{"id":15593,"date":"2023-10-16T13:24:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T17:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=15593"},"modified":"2023-10-16T13:25:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T17:25:43","slug":"parkland-high-school-shooting-survivor-to-talk-gun-violence-at-elizabethtown-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2023\/10\/16\/parkland-high-school-shooting-survivor-to-talk-gun-violence-at-elizabethtown-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Parkland High School Shooting Survivor to Talk Gun Violence at Elizabethtown College"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elizabethtown College will welcome David Hogg on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. for the annual Leffler Lecture in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Hogg is a survivor of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. shooting and a gun control activist.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hogg will present his lecture, \u201cEngage in the Change: Owning Democracy and Not Living in Fear of Ending Gun Violence,\u201d where he will discuss his emotional experiences as a survivor of gun violence along with political lessons learned through his advocacy efforts. His lecture will also outline his thoughts on what citizens must do to effect political change and end living in fear of gun violence. His lecture will be followed by a public book signing in Leffler Chapel & Performance Center.<\/span><\/p>\n

A prolific voice on social media with more than a million followers, David uses his platform to promote civic engagement, activism, and voting. Together with friends from high school, Hogg co-founded March For Our Lives, now one of the world\u2019s largest youth-led movements, and mobilized one of the largest demonstrations in the nation’s history where he addressed an estimated 800,000 protestors in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Leffler Lecture is free and open to the public and made possible by a generous endowed gift from Linda \u201967, H\u201903, and Patrick Castagna. Hogg will serve as the first of four internationally known speakers as part of this year\u2019s 2023-24 Elizabethtown College Lecture Series.<\/span> Register today!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

One of the region\u2019s most notable programs, the Elizabethtown College Lecture Series continues a rich tradition of hosting speakers who provide audiences with the opportunity to be enlightened, engaged, and entertained. This year\u2019s Lecture Series features more Evenings of Enlightenment with remarkable individuals including:<\/span><\/p>\n

Olivia Troye, White House Coronavirus Task Force Whistleblower | Feb. 1, 2024, 7 p.m. | Leffler Chapel & Performance Center, Elizabethtown College<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daymond John*, CEO and Founder of FUBU and Star of ABC\u2019s \u201cShark Tank\u201d | March 27, 2024, 5 p.m. | Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square, Lancaster, Pa.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jemele Hill, Emmy Award-winning Journalist & Webby Award Winner | April 11, 2024, 7 p.m. | Leffler Chapel & Performance Center, Elizabethtown College<\/strong><\/p>\n

*The High Center Forum featuring Steve Wozniak is held at the Lancaster Marriott & Convention Center and does require registration and a ticket fee.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elizabethtown College will welcome David Hogg on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. for the annual Leffler Lecture in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Hogg is a survivor of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. shooting and a gun control activist. Hogg will present his lecture, \u201cEngage in the Change: Owning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":15594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1338,775],"tags":[1859,197,1994,1350],"class_list":["post-15593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-and-research","category-campus","tag-david-hogg","tag-elizabethtown-college","tag-elizabethtown-college-lecture-series","tag-etown","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15593"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15596,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15593\/revisions\/15596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}