University of Redlands students organized a peaceful demonstration on March 14 as part of the National Walk Out and March For Our Lives movements across the country to raise awareness about the impact of gun violence.
As student organizer Megan Wilensky ’20 pointed out in her remarks to the crowd, the demonstration took place exactly one month after a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Provost Kathy Ogren also spoke on behalf of President Ralph Kuncl, noting that the rash of deadly mass shootings, including the 2015 attack in San Bernardino and the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, has affected the Redlands community.
Javier Garcia ’20 led a solemn moment of silence, and he read the names of all 17 victims of the Parkland shooting. He said, “It is time for change.”
