NEW: full video of the action by Get Free members in the Capitol demanding our elected leaders show which side they’re on & pledge to make freedom and equality real. Who will #StandWithTheFuture? Tag & call your Member of Congress to sign the pledge and stand with our generation.
We’ve been sitting on Capitol Hill for 3 days, 24 hours a day. Not a single member of Congress has come to day and with us. This is just the beginning of the @getfree_mvmt to #StandWithTheFuture. Standing in support of our friends that just got arrested for the cause ❤️
BREAKING: after a 3 day sit in outside Congress, @SpeakerMcCarthy arrests young people inside the Capitol demanding our Members of Congress #StandWithTheFuture, reject the supremacist faction, and pledge to make freedom and equality real.
Atlanta is one of the most heavily policed and surveilled cities per capita. This isn’t a law enforcement funding issue. It’s also not a mental health issue. It’s a gun issue. No amount of security can prevent this until we fix the source of the problem. #GAPol
Tonight, three of our student organizers showed up in Albany with @GAEvoices, @splcenter, and @NEAToday to meet even more Georgians who share our commitment to advocate for honest and inclusive education and fight against classroom censorship.
It was so heartening to travel to Georgia today to discuss the importance of honesty in education in our listening session.
When audience was asked why they attended tonight, a parent responded: To ensure my children’s future and other people's children’s future too.
there is a unique pain and frustration in knowing you’ve sacrificed years of your childhood begging lawmakers to save us and still waking up every day to see the horrific results of their inaction