March for Our Lives Seattle was a protest held in Seattle, as part of March for Our Lives, a series of rallies and marches in Washington, D.C., and more than 800 cities across the world on March 24, 2018.[1]
Local organizers included Emilia Allard, Rhiannon Rasaretnam,[2][3] Lina Waughman,[4] and Catherine Zhu. Students raised approximately $40,000 via GoFundMe for permits and security.[1]
Lyft offered free transportation to Cal Anderson Park for participants.[5]
People gathered at Cal Anderson ParkonCapitol Hill and marched through downtown Seattle to the Seattle Center via Pine Street and Fourth Avenue.[6]
Speakers and performers included Governors Jay Inslee and Dan Malloy,[7] state attorney general Bob Ferguson, Brandi Carlile, and Dave Matthews.[8] Carlile performed "The Joke", a cover of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a'Changin' ", and "Hold Out Your Hand".[4]
Thousands of people participated in the demonstration.[9] Crowd estimates were as high as 50,000.[10]
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