Protestors marching to the Seattle Center

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]

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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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