Fort Worth freedom rally held at the Tarrant County Courthouse. Here was the message.

About 110 people gathered outside the Tarrant County Courthouse on Saturday to take part in one of several “freedom rallies” held across the country and coordinated by the group Operation Take America Back.

While taking part on the same day as the “Justice for J6” rally in Washington, D.C., rally organizer and founder of the group Texans for Medical Choice Lori Jean explained the event was meant to bring together different groups with the shared cause of promoting personal freedom.

“That could be gun rights, people could just want freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to just be,” Jean said. She said the rally was not meant to be anti-vaccine, however, several rally goers carried signs questioning the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, and voiced opposition to vaccine mandates.

Several speakers put an emphasis on civic organization. Rally emcee and conservative political activist Troy Jackson urged people to learn who their voting precinct chair is and encouraged attendants to get active in turning out voters in their local precincts.

Attorney and state senate candidate Warren Norred, who’s representing the four parents challenging Fort Worth ISD’s mask mandate, said rally goers should approach political opposition the way a Christian missionary approaches a pagan.