2022 Freedom Convoy
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| Date | 22 January 2022 - Present |
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| Interests | COVID-19/Vaccine/Mandation |
| Description | A Canadian protest against the COVID-19/Vaccine/Mandation for truckers which acted as a focal point for opposition to government overreach. |
The Freedom Convoy 2022 is an ongoing protest and possibly the world's largest ever convoy, as it’s estimated that 50,000 trucks have joined with it.[1] It attracted support worldwide.
Origins
The protest started as an expression of Canada truck drivers' opposition to COVID-19/Vaccine/Mandation.
Opposition
The convoy have been demonised by Justin Trudeau.[2] Canadian corporate media has been downplaying the extent of this convoy, and when covering it, focusing on a few points: defacing a statue, stealing food from the homeless, a maksed man with a Nazi flag (in corporate media sliding in to plural flags, and not showing how the crowd rejects him).
Seizure of Funds
A GoFundMe account was started for the Freedom Convoy, rapidly raising over $9 million US dollars, mostly from Canada, but also from the rest of the world. Then GoFundMe froze the money, stating that the convoy was unlawful, and that the funds would be given to charities of GoFundMe's choice. The corporation backtracked after the Florida state government said it would investigate the company for fraud.
Another attempt at crowd-funding was started at GiveSendGo.[3][4][5][6]
| Rebel News is the alt-media with most reporters on the ground. |
References
- ↑ https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-freedom-truckers-may-form-worlds-longest-convoy
- ↑ https://globalnews.ca/news/8533779/truckers-convoy-canada-vaccine-mandate/
- ↑ https://thepostmillennial.com/givesendgo-campaign-freedom-convoy-truckers-raises-over-1-million
- ↑ https://www.newsweek.com/freedom-convoy-raises-2m-givesendgo-after-gofundme-removes-campaign-canada-truckers-1676591
- ↑ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/givesendgo-fundraiser-for-freedom-convoy-hits-4-5-million-after-gofundme-shuts-page-down
- ↑ https://www.givesendgo.com/FreedomConvoy2022 saved at Archive.is
