A California organizer for Freedom Convoy USA 2022 is staging an overpass rally in Los Angeles County before the caravan heads to Washington, D.C.
Mark Perez, the organizer, told The Epoch Times the overpass rally will be held near the junction of Rosemead Boulevard and CA-60 Freeway in El Monte, California, at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 25.
The Freedom Convoy USA is separate from The Peopleโs Convoy which is heading east from Barstow on Feb. 23, but both groups share the common goal of ending the state of emergency and COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates.
โWe were all in with them,โ Perez said of the other convoy groups, but Freedom Convoy USA 2022 organizers got frustrated with delays and have set their own plan in motion.
The group has obtained permits in Washington, D.C., and other locations in different states, he said.
The main mission is โto restore freedom in the United States,โ Perez said.
As far as the number of vehicles expected to join the caravan in El Monte, โIt could be 20. It could be 10,000,โ he said.
Like any freedom rally or event Perez has organized over the last three years or more, he never knows how many people will show up, he said.
No convoy keeps an โRSVPโ tally because many truckers and supporters donโt want their names on a list for fear of potential โbacklash,โ he said.
โIโm just a regular retired dude fighting for our freedom. Right now, there are eight of us in vehicles that are going to go the whole route to D.C. Weโre funding this whole trip on our own,โ he said.
Once in Washington, Perez said the group plans to stage a rally across the street from the Washington Monument on March 1, the day President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver his State of the Union address.
By Brad Jones
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