By Jack Davis | The Western Journal
A call has been issued for Americans to take a stand against vaccine mandates by walking out of their jobs or schools.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden said he would draft
executive orders forcing all employers with more than 100 workers to
institute vaccine mandates, as well as imposing them on federal workers and
federal contractors.
According to a news advisory provided to The Western
Journal, “The Great American Walkout” kicked off Saturday with a San Diego news
conference “to announce the launch of a nationwide peaceful protest of Police
Officers, Fire Fighters, Medics, Educators and Parents who are all greatly
concerned with President Biden and multiple other state Governor’s recent calls
for nationwide COVID-19 vaccine mandates.”
The advisory noted the mandates “will affect 100 million
Americans including all federal workers and contractors, accompanied by a
requirement that large companies must impose vaccines or regular invasive
testing for employees.”
A news release also provided to The Western Journal said
the four-day protest of vaccine mandates from Saturday through Tuesday is
being led by Rachel Hamm, a conservative candidate for California Secretary of
State in 2022, political strategist Jason Sullivan and a Riverside County
businessman identified only as “Cameron R.”
The news release said that on Saturday, “Americans who
are attending work, or school are asked to peacefully leave what they are doing
and to immediately flood social media with their own powerful messages in
defiance of forced vaccinations.”
The effort is also calling for social media postings
using the hashtag: #TheGreatAmericanWalkout.
“We also encourage you to email your boss or school
officials and let them know WHY you are protesting,” the release said.
The release noted that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has “failed miserably as the Chief
Executive Officer of the 5th Largest Economy on Earth, and now
he’s also saying that you have to be vaccinated in order to provide for your
families.”
“Californians need him to leave office for their lives to
thrive once again. In addition to participating in this walkout, remember to
vote YES to recalling Newsom on September 14th!” the release said.
“First, we were told we were shutting things for a couple
weeks,” Hamm said.
“Then, it was wear this mask, now wear two masks, don’t
attend your church, your business must stay closed, and your kids can’t go to
school. On top of that, Newsom’s and Biden’s administration have intentionally
left our border wide open for COVID-positive invaders to flood into our
country, while imposing extreme restrictions on our own citizens.”
Hamm said citizens “are facing the most dangerous of
Newsom’s and Biden’s dictatorial mandates; Get this shot, or you can’t keep
your job. As an educator in California my husband has been told by Gavin
Newsom, ‘Take this vaccine or lose your ability to provide food for your
family.'”
“We’re not anti-vaxxers in general, but we do believe
everyone should have the right to choose what’s best for themselves when it
comes to the COVID shot. There are serious concerns about its safety and
efficacy, regardless of what politicians say,” she said.
“One thing we know about career politicians is that they
lie! I’d encourage all Americans to consider why a shot is being pushed this
hard for a virus that has a 99% recovery rate. We’ve had enough, and now we
will make our voices heard loud and clear by this peaceful protest,” Hamm
added.
Sullivan said, “We the people are in charge of our
country, not the politicians. We live in a constitutional republic, not a
tyrannical oligarchy led by an out of control, mentally unstable train wreck
President, Joe Biden.”
On her Facebook page, Hamm said employers who are not on
the Biden bandwagon should not be targeted.
“If your employer is NOT requiring you to get vaccinated,
don’t walkout! Do a great job for them and thank them for supporting freedom,”
she wrote.
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'After a lot of prayer and deliberation,'
veteran ESPN reporter Allison Williams quits over company's vaccine mandate
By PAUL SACCA | Blaze Media
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Veteran ESPN reporter Allison Williams said she won't be
on the sidelines to cover college football this season because she refuses to
get the COVID-19 vaccine.
"This will be the first fall in the last 15 years I
won't be on the sidelines for College Football," Williams tweeted
Thursday.
Williams revealed that the reason she is hesitant to get
the COVID-19 vaccine is because she is attempting to have a second child.
"While my work is incredibly important to me, the
most important role I have is as a mother," she wrote on Twitter. "Throughout our family planning with our
doctor, as well as a fertility specialist, I have decided not to receive the
COVID-19 vaccine at this time while my husband and I try for a second
child."
"This was a deeply difficult decision to make and
it's not something I take lightly," Williams continued. "I understand
vaccines have been essential in the effort to end this pandemic; however,
taking the vaccine at this time is not in my best interest."
"After a lot of prayer and deliberation, I have
decided I must put my family and personal health first," she added.
"I will miss being on the sidelines and am thankful
for the support of my ESPN family," Williams concluded. "I look
forward to when I can return to the games and job that I love."
Williams, who joined ESPN in 2011, said that the decision
to walk away from her reporting job made her heart hurt, but she is "at
peace" with her decision to go against the company's vaccine
mandate.
ESPN said it would not "comment on an
individual," but released a statement that read, "We are going through a
thorough review of accommodation requests on a case by case basis, and are
granting accommodations where warranted. Our focus is on a safe work
environment for everyone."
The Walt Disney Company, which co-owns ESPN, announced in
late July that it would require all salaried and non-union employees to get the
COVID-19 vaccine within 60 days.
Disney's statement on the company's mandatory vaccinations:
At The Walt Disney Company, the safety and
well-being of our employees during the pandemic has been and continues to be a
top priority. Toward that end, and based on the latest recommendations of
scientists, health officials and our own medical professionals that the COVID-19
vaccine provides the best protection against severe infection, we are requiring
that all salaried and non-union hourly employees in the U.S. working at any of
our sites be fully vaccinated.
The company added, "Vaccines are the best tool we
all have to help control this global pandemic and protect our employees."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the COVID-19 vaccination for "people
who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or might become
pregnant in the future."
"Evidence about the safety and effectiveness of
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy has been growing," the CDC states.
"These data suggest that the benefits of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine
outweigh any known or potential risks of vaccination during pregnancy. There is
currently no evidence that any vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines, cause
fertility problems in women or men."
However, some women have reported experiencing irregular or missing menstrual
periods, including bleeding that is heavier than usual, after receiving
COVID-19 vaccines.
On Aug. 30, the National Institutes of Health announced
it had paid $1.67 million to researchers from five institutions to study
potential links between COVID-19 vaccinations and menstruation.
"Combined, the five NIH-funded studies – conducted
by researchers at Boston University, Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins
University, Michigan State University and Oregon Health and Science University
– will likely incorporate between 400,000 and 500,000 participants, including
adolescents and transgender and nonbinary people, according to Diana Bianchi,
director of the agency's Institute of Child Health and Human Development, which
is funding the research along with NIH's Office of Research on Women's Health," the Seattle Times reported.
