Sitting in class at Allderdice High School, Peyton Klein realized she knew everyone in the room except one student. “There was a girl sitting behind me in a hijab who I didn’t know,” said Klein, now a freshman at Stanford University. “I asked her name, and we started talking.” The
florida this stops now. reporter: to our nation s capital. students standing up to make their voices heard. my name is edna chavez. my name is kelly and just like all of you i had enough. reporter: powerful voices of those who have lost. gripping a world in awe of the power of our youth. people have said that i m a tool of some nameless adult. it s not true. reporter: as student led demonstrations demanded changes to the nation s gun law. i too am a victim, a survivor and victor of gun violence. we are done hiding and being afraid. we are done being full of fear. reporter: each one drawing thousands including celebrities. one of my best friends was killed in gun violence right around here.
to gun violence. among them was edna chavez of south central los angeles who told us about her brother. let s watch. it was a day like any other day. sunset going down on south central. you hear pops thinking they are fireworks. they weren t pops. you see your brother s skin turn gray. ricardo was his name. can you all say it with me. ricardo, ricardo, ricardo. [ chanting ] this is the stuff that got to me. and we heard from mia middletop of chicago with a high school freshman was held up at a convenience store and here is her story. he comes towards me and i couldn t move. i couldn t breathe.