Students from Gann Academy walked out of school to protest gun violence on a Thursday after a snow day prevented them from participating in the national walkouts that happened on Wednesday. [Wicked Local Photo/Ruby Wallau]
Somerville High School students walked out of school this morning to participate in a 17-minute silent protest organized by “Students Against Gun Violence” to honor the 17 lives lost in the Parkland shooting. The students also marched to Trum field to write letters to their representatives and to register to vote. - On assignment for the Somerville Journal -
Across the U.S., Bans Off Our Bodies student walkouts took place May 12 to protest the Supreme Court’s attack on abortion rights, including in Richmond, Virginia; Brookfield, Connecticut; Austin, Texas; Louisville, Kentucky; Urbandale, Iowa; and Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
Students at several New York City public schools participated. Struggle-La Lucha spoke with Dru, a seventh grader in Brooklyn, who joined a walkout by middle-school students and documented the event with videos. She talked about how the students organized the action, and how the school administration worked to sabotage it.
disney employees are starting a full week of walkouts leading to their big walkout on march 22nd, 2022. they’ve asked people to not use disney products during this week. (no disney+, hulu, espn, playing games, watching videos, reviewing/blogging about any of their IP, no going to the parks). this is a targeted and timed action you can concretely participate in.
