On the heels of the school shooting that left 17 people dead in Parkland, Florida, a nationwide school walkout has been planned for Mar. 14. CalArts President Ravi S.Rajan issued a statement on the school’s website in support of the walkout.
Dear CalArts Community,
Not one more.
I stand with the students, faculty, and staff at Stoneman Douglas High School, and those across the country, that we cannot allow one more child to be shot in school.
Parkland, Florida – the 18th school shooting this year. Our country is now averaging more than two school shootings per week in 2018. This epidemic is beyond grotesque, and it is incumbent upon us as citizen artists to take action and to support efforts to quite literally protect the lives of teachers and children.
Despite the horror that students, staff, and faculty at Stoneman Douglas suffered last week, they have shown remarkable courage and presence of mind to stand up and demand real change. Their resolve encourages me, and reminds us all that we have a voice in this fight.
In support of these students, the Women’s March and the March for Our Lives organizations have planned a nationwide school walkout at 10:00 am on March 14, 2018. I encourage everyone who wants to participate – students, faculty, and staff – to join me in this walkout.
We will gather in the Main Gallery at 9:50 am on Mar. 14, and at 10:00 a.m., we’ll demonstrate our support and solidarity by walking out together. The Walkout will last 17 minutes to honor the 17 students and teachers senselessly murdered last week at Douglas High.
As President of CalArts, and as a father, I am committed to this effort to end senseless gun violence. Keeping students safe while at school must become a top priority in this country, and I know that many in our community share this view. This Walkout is just the start of a much larger effort if we are to effect real change, but I believe that change is coming.
No other country in the world suffers from school shootings like the U.S., and students around this country are absolutely right when they say, not one more.
COMMENT POLICY: We welcome comments from individuals and businesses. All comments are moderated. Comments are subject to rejection if they are vulgar, combative, or in poor taste.
REAL NAMES ONLY: All posters must use their real individual or business name. This applies equally to Twitter account holders who use a nickname.
I’m not really sure what the message is here. Can’t be a victim of school shootings if you’re not at school? This guy while on his high horse gave not one single solution or course of action that would help prevent a future school shooting.
Vague calls for even more vague gun control measures aren’t going to solve anything. This guy should be outlining all the additional security measures CalArts is taking to better prevent a shooting at CalArts, but I must have missed that in his statement.
Anyone who walks out… who is enjoying a free ride paid for by the taxpayers… should be …. promptly kicked out… and someone who will actually appreciate the education should take their place.
Ruth Rassool You know Ruth…. one thing I have found throughout the years is this…….. ‘If one does his/her OWN research…… one actually LEARNS something’…. so, I’d suggest you do a little of that yourself. With that said…. my answer to you is this: Anyone who is accepting money from taxpayers to fund their education….. IS … that’s who.
I think the message is that the status quo on mass shootings is no longer acceptable and something needs to be done.
What’s to be done? Good question. It’s probably not just one thing, but many. Too bad it’s become too politically charged to talk about in a constructive manner. The grown-ups on left and the grown-ups on the right hate each other just for being on the “wrong” side.
Meanwhile, students, who are not yet of voting age, are watching the grown-ups argue like bratty kindergartners. I wonder what their learning from it. My advice to them would be: Go independent. Don’t join either party. Republicans and Democrats can’t be trusted to work things out with your interests at heart. It won’t keep you alive, but you’ll be in a much better position to fix things as a grown-up than today’s partisans.
CalArts is a college. Most every student should be of voting age.
I agree something needs to be done. That’s why I’m disappointed in what the guy said in response to the walk out. He proposed no solutions when there are some obvious ones he could enact tomorrow. So absent that, he’s just making a hollow political point and thinks that makes a difference somehow.
Gun free zones are hot spots for these horrific attacks! It’s time that security measures are put in place for our public schools and buildings! Walking out doesn’t solve anything.
The first thousand+ gun control laws apparently haven’t worked so let’s just throw more out there!!! Or maybe law abiding citizens aren’t the problem 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Here’s a few more ideas for the Liberals:
1) Go outside and scream at the sky.
2) Give up YOUR guns.
3) Lib. Politicians give up armed security details.
Science students from The Master’s University gained valuable hands-on experience and bolstered their resumes for graduate school last month when they presented original research at the West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research conference in San Diego.
As aerospace and defense contracts started dwindling at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Donald Volkmann, owner of VP Manufacturing in Canyon Country, made the difficult decision to close in August 2020 after 33 years in the aerospace manufacturing business.
Animation Career Review, an online resource site for those researching careers in animation, game design, graphic design, digital art, and related fields, has recognized California Institute of the Arts in six categories in its 2022 Graphic Design School Rankings, including two top spots for schools in California and the West Coast.
Nestled near the eastern edge of California State University, Northridge campus, as the California Towhee softly calls, sits an often-overlooked environmental gem in the heart of the San Fernando Valley - CSUN’s Botanic Garden.
College of the Canyons student Isabella Solorio is among 100 students from across the nation to have been selected as a 2022 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholar.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva held a press conference Tuesday to announce a new initiative to keep the public safe while they ride the Metro system.
The Los Angeles County Development Authority is pleased to announce that it has been awarded more than $1 million in grants from the California Public Utilities Commission, through the Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing Program, which provides financial incentives for installing energy efficient systems on multifamily affordable housing throughout the State.
As the nation observes Memorial Day and honors those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country, travel to gatherings with family and friends will dramatically increase vehicles on roadways during the holiday weekend.
After the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station will be working with all SCV School districts to ensure added safety through the remaining school year.
