LOS ANGELES, Calif.–A group of protesters that has spent the past two nights outside City Hall as part of a nationwide series of demonstrations against Wall Street marched around downtown Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon during rush hour, tying up traffic.
Participants in Occupy Los Angeles marched south on Broadway toward Pershing Square and then headed back to City Hall on Hill Street.
ABC7 reported that police provided an escort for the marchers, even though they were causing traffic problems.
There were no arrests, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Cleon Joseph of the Media Relations Section.
Joseph did not provide an estimate of the number of demonstrators, citing department policy.”
Occupy Los Angeles is a solidarity group to Occupy Wall Street, which began a protest in New York City on Sept. 17 in opposition to greed and corruption, according to its website.
Occupy Los Angeles and Occupy Wall Street have received the backing of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO.
“What I see developing is reminiscent of what I saw in the Wisconsin Capitol last February when tens of thousands of students, union workers and parents stood up for collective bargaining rights and our democracy,” said Maria Elena Durazo, executive secretary treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO.
“We must continue to speak out, organize and work together in order to rebuild the middle class.”
