Occupy Los Angeles Celebrates International Day of Action

Occupy Los Angeles attracted ten to fifteen thousand supporters (according to CBS Los Angeles) at Pershing Square Saturday morning to march in solidarity with the growing Occupy Wall Street movement, which spread world-wide to over a thousand cities. The peaceful march proceeded through the downtown financial district and ended at their encampment at the Los Angeles City Hall.

The rally marked the one month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The movement began in New York City as a protest of the dramatic economic and social inequalities perceived to be the result of Wall Street's control over financial and political systems, corporate money and greed.

Protest organizers invited protestors to share their stories on the people's mic. Throughout the day, people young and old shared their concerns, outrage and hopes in response to the ongoing financial crisis and struggle to find new ways to transform global politics and economic systems. Students spoke about the lack of money to pay for college, fearing they would be stuck in minimum wage jobs after graduating. Parents expressed concern for their children's futures. Others called for the re-instatement of Glass-Steagall Act.

Resisting corporate control over finances and food production, waging peaceful revolution for environmental and social justice, removing money from politics, fighting poverty and urging those who had financial means to care and stand in solidarity with the shrinking middle class continued to be the predominant themes at the demonstration in Los Angeles.