Students and gun control advocates hope to make a change (Picture: Reuters)

Hundreds of March For Our Lives protests are taking place worldwide today demanding gun control in the wake of the Parkland school shooting.

And celebrities are joining the cause, as singers and actors are descending on Washington DC to lend their support.

The DC march is the largest of the planned rallies, and will be led by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School – the Florida school were 17 students and teachers were killed by gunman Nikolas Cruz.

Half a million people are expected to march on DC – including Miley Cyrus, who has shared pictures of herself and her family preparing to march.


Surrounded by heroines! Lucky to be here at this moment in history with the ones I love! #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/xVF4sDVofh — Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 24, 2018

Meeting the amazing #SHINEMSD group! Can’t wait for their performance pic.twitter.com/Ge9vbAhOu2 — Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 23, 2018

The 25-year-old tweeted a picture of herself, mum Tish, and sisters Brandi and Noah wearing jumpers with the slogans ‘March For Our Lives’ and ‘#MSDStrong’.



Miley wrote: ‘Surrounded by heroines! Lucky to be here at this moment in history with the ones I love!’

She also shared a video of herself hugging members of the students preparing to perform their original song Shine at the rally, with Miley tweeting: ‘Meeting the amazing #SHINEMSD group! Can’t wait for their performance.’

Miley will be performing herself at the march, along with acts including Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Common, Jennifer Hudson and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.

So ready to March today! Landed in DC w North & Kanye. We stand in solidarity with the survivors of gun violence & students who are calling for action on common sense gun safety laws at #MarchForOurLives around the country @AMarch4OurLives @Everytown — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 24, 2018

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have also flown to DC for the rally, with Kim tweeting: ‘So ready to March today! Landed in DC w North & Kanye. We stand in solidarity with the survivors of gun violence & students who are calling for action on common sense gun safety laws at #MarchForOurLives around the country.’

Meanwhile, at the Los Angeles march, stars including Amy Schumer, Olivia Wilde and Charlie Puth are expected to join the rally.

Plenty of other stars have spoken out in support of the march – Taylor Swift, known for keeping her political opinions to herself, took to Instagram to reveal she had donated to the cause.

She wrote: ‘No one should have to go to school in fear of gun violence. Or to a nightclub. Or to a concert. Or to a movie theater. Or to their place of worship.

‘I’ve made a donation to show my support for the students, for the March For Our Lives campaign, for everyone affected by these tragedies, and to support gun reform. I’m so moved by the Parkland High School students, faculty, by all families and friends of victims who have spoken out, trying to prevent this from happening again.’

A March For Our Lives protest is taking place in London, too, with people marching in solidarity with the US and calling for a ban on assault rifles and stricter gun control laws.

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