A group of about 100 truckers dubbed the "People's Convoy" disembarked in February from the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino on a nationwide tour that took them to Washington, D.C., and back. They will meet other protesters in downtown L.A. on Sunday to rally against what organizers call "an aggressive slate of COVID-19-related bills" being proposed in the state Legislature.
One of those bills, Assembly Bill 1993, would have required employees and independent contractors, in both the public and private sectors, to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. But the bill was ultimately shelved by Democratic lawmakers, who pointed to the easing of mandates and improved pandemic conditions.
Sunday's rally will include music and a number of speakers, including medical professionals opposed to masking, vaccine mandates, and the federal government’s COVID-19 emergency declaration.
Originally inspired by the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada, the People's Convoy claims it is a nonpartisan group of people united in their opposition to vaccine mandates.
"It's up to you. You want a vaccine, take it," organizer Mike Landis said in a Livestream. "That's the whole point of this. It's about freedom. Your freedom to choose what you feel what is best for your life within the morals and the guidelines of our Constitution."
