Vista Meadows Academy will participate in the 17 min National Walk out . Students and Staff will walk around campus twice for 17 minutes 3/14/2018@10am. Below a little info regarding the national walk out .
Here's what the organizing group is asking students and school leaders to do:
- Wear all orange (color for movement) to show solidarity
- Walk-Out on same day at same time across all time zones for a designated amount of time: 17 minutes for 17 students killed in Parkland, Fla.
- 10 a.m. ET, 10 a.m. CT, 10 a.m. MT, 10 a.m. PT
- Students can walk outside of their school or walk out the classroom into a hallway
- Encourage schools to host an assembly discussing the issue of gun violence before/after walk-out
- Students can host sign-making get-togethers for the walk-out.
- Write letters to Congress urging them to take action to keep schools safe.
The group is reminding those who are choosing to participate that "all actions must be inclusive and non-violent, and uphold the Women's March Unity Principles."
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