Dear John,

The “Defeat the Mandates: An American Homecoming” event this past Sunday in Washington, DC was truly historic! The day was energizing, peaceful and full of hope and optimism. 

If you couldn’t attend and missed our livestream coverage watch this highlight video to see a preview of this amazing day! For those who want to catch up on the entire event, you can playback the livestream.

Children’s Health Defense, along with co-organizers and sponsors Vaccine Safety Research Foundation, Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance, Global Covid Summit, World Council for Health and JP Sears want to thank everyone who attended on Sunday and the millions who tuned in online. 
 

Freedom-lovers United!
“Defeat the Mandates” was a peaceful and beautiful gathering of approximately 40,000 freedom-lovers who descended upon the nation’s capital to reclaim our civil liberties and say NO to mandates. People traveled from all over the country to attend and braved the cold, representing a diverse and peaceful crowd from all walks of life. Attendees represented differing political affiliations, race, ideologies and vaccination status. 

Marching Against Mandates 
The crowds began to gather early Sunday morning around 10:30 a.m. at the Washington Monument where colorful signs and flags could be seen along with people exchanging hugs, smiles and cheerful greetings. 

The march kicked off at 11:30 a.m. as the massive crowd walked towards the Lincoln Memorial. Loud chants and drums could be heard from many people throughout the crowds. Banners, signs and bullhorns punctuated the atmosphere.

The Operation Freedom Fighters and Bravest for Choice firefighters carried an American flag and stood at the foot of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where they sang “God Bless America” followed by the pledge allegiance. 

The event officially began when performing artists Jimmy Levy and Hi-Rez the Rapper sang their top billboard hits “This is War” and “Welcome to the Revolution”, along with their latest hit “God Over the Government” followed by Jimmy Levy’s solo of a soulful acapella version of “God Bless America.”
 

All-Star Lineup of Speakers
Kevin Jenkins opened as the first guest speaker, reflecting back on Dr. Martin Luther King’s appearance on these same steps in 1963 and reclaiming the American dream. 

Keynote speaker Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. educated the crowd with a powerful and impactful speech that informed the crowd about the scientific data and explained the manipulation around the COVID-19 vaccine trial data. Kennedy also spoke to the corruption of the pharmaceutical industries and government overreach. 

The medical community was represented as a united front as they took to the stage together with speeches from Dr. Peter McCullough, Dr. Robert Malone, Dr. Pierre Kory, Dr. Paul Marik, Dr. Ryan Cole, Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, Steve Kirsch, Dr. Christina Parks, Dr. Paul Alexander, Dr. Richard Urso and more. 

Religious leaders Rev. Aaron Lewis, and Rabbi Zev Epstein spoke powerful words, as did a large group of firefighters from Bravest for Choice and Operation Freedom of Choice who represent the backbone of our country of those who serve.

We also heard from Dr. Joel Wallskog, surgeon and Kyle Warner, professional mountain bike racer both tragically injured from the COVID-19 vaccine. They represented a large group of people injured from the COVID-19 injection. A large group of them were present at the rally and Dr. Wallskog and Warner shared their own stories and those of others they’ve met along their journey. Their stories were gut wrenching and tragic to hear and a stark reminder of the reality of what is happening to thousands, and even, millions of people. 

Dr. Wallskog reminded everyone: 

“We hear you, we see you, we are you.” 

He pleaded with the crowd asking that everyone breaks free of the silence and share their stories of injuries and also asked people to consider donating to reAct19, a patient advocate group that supports the treatment and recovery of those injured from COVID-19 injections. 

As of mid-December, 2020 through January 21, 2022 there have been 1,071,856 injuries including 22,607 deaths following COVID vaccination as reported to the U.S. government’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.

The event was closed with a fiery speech from Del Bigtree who quoted Abraham Lincoln but channeled William Wallace as he demanded accountability and invited everyone to claim what is already theirs by becoming “superspreaders of truth.”

Bigtree said:

“The truth always prevails. We are victorious in truth because we are endowed with one great power: the power of ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ not given to us by this capital or this government, but by God himself.”
 

Worldwide Impact: A Gathering In Europe
Earlier that day started with “A Call to Europe” press conference in Belgium, Brussels. People from all over Europe assembled in Brussels, home to the EU Parliament, to demonstrate against coercive COVID countermeasures including lockdowns, vaccine passports and vaccine mandates.

According to news reports, the crowd numbered somewhere between about 50,000 up to 600,000, according to organizers and participants.

Unfortunately, the event organizers called off their rally after police — using tear gas, water cannons, dogs and the threat of mounted police — ordered them to disperse.

Read more about the events that unfolded in Brussels in this article and see key highlights of speeches from CHD President and General Counsel Mary Holland and other speakers including Catherine Austin Fitts, president of Solari, Inc., Vera Sherav, holocaust survivor and president of the Alliance for Human Research Protection, AHRP as they regrouped in an alternative location later that day. 

In her speech, Holland said:

“We are at a crossroads. We can either follow the path to tyranny that’s before us, or we can set ourselves free. The official narrative of the global coup d’état is over.”

Holland also said, “We have not fully won, here or in the United States, but we can with education, advocacy and litigation.”

View the replay of the “Call to Europe” event in Brussels.
 

We are Growing, We Are Winning!
After Sunday’s events in both Brussels and Washington, DC, it’s clear we’re no longer fringe groups that can be marginalized. Freedom-lovers all over the world are rising up and coming together to unite in one mission: to defeat the mandates and maintain choice when it comes to vaccines.

Thank you again for those who joined us on Sunday in both Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium!

Be sure to tune in today, Friday, January 28th from 2:30pm ET/1:30pm CT/11:30am PT for our "Defeat the Mandates Special" a one-hour recap of highlights from both events. 

Thank you, 

The Children’s Health Defense Team