March For Our Lives: Lakewood Students Need Help Going To Protest

LAKEWOOD, OH — Lakewood students have been some of the regional leaders for student activism in recent months, leading a walkout in mid-February and planning another protest on March 14. Now, a new student-led group wants to head to Washington, D.C. to join a national protest for stricter gun laws. But they need help.

The students, part of the newly formed Student Committee of Activism, want to take part in the March for Our Lives on March 24. Similar to the Women's March, the event will have a flagship protest in Washington, D.C. and smaller protests in other states and cities. There are currently more than 600 March for Our Lives protests planned for March 24, according to the group's website.

To get the teenagers from Lakewood to D.C. for the event, the Student Committee of Activism needs to use a charter bus. Charter buses cost money and the students need help paying for their travel.

The group has launched a GoFundMe with a $5,865 goal. Currently, $1,832 has been raised.

"Unlike previous demonstrations, where it was ideal to show up in Cleveland, this particular event needs a large, united presence of students on the streets of the Capital," the group said on its GoFundMe page. "We are trying to rent a bus from RISE travel, but our deposit is due on Tuesday!"

Notably, leaders for the Student Committee of Activism said they are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Lakewood City School District, so this is a strictly student-led organization.

To donate to the group's cause, click here.

There are seven members of the Student Committee of Activism. The group formed after the students met with Lakewood High Principal Keith Ahearn and realized how much work still had to be done.

Photo from William Bornhoft, Patch