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Protesters gather inside the Tennessee State Capitol to call for an end to gun violence and support stronger gun laws on March 30, 2023, in Nashville. A 28-year-old former student of the private Covenant School in Nashville, wielding a handgun and two AR-style weapons, shot and killed three 9-year-old students and three adults before being killed by responding police officers on March 27. (Seth Herald / Getty Images)

BY ROXY SZAL | Students Demand Action invites students from campuses across the U.S. to stage walkouts to protest gun violence on Wednesday, April 5, at noon local time.

A toolkit from the group lays out how-to steps for students looking to get involved:
1. Talk to teachers or school leaders about your plans and what they mean to you.
2. Recruit other students to join you. Contact student unions and other groups with followings.
3. Then, on Wednesday at noon: “Stop whatever you’re doing and simply walk out.”

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Trump supporters and critics gather outside of a Manhattan courthouse on on March 21, 2023, as the nation waits for a possible indictment against former president Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

BY JACKSON KATZ | On Tuesday, April 4, former President Donald Trump surrendered at court in lower Manhattan for arraignment on criminal charges—the first time in U.S. history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. The former president pled not guilty.

In the wake of the political circus unfolding, there is well-founded concern and fear about the threat of retaliatory violence from Trump’s supporters.

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Demonstrators burn headscarves during a solidarity protest outside the United Nations’ offices in the city of Qamishli in Syria’s northeastern Hasakeh province on Oct. 10, 2022. The banner depicts 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. (Delil Souleiman / AFP via Getty Images)

BY PARISA SARANJ | Wearing the hijab didn’t bother me—I had the sanctuary of my home and progressive parents, and I was privileged enough to immigrate to America. I had a choice. The “I oppose the mandatory hijab” buttons are for the Iranian women who don’t have choices.

Anyone who can name one or two of their fundamental rights under threat should wear a button, take a picture and post it on social media. To request a button, or for more information, email: [email protected].

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