]/>Then famed director Steven Spielberg also got into the mix, matching Clooney as well. So did studio executive Jeffrey Katzenberg.
Spielberg released a statement to Variety, saying, “The young students in Florida and now across the country are already demonstrating their leadership with a confidence and maturity that belies their ages. Kate and I applaud their efforts to take a stand for the benefit of this and future generations.They are an inspiration to us all, and we are joining in this movement with a donation of $500,000.”
\"We will join Amal and George Clooney on March 24 to stand alongside these remarkable young people. We are also donating $500,000 to March for Our Lives to support this historic event,\" Katzenberg said in a statement to ABC News.
Actor Josh Gad was one of the first celebs to take to social media to praise the planned march.
\"We cannot ignore these tragedies any longer. I am so inspired to see the students of Parkland & kids all over this country standing up to the status quo,\" Gad wrote earlier this week, promoting the march.
As for the march, which was announced Sunday, the official mission statement calls for \"kids and families [to] take to the streets of Washington DC to demand that their lives and safety become a priority and that we end gun violence and mass shootings in our schools today.\"
The event has raised more than $700,000 of its proposed $1 million goal on the crowdfunding site GoFundMe.
Cameron Kasky is a student at Stoneman Douglas and one of the leaders of the organized march. \"We are going to be marching together as students begging for our lives,” Kasky told ABC's \"This Week.\"
But this march isn't the only one planned.
Organizers behind the Women's March, along with other groups, have called for a 17-minute National School Walkout on March 14, according to The Associated Press.
This proposed walkout will shine a light on what the organizers believe is inaction on behalf of lawmakers to stop \"gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.\"
There's also a protest planned for April 20, which will be the 19th anniversary of the mass shooting at Columbine High School.
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