Lifestyle The Most Powerful Images from the March for Our Lives By Alexandra Whittaker Updated on March 24, 2018 @ 05:30PM Pin Share Tweet Email Trending Videos Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images On February 14, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School had their lives changed when a gunman killed 14 students and three staff members in a rampage, but on March 24, they came together with a message of their own. They created the March for Our Lives protest, which took place Saturday as a nationwide mobilization against gun violence. More than 720 March for Our Lives events were planned worldwide, all organized by survivors of the Stoneman Douglas shooting, who joined in the demonstration themselves. VIDEO: Emma Gonzalez Speaks at March for Our Lives in D.C As thousands took to the streets, they hoped to show support to victims of gun violence while also inspiring legislative outcomes, and it's clear through the powerful pictures that this message resonated strongly within the marchers themselves. Scroll through some of the most poignant images from the protest below. 01 of 15 Six-year-old Rocio Klotz joins the marchers in Manhattan. Spencer Platt/Getty Images 02 of 15 In N.Y.C., a young protestor makes her voice heard via a megaphone. Drew Angerer/Getty Images 03 of 15 Older generations protest for gun control to keep their youth safe. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/Getty Images 04 of 15 Paul McCartney marches in solidarity with the crowd. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images 05 of 15 Miley Cyrus and Lin-Manuel Miranda stand with the victims of gun violence at the march in Washington, D.C. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images 06 of 15 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students emotionally embrace during the march. MANDEL NGAN/Getty Images 07 of 15 Stationed in N.Y.C., a pistol with a bang flag ironically reads, "BAN!" Anadolu Agency/Getty Images 08 of 15 A protestor paints the words "Don't Shoot" on her palms. JIM WATSON/Getty Images 09 of 15 The victims of gun violence are remembered outside of Trump Tower. EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ/Getty Images 10 of 15 Demonstrators lay outside the U.S. Embassy in London. Stefan Rousseau/Getty Images 11 of 15 At the U.S. Supreme Court, students tape their mouths closed with red tape. John Lamparski/Getty Images 12 of 15 A protestor writes a message on her shirt rather than a poster. ALEX EDELMAN/Getty Images 13 of 15 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students rally together at the site of the tragedy in Parkland, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images 14 of 15 A heart-shaped symbol of hope is formed with two hands. Joe Raedle/Getty Images 15 of 15 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg passionately addresses the crowd in Washington, D.C. JIM WATSON/Getty Images