City to host its own March for Our Lives
Saturday event to mirror protest in D.C.
3,000 people to attend, said Erin Simard, a student at Pittsburgh is one of Shady Side Academy. In more than 800 cities addition to the academy, around the world that will school districts represented hold “sibling” marches will include Gateway, Saturday in conjunction Hampton, North Allegheny, with the March for Our Pine-Richland, Lives that day in Washington, Shaler Area and Seneca D.C. Valley. College students
The national march was from Point Park University, organized by students at Robert Morris University, Marjory StonemanUniversity, Chatham University Douglas High School in and other universities also Florida, where 17 were will participate. killed by a gunman in February. In addition to students, speakers at the portico will
The mission, according include U.S. Rep. Mike to the website for the Doyle, D-Forest Hills; Pittsburgh march, is “to demand that Mayor Bill Peduto; a comprehensive and effective Allegheny County Executive bill be immediately Rich Fitzgerald; state brought before Congress to Sen. Wayne Fontana, DBrookline; address these gun issues.” and state Reps.
The march is supported Ed Gainey, D-Lincoln-Lemington, by gun control advocacy and Dan Frankel, groups such as Everytown D-Squirrel Hill. for Gun Safety, Moms Volunteers will register Demand Action for Gun voters at the event. Sense in America, and the Students from several Brady Campaign. schools in the region plan
Pittsburgh’s march will to travel Washington for start at 11:30 a.m. in the the national march. portico of the City-County Pittsburgh’s event won’t Building on Grant Street, be the only one held in the Downtown, according to region. the organizers’ website. At In Beaver County, a noon, participants will march is planned for noon march along Grant Street Saturday at the county to Fifth Avenue, then to courthouse in Beaver. Market Street and into In Westmoreland Market Square, where a County, an event is rally will be held from 12:30 planned for 4 p.m. Friday to 1:30 p.m. at the county courthouse
Organizers expect about in Greensburg. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette