3,284 likes · 651 talking about this. Court filings show how protest organizers spent their money, and how much of it remains unspent or unaccounted for. Feb 17, 2024 · Published Feb. Above, truckers refuel their trucks in the cold during Feb 9, 2022 · Earlier this afternoon, my Office sent a civil investigative demand to GoFundMe to get to the bottom of why the Freedom Convoy’s fundraiser was removed from the platform and why funds were not Feb 15, 2022 · The campaign, run by U. Before being suspended, the GoFundMe page for the Freedom Convoy 2022 made more than $10. However, due to donor feedback, we are simplifying the process and automatically refunding donations. AP. After $10 million were raised to support the Feb 7, 2022 · It announced the next day that it would refund all of the donations made so far. Feb 5, 2022 · A GoFundMe fundraising campaign was launched on January 14, 2022, to support protestors. . Feb 22, 2022 · 22 Feb 2022. Feb 7, 2022 · As the anti-vaccine protests unfolded, donations to the “Freedom Convoy 2022” GoFundMe page continued to roll in and reached CAD $10m (£5. After the Freedom Convoy Feb 4, 2022 · West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has urged residents in his state to contact him if they believe they have been victimized by false advertising such as GoFundMe choosing to shutdown the Canadian Freedom Convoy fundraiser in support of the protesting Canada’s COVID-19 mandates on Friday evening. Another convoy segment passes through Kenora, Ont. The move to block the fundraiser has sparked an interest in GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan and his past positions on Covid. We wanted to provide clarity around the actions that our global Trust Apr 22, 2022 · GiveSendGo hosted the Freedom Convoy 2022 online crowdfunding campaign once GoFundMe shut down the initial multi-million-dollar fundraiser. In a statement on Friday, GoFundMe said the demonstrations Donations to the page "Freedom Convoy 2022" had reached C$10m ($7. The recent trucker convoy was perhaps the most important crisis of public authority in our generation. 8m) to support their demonstration and seeking to end “political overreach”, according to the GoFundMe The following article is a broad timeline of the course of events surrounding the Canada convoy protest, a series of protests and blockades in Canada in early 2022. 17, 2024 3:46 p. Feb 4, 2022 · Feb 4, 2022. 3 million — were frozen Tuesday after GoFundMe said it needed to see a plan for how the funds would be disbursed. 3 million from Feb 5, 2022 · published 5 February 2022. A report filed by KSV Restructuring Inc. Feb 8, 2022 · The crowdfunding platform said $1 million was released last week, but funds would no longer be distributed to the Freedom Convoy organizers. You're making the world a better place for someone every time you give. With the events now understandably overshadowed by the Feb 3, 2022 · With the multi-million dollar Freedom Convoy fundraiser now in suspended animation, some donors are reporting receiving refunds from GoFundMe. February 9, 2022 6:54 pm. Mar 4, 2022 · The vast majority of donors to the freedom convoy in Ottawa were from Canadians, the president of the crowdfunding site told Parliament. S Feb 5, 2022 · The Freedom Convoy 2022 GoFundMe had already raised more than $10 million (£5. 25, 2022 Mar 10, 2022 · GiveSendGo, a fundraising platform used by people who sent money to the Canadian trucker convoy, has announced that it will refund donations. Feb 9, 2022 · February 9, 2022 5:15pm. COVID-19 vaccine • Get the latest information from the CDC. 7 million in funds raised by the trucker convoy now wending its way across the country toward Ottawa in a protest against vaccine mandates. Photo by Patrick Doyle/Reuters/File. The newly emerged Feb 16, 2022 · One donation of $50 to the Freedom Convoy campaign used an email address associated with the Delaware Transit Corp. GoFundMe suspends the “Freedom Convoy 2022” fundraiser for the first time to give organizers time to provide a plan for the Jan 27, 2022 · Published Jan. 8m) to support its protest against Covid-19 Feb 5, 2022 · Anna Venarchik. This is in connection with Go-Fund-Me's re-direction of funds from the Canadian truckers’ Freedom Convoy. GoFundMe is the global leader in crowdfunding, trusted by 100+ million people. January 8, 2024. 4 million US in donations detailed in the data, $4. 