Oprah Winfrey, George and Amal Clooney, Steven Spielberg and Former DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg are among the growing list of Hollywood insiders who are supporting next month’s March For Our Lives, the Washington D.C. rally organized by survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Winfrey, Clooney, Spielberg and Katzenberg have committed $500k each to the effort.

Today, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School survivors got the support of Former President Barack Obama, who tweeted: Young people have helped lead all our great movements. How inspiring to see it again in so many smart, fearless students standing up for their right to be safe; marching and organizing to remake the world as it should be. We’ve been waiting for you. And we’ve got your backs.”

Former First Lady Michelle Obama also extended her support in the strongest of terms.

“I’m in total awe of the extraordinary students in Florida. Like every movement for progress in our history, gun reform will take unyielding courage and endurance. But @barackobama and I believe in you, we’re proud of you, and we’re behind you every step of the way.”

During his eight years in the White House, Obama served as “Consoler-In Chief” to relatives of victims as well as survivors of the Pulse Nightclub, San Bernardino terrorists, Washington Navy Yard shooting, Emmanuel AME Church, the Aurora theater shooting and the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, and was dubbed by some as the “most anti-gun president in American history”, but failed to get any meaningful legislation on gun control passed.

Encouragement also came from Hillary Clinton, who tweeted: “Parkland students, you have shown so much courage in standing up for truth, for your right to attend school safely, & now against these disgusting smears. The good news is, it will only make you louder & stronger.”

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