George And Amal Clooney And Oprah Will Donate $500,000 To Parkland School Shooting Survivors
Steven Spielberg will also be matching the donation.
“My message for the people in office is: You’re either with us or against us. We are losing our lives while the adults are playing around,” Cameron Kasky, a junior at the high school, said on CNN.
CNN / Twitter / Via Twitter: @CNNPolitics
And now, George and Amal Clooney have pledged to donate $500,000 to the cause and said they will be attending the march.
Filippo Monteforte / AFP / Getty Images
“Amal and I are so inspired by the courage and eloquence of these young men and women from Stoneman Douglas High School,” George Clooney said in a statement to BuzzFeed News.
Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images
“Our family will be there on March 24 to stand side by side with this incredible generation of young people from all over the country, and in the name of our children Ella and Alexander, we’re donating 500,000 dollars to help pay for this groundbreaking event. Our children’s lives depend on it.”
Kevin Winter / Getty Images
“Marilyn and I are proud to stand with the brave young leaders from Parkland, Florida, who have taken their pain and grief and turned it into action," Katzenberg said in a statement to BuzzFeed News. "We will join Amal and George Clooney on March 24 to stand alongside these remarkable young people. We are also donating $500,000 to March for Our Lives to support this historic event.”
After news spread of George and Amal Clooney's donation, Oprah Winfrey also chimed in and said that she will match the couple's $500,000 donation to the March for Our Lives.
Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images
Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, also pledged to donate $500,000 to the cause. "The young students in Florida and now across the country are already demonstrating their leadership with a confidence and maturity that belies their ages," Spielberg said in a statement.
"Kate and I applaud their efforts to take a stand for the benefit of this and future generations. They are an inspiration to us all, and we are joining in this movement with a donation of $500,000."
Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images
LINK: Here’s What It’s Like At The Headquarters Of The Teens Working To Stop Mass Shootings
Read more February 20, 2018 at 09:33AM
from BuzzFeed - TVAndMovies
via IFTTT
No comments