Students from the Perspectives Charter Schools in Chicago gathered as part of a nationwide protest against gun violence on Wednesday.CreditAlyssa Schukar for The New York Times
Students chanted “No more violence,” held signs asking “Are we next?” and drew attention across the country Wednesday as they protested gun violence in the wake of a recent mass shooting in South Florida. Here are some compelling photos of the demonstrations, from Chicago to Washington to outside Denver. (Read more about the protests, too.)
Where the Protests Took Place
Chicago
Students from Perspectives released balloons during the protest, in remembrance of those who have died from gun violence.CreditAlyssa Schukar for The New York Times
The principal of Leo Catholic High School in Chicago, Shaka Rawls, embraced Devale Alsup, a junior, during a prayer as they participated in the protest in Chicago.CreditAlyssa Schukar for The New York Times
New York City
Students also gathered at Borough Hall in Brooklyn.CreditAnnie Tritt for The New York Times
Students from the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, a high school of some 1,600 students in East Harlem, chanted “Enough is enough!” and “Hey, hey, N.R.A., how many kids have you killed today?”CreditTodd Heisler/The New York Times
Students from Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows, N.Y., added messages to a poster listing recent mass shootings.CreditMisha Friedman for The New York Times
Parkland, Fla.
In Parkland, Fla., students gathered at a memorial not far from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where a massacre in February left 17 dead.CreditSaul Martinez for The New York Times
Columbine, Colo.
Protests around the country included students from Columbine High School near Denver, the site of the 1999 killing of 13 people that seemed to signify the beginning of a generation of school attacks.CreditChet Strange for The New York Times
Washington
Large crowds gathered at the United States Capitol in Washington.CreditErin Schaff for The New York Times
The protest in Washington.CreditErin Schaff for The New York Times
Seattle
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Students gathered for a moment of silence at Roosevelt High School in Seattle.CreditRuth Fremson/The New York Times
California
The students from Everett Middle School in San Francisco marched from their school to Dolores Park.CreditJosh Haner/The New York Times
Students chanted at the Everett Middle School walkout.CreditJosh Haner/The New York Times
Claire Freedman, a sophomore at Santa Monica High School, Calif.CreditJenna Schoenefeld for The New York Times
How the Students Protested
They gathered inside and outside their schools, and in gyms and hallways and on football fields. Many honored the Parkland victims with such gestures as standing 17 in a row, holding up photos or setting up 17 empty desks. Some laid on the ground as part of a “die-in.” Others used their bodies to spell out messages.
Honoring the 17 Killed in Parkland
At Englewood High School in Jacksonville, Fla., 17 students — one for every person killed in the Parkland shooting — paid tribute.CreditBob Self/The Florida Times-Union, via Associated Press
Seventeen empty desks outside Notre Dame High School in West Haven, Conn.CreditNotre Dame High School
Students at Tucson’s Cholla High School held photographs of the Parkland shooting victims.CreditMike Christy/Arizona Daily Star, via Associated Press
Creating Messages That Could Be Seen From Above
Students from Seattle’s B.F. Day Elementary School formed a peace sign.CreditKIRO 7 Seattle/David Thompson
“NO MORE” was the message from students at Rancho Cucamonga High School in California, who arranged themselves on the football field to spell the words.CreditRancho Cucamonga High School
Marching to State Capitols
Students marched toward the Alaska State Capitol for a rally.CreditBecky Bohrer/Associated Press
Participating in ‘Die-Ins’
In Union City, Calif., students protested at James Logan High School.CreditJim Wilson/The New York Times
Standing in Silence, Arm in Arm
Students form a circle around the fountain in Washington Square Park in New York City.CreditTimothy A. Clary/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
