Two weeks after their central command post at City Hall was dismantled by police, Occupy L.A. protesters are setting their sights on a new mission -- shutting down the Port of Los Angeles.
Protesters will be gathering at Harry Bridges Park in San Pedro starting at 5 a.m. Monday, according to an announcement posted on Occupy L.A.'s website Sunday.
Activists will then march to the gate of the SSA terminal, all in the early, and most heavily trafficked, hours of the port's morning.
Occupy L.A. organizers say Monday's event will specifically target Goldman Sachs, partial owner of shipping agent SSA Marine, which has 5 terminals and a warehouse in the Harbor area.
ILWU's president released a statement in October supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement after members were pepper-sprayed in a protest at the Port of Longview in Washington.
A separate migrant's rights march will also be held in Downtown L.A. at 10 a.m. with participants marching from Olympic Blvd. and Broadway to City Hall. |