붓꽃 독백 - 양심의 소리

우리 미국의 유명한 세계적인 영화배우 죠지 클루니가 

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida

고등학교 총기 학살 사건으로 인하여 일어난 총기 규제 고등학교 학생들의

운동을 주관하는 해당학교 학생들에게 보낸 서간문으로 내일 토요일 우리 미전국에서

약 50만명의 고등학생들이 모여 총기규제 강화를 국회 상하원에 요구하는 대대적인

궐기대회 행진을 할 예정이다. 그들은 우리들의 미래다.

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Dear Emma, Lauren and Rebecca,

 

Thank you for your note and congratulations on the incredible work you and all of your

fellow students are doing to make the country a safer place.

 

It’s terrific that you’re editing the Guardian. It’s a stellar newspaper and they must feel

honored to be working with you.

 

Amal and I are 100% behind you and will be marching in DC on the 24th, but we both

feel very strongly that this is your march. Your moment. Young people are taking it to the adults and that has been your most effective tool. The fact that no adults will speak on

the stage in DC is a powerful message to the world that if we can’t do something about

gun violence then you will. The issue is going to be this, anyone you ask would feel proud to be interviewed by you but it’s so much more effective if it’s young people.

 

You could talk to a dozen kids like the young kids from Chicago and LA that Emma met

with. You could take over the Guardian and make it tell the stories of children by children. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to point to this moment and say it belongs to you.

You certainly should do what you want but that would be my hope for you.

 

Amal and I stand behind you, in support of you, in gratitude to you.

You make me proud of my country again.

Thank you.

All the best,

George