Watch: Wisconsin High School Kids Walkout Over Gun Violence

SHOREWOOD, WI — Three weeks after 17 people were killed in a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, students across the greater Milwaukee area will walk out of school Wednesday at 10 a.m. to demonstrate against gun violence.

Shorewood High School students Katie Eder and Brendan Fardella are organizing their school's March 14 walkout, and say about 600 students from the high school and intermediate school will meet on the front lawn of Shorewood High for 17 minutes right at 10 a.m., according to media reports.

Shorewood Patch.com will be broadcasting the march on Facebook Live starting at 10 a.m. on March 14.

"Right after the parkland shooting, it became apparent to me and others that this time would be different," Eder told Patch.com. "The parkland students were rising up. Right after they took that stand, we knew we wanted to do something, keep this issue in the news cycle as long as we can."

50 Miles More

Students from across Wisconsin will be embarking on a four-day, 50-mile March for Our Lives event following the day's March For Our Lives rally at the State Capitol building in Madison. Students from five separate Wisconsin March for Our Lives events, Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, West Allis and Appleton, will meet on March 24 and then embark on the 50 mile trek to Speaker Paul Ryan’s hometown of Janesville to urge the congressman to take immediate action to save lives by enacting sensible gun reform.

Eder, who told Patch.com that she and others from Shorewood High School will be making the trek, said they plan on walking between 12-13 miles per day, going through Oregon, Evansville and walking along bike paths, local streets and some highways on their way. They're spending the night at a couple different high schools during their trek and plan on dining at local restaurants along the way.

"The impossible is being done," Eder said. "This is a big feat and we are pulling this together. We hope Paul Ryan takes the time to hear us."

The group will complete their journey at Traxler Park in Janesville on March 28 where they will hold a demonstration in hopes of getting Ryan's attention.

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