The New Jersey Freedom Convoy
is making its way through the Garden State, from Bergen County to Salem
County and everywhere in between.
The hope behind the people
coordinating the convoy is to bring New Jersey residents together and in their
words -- get back our freedoms and protect future generations.
“Our message is just freedom,” says Jackie Thomas, co-coordinator of
NJ Freedom Convoy.
New Jersey truck drivers, like Sadaya Morris, are gearing up
for a statewide rally this weekend, hitting the road to fight for the freedoms
they believe have been taken away during the pandemic.
The co-coordinators emphasize the gathering will
be peaceful and non-partisan with all political parties represented.
“It’s not about Republican, Democrat,” says co-coordinator Janine Klem. “I’m a
Democrat so it’s not about that to me. It’s about unity, it’s about people of
been divided too long and I want to bring them together.”
The women say they do share the mission with the
truckers heading to D.C., but just didn't want to do anything outside of New
Jersey as a group or as a convoy.
The Biden Administration rolled out a new national
COVID-19 preparedness plan on Wednesday that calls for maintaining free access
to vaccines, masks, tests and drugs, as well respond more quickly to potential
future variants in an effort by to push America into a post-pandemic phase
while continuing to live with the virus.