American Peoples Convoy ! Feb. 23 to descend on Barstow to Travel to Washington DC!

An estimated 1,000 semi-truck drivers are expected on Feb. 23 to descend on Barstow, the official starting point of the coast-to-coast “People’s Convoy” to protest government COVID-19 mandates.Show more

The message the truckers intend to deliver from California to Washington, D.C., is that “government has forgotten its place” and that its mask and vaccination mandates are unconstitutional.

Organizers say the convoy, which follows similar Ottawa, Canada protests, will call on lawmakers to lift the declaration of a national emergency concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and to stop depriving U.S. citizens of their "fundamental rights" by enforcing mask and vaccine mandates.

In the video posted on the Newsmax YouTube channel on Wednesday, co-organizer Maureen Steele said the convoy will leave Barstow but shared no specific location in the city due to security concerns.

About 1,000 U.S. truck drivers are expected to begin the drive in Barstow, with more participating along the nearly 2,600-mile route, including stops in Kingman and Upton, Arizona, and Glenrio, Texas.

Organizers said the stops would be at night, and additional stops may be added as the event draws near.

Long-haul mission
The group's mission statement says, “Americans love our freedoms and love the Constitution of The United States of America. This convoy aims to bring back our freedoms, our civil liberties, and bring an end to all unconstitutional mandates.”

The mission statement continues by explaining how the People’s Convoy is about rights and future generations' freedom.

The organization states that the convoy is not about political parties, “But more so about a government that has forgotten its place and has no regard for our founding fathers' instructions, The Constitution.”

The Canadian protest
The U.S. protest will mirror events in Canada earlier this month in which truck drivers for nearly a week protested COVID-19 restrictions while shutting down the busiest border crossing to the U.S.

Truckers in Canada, calling themselves the “Freedom Convoy,” opposed a mandate requiring drivers entering the country to be fully vaccinated or undergo testing and quarantine requirements.

"Our brothers and sisters of the highway succeeded in opening Canadians' eyes about the unconstitutional mandates and hardships forced onto their people," event organizers said on “The People’s Convoy - Official” Facebook page.