Giving Compass' Take:

· Since the Parkland tragedy, gun violence has been a consistent headline. An article by Town & Country hosts an interview with survivors of school shootings and gun violence, and shows the determination they have to make a change.

· How would changing gun laws in America affect society? And what can the nonprofit world do to address these issues?

· Learn more about the Parkland shooting and why Americans should ensure shootings are never normalized. 

On February 14, 2018, 17 people were killed and 17 more were injured in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Though it wasn’t the first incident of this nature, the violence in Parkland has sparked a one-of-a-kind crusade. Groups of students from the school mobilized to launch the Never Again MSD movement, which advocates for gun regulations and has helped organize events including the March for Our Lives, the protest earlier this year that drew an estimated 800,000 participants to Washington, DC, and more to sites across the country and around the world.

It was an example of activism as philanthropy that prompted former president Barack Obama to say, “Young people have helped lead all our great movements. How inspiring to see it again in so many smart, fearless students standing up for their right to be safe, marching and organizing to remake the world as it should be. We’ve been waiting for you. And we’ve got your backs.”

Read the full article about the Never Again MSD movement by Jimmy Kimmel at Town & Country.