Ridgefield resident Lane Murdock, the founder of the National School Walkout movement, has added an important feature to her newly launched website. Now, you can search for National School Walkouts all over the United States. And, if there isn't one in your neighborhood or city, you can start one.
According to Lane Murdock, The National Student Walkout is a nationwide protest of our leaders’ failure to pass laws that protect us from gun violence. Mass shootings happen far too frequently in America, and we as a nation have become numb to seeing the news. After each one, the same cycle takes place: the media spend less than a week on the story, politicians offer their “thoughts and prayers,” and nothing ever changes. But after the horrific massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, young Americans are taking matters into their own hands.
Murdock says, "Together, we will send a message that we won’t tolerate any more inaction on this issue. And if cowardly politicians fail to act, young people will show them the consequences of letting so many Americans die by voting them out in November."
Can't find a walkout near you? Create your own here.