by Aria Morgan, Free Now Foundation On Aug. 21, Lionsgate announced that mask mandates are once again required in “parts of their Santa Monica office.”  due to rising Covid cases. Deadline reports the following: “The policy change was announced internally [and] implemented in response to several employees recently testing positive for Covid. It involves a mandatory mask mandate effective immediately.” At this time, this is the only instance of required masking in California, but we suspect more will follow. Social media and Substack authors like Steve Kirsch hint that full mandates are making a comeback across the country, and have already begun at Morris Brown College, in Atlanta, a fact confirmed by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “The small, private Atlanta college announced the mask mandate Sunday in a letter to faculty, staff and students, saying the requirement and other COVID-19 safety protocols will be in place for two weeks. The college cited ‘reports of positive cases among students in the Atlanta University Center’ as the reason for the decision.” Free Now Foundation stands AGAINST all mandates. Mandates are NOT law and you do not have to comply. On behalf of the Palicke family, we are suing Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District for their discriminatory mask mandate policy. Will you join us in this fight? Will you stand up for your right to breathe fresh air, unobstructed by a mask? Or will you comply? The choice is yours. To help support our lawsuits, please click here. About the Author, Aria Morgan Aria Morgan is a writer and advocate dedicated to civil liberties, medical freedom, and free speech. As Director of Content at Free Now Foundation (2024–2026) and former Managing Editor of Children’s Health Defense–CA (2021–2024), she helped shape investigative storytelling efforts advancing informed consent and individual rights. Aria bridges more than 30 years of embodied wellness practice and over 25 years of teaching with civic engagement. Her wellness work lives at DailyDowndog.com