March for Our Lives

July 10, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Kennedy Student Sworn in as New Student Member of the Board

Nate Tinbite was sworn in as the 42nd Montgomery County Student Member of the Board (SMOB) of Education on Tuesday. Tinbite, a rising senior at John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring, was elected by Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) middle and high school students to serve on the school board for a one-year […]

Read more

March 24, 2018 | Douglas Tallman

Barber, O’Malley Ignite Silver Spring Audience

Two adult speakers at the Silver Spring were the Rev. William Barber from the Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and former governor Martin O’Malley. Both offered special messages for the March for Our Lives audience. Here are their speeches:      

Read more

March 24, 2018 | Douglas Tallman

March Message: ‘We Have to Vote’

As a prelude to the March for Our Lives, hundreds of students, parents and teachers jammed into the Silver Spring Civic Building for a rally in advance of descending on downtown D.C. for the March for Our Lives. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-8th, organized the rally, and 27 buses carrying supporters to the march. High school […]

Read more

March 23, 2018 | Mitti Hicks

Metro Expecting Large Crowds for Gun Safety Rally

Students and their families are expected to take to the streets of Washington D.C. to rally behind gun safety law reform and ending gun violence during the March For Our Lives rally this Saturday. To accommodate the expected crowds, Metro will run its rush hour services,  according to a news release.  Trains will begin running […]

Read more

March 22, 2018 | Douglas Tallman

Katz, Leventhal Offer Advice for Anyone Attending Saturday’s Rally

Students and adults are heading to Washington, D.C., on Saturday for the March for Our Lives, a demonstration partially organized by the students of Stoneman Douglas High School. The school was the site of the Feb.14 school shooting that left 17 dead. Councilmember Sidney Katz offered this advice about attending the rally: And Councilmember George […]

Read more

Engage us on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter