The students organizing the March for Our Lives San Jose rally on March 24 are holding a pre-rally organizing meeting from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 3 at the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center, 938 The Alameda, San Jose.

Students from Saratoga’s Prospect High School have setup the framework for the rally to be held at San Jose City Hall at 11 a.m. on the national rally day, March 24. Now, they’re hoping to recruit students from throughout the South Bay to their cause; students who can help plan the rally’s logistics and educate other students about gun violence.

“We have 150 kids who have volunteered so far,” March for Our Lives San Jose’s Hiwad Haider said. “This Saturday’s meeting will give them a chance to say what they want to get out of this movement. There will also be an educational piece because not everyone is fully informed about the gun violence issue. We want to make sure we know what we’re marching for.”

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Hiwad, who is a senior at Prospect, said he wants to see “comprehensive criminal and mental health background checks” completed before gun permits are issued.

Saturday’s organizing meeting is open to all students who are interested in volunteering.

The students have launched a fundraising campaign to raise money to pay for rally permits, staging and loudspeaker equipment and other expenses. Also, rally T-shirts are for sale for $20 at marchforourlivessj.org.

Questions? Email march4ourlivessj@gmail.com.