Welcome to the first blog post of March For Our Lives Ashburn! These past few months have taken our country by storm. After the countless amount of attacks and killings against Black Americans, we all raise our voices. The Black Lives Matter movement influenced us to create a chapter in Ashburn, Virginia. What is March For Our Lives (MFOL)? It’s a student-based organization that engages it’s chapters to create change. It supports legislation to prevent gun violence in the United States. It supports legislation for law enforcement reform. It supports legislation to create mental health programs for those in need. All of these changes add up to making a peace plan to create a safer America. Our goal at MFOL Ashburn is to spread awareness and information throughout our community. Currently, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be taking a different approach than most chapters. We are fully focused on pushing our information through social media and hosting virtual events. That...