RIT Students Attend March for Our Lives

Participants march down Court Street in the March for Our Lives held in Rochester, N.Y., March 24, 2018. Photo by Daniel Vasta

"I just want our lawmakers to see that the people want change," says Sara Calhoun, a first year film and animation student, while creating a protest sign for the March for Our Lives with free supplies provided by Student Government in Henrietta, N.Y., March 24, 2018. Photo by Daniel Vasta

RIT students walk to a bus that will take them to the March for Our Lives at Washington Square Park, in Henriette, N.Y., March 24, 2018. Photo by Daniel Vasta

Sara Calhoun, first year film and animation, and Lily Garnaat, first year graphic design, board a bus to the March for Our Lives in Henrietta, N.Y., March 24, 2018. Photo by Daniel Vasta

Participants gather at Washington Square Park for the March for Our Lives in Rochester, N.Y., March 24, 2018. Photo by Daniel Vasta

Kiara Johnson, 17, a youth organizer for Teen Empowerment, speaks at the March for Our Lives in Rochester, N.Y., March 24, 2018. Photo by Catie Rafferty

Participants start to march at Washington Square Park for the March for Our Lives in Rochester, N.Y., March 24, 2018. Photo by Catie Rafferty

Rochester School of the Arts students Claire Spenard and Sophia Cassatta, both 16, participate in the March for Our Lives at Washington Square Park in Rochester, N.Y., March 24, 2018. Photo by Daniel Vasta

Dylan Holcomb, Brighton High School senior, leads marchers in the March for Our Lives in Rochester, N.Y., March 24, 2018. Photo by Daniel Vasta

Students return to the bus to go back to RIT after attending the March for Our Lives in Rochester, N.Y., March 24, 2018. Photo by Daniel Vasta

On March 24, the March for Our Lives took over Washington Square Park in Rochester, alongside hundreds of other marches across the world and the main march in Washington, D.C. In estimated 5,000 people gathered in support of gun reform and in solidarity for those affected by gun violence. Student Government encouraged RIT students to attend and provided a free bus directly to the march.