George and Amal Clooney will attend March for our Lives and Donate $500K

George Clooney has always been outspoken regarding social and political issues, oftentimes using his celebrity status in Hollywood to call attention to pressing matters.

And he’s at it again. The Oscar winner, along with his wife Amal, are showing their support for the Parkland, Florida community in the wake of the mass shooting at  Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 dead.

The March for our Lives will take place March 24th in Washington D.C., and was organized by five survivors of the shooting in an effort to convince lawmakers to make stricter gun laws.

In a statement to USA Today, Clooney said, “Amal and I are so inspired by the courage and eloquence of these young men and women from Stoneman Douglas High School,” the statement reads. “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…”

He added, “In the name of our children Ella and Alexander, we’re donating 500,000 dollars to help pay for this groundbreaking event,” the statement reads. “Our children’s lives depend on it.”