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March against gun violence gains philanthropic help

Andy Uhler Mar 23, 2018
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March against gun violence gains philanthropic help

Andy Uhler Mar 23, 2018
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Tomorrow, hundreds of thousands of people will march in Washington, D.C., in support of stricter gun control laws. Survivors of last month’s deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, helped organize the March for Our Lives … and they’ve raised a lot of money to make it happen. How much do events like this cost, and how have the organizers gone about getting the cash?

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