The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board unanimously approved the appointment of Bryan Wilson as the new principal of Golden Oak Adult School. He takes over for Donna Manfredi who announced her retirement in March.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday six new deaths and 4,202 new positive cases in Los Angeles County and 94 new cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
The city of Santa Clarita is excited to announce the winners of the 18th annual Bike to Work Challenge, which took place Monday, May 16, through Friday, May 20, 2022.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday nine new deaths and 3,589 new positive cases in Los Angeles County and 100 new cases in the Santa Clarita Valley. This new data brings Los Angeles County death totals to 32,095, county case totals to 2,945,669 and Santa Clarita Valley case totals to 76,205 since March of 2020.
The College of the Canyons women's volleyball program invites girls and boys ages 9-14 to participate in the 2022 COC Volleyball Camp, with two sessions beginning in July.
Science students from The Master’s University gained valuable hands-on experience and bolstered their resumes for graduate school last month when they presented original research at the West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research conference in San Diego.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has released a new report, "Mortality in Los Angeles County, 2020: Provisional Report." The report compares the provisional number of deaths and associated death rates and leading causes of death among L.A. County residents in 2020 with what was reported in 2019.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is expanding its type 2 diabetes prevention efforts into the classroom in response to an increased prevalence of the disease in the county.
The city of Santa Clarita, in partnership with Frontier Toyota, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, is proud to sponsor the 2022 White Ribbon Campaign in the Santa Clarita Valley.
The Gibbon Conservation Center in Saugus has been challenged by two donors to increase membership by 100 new members by June 30 to earn an additional $6,500.
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station personnel participated in the annual Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Memorial Torch Relay Run honoring fallen officers throughout the nation.
As aerospace and defense contracts started dwindling at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Donald Volkmann, owner of VP Manufacturing in Canyon Country, made the difficult decision to close in August 2020 after 33 years in the aerospace manufacturing business.
The California Department of Public Health, working with Sacramento County Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is investigating its first suspected case of monkeypox infection in Sacramento County in a person who recently traveled abroad.
Animation Career Review, an online resource site for those researching careers in animation, game design, graphic design, digital art, and related fields, has recognized California Institute of the Arts in six categories in its 2022 Graphic Design School Rankings, including two top spots for schools in California and the West Coast.
The College of the Canyons men's basketball program invites girls and boys from third to eighth grade to participate in the 2022 Howard Fisher's Cougar Basketball Camp, with two sessions beginning in June.
Tweet This
Facebook
Digg This
Bookmark
Stumble
RSS
REAL NAMES ONLY: All posters must use their real individual or business name. This applies equally to Twitter account holders who use a nickname.
25 Comments
I’m not really sure what the message is here. Can’t be a victim of school shootings if you’re not at school? This guy while on his high horse gave not one single solution or course of action that would help prevent a future school shooting.
Vague calls for even more vague gun control measures aren’t going to solve anything. This guy should be outlining all the additional security measures CalArts is taking to better prevent a shooting at CalArts, but I must have missed that in his statement.
If you can’t see the message, you can’t help with the solution
I know the solution, but I doubt you or any left leaning snowfllakes can handle it.
Dave Sanders name calling is always the best response
Would “emotionally insecure” been more correct?
Where it’s going to be. Do we have one local.
Idiots. Remember the 50s 60s and 70s.lets go back and shake all this madness off .
This is going to become political rather then really looking for solutions to a very tragic, neglected issue of making our school safe!!
So proud of these kids!! ❤️✊🏾
A walk out, wow, that’ll show ‘em. Blind leading the blind.
🙄
Anyone who walks out… who is enjoying a free ride paid for by the taxpayers… should be …. promptly kicked out… and someone who will actually appreciate the education should take their place.
Which students at CalArts are getting a “free ride”?
Ruth Rassool You know Ruth…. one thing I have found throughout the years is this…….. ‘If one does his/her OWN research…… one actually LEARNS something’…. so, I’d suggest you do a little of that yourself. With that said…. my answer to you is this: Anyone who is accepting money from taxpayers to fund their education….. IS … that’s who.
I think the message is that the status quo on mass shootings is no longer acceptable and something needs to be done.
What’s to be done? Good question. It’s probably not just one thing, but many. Too bad it’s become too politically charged to talk about in a constructive manner. The grown-ups on left and the grown-ups on the right hate each other just for being on the “wrong” side.
Meanwhile, students, who are not yet of voting age, are watching the grown-ups argue like bratty kindergartners. I wonder what their learning from it. My advice to them would be: Go independent. Don’t join either party. Republicans and Democrats can’t be trusted to work things out with your interests at heart. It won’t keep you alive, but you’ll be in a much better position to fix things as a grown-up than today’s partisans.
CalArts is a college. Most every student should be of voting age.
I agree something needs to be done. That’s why I’m disappointed in what the guy said in response to the walk out. He proposed no solutions when there are some obvious ones he could enact tomorrow. So absent that, he’s just making a hollow political point and thinks that makes a difference somehow.
Gun free zones are hot spots for these horrific attacks! It’s time that security measures are put in place for our public schools and buildings! Walking out doesn’t solve anything.
Gun free = target rich
The first thousand+ gun control laws apparently haven’t worked so let’s just throw more out there!!! Or maybe law abiding citizens aren’t the problem 🤔🤔🤔🤔
🤡
NATIONAL WALKOUT AGAINST ABORTION IS A BETTER IDEA
This is the President of a college that only allows UNARMED “security” to provide protection to those students on his campus???
What does he have to offer for real solutions to campus violence other than an illusion of safety? 🙄
Here’s a few more ideas for the Liberals:
1) Go outside and scream at the sky.
2) Give up YOUR guns.
3) Lib. Politicians give up armed security details.
Monkey see monkey do.
Probably zero.