WMAL Interview - CAL THOMAS - 02.21.18

INTERVIEW - CAL THOMAS - syndicated columnist – discussed student activists from Florida school shooting, upcoming DC anti-gun marches, and donors for these activists

•    Students are rising up against gun violence in the aftermath of the Florida shooting. Two major protests are already scheduled for March. (Vox) -- The National School Walkout, planned by Women’s March organizers, will be on March 14 at 10 am in each time zone. It calls for students, faculty, parents, and others to walk out of school for 17 minutes — one minute for each person who was killed in the Florida school shooting. For more, check out the official website and Facebook page. The March for Our Lives is scheduled for March 24. The details are thin right now, but students and activists plan to march on Washington, DC, and other US cities.
•    'Enough is enough': DC-area students plan walk-out, rally at Capitol (WUSA) -- Hundreds of students in the D.C. area are expected to walk out of class Wednesday to call for a change to gun legislation. They say something has to be done after 17 people were killed at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. “Enough is enough,” wrote Daniel Gelillo in a news release. Students from Richard Montgomery, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Blair and other Maryland and D.C. schools are planning to participate in Wednesday’s protest. The plan is for them to walk out of class at 9:30 a.m. and take the Metro to Union Station, where they’ll then march to the Capitol for a rally.
•    Clooneys, Spielbergs, Katzenbergs, Oprah Donate to Parkland Students' March for Our Lives (The Hill) -- Steven Spielberg and Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg are joining the list of famous names making major donations to the gun control march being organized by the survivors of the Florida school shooting. Spielberg said in a statement that he and his wife, Kate Capshaw, would join George and Amal Clooney in making a $500,000 donation to the cause. “The young students in Florida and now across the country are already demonstrating their leadership with a confidence and maturity that belies their ages,” Spielberg said, according to Deadline. “Kate and I applaud their efforts to take a stand for the benefit of this and future generations. They are an inspiration to us all.” Jeffrey and Marilyn Katzenberg also pledged a $500,000 donation, Deadline reported.