Hundreds of thousands of students, educators, parents and demonstrators attended the March for Our lives in D.C. on March 24 to demand an end to gun violence and mass shootings. Additionally, more than 800 other events were scheduled to take place simultaneously around the world.
Performers included Ariana Grande, Common, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt.
See scenes from the event below.
Students gather at Poly High School in Baltimore to take buses to the March for Our Lives. (Photo by Rachel Wingrat) 
Marchers wear orange hats in remembrance of gun violence victims. (Photo by Rachel Wingrat) 
At the Greenbelt Metro: Eliana Esakoff (far right) 
Some signs spotted at the metro station. –Eliana Esakoff 
“Yes Kids Can” — Marching down 10th Street in D.C. (Photo by Rachel Wingrat) 
March for Our Lives — Waiting in line for Metro tickets (Photo courtesy Eliana Esakoff) 
Protect the Children (Photo by Rachel Wingrat) 
“This is insane you can’t stop seeing people!” -@cameronkasky’s aunt, @jilllynyc (Photo by Rachel Wingrat) 
March for Our Lives — Peace (Photo by Lizzie Kane) 
(Photo by Lizzie Kane) 
March for Our Lives — “Grab them by the Uzi” (Photo by Lizzie Kane) 
…”If it weren’t for the meddling kids.” (Photo by Olivia Caplan-Mohler) 
#GoodTrouble (Photo by Eliana Esakoff) 
#NeverAgain (Photo by Eliana Esakoff) 
The Only Thing a Teacher Should Pack… (Photo by Lizzie Kane) 
Not Usually a Sign Guy … (Photo by Eliana Esakoff) 
I’ll Hold Up My Arms (Photo by Eliana Esakoff) 
I thought you were Pro-Life? (Photo by Eliana Esakoff) 
March merch and snacks (Photo by Eliana Esakoff) 
Ban Assault Rifles (Photo by Eliana Esakoff) 
Robyn Stevens Brody at the March (Photo by Blanche Brody) 
A shofar in the crowd (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody) 
My cousin, Maya Glass. Her sign says “I shouldn’t want to hide when the PA speaker goes off in school!!!!” (Photo by Rachel Wingrat) 
In the front of this crowd, a young boy holds a sign that says “I’m too young to marry A.L.I.C.E.” Earlier he explained that ALICE is an acronym for the active shooter drills they do at his elementary school. (Photo by Rachel Wingrat) 
Kids marching towards the capitol. The sign reads “yes kids can.” Throughout the day, I was amazed by many young children marching. I saw one girl who could not have been older than 3 holding a sign that she made herself which read “future voter.” (Photo by Rachel Wingrat)
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