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I’m not sure why people are so surprised that the students are rising up—we’ve been feeding them a steady diet of dystopian literature showing teens leading the charge for years. We have told teen girls they are empowered. What, you thought it was fiction? It was preparation.
— Jennifer Ansbach (@JenAnsbach) February 19, 2018

ETA: Here’s What It’s Like At The Headquarters Of The Teens Working To Stop Mass Shootings
Just days after surviving a mass shooting, a team of teens are trying to start a revolution from their parents’ living rooms.

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Let's hope she's right.

It’s also a real-world-ing of Twelve’s speech from The Zygon Inversion, isn’t it?

And when I close my eyes I hear more screams than anyone could ever be able to count! And do you know what you do with all that pain? Shall I tell you where you put it? You hold it tight till it burns your hand, and you say this. No one else will ever have to live like this. No one else will have to feel this pain. Not on my watch!

I really, really hope that they win.

FIGHT THE POWER

I know teens at the local high schools are me are already planning some walk outs. I really want this all to make a real difference for once. I'm thinking about going to the march in DC on the 24th of March.