Colorado Springs March For Our Lives draws large crowd
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The GazetteMarch 24, 2018 | updated 8 years ago
People carry signs and show their support of the 'March For Our Lives' event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)
Colorado Springs marchers joined a nationwide protest of gun violence in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting last month.
The March For Our Lives Colorado Springs protest began at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Acacia Park, according to organizers.
Following speakers, marchers left the park at 12:30 p.m., headed north on Nevada Avenue, turned west on Boulder Street, and returedn to the park on Tejon Street. U.S. Rep. Jared Polis who, is seeking the Democratic nomination to run for governor in November, delivered closing remarks.
The Colorado Springs march is one of more than 800 scheduled marches across the country Saturday in response to the killing of 17 students and staff by a former student armed with a semi-automatic assault-style rifle.
People carry signs and show their support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)People carry signs and show their support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)Brian Dumas holds a huge peace flag during the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)People carry signs and show their support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)People carry signs and show their support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)The first people link arms as they line up before crossing the sidewalk as others carry signs and show their support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)People carry signs and show their support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)People carry signs and show their support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)People carry signs and show their support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)People carry signs and show their support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)People carry signs and show their support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)People carry signs and show their support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)Brian Dumas holds a huge peace flag during the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)The first people link arms as they line up before crossing the sidewalk as others carry signs and show their support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ event on Saturday March 24, 2018 which started at Acacia Park and proceeded throughout downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event gained international attention following the mass school shooting that left 17 dead earlier this year in Parkland, Florida. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette). (DOUGAL BROWNLIE, THE GAZETTE)
