Sister 'March For Our Lives' Event Unfolds In Sag Harbor Saturday

SAG HARBOR, NY — Sag Harbor residents will gather Saturday to join in solidary for a sister "March For Our Lives" event.

According to the Facebook post announcing the event, participants are asked to meet at windmill at 11 a.m. The event will include speakers, one loop around Main Street and peaceful a protest following.

"Bring your loud voices — we must be heard! Gun violence is unacceptable in our schools. All are welcome, students are encouraged," the post said.

According to the "March For Our Lives" website, "On March 24, the kids and families of March For Our Lives will take to the streets of Washington D.C. to demand that their lives and safety become a priority and that we end gun violence and mass shootings in our schools today. March with us in Washington D.C. or march in your own community. On March 24, the collective voices of the March For Our Lives movement will be heard."

In the wake of a school shooting that killed 17 in Parkland, Florida, thousands of activists are expected to protest gun violence nationwide and around the world.

Just days after 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz's deadly rampage with an AR-15-style assault rifle, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School began organizing a march on Washington D.C. to demand stricter gun control laws. The idea inspired young people to come together for the global "March For Our Lives" protest on March 24.

"March For Our Lives" protesters will take to streets around the world with three demands from U.S. Congress: A ban on assault rifles like those used in the Parkland and Las Vegas shootings, a limitation on high-capacity magazines and a comprehensive bill that would close loopholes that allow people to buy guns in some cases without background checks.

While roughly 500,000 people are expected at the main march just blocks from the nation's capitol on Pennsylvania Avenue, thousands more are slated to attend its sister marches in Manhattan and in communities and towns across the country.

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