DC businesses roll out red carpets, brown bags for March For Our Lives activists

[DonViejo]

BY JUDY KURTZ - 03/23/18 02:39 PM EDT

Restaurants and hot spots around Washington are rolling out the red carpet for protesters joining the March For Our Lives in D.C. on Saturday, offering freebies to demonstrators. Many of the giveaways tied to the anti-gun violence march, organized by survivors of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, are geared towards students participating in the daylong event.

The March For Our Lives is set to feature a 12 p.m. rally on Pennsylvania Ave., blocks from the Capitol and White House. Sister protests are also being held nationwide.

The D.C. event will include Broadway stars Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt performing their anti-gun violence mashup "Found/Tonight," as well as speeches from the survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting, which left 17 students and faculty dead.

Among the celebrities participating in the march are Ariana Grande, Julianne Moore, George Clooney, Jimmy Fallon and Demi Lovato.

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[Dawson Leery]

1. k/r

[barbtries]

2. it will be huge.

i'm so crushed that my country dem convention is tomorrow. but i have my t-shirt and i'll be wearing that. then when i get home i'll watch the dc march on cspan.

after i got home from DC after the women's march i did that and was inspired all over again.

[MineralMan]

3. There are two groups of students flying out from the Twin Cities, MN

They're funded by donations from the general public. Bravi!

[erronis]

4. This is wonderful! Thank you, kids. I tried back in the 60s but you will succeed!

[BigOleDummy]

5. Haven't been a student .....

....... since the mid 70's but I'll be at the sister march here in Louisville tomorrow. These kids are inspiring indeed.