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)| place = Los Angeles, California, United States| coordinates =Economic inequality, Big Business#Influence over government>corporate influence over government, etc.| status =| goals =| result = Eviction by LAPDDemonstration (people)>Demonstration, occupation, protest, street protesters| casualties_label= Arrests and injuriesdate=August 2022}}| injuries = unknown| howmany3 =| notes =}}Occupy Los Angeles (also referred to as Occupy L.A.) was one of the many occupy movements in the United States, following the original Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protest. Participants of Occupy L.A. first met at Pershing Square on September 23, 2011.WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9oTwZP20NM#at=11, YouTube, 5 July 2016, Activists came to consensus to occupy public space in solidarity with the growing movement. Occupiers first marched in Los Angeles on September 24, 2011.WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBGKC_Ttvac, OCCLA.mov, Booj WaZEE, 25 September 2011, 5 July 2016, YouTube, They next protested a fundraiser being held in Hollywood at the House of Blues for President Obama.WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urfx1jdvD4k, OCCUPY LOS ANGELES .mov, Booj WaZEE, 27 September 2011, 5 July 2016, YouTube, Participants met at Pershing Square every subsequent night to plan out the logistics of an occupation set to begin on October 1, 2011.WEB,occupyla.tumblr.com/post/10551673188, General Assembly, 5 July 2016, After debating potential locationsWEB,occupyyourmind.org/node/68, occupyyourmind.org, 5 July 2016,occupyyourmind.org/node/68," title="web.archive.org/web/20131029195749occupyyourmind.org/node/68,">web.archive.org/web/20131029195749occupyyourmind.org/node/68, 29 October 2013, dead, around Los Angeles, people decided on the lawns around City Hall.WEB,occupyyourmind.org/node/83, occupyyourmind.org, 5 July 2016,occupyyourmind.org/node/83," title="web.archive.org/web/20131029195802occupyyourmind.org/node/83,">web.archive.org/web/20131029195802occupyyourmind.org/node/83, 29 October 2013, dead, Tents first manifested on October 1, 2011 on the grounds of Los Angeles City Hall.The camp experienced a relatively uncontentious relationship with the city through its duration.NEWS,www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-protest-westcoasttre7ap012-20111125,0,6620326.story, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles to evict Occupy camp on Monday, dead,www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-protest-westcoasttre7ap012-20111125,0,6620326.story," title="web.archive.org/web/20111127060234www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-protest-westcoasttre7ap012-20111125,0,6620326.story,">web.archive.org/web/20111127060234www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-protest-westcoasttre7ap012-20111125,0,6620326.story, November 27, 2011, On November 17, Occupy Los Angeles joined with a permitted organized labor march through downtown Los Angeles. The parade was generally orderly, though a circle of about twenty protesters surrounded three tents in the middle of a street in deliberate disobedient behavior and were arrested. Later in the day, an unpermitted march went to a plaza at the base of the Bank of America tower, when police brought the march to a halt. More protesters were arrested for trespassing, 73 total for the day.NEWS,www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Police-clashes-mar-Occupy-Wall-Street-protests-2275644.php, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Amy, Westfeldt, Colleen, Long, Police clashes mar Occupy Wall Street protests, November 20, 2011, NEWS,www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-protests-losangeles-idUSTRE7AG2DF20111118, Reuters, Anti-Wall Street protesters arrested at L.A. bank, November 18, 2011,

Overview

Supporters

The movement had several celebrity appearances including NOFX, Amanda Palmer, Jesse Jackson,NEWS, Jesse Jackson Interview,occupyla.org/post/12612925547/day-39-jesse-jackson-interview, OccupyLA.org, November 12, 2011, Bill Maher,NEWS, Bill Maher Interview,occupyla.org/post/12612649712/day-37-bill-maher-interview, OccupyLA.org, November 10, 2011, Shepard Fairey,NEWS, Shepard Fairey Interview,occupyla.org/post/12317021249/day-30-shepard-fairey-interview, OccupyLA.org, November 4, 2011, Tom Morello (from Rage Against the Machine)NEWS, OccupyLA Day 8 Wrap Up,occupyla.org/post/11340997323/occupyla-day-8-wrap-up-w-tom-morello-guitarist-of-rage, OccupyLA.org, October 11, 2011, Jeff Ross.NEWS, Comedian Jeff Ross Visits Occupy Los Angeles,occupylosangeles.org/?q=node/892, OccupyLosAngeles.org, October 19, 2011, and Danny GloverWEB, Huffington, HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. And World News, Post,www.huffingtonpost.com/news/danny-glover-occupy-la/, Huffington Post, huffingtonpost.com, dead,www.huffingtonpost.com/news/danny-glover-occupy-la/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160304091426www.huffingtonpost.com/news/danny-glover-occupy-la/,">web.archive.org/web/20160304091426www.huffingtonpost.com/news/danny-glover-occupy-la/, 2016-03-04, Some of these visitors were interviewed by InsightOut News, a grassroots journalism website that emerged from Occupy LA. These interviews were sometimes critical, raising the issue of whether wealthy celebrities could really be aligned with the working class.NEWS, Firecloud, Johnny, Insight Out News Covers Occupy LA,mediaroots.org/insight-out-news-covers-occupy-la.php, 27 March 2012, Media Roots, 18 October 2011, NEWS, Paez, Margot, Tom Morello Interview,www.insightoutnews.org/2011/10/12/tom-morello-interview/, 29 March 2012, InsightOut News, 12 October 2011, NEWS, Paez, Margot, Day 37: Bill Maher Interview,www.insightoutnews.org/2011/11/07/video-report-occupy-la-day-37-bill-maher/, 29 March 2012, InsightOut News, 7 November 2011,

