/tags/march-for-our-lives March For Our Lives en-US WLRN Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-02-10/parkland-the-movements-for-change-that-came-out-of-tragedy Five years since the 2018 Parkland school shooting, many have decided to honor the lives that were lost due to this act of violence through non-profit organizations and passing legislation in the state and across the country. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-02-10/parkland-the-movements-for-change-that-came-out-of-tragedy Helen Acevedo /2022-06-13/students-march-for-gun-reform-north-miami-goes-from-debt-to-surplus-queer-caribbeans People in Florida march for gun legislation after lawmakers don’t budge. Plus, a local city manager was able to turn a deficit into a surplus in just a couple of years. And a Jamaican LGBTQ+ advocate who wants to use art to open people to more perspectives on identity. Mon, 13 Jun 2022 21:31:52 GMT /2022-06-13/students-march-for-gun-reform-north-miami-goes-from-debt-to-surplus-queer-caribbeans Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /local-news/2022-06-13/do-you-see-why-were-angry-at-the-march-for-our-lives-rally-in-parkland-survivors-are-fed-up In the wake of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, student activists launched an unprecedented national movement to end gun violence. Four years and dozens of mass shootings later, survivors in Parkland marched again — furious at the inaction of lawmakers. Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-06-13/do-you-see-why-were-angry-at-the-march-for-our-lives-rally-in-parkland-survivors-are-fed-up Kate Payne /news/2022-06-09/march-for-our-lives-protests-planned-for-orlando-400-other-big-cities-on-saturday March for Our Lives protests are planned for Orlando and other big cities throughout the country this weekend after a string of mass shootings. Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:50:00 GMT /news/2022-06-09/march-for-our-lives-protests-planned-for-orlando-400-other-big-cities-on-saturday Danielle Prieur /news/2022-05-26/march-for-our-lives-plans-marches-across-the-country-on-june-11 Various organizers with March for Our Lives announced on a country-wide call Wednesday evening in the wake of the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school where 19 children and two teachers were murdered. Thu, 26 May 2022 17:52:17 GMT /news/2022-05-26/march-for-our-lives-plans-marches-across-the-country-on-june-11 Angie DiMichele /news/2022-03-29/four-years-after-the-parkland-shooting-advocates-urge-lawmakers-to-take-action-on-gun-control It's been four years since survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School sparked an international movement calling for an end to gun violence. They say elected officials haven't done nearly enough to protect Americans since then. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:26:14 GMT /news/2022-03-29/four-years-after-the-parkland-shooting-advocates-urge-lawmakers-to-take-action-on-gun-control Kate Payne /2021-05-24/the-debate-over-teaching-florida-history-us-kids-follows-parkland-activists-monkeys-near-fort-lauderdale-airport A fight over Florida's history curriculum. A new documentary about the student activists from Parkland. Plus, where those monkeys living near the airport came from. Mon, 24 May 2021 22:46:22 GMT /2021-05-24/the-debate-over-teaching-florida-history-us-kids-follows-parkland-activists-monkeys-near-fort-lauderdale-airport Suria Rimer, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2021-03-25/march-for-our-lives-next-movement-protesting-floridas-protest-bill The gun control advocacy organization will host a drive-in rally in Orlando Friday against HB 1, that advanced to its third and final reading in the Florida House Thursday. Thu, 25 Mar 2021 22:02:55 GMT /news/2021-03-25/march-for-our-lives-next-movement-protesting-floridas-protest-bill Caitie Muñoz /news/2021-01-25/march-for-our-lives-celebrates-nras-bankruptcy-well-be-following-them-wherever-they-go-until-they-dont-exist The Parkland-inspired group is now focusing on "holding the Biden administration accountable" for implementing policies that curb gun violence. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:17:04 GMT /news/2021-01-25/march-for-our-lives-celebrates-nras-bankruptcy-well-be-following-them-wherever-they-go-until-they-dont-exist Jessica Bakeman /news/2020-06-04/florida-supreme-court-shoots-down-assault-weapons-ban TALLAHASSEE --- The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a proposed constitutional amendment seeking to ban possession of assault-style weapons does… Thu, 04 Jun 2020 18:18:47 GMT /news/2020-06-04/florida-supreme-court-shoots-down-assault-weapons-ban Dara Kam - News Service of Florida