5 per cent of the total — came from Canada, while $3. The convoy demonstration was to protest new vaccine mandates to cross the U. 8m) for the truckers who have been blocking the US-Canada highway since 29 January. This comes after GoFundMe was holding the Jan 27, 2022 · A trucker convoy winding its way on Thursday through the GTA has accessed $1 million of the funds it has raised through a viral online fundraiser that was previously frozen by the platform VI Freedom Convoy 2022 Bearhug Ottawa. 9m; £5. My guess, judging by the conspicuous lack of information on the go fund me page, is that someone's taking advantage of the situation and putting the money in their pocket, and will do nothing to help solve the problem. 7 million for the anti-vax “freedom convoy” in Canada was hacked on Sunday night, and the names and personal details of over 92,000 donors Mar 3, 2022 · The Freedom Convoy 2022 fundraiser has raised $9. " The founder of the Kraken exchange, Jesse Powell, has also made a donation to the group, writing: "Fix the money, fix the world. 6 million US (44. 7 million. 5, 2022 8:30 a. 14. 8m), with about C$1m released so far to organisers. A second Adopt a Trucker fundraiser has raised $591,440 US through 8,375 donations. OTTAWA – The Freedom Convoy raised more than $24 million across crypto currencies and fundraising platforms, but almost all of that money ended up back with donors or frozen Jan 28, 2022 · Money. Feb 8, 2022 · JAN. Feb 11, 2022 · 84°. **This is the original freedom convoy 2022 support group with 660k+ members. Last week, the website GoFundMe decided it would no longer support the Canadian Freedom Convoy, which meant $9 million in donations would never reach the Canadian truckers whose convoy transfixed freedom-lovers everywhere. Over the weekend, he wrote: "I'm pro-vaccination, but anti-vaccination mandate. The Canadian Press, citing CSIS documents it had obtained, reported just last week that there remains an active so-called Freedom Movement in this country. We will May 25, 2022 · Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich talks to reporters on Feb. 15. . As money has continued to pour into the campaign from Canada and abroad Start your fundraiser in minutes with tools to help you succeed. If you're a donor and would like a refund for a donation, tip, or believe there has been an unauthorized charge, our team can help. 14, with the purpose of providing fuel and supplies for truckers traveling Feb 8, 2022 · The 'Freedom Convoy' is gaining traction on a new crowdfunding platform after GoFundMe shut its doors on the movement. By Sunday morning, it no longer seemed to matter. m. Feb 14, 2022 · Comments accompanying the donations on the fundraiser page suggest the donations come from individuals who believe in the convoy’s message of “freedom” from vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions. Fact-checking claims around the Freedom Convoy, the Canadian border vaccine mandate protest. A close look at donor data — from crowdfunding campaigns to Bitcoin fund-raisers Feb 5, 2022 · Theo Wargo/Getty Images for TIME. The Google Maps link contains thousands of pins pointing to locations of donors throughout the Canadian province, with each pin listing Feb 4, 2022 · This came after fundraising site GoFundMe started refunding the $8 million in donations collected for a Freedom Convoy protesting Canada's Covid vaccine mandates. S. “We’re all sick and tired of the mandates, of the intimidation, of living in one big prison Feb 5, 2022 · Facing a potential fraud investigation by the state of Florida, GoFundMe reversed a decision to redistribute money given by thousands of donors to the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" protesting COVID-19 Feb 14, 2022 · The Christian crowdfunding site that helped raise $8. HELENA, Mont. In a statement to Fox News, Facebook's parent company Meta said Feb 11, 2022 · Tamara Lich, a Freedom Convoy organizer and former member of Canada’s Maverick Party, created a GoFundMe page on Jan. More than $8 million had been raised at the time. Share. Feb 4, 2022 · GoFundMe has closed the fundraising page for the “Freedom Convoy” after concluding the Ottawa protest has become an occupation. 2 million US so far. 7 million US from nearly 113,000 donations. 27, 2022 3:19 p. Organizers of the Freedom Convoy switched their fundraising efforts to the Christian-based crowdfunding site GiveSendGo. 25, 2022. The Freedom Convoy was started by truckers as Canada imposed on them a vaccine mandate in mid-January for cross-border travel, and evolved into a three-week occupation of downtown Ottawa that was Feb 1, 2022 · The controversial “Freedom Convoy” of Canadian truckers is close to raising $10m (£5. 