Organizers say they are launching a new protest against corporate greed in front of the Van Nuys Courthouse on