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Thousands take part in March for Our Lives in Grand Rapids
by (jproth1)
Submitted 03-27-2018 under NEWS
More than 4,000 people gathered at Rosa Parks Circle on Saturday, March 24, 2018 calling for tougher gun control laws at the Grand Rapids March for Our Lives rally. As part of the national March for Our Lives movement the the student-...
Still in tears for our students after school walkout
by (crestongr)
Submitted 03-15-2018 under NONPROFITS
By Kymie Spring, Community Organizer, Creston Neighborhood Association I went to City High Middle School well before Columbine or any of the massacres that followed. We felt totally safe then. Later, when I taught elementary school, we had fire...
GRPS school walkout endorsement hinders, not helps students advocate for gun reform laws
Submitted 03-12-2018 under OPINION
The tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida has provoked a surge of activism in students across the nation, including we Grand Rapids students who have planned to walkout in solidarity with the other demonstrators across the country on Wednesday, March...