The young activists who survivedthe Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Floridaand have since worked to curb gun violence will publish a book in October reflecting on that horrific day but pointing towards a brighter future, PEOPLE learns.
“I hope the people reading it can overcome the helplessness that we felt,” survivor Cameron Kasky, 17, tells PEOPLE. “[The March For Our Lives] was a response to the fact that we felt helpless and destroyed. The only thing that we could do was make something that would help make the world a better place — it was a lifeline.”
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Proceeds from the book will go to the March For Our Lives Foundation.
On Feb. 14, 2018, a former student opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, killing 17 people.
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Thus began the activism of students like Kasky, Emma Gonzalez and David Hogg.
Currently, the founders of The March for Our Lives are working on theRoad to Changetour, a multi-state bus tour encouraging young people to vote with the goal of reducing gun violence.
“As long as people continue to demand what we need from our government, someday, as long as we continue to move forward… even if it takes until the kids who are in high school now are running for office… we’ll be able to [have new gun laws passed],” says Kasky, who adds, “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.”
Kasky adds, “Youth involvement in politics is incredibly important because… we’re walking into the future, we’re inheriting the world. All we want is it to be a better place.”
source: people.com
