March for Our Lives Seattle

March for Our Lives Seattle was a protest held in Seattle, as part of March for Our Lives, a series of rallies and marches in Washington, D.C., and more than 800 cities across the world on March 24, 2018.[1]

Protestors marching to the Seattle Center

Local organizers and planning

Local organizers included Emilia Allard, Rhiannon Rasaretnam,[2][3] Lina Waughman,[4] and Catherine Zhu. Students raised approximately $40,000 via GoFundMe for permits and security.[1]

Lyft offered free transportation to Cal Anderson Park for participants.[5]

Demonstration
Demonstration participants

People gathered at Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill and marched through downtown Seattle to the Seattle Center via Pine Street and Fourth Avenue.[6]

Speakers and performers included Governors Jay Inslee and Dan Malloy,[7] state attorney general Bob Ferguson, Brandi Carlile, and Dave Matthews.[8] Carlile performed "The Joke", a cover of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a'Changin'", and "Hold Out Your Hand."[4]

Thousands of people participated in the demonstration.[9] Crowd estimates were as high as 50,000.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Students Against Gun Violence Speak Out at March for Our Lives". Seattle Weekly. 2018-03-25. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  2. Musaliar, Aliyah (2018-08-11). "How this terrible procrastinator led Seattle's March for Our Lives". www.kuow.org. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  3. "Seattle's Most Influential People 2018: Gun Control Activists". Seattle Magazine. 2018-10-23. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  4. Powers, Ann (June 1, 2018). "Watch Brandi Carlile Perform During Seattle's 'March For Our Lives'". NPR. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  5. "Seattle's March For Our Lives organizers demand 'concrete political change' to end gun violence". The Seattle Times. 2018-03-22. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  6. "Thousands march in Seattle for 'March for Our Lives'". KIRO 7 News Seattle. 2018-03-21. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  7. "Thousands rally, students speak against gun violence at 'March For Our Lives' in Seattle". KOMO. 2018-03-24. Archived from the original on 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  8. "How it unfolded: Seattle's March For Our Lives". The Seattle Times. 2018-03-24. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  9. "Thousands 'March For Our Lives' in Seattle – My Ballard". www.myballard.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  10. McKnight, Matt M. "In their own voices: Why Seattle's youth marched | Crosscut". crosscut.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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