City Hall eviction

Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles, announced an eviction order deadline of Monday morning, November 28, at 12:01 a.m., giving the reason that “It is time to close the park and repair the grounds so that we can restore public access to the park.“NEWS,www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/26/occupy-los-angeles-eviction-monday?newsfeed=true’, London, The Guardian, Occupy Los Angeles faces Monday eviction deadline, November 26, 2011, NEWS, Occupy L.A. speaks -- and says protesters aren’t leaving,latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/occupy-la-police-mayor.html, Los Angeles Times, November 25, 2011, NEWS, L.A. mayor says Occupy camp must leave City Hall by Monday,www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-11-25/occupy-los-angeles-protest/51400724/1, USA Today, November 25, 2011, NEWS, Linthicum, Kate, Villaraigosa announces impending shutdown of Occupy L.A. camp,www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-occupy-la-20111126,0,7726203.story, Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2011, Early Monday morning protesters and the encampment remained after the city ordered an end their protest. Four people were arrested for unlawful assembly.NEWS,www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2011/nov/28/occupy-la-live-coverage, Los Angeles, The Guardian, Occupy LA - Monday 28 November as it happened, Adam, Gabbatt, November 28, 2011, On Tuesday, November 29, 1,350 police raided Occupy Los Angeles. Five hundred police officers quickly entered the park out of City Hall doors. At 12:30 a.m. LAPD declared the Occupy L.A. site an unlawful assembly, and told demonstrators they had 10 minutes to clear the area or be arrested. A total of 292 people were arrested.NEWS,www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57333495/200-arrested-as-cops-raid-occupy-la-camp/, US, CBS News, 200 arrested as cops raid Occupy LA camp, November 30, 2011, NEWS,www.foxnews.com/us/2011/11/30/occupy-los-angeles-protesters-brace-for-eviction-as-police-deploy/, US, Fox News, Few Protesters Remain After Police Make Over 200 Arrests at ‘Occupy L.A.’, November 30, 2011, After the encampment was empty, 30 tons of trash was removed.NEWS, Zahniser, David, Santa Cruz, Nicole, Davidson, Barbara, 30 November 2011, Occupy L.A.: 30 tons of debris left behind at City Hall tent city,latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/occupy-la-30-tons-of-debris-left-behind-at-city-hall-tent-city.html, Los Angeles Times, 15 August 2018,

Report of Patrick Meighan

Patrick Meighan, writer for the Fox animated sitcom Family Guy, was one of the 292 arrests made on November 29. He posted an account{{citation|url=http://myoccupylaarrest.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-occupy-la-arrest-by-patrick-meighan.html | location=Los Angeles | work=Patrick Meighan | title=My Occupy LA Arrest| date=2011-12-06 }} of his arrest. He also participated in an eight-part YouTube interview chronicling, in more detail, his experience the night of the raid.{{citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA93310CC11CA4F21 | location=Los Angeles | work=Patrick Meighan | title=Patrick Meighan Occupy LA Raid Interview}}{{primary source inline|date=August 2018}}

May Day

On May 1, 2012, Occupy Los Angeles resurfaced publicly joining general May Day protests all around Los Angeles. The Occupy supporters organized as “four winds” coming in to downtown Los Angeles from the four directions, starting in Van Nuys in the north, Santa Monica in the west, Cal State Dominguez Hills in the south and East Los Angeles College in the east.NEWS,www.neontommy.com/news/2012/05/occupy-la-resurfaces-may-day, Occupy L.A. Resurfaces For May Day, Lauren Foliart, May 1, 2012, Neon Tommy, A General Assembly was conducted in Pershing Square. Occupy San Fernando Valley, Occupy Rose Parade and Occupy the Hood were all represented.NEWS,latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/may-day-protest-crowd-calm-before-the-general-assembly.html, May Day protests: Hundreds gather at Pershing Square as night falls, May 1, 2012, LA Times, Numerous other protesting groups joined.NEWS,sundial.csun.edu/2012/05/occupy-returns-to-may-day/, Occupy returns to May Day, Tanya Ramirez, May 1, 2012, Daily Sundial,

See also

• Bank Transfer Day
• List of Occupy movement protest locations

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References

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External links

• {{Official websiteoccupyyourmind.org}}
• OccupyLA Tumblr
• Occupy Los Angeles Facebook Fan Page
• OccupyLA Twitter

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