Luis J. Rodriguez: March for Our Lives

“I was 13 years old in 1968 when the East LA School Blowouts happened (which the current HBO movie, “Walk Out” is based on). Several thousand students, teachers, parents, and supporters stepped out of their schools, confronting police, a confused media, and general indifference (I heard from one young person that she never heard about the “Blowouts” until the HBO film first aired on March 17, although she grew up in LA).

I also walked out of my middle school in 1968, although it was only a handful of us. It became my first political act that would soon become a lifetime of political acts.”

Stumble it! | |