Story highlights The couple is making a donation in their children's namesThey gave for social justice last year(CNN) George and Amal Clooney have stepped up in support of the survivors of the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida. The superstar couple announced Tuesday that they are donating $500,000 to the upcoming "March For Our Lives" in the names of their 8-month-old twins, Alexander and Ella. A group of teens who survived the massacre that left 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are organizing a march on Washington, DC on March 24 to advocate for reduced gun violence. "Amal and I are so inspired by the courage and eloquence of these young men and women from Stoneman Douglas High School," George Clooney said in a statement. "Our children's lives depend on it," he added.

Source: CNN February 20, 2018 17:20 UTC