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Seattle Student Walkout for Gun Control Reform Photograph Collection, March 14, 2018

Overview of the Collection

Title
Seattle Student Walkout for Gun Control Reform Photograph Collection
Dates
March 14, 2018 (inclusive)
Quantity
498 digital photographs
Collection Number
PH1524
Summary
Photographs from the Seattle Student Walkout for Gun Control Reform, March 14, 2018
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is entirely digital and can be viewed only on the Libraries Digital Collections website.

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Languages
English
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Historical Background

On March 14, 2018 Washington State students participated in a nationwide school walkout to protest gun violence and petition lawmakers to reform gun laws. Several thousand students from Roosevelt and Nathan Hale high schools, University Prep, Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Bush School marched to the University of Washington and assembled in Red Square. Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, Seattle City Council members including Teresa Mosqueda and Lorena González, and several students from Roosevelt High School addressed the rally calling for common sense gun reform and encouraging students to register to vote and make their voices heard. The impetus for this event originated with the mass school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018, which took the life of 17 students. Students took it upon themselves to seek legislation for gun reform following this tragic event. The walkout was supported nationally by the Women’s March Network and locally, by the Seattle Young People’s Project who encouraged students throughout Washington to participate in walkout events. The Seattle School Walkout was also supported by Seattle City Council members and Mayor Jenny A. Durkan through legislation that urged Seattle Public Schools to support its students’ right to assemble and protest Congress’ inaction to end gun violence in the nation’s schools and communities.

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Content Description

Photographs from the Seattle Student Walkout for Gun Control Reform, March 14, 2018.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

View the collection on the Libraries Digital Collections website

Restrictions on Use

Photographer's rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donors: Kris Kinsey, Linda Ambre, Jamie Colman, 2018.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Demonstrations--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Gun control--United States
  • Photograph collections--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Student protesters--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Student strikes--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • University of Washington. Libraries--Catalogs

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Ambre, Linda (photographer)
    • Colman, Jamie R (photographer)
    • Kinsey, Kristin (photographer)
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