Bishop’s University student Camille Cournoyer has organized a March for our Lives event in solidarity with American students protesting for stricter gun control. This Saturday, Cournoyer is inviting fellow students and community members to come to the Quad at BU at 10 a.m. for a brief speech followed by a March through Lennoxville. “I believe it’s a really important issue,” Cournoyer said. “It’s important to let them (U.S. students) know that they are supported by other students,” she added. The upcoming march is the second large-scale demonstration of student activism in the wake of the mass shooting on February 14, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida where 17 people were killed and 17 more injured. On March 14, students across the U.S. stood up and walked out of their classrooms as part of a national school walkout. According to the March for our Lives website, a third demonstration is planned for April 20. Marking the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting in Colorado, American students are expected to hold another national school walkout. See full story in the Friday, March 23rd edition of The Record.
BU students join the March for our Lives movement
