Truthdig columnist Sonali Kolhatkar reports on the thousands of people who attended Saturday’s March for Our Lives in downtown Los Angeles. Rising Up in the Streets correspondent Nic Cha Kim presents a special report from the scene, interviewing students and activists who marched to make their voices heard.

Watch the full video in the player above, and read Kolhatkar’s most recent column on gun control and the #MeToo movement here.

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