George and Amal Clooney, Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney and more stars at March for Our Lives rallies

<p>The stars were out in full force at <strong>March for Our Lives</strong> rallies on Mar. 24 following an outpouring of financial support for the cause of students from Stoneman Douglas High School, the site of a horrific school shooting on Feb. 14. Standing up against gun violence in the hopes of #neveragain seeing innocent people murdered by the weapons, celebrities like <a href="/tags/0/george-clooney">George</a> and <a href="/tags/0/amal-clooney">Amal Clooney</a>, <a href="/tags/0/miley-cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a>, <a href="/tags/0/paul-mccartney">Paul McCartney</a>, <a href="/tags/0/kim-kardashian">Kim Kardashian</a> and <a href="/tags/0/kanye-west">Kanye West</a> rallied around hordes of young people to try to make a difference.</p> <p><a href="https://ca.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/02018022042974/george-amal-clooney-gun-control-donation-twins/">George and Amal donated a whopping $500,000</a> to the cause following the shooting in the names of their nine-month-old twins, Ella and Alexander. And as promised, the parents were on their feet in Washington, D.C. alongside John Mayer, Katie Couric and Jimmy Fallon. The actor also penned a letter published in <em>The Guardian</em> a day before the march, saying, "Amal and I are 100% behind you."</p> <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Laura Dern and Reese Witherspoon were among stars to participate in the March for Our Lives Los Angeles rally. "I’m so proud of these students who are using their voices to speak Truth to Power," Reese wrote on Instagram. <p>Photo: © Getty Images
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West brought their daughter North to the march in D.C., where the reality star documented her experience on Instagram stories. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Miley Cyrus performed "The Climb" for marchers with PEACE spelled out on her face in silver and a giant sign that read NEVER AGAIN. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Matthew McConaughey gave a moving speech during the Austin, Texas rally. He said: “This is an American issue. It’s a Texan issue. It’s a legal and law-abiding gun owner issue. It’s a mother issue. It’s a father issue. And, quite literally, this is our children’s issue. My hope here is that we can find a common ground on what I see as a very much a common sense issue. This is an issue anchored in purpose for all of us. It’s not anchored in politics. God bless and just keep living.” <p>Photo: &copy; Instagram/@pmk_bnc
Demi Lovato belted out "Skyscraper" in D.C. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt sang their song they released ahead of the march "Found/Tonight." <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Tish Cyrus, Noah Cyrus, Miley Cyrus and Brandi Glenn Cyrus held up signs at the D.C. rally. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Amy Schumer delivered a passionate plea at the march. In a similar vein, she wrote on Instagram: "Today I March for the students of Parkland and everywhere and I March for Mayci Breaux and Jillian Johnson. We need to digitize gun-sales records, mandate universal background checks, close gun-show loopholes and straw-man purchases, ban high-capacity magazines, and push for a comprehensive assault weapons ban with an extensive buyback system. Thank you Emma Gonzalez!" <p>Photo: © Getty Images
Paul McCartney told CNN why he was participating in the March for our Lives rally in New York. "One of my best friends was killed in gun violence," said the former Beatles member, referencing the late John Lennon. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
George and Amal Clooney have been vocal supporters of the cause, stepping out at the D.C. rally to join thousands of students. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Jennifer Hudson, who lost her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew due to gun violence, delivered a powerful message as she Jennifer Hudson sang Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin." <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis showed their support as a family, bringing their kids Otis and Daisy Sudeikis to the march in L.A. <p>Photo: © Getty Images
Jimmy Fallon posed with Miley and Noah Cyrus in D.C. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Common, Vic Mensa and Andra Day stood with student activists Emma Gonzalez and Edna Chavez at the D.C. march. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Halsey, who delivered such a poignant speech during the Women's March, showed her support in D.C. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara made for an incognito couple at the march. The actor's sister Rain shared a photo of the pair marching to her Instagram. <p>Photo: &copy; Instagram/@rainjphoenix
Steven Spielberg chatted with students on the street of D.C. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s granddaughter Yolanda Renee King joined Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Student Jaclyn Corin on stage at the March for Our Lives rally, where they chanted "It stops now." <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Ariana Grande took to the stage to perform "Be Alright." The singer was a driving force behind the One Love Manchester concert following a bombing at one of her concerts. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Rita Ora was honoured to sing at the L.A. march. "Today was very special," she wrote on Instagram. "Thank you for inspiring and protecting our future. Gun violence must stop!" The star added: "performing and speaking in-front of all of you was truly an honour. This is just the beginning." <p>Photo: © Getty Images
Kim Kardashian shared this sweet moment between her oldest daughter North and husband Kanye West. <p>Photo: &copy; Instagram/@kimkardashian
Julianne Moore, who marched alongside her family, caught up with her friend George at the event. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
<p>Lin-Manuel Miranda stood with Parkland student, and one of the faces of the march, Emma Gonzalez. During her time on stage, the 18-year-old stayed silent for much of the six minutes and twenty seconds. This was the amount of time it took for 17 lives to be taken on Feb. 14 at her school in Florida. With tears streaming down her face, it was a powerful moment of silence.</p> <p>She said: "Six minutes and about 20 seconds. In a little over six minutes, 17 of our friends were taken from us, 15 were injured, and everyone, absolutely everyone, was forever altered. Everyone who was there understands, everyone who has been touched by the cold grip of gun violence understands."</p> <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Camila Cabello shared a collection of photos and videos from the L.A. march to her Instagram. The star wrote: "#MarchOfOurLives it’s so powerful and emotional.... looking around at all these kids leading us in a fight against violence, nothing seems more powerful than seeing their innocent faces and their eyes filled with pain, filled with a fear they shouldn’t even be thinking about... there’s no words to describe the outrage we feel today at what’s happening in our country, but we have a long way to go.... and the fight continues. #MarchForOurLives #NeverAgain" <p>Photo: Instagram/@camila_cabello
Activist and actress Connie Britton addressed the crowd and later shared more thoughts on Instagram. She wrote: "Humbled by the leadership of students and youth around the country today like these from @brownissues. Thank you for having the courage to go where so many far beyond your years won’t dare. Now the rest of us, let’s be reasonable enough to follow." <p>Photo: © Getty Images
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