'Never Again' Anti-Gun Rally Organized By Pace University Students

Two weeks ago, 17 school children and staff members were gunned down at a south Florida high school.

Pace University students plan a 17-minute vigil on Wednesday, Feb. 28 to remember the 17 shooting victims from the south Florida school shooting two weeks ago. It starts at noon at Pace's Pleasantville campus.
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02/28/2018 6:00 a.m.

On Wednesday, Feb. 28 at noon, for 17 minutes, Pace University students held a rally to remember the mass shooting victims.

Daily Voice coverage of the rally can be found by clicking here.

The vigil began with a moment of silence and the reading of names of the 17 student and staff shooting victims from the high school in Parkland, Fla.

Speakers included a School of Education student on behalf of future educators; a Political Science Association student, a Center for Community Action and Research speaker; and Lindita Kulla, a student organizer, about the importance of this event, future action and future opportunities to be involved in response to school shootings.

Other event co-sponsors included the following student organizations at Pace: Women’s P.O.W.E.R. Group, Organization of Latin American Students (O.L.A.S.), Lambda Sigma and Pride at Pace.

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