Guac is not a victim. He is an activist. Join 3D-Guac, his family and many new friends at the Capitol to send a loud reminder that we won’t stop until we put an end to gun violence. pic.twitter.com/Fg3iutRKq7
— March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) January 3, 2019
"Guac is not a victim. He is an activist. Join 3D-Guac, his family and many new friends at the Capitol to send a loud reminder that we won’t stop until we put an end to gun violence." — @March4OurLives on Twitter, Jan. 3.
On Jan. 15 at 4 p.m. at the corner of Independence Ave. and 1st St. SE in Washington, D.C., a 3D-printed statue of Joaquin "Guac" Oliver will appear as part of a rally for stricter gun laws. Oliver, a 17-year-old Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior who should have graduated in 2018, died when a gunman opened fire at the Parkland high school on Valentine's Day 2018.
His father, Manuel, has been adamant that his son be viewed as an activist rather than a victim.
Manuel Oliver will speak in Tampa after the Jan. 12 matinee of Columbinus, a play about school shootings featuring local teens and professional actors. Want a good cry? Take a look at Joaquin "Guac" Oliver's Instagram.
This article appears in Jan 3-10, 2019.