Video- “Occupy” protest movement takes over LA

Several hundred demonstrators are now occupying Los Angeles City Hall.

The “occupy Los Angeles” event follows ongoing protests aimed at Wall Street in New York.

The Occupy Los Angeles movement is part of a coordinated nationwide effort.

Protesters here are rallying against a number of issues including limiting corporate profits, job creation and cuts in government money toward education.

Demonstrator say they are frustrated at the special treatment banks receive at a time when many Americans are struggling.

A large number of them are unemployed, despite looking for a job for several years. And some of them dropped out of college in order to join the occupy movement.

Los Angeles Police officers have been monitoring the demonstration from the start.

Protesters say they’re aware of the questionable tactics police in New York are using on protesters who are occupying Wall Street.

Volunteers from the National Lawyers Guild are at City Hall, educating protesters about their legal rights in the event that they’re confronted by police.

But activists say they believe the police will eventually side with them, because their future is at risk too.

Protesters say the occupy movement is tapping into the fear and concerns shared by people across America.

They say that’s why the protests are getting larger each day and spreading from coast to coast.

Protesters say they plan to occupy city hall for as long as it takes to send their message.