Ossining, Croton March For Our Lives Is Saturday

OSSINING, NY – On Saturday, March 24, community members from Ossining, NY and neighboring towns will gather as part of the March for Our Lives movement. The rally is one of hundreds of marches and protests happening around the country at the same time, planned by students and survivors of gun violence in communities big and small, in all 50 states.

The national day of action will focus on calling for lawmakers to make students’ lives and safety a priority and to pass common-sense gun safety legislation.

“How is it possible that children – little kids, like in Sandy Hook! – can be mowed down in their classrooms, and nothing’s been done to stop it? In what world is this acceptable?” said Diana Kennedy, Ossining High School senior and lead student organizer for the rally. “The courage and determination the Parkland students have demonstrated has ignited the passion to fight for change in all of us. We will not be quiet any longer. We’re proud to stand up for all of our lives, together, all over the country and world, on Saturday.”

The rally, a companion event to the larger Washington DC and New York City marches, will feature student speakers, voter registration, and additional information for continued activism and involvement. The March for Our Lives movement calls upon lawmakers to make students’ lives and safety a priority by passing common-sense gun safety legislation.

The rally has been organized by Ossining students Diana Kennedy, Arly Mejia, Darwin Arias, Lexi Rudley, Aliya Bashir, Caroline Reed, John Hansley and Aya Abdalla, along with Croton students Corrina Biemer and Quinn Simmons.

Organizers said the students greatly appreciate the support of the Town Of Ossining Police and Parks Departments, and for the event co-sponsorship by the Town of Ossining and the Village of Ossining, as well as all the community support they’ve received.

The rally will take place from noon to 2 p.m. at Louis Engel Park in Ossining.

Photographs from Tuesday's sign-making gathering at Cedar Lane Arts Center to prepare for the rally/ courtesy