gun laws we can reduce the carnage.
We can stop the senseless violence.
So whatʼs stopping us?
Lawmakers are putting a price on childrenʼs lives and ignoring evidence in favor of campaign contributions from the gun lobby.
Now we say: NEVER AGAIN.
School hallways should not be war zones, and students should not be going home in body bags.
Together, as young people, we unite to demand justice, action, and government accountability.
As March for Our Lives, the national organization, says, “Change is coming. And it starts now, inspired by and led by the kids who are our hope for the future. Their young voices will be heard. Stand with us on March 24 — refuse to allow one more needless death.”
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES NJ is sponsored by:
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
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