Logistics are still being worked out between local agencies and organizers, but some additional information has surfaced in the past few days about the March For Our Lives Road To Change tour, which will be concluding in Newtown on Sunday, August 12.The Newtown Bee August 1 that his department is planning to have as many officers on hand as may be required, depending on the size of the crowd.marchforourlives.com.click here - or e-mail info@marchforourlives.com.

It has been formally announced that a four-hour event that will include voter registration opportunities, food trucks, and a speaking program will be happening somewhere on the Fairfield Hills campus between 2 and 6 pm. The event is being sponsored by Newtown-based Sandy Hook Promise.

Stephanie Morris of Dini von Mueffling Communications, which is handling press for Sandy Hook Promise, issued an e-mail notification on July 23, confirming the local nonprofit will be the point agency involved with the event.

"Driven by the March For Our Lives teen activists and local Newtown students, the community event will include speeches from Parkland and Newtown teens, voter registration, and food trucks," the advisory states. "Local businesses will also be on hand to help support the cause."

While organizers, who are coordinating support and safety services with the Fairfield Hills Authority, the First Selectman's office, and the Parks & Recreation and Police Departments, are planning a "low-key" event with a "backyard feel," Police Chief James Viadero told 

Town officials are making contingencies for a large turnout by requesting that those who plan to attend register in advance. Officials are looking into possibly setting up off-site parking with shuttle bus service as a contingency to handle a potentially large turnout.

March For Our Lives is a movement dedicated to student-led activism around ending gun violence and the epidemic of mass shootings in our schools today. The movement was initiated following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida.

The student-led bus tour rolled across the nation this summer registering young people to vote and educating them about elected officials who refuse to stand up to the NRA, according to

The Road to Change tour kicked off on Friday, June 15, in Chicago, as part of a Peace March led by students from St Sabina Academy. From there, the tour headed out to spread the group's advocacy and is in the process of visiting more than 50 planned stops in more than 20 states, including Iowa, Texas, California, South Carolina, and Connecticut.

To register to attend the Newtown end-of-tour event, 

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