Dozens of people gather for Freedom Rally – Action News Now

REDDING, Calif. - Dozens of people gathered near the Mt. Shasta Mall for a Freedom Rally around the Mt. Shasta Mall area. People gathered at Dana Dr., Churn Creek Rd., Hilltop Dr., and Browning St.

At the intersection of Dana Dr. and Hilltop Dr., people waved flags and held signs that said "Freedom to Choose", "Stop the Mandates", and Our Children Our Choice just to name a few.

Organizers of the Freedom Rally said Fridays protest is about medical choice, equal education, and basic parental rights.

Every student should have the right to an in-person education, no matter what their decision is on a personal medical issue, local teacher Martin Reid a local teacher.

We all know that distance education does not work. We experienced it last year and it was not equal education.

People who support the School Walkout movement said this about medical freedom and the right to choose.

I just feel like we need to talk about informed consent, local healthcare worker Dr. Amy Keurentjes said. We need to talk about risk benefits and alternatives to the vaccines.

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