PHOTOS: Students Flood Philly Streets for National School Walkout

Photos by Alannah Matheny | @alannah_matheny

Students all over the city — and the nation — left school on Wednesday morning to protest gun violence in the form of a walkout.

Those who took part in the demonstration stood outside for at least 17 minutes to honor the 17 victims of the Parkland mass shooting (one of the deadliest in modern history), which occurred exactly one month ago. Students nationwide have joined advocates in calling for Congress to pass tougher gun laws in the wake of the tragedy.

Here’s what the effort looked like in Philly — where hundreds of students flooded Broad Street and City Hall.

Some of the #Philly Central HS #NationalWalkoutDay #NationalStudentWalkout organizers at City Hall. pic.twitter.com/TjLZ8UL6az

— Nathaniel Popkin (@NathanielPopkin) March 14, 2018

Students from Multi-Cultural Academy Charter School marched down Broad Street around 10 a.m. this morning in protest of gun violence. #NationalWalkoutDay pic.twitter.com/doLxzBko7N

— everyday I ride the bus (@maggie_loesch) March 14, 2018

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22nd and Arch at the Science Leadership Academy students walkout in support of Parkland pic.twitter.com/wTdivfjDrz

— Philly We Rise (@phillywerise) March 14, 2018

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Students taking their cause to the streets in Philly (Broad Street to be exact). Kudos! #NationalSchoolWalkout #NationalWalkoutDay pic.twitter.com/nh6LMCnZTN

— Leonard Hill (@IamLeonardHill) March 14, 2018

Students in Philadelphia, including Friends school students, observed 17 minutes of silence during #NationalWalkoutDay to protest gun violence and remember 17 lives lost in Parkland, FLA. #QuakerEd #ThisisQuakerEd pic.twitter.com/78h4QdqCxk

— FriendsCouncil (@FriendsCouncil) March 14, 2018

#NationalWalkoutDay in Philadelphia. Hundreds of students have converged at School District HQ. pic.twitter.com/bpu1pn3TjL

— Thomas J. Nestel III (@TNestel3) March 14, 2018

Students and others gather in protest at Philly’s City Hall for #NationalWalkoutDay to advocate for stricter gun laws. pic.twitter.com/IJ1tIsFfiO

— Jenny Roberts (@byjennyroberts) March 14, 2018

Seeing hundreds of young people marching down Broad St in Philly chanting “NO MORE GUNS” fills me with so much hope. ✊ #NationalWalkoutDay pic.twitter.com/ZiX7Z0aDjn

— Ben McCool (@bmccoolness) March 14, 2018

Courtyard at philly city hall. #NationalWalkoutDay pic.twitter.com/O4lzv7sPPx

— Avi Wolfman-Arent (@Avi_WA) March 14, 2018

.@TempleUniv students and faculty took part in #NationalWalkoutDay at the Bell Tower Wednesday morning to protest gun violence in schools. https://t.co/btOu60o95S pic.twitter.com/JfZWew7YZl

— The Temple News (@TheTempleNews) March 14, 2018

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In Pa., NJ & Del., students left class today as part of a national #walkout over gun violence: https://t.co/ipxtwM2OTn pic.twitter.com/5Abhj20lwW

— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) March 14, 2018

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Larry has a message for each and every student who joined #NationalWalkoutDay: pic.twitter.com/GZ6eoVpg88

— Philadelphia DAO (@philadao) March 14, 2018

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After participating in the walkout, I realized you don't have to be R or D. You only have to yo have the mindset of change and the ultimate safety of students. #NationalWalkoutDay

— Daniela Marks (@DanielaM981) March 14, 2018