1 million since having been established on Jan. Jan. 14, with the purpose of providing fuel and supplies for truckers traveling Feb 26, 2023 · Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich speaks with police officers during the protest against COVID-19 mandates, in Ottawa, February 10, 2022. We now have evidence from law enforcement that the Jan 8, 2024 · Request a refund. 6 million from 119,000 donations. Organizers Tamara Lich and B. S-Canada border. Canada convoy protest Part of COVID-19 protests in Canada Protesters in front of Parliament Hill on February 12, 2022 (top); Vehicles lined up on Wellington Street January 28 (middle left); Supporters greet a truck on an overpass in Merritt, British Columbia (middle right); Protesters near the East Block of Parliament Hill (bottom) Date January 22 – February 23, 2022 (1 month and 1 day Feb 10, 2022 · GoFundMe ends payments to convoy protest, citing reports of violence and harassment. 2 per cent) came from the U. From the Sunny Shores of the Salish Sea We Stand on Guard For Thee! Feb 14, 2022 · Of the $8. This news comes after the company previously stated it was suspended and under review Feb 11, 2022 · 53°. Republicans on Saturday vowed to investigate GoFundMe's decision to take down a page accepting donations in support of protesting truck Feb 19, 2022 · Courtesy: CTV. 2 million collected for a convoy of truckers and their supporters now heading to Parliament Hill to protest Apr 7, 2022 · Two fundraisers on the site were responsible for raising money for the protests: the Freedom Convoy 2022 fundraiser raised almost $12. Other Feb 4, 2022 · As the so-called “freedom convoy” enters its second week of protests in Ottawa, hard questions are being asked about a GoFundMe campaign set up by convoy organizers and whether any of the $10 Feb 2, 2022 · So far, the “Freedom Convoy 2022” campaign hosted by GoFundMe has raised more than $9. Nov 3, 2022 · According to information provided by GiveSendGo, the "Freedom Convoy 2022" campaign had 113,152 donors. Fundraising website GoFundMe has removed a fundraiser for Canada's "Freedom Convoy" protest against the country's COVID-19 policies and said in a statement released Apr 7, 2022 · The convoy protest in Ottawa raised more than $20 million over its three-week occupation of the city's downtown. (Frédéric Pepin/Radio-Canada) Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich will not be returning to jail, a judge has Feb 6, 2022 · Freedom finds a way. We believe it’s our responsibility to protect your kindness—by protecting your donation. Hundreds of protestors gathered on Parliament Hill on Saturday, to mark two years since police moved in to end the "Freedom Convoy" on Feb. 8m), by Wednesday afternoon with about C$1m released so far to organisers. , the third-party agent responsible for overseeing recovered money, shows it is holding a little under $2 million of the Feb 17, 2022 · The so-called "Freedom Convoy'' assembled in various locations across Canada and participants vowed to travel to the heart of the nation's capital to fight COVID-19 mandates and restrictions . 25, it had raised $4. Tamara Lich, who set up the Freedom Convoy 2022 campaign on GoFundMe, said funds will be used to reimburse Canadians for Feb 5, 2022 · The update we issued earlier enabled all donors to get a refund and outlined a plan to distribute remaining funds to verified charities selected by the Freedom Convoy organizers. The GiveSendGo campaign has raised $8. A GoFundMe fundraiser to support participants of the Freedom Convoy 2022 initially set out to raise $5 million, but just like Telemiracle, the overall total continues to go higher and higher. Canada implemented their mandate Jan. Updated. 8m), by Wednesday afternoon Feb 10, 2022 · GoFundMe on February 4 said it was taking down Canadian truckers' "Freedom Convoy" campaign protesting vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions after determining that the demonstrations Feb 3, 2022 · Screenshot of Freedom Convoy 2022 GoFundMe page. Within two Feb 10, 2022 · The Ontario government says it has successfully petitioned a court to freeze access to millions of dollars donated through online fundraising platform GiveSendGo to the convoy protesting COVID-19 Nov 20, 2023 · The prosecution has finished making its case in the trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, organizers of the Freedom Convoy protest who face criminal charges for their actions during February 2022. Dichter created the account on Jan. On February 4, the crowdfunding company released an official statement regarding the issue: Jan 28, 2022 · Funds for the “Freedom Rally” or “Freedom Convoy” viral campaign — which has raised more than CA$7. Nov 3, 2022 · Article content. 