Laguna Beach Students Participate In March For Our Lives 2018

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — Thousands of people, including students, teachers and parents from across Orange County will participate in the OC March For Our Lives 2018 Saturday morning.

Students from Laguna Beach, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Trabuco Canyon, Ladera Ranch, Newport Beach, Los Alamitos, Santa Ana, Anaheim and Yorba Linda are working to plan the nonpartisan event.

Hundreds of thousands of people across the country are expected to participate in the March for Our Lives demonstrations this weekend. In the Orange County demonstrations are also planned in with large marches planned in Orange, Santa Ana, Irvine, Huntington Beach Laguna Beach and San Clemente.

A little more than a week ago, thousands of high school and middle school students in Orange County walked out of class as part of a nationwide effort to push lawmakers to come up with "common sense gun control" laws and to remember the victims of the tragic February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead.

Organizers in Laguna Beach say the rally will begin at 10 a.m. at 107 S. Coast Highway, at Main Beach. The group plans to a peaceful gathering of support for student-led activism to end gun violence.

They will wrap the demonstration with a gun violence prevention resource fair to help share information about signing petitions, registering to vote and learning about mental health care. Those are attending are encouraged to order a t-shirt online or volunteer to help.

Photo: courtesy Margaret Wold-Sackey