Tag: #Enough

Hundreds of #Enough students pour into City Plaza

Walkouts protest gun violence on school campuses
by Dave Waddell | Posted March 15, 2018

photo by Dave Waddell

Sharon DeMeyer participated in the march along with her daughter, Zoe Karch, a student walkout leader.

Hundreds of students of assorted ages poured into Chico’s City Plaza this morning, joining in a loud chant that didn’t let up for several minutes: “No More Silence, End Gun Violence.”

The students came from different campuses, ranging from Chico State to junior highs and charter schools, to participate in #Enough National School Walkout. The protest was inspired by the shooting deaths of 17 staff members and students Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Empower, the youth branch of Women’s March that helped in organizing events nationwide, had counted 3,136 walkouts at the time this story was posted.

More than 100 students marched from Inspire High School, a charter school housed on the Chico High School campus. Inspire students and others walked up the Esplanade and down Broadway, bearing their numerous signs most vigorously to the horns of passing supporters in vehicles. While the marchers were orderly, they also belted out their messages, including “Raise Up, Guns Down,” “We Call B.S.” and “Not One More.” read more

Chico students plan walkout over gun violence

#Enough National Student Walkout set for March 14
by Leslie Layton | Posted March 13, 2018
Chico High schoolers Makayla Sharkey and Lucinda Law make signs for the Wednesday march.

Students from two Chico high schools and Chico State will participate in the #Enough National School Walkout Wednesday to protest gun violence and to call for congressional action.

The Chico students say they want school campuses to be gun-free zones, they want more background checks at the time of purchases and they want bans on the sale of assault rifles.

“We’re trying to create awareness about gun violence in America and how (gun violence here) compares to other countries,” said Lucinda Law, a 15-year-old Chico High School sophomore who is one of a half-dozen CHS students planning the school’s walkout. “Not much (legislation) has happened since Columbine and Sandy Hook.”

Memorials that last 17 minutes in memory of the 17 students and faculty members shot dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., one month ago, protests over the lack of gun reform, and events that are a mix of both, will be taking place in schools across the nation Wednesday. Empower, the youth branch of the national Women’s March organization, had counted 2,853 planned walkouts at the time this story was posted. read more