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LOS ANGELES
George Clooney and his wife said on Tuesday they are donating $500,000 to the"March for Our Lives" rally in Washington and will walk with students in support of gun control following last week's shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 dead.
"Our family will be there on March 24 to stand side by side with this incredible generation of young people from all over the country, and in the name of our children Ella and Alexander, we're donating 500,000 dollars to help pay for this ground-breaking event. Our children's lives depend on it," Clooney said in a statement.
The"Ocean's Eleven" actor and his human rights lawyer wife Amal are known for donating large amounts of money to political causes.
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida are assisting in planning the march.
The"March for Our Lives" event is one of several rallies being organised by students across the country in support of stronger gun laws, challenging politicians they say have failed to protect them. Busloads of Florida students headed to the state capital Tallahassee on Tuesday to call for a ban on assault rifles.
