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Kerri Miller and Elizabeth Shockman

What can we learn from teenagers about activism?

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students protest gun violence on the steps of the old Florida Capitol.
Therese Gachnauer, center, a 18 year old senior from Chiles High School and Kwane Gatlin, right, a 19 year old senior from Lincoln High School, both in Tallahassee, join fellow students protesting gun violence on the steps of the old Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. Students at schools across Broward and Miami-Dade counties in South Florida planned short walkouts Wednesday, the one week anniversary of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Mark Wallheiser | AP

The students affected by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting in Parkland, Fla. have been getting national attention from politicians, lawmakers, media and celebrities as they call for gun reform. Are we seeing a new generation of activism? Can protest actually lead to real change?

• Guest 1: Aimee Allison, President of Democracy in Color

• Guest 2: James Farnsworth, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities where he serves on the Minnesota Student Association. He is raising money to send students to the March for Our Lives in Washington.

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