Cameron Kasky

Cameron Kasky
Kasky speaking at a rally in 2018
Born
Cameron Marley Kasky[1]

(2000-11-11) November 11, 2000 (age 23)[2]
Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
EducationMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Occupations
  • Student
  • freelance activist
[3]
Years active2018–present
OrganizationNever Again MSD
Known forGun control advocacy

Cameron Marley Kasky[1] (born November 11, 2000) is an American activist and advocate against gun violence who co-founded the student-led gun violence prevention advocacy group Never Again MSD. He is notable for helping to organize the March for Our Lives nationwide student protest in March 2018. Kasky is a survivor of the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.[4] Kasky was included in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2018".[5]

  1. ^ a b @cameron_kasky (October 28, 2020). "Marley" (Tweet) – via Twitter. In response to @RBMEllis: "What is your middle name?"
  2. ^ @cameron_kasky (November 11, 2018). "Hey everyone! It's officially my birthday, and to celebrate my big 18, please drop a donation at https://scottjbeigelmemorialfund.com !!! Also, I'm working on a gofundme to buy Billy Eichner a signed & framed picture of Ann Coulter. Will keep you all posted. Love!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Washington Post, Alex Horton, April 29, 2018, The NRA said guns will be banned during a Pence speech. Parkland students see hypocrisy. Archived July 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved April 30, 2018
  4. ^ Graham, Renée (February 20, 2018). "Post-Columbine Teens Take the Lead with #NeverAgain". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018. ...  Cameron Kasky has already done more to advocate for an assault weapons ban than a decade's worth of GOP legislators.
  5. ^ "The Parkland Students: The World's 100 Most Influential People". Time. Retrieved September 22, 2020.