Starting yesterday, 18 students from Manual ventured to Washington, D.C. to participate in the March For Our Lives, coming up this Saturday.
Students traveled in minivans over the duration of ten hours with Mariana Atencio, an MSNBC reporter.
On the way to D.C., Lucy Calderon (11, J&C) and Audrey Champelli (11, J&C) spoke with MSNBC reporters about the impacts of the shootings and why they were going to march.
From inside the minivan, here’s Lucy again talking to reporters from MSNBC back in New York. pic.twitter.com/GF0K9L2paf
— Crimson Student Press (@theCSPN) March 22, 2018
Audrey Champelli (11, J&C) is speaking on MSNBC Instagram live. pic.twitter.com/zeF5Kt75G7
— Crimson Student Press (@theCSPN) March 22, 2018
Fons Cervera (12, J&C) spoke with Atencio about the inspiration of the Parkland students from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School. A video of the interview can be seen below.
The last leg of our 10 hour journey with students from Kentucky to DC. It’s been a privilege to drive with this generation who is so passionate about making change! @AliVelshi @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/bBgj7kRaep
— Mariana_Atencio (@marianaatencio) March 22, 2018
A few days prior to the arrival in D.C., some of the students visited the Courier Journal Headquarters in Louisville.
The CSPN Twitter will continue to tweet what is happening in D.C., with the March beginning tomorrow in D.C. and in cities all over the country, including Louisville. Stay tuned for more coverage.
Editor’s note: Fons Cervera is the Managing Editor of Manual RedEye. He did not participate in the production of this story.
