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Between honks and cheers, rally participants made their message known.

“Really this is part of a national rally that we are in support of our country, our liberties, our freedoms and to open our country back up,” said Rod Garcia, the rally organizer.

This rally was led after an Open Coachella Valley demonstration on Sunday.

“For those of us who feel healthy and well we want to be able to go out anywhere we want. We want to travel, stay in hotels, eat in restaurants,” said Marie Colangelo.

The group started in downtown Palm Springs and was met by police and some unhappy store owners.

“We still have it in place that we don’t have gatherings of ten or more, everyone should wear a face mask. These people who are coming out here I don’t thi

Local rally calls for Coachella Valley to reopen