Parkland students arrive in Chicago, first stop in U.S. tour on gun violence
Emma Gonzalez, a survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, speaks a rally in April and will be one of 12 Parkland students in Chicago and Naperville. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo WASHINGTON — Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where a gunman killed 17 people on Feb. 14 , are kicking off in Chicago on Friday a national summer bus tour to curb gun violence, teaming with South and West Side teens tackling the shootings that have been plaguing the city for years. While school shootings dominate national news when they all too often occur, the Chicago and Parkland students are joining forces to highlight that gun deaths taking place constantly – not just on one horrific day – demand the same attention. The Parkland students “Road to Change” tour launches at 7 p.m. Friday at the annual “Rally for Peace” at St. Sabina’s Church, 1210 W. 78th Pl. Those students surprised the nation when they were able to swiftly organize a massive “March for our Lives” rally in Washington on March 24, with related marches in other cities. Other guests at St. Sabina’s will include Jennifer Hudson and Chance the Rapper, both Chicagoans, and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Az., who was shot in the head in 2011 – as were 18 others – in a supermarket parking lot near Tucson. Giffords founded and leads “Giffords,” an anti-gun violence national organization . ANALYSIS In Chicago, almost every elected official supports […]
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