Economic Protesters Remain Camped Out at L.A. City Hall

[Hissyspit]

Source: LA Times

Economic protesters remain camped out at L.A. City Hall

October 1, 2011 | 9:36 pm

After a daylong protest against what they view as inequities in economic policies, more than 100 protesters remained on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall on Saturday night, drumming, singing and discoursing on fiscal policy.

The Occupy LA protest, which drew hundreds of people in peaceful waves all day Saturday, is modeled after a similar movement in New York that has been staging a sit-in on Wall Street for almost two weeks. Most participants said they hope to change or expose economic polices that benefit the richest 1% of Americans.

Like their Manhattan counterparts, the Los Angeles protesters said they plan to camp out by City Hall indefinitely or until they draw enough attention to their cause. Other protests have been springing up around the world, including in Cleveland and Australia.

Andrew Roberts, a 33-year-old father from Long Beach, said he was protesting to try to ensure a better future for his children. "The system that's in place clearly isn't working anymore." Roberts said. "If this carries on my children aren't going to have the same standard of living as I do, and that's sorry."

Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/economic-protestors-remain-camped-out-at-la-city-hall-.html

[Kurovski]

1. K&R. (nt)

[JDPriestly]

2. K&R

[PETRUS]

3. K&R. Occupy Together! nt

[No Elephants]

4. Great. Nowhere is as symbolic as Wall Street or D.C., (Remember Oct. 6), but good for LA!

www.october2011.org

Go, or organize an event where you live, or donate, or help get out the word, but please do something to support the D.C. occupation, too.


thanks.

[sce56]

5. I'll be there Mañana

[snappyturtle]

6. Thanks in advance for attending the protest.....hope you'll report back to us! nt

[coalition_unwilling]

7. Photo of General Assembly on South Lawn of City Hall:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9RpryccgvTU/TogJ-5AGlnI/AAAAAAAAAG0/HRGQN3WcfLE/s320/Crowd+at+Occupy+LA.jpg

[malthaussen]

8. Solidarity!

This is looking more interesting all the time...

-- Mal

[No Elephants]

9. This report says 2000 protestors occupying in LA on Oct 1 (Saturday) and about 400 arrested.

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-protestors-descend-on-city-hall,0,5794094.story

That's a pretty big discrepancy.

:wtf: LA Times?

[No Elephants]

11. Read too fast. Yes, 2000 protestors in LA, but reference to arrests was about NY.

I apologize if I misled anyone.

[Mnemosyne]

10. K&R! n/t