07:56 AM - 05 Feb 2022 Feb 6, 2022 · The Freedom Convoy began when a caravan of truckers departed from Vancouver, Canada, last month with some estimates at 50,000 truck drivers heading for Ottawa, the nation’s capital. Agenda segment, March 3, 2022: Unpacking the rhetoric of the "Freedom Convoy". Lich was taken into custody in Feb 4, 2022 · GOFUNDME FREEZES CANADIAN ‘FREEDOM CONVOY’ PAGE AFTER IT RAISES $10M. 3 million US — or 52. After the Freedom Convoy collected more than $10 million dollars, GoFundMe Feb 5, 2022 · The Freedom Convoy fundraiser was first frozen last week, when it totaled $5million in donations, because GoFundMe wanted to determine exactly where the funds would go. Texas A ttorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into GoFundMe’s handling of fundraising connected to the “ Freedom Convoy Feb 9, 2022 · The convoy started after Canada began requiring truckers who cross the US border to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or have two-week quarantines upon returning home. 18, 2022 Feb 9, 2022 · By Christopher Hutton. 2 million from nearly 113,000 donations, while a second Adopt Feb 4, 2022 · Donations to the GoFundMe page "Freedom Convoy 2022" had reached C$10m ($7. 7 million donated to the “ Freedom convoy ” through an online fundraising site has come from the United States, leaked data suggests. Also on Thursday, representatives of the Ontario Feb 2, 2022 · The Freedom Convoy began in response to a federal vaccine mandate imposed by the Canadian government on 15 January that requires unvaccinated truckers returning from across the US border to Feb 7, 2022 · The “Freedom Convoy” originated as a protest against a Canadian vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers, but has since evolved into a rallying point against public health policies and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration. Messages like “God bless the truckers,” and “Thank you for fighting for freedom” appear thousands of times. GoFundMe is releasing an initial $1 million in fundraising money to the organizers of the trucker convoy protesting vaccine mandates, after the Feb 14, 2022 · Nearly 41 per cent of the more than $10. The protest, which was called the Freedom Convoy (French: Convoi de la liberté) by organizers, was "first aimed at a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers" when the convoy of hundreds of vehicles, including semi Nov 17, 2022 · That analysis shows that an estimated 59 per cent of donations — accounting for 46 per cent of the GiveSendGo Freedom Convoy money that was frozen by a Canadian court order — came from donors Feb 5, 2022 · Published Feb. 8m), with about CAD $1m (£583,000) released to the Feb 4, 2022 · GoFundMe, the crowdsourcing fundraising platform used by a variety of political persuasion and causes, has released a statement saying that they will be shutting down the Canadian Freedom Convoy page that organizers had been using to raise more than 10 million Canadian dollars for individuals and truck drivers protesting Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. PST. Donations to the page "Freedom Convoy 2022" had reached C$10m ($7. -based Christian fundraising website GiveSendGo, became the go-to donation portal for supporters of the self-described “freedom convoy” after GoFundMe, another U. The payment made on Feb. The platform said the remaining millions would go to a Feb 14, 2022 · Canadians are responsible for roughly half of the money raised online for the trucker convoy, leaked data shows. “#GoFundMe now won’t honor #FreedomConvoy donations and will Jan 25, 2022 · GoFundMe has frozen access to the more than $4. Watch on. Jacob Wells, co-founder of GiveSendGo, said he was Jan 29, 2022 · The Canadian Trucking Alliance estimates that 85% to 90% of the 120,000 Canadian truckers who work cross-border routes are vaccinated and said on Saturday that it appeared many of the protesters Feb 11, 2022 · The so-called Freedom Convoy protests, which began about two weeks ago in Ottawa, were sparked by a mandate that requires Canadian cross-border truckers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. "The funds from GoFundMe will be used to cover the costs of the convoy, specifically food, fuel, lodging, and other Feb 5, 2022 · Donations were going toward the so-called "Freedom Convoy," a group of Canadian truck drivers and their supporters who have taken an extreme step to protest the new COVID-19 regulations imposed by Elon Musk has likened GoFundMe to "professional thieves" on Twitter, and has indicated that he sympathizes with the Freedom Convoy. 14, 2022, in Ottawa. After the GoFundMe cutoff, organizers launched a donation drive Feb 14, 2022 · The Freedom Convoy has switched its fundraising to GiveSendGo. After being blasted, GoFundMe has decided to automatically refund some $9 million donated to the anti-vax Freedom Convoy 2022 protest that has turned into an occupation in Ottawa Feb 6, 2022 · Go Fund Me was getting overwhelmed for refunds, when they announced they were calling the “Freedom Convoy in Canada” because it was not a peaceful protest but an obstruction of epic proportions. Jan 27, 2022 · The crowdfunding platform GoFundMe says it has released an initial $1 million of the $6. The original admins/moderators coordinating with the organizers. The fundraiser had raised more than $10 million before being put Mar 21, 2022 · Published: March 21, 2022 1:03pm EDT. During a House of Commons public safety and national security committee meeting, President Juan Benitez admitted that nearly 90 percent of donations to the movement were from Canada. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk responded late on Friday to GoFundMe canceling the Freedom Convoy fundraiser for truckers that are protesting vaccine mandates in Canada by posting a meme targeting the company. - Montana Attorney General, Austin Knudsen has opened an investigation into potential violations of Montana's 'Unfair Trade Practices And Consumer Protections Act'. On Wednesday evening, GoFundMe announced it was GoFundMe has paused donations to truck drivers protesting against vaccine mandates in Canada. Jan 27, 2022 · The organizer of a GoFundMe campaign for the trucker convoy has withdrawn an initial $1 million from the funds raised, the company confirmed Thursday. UPDATE: The Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton (R), said Wednesday that the office will investigate GoFundMe after its decision to end a fundraising effort aimed at Feb 4, 2022 · Donations to the GoFundMe page "Freedom Convoy 2022" had reached C$10m ($7. Some U. That Feb 10, 2022 · GoFundMe supports peaceful protests and we believe that was the intention of the Freedom Convoy 2022 fundraiser when it was first created. As of Tuesday afternoon, the group had raised more than US$6. 9 under the name of the state transit agency’s chief Jun 30, 2022 · Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich will remain in custody over the Canada Day weekend after she was arrested this week for allegedly breaching her bail conditions. Feb 4, 2022 · GoFundMe has announced the fundraiser for Canada’s trucker convoy has now been removed from the platform. Musk responded to a tweet encouraging him to get his money back from GoFundMe after people had Feb 11, 2022 · Tamara Lich, a Freedom Convoy organizer and former member of Canada’s Maverick Party, created a GoFundMe page on Jan. Locations of the Freedom Convoy donors in Ontario, Canada, have been published on Google Maps after the names of those who gave money to the crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo were leaked online. The update we issued earlier (below) enabled all donors to get a refund and outlined a plan to distribute remaining funds to verified charities selected by the Freedom Convoy Feb 4, 2022 · UPDATE: The crowdfunding platform GoFundMe said Friday it will stop payments to the organizers of Freedom Convoy 2022 because the protest violates its rules on violence and harassment. 8m), with about CAD $1m (£583,000) released to the Feb 11, 2022 · Protesters had raised millions via "Freedom Convoy 2022" and "Adopt-a-Trucker" campaigns on the site, but government officials in Ontario asked the court to stop organizers from accessing and May 10, 2022 · Recent events in Ottawa, Canada, have generated widespread discussion about the Freedom Convoy 2022 fundraiser on GoFundMe. Feb 8, 2022 · As the anti-vaccine protests unfolded, donations to the “Freedom Convoy 2022” GoFundMe page continued to roll in and reached CAD $10m (£5. J. But that does not mean we won’t see more protests like the ones we did two years ago. A page on the crowdfunding site GiveSendGo dedicated Feb 3, 2022 · Online fund raising platform GoFundMe has paused donations for Canadian truckers Freedom Convoy page which has already raised over $10 million (£5. More than half of donations to that campaign — 59 per cent — were from the United States Freedom Convoy 2022 Official Support. 14, intending to raise $5 million; by Jan. ht gv fa hn la nj hq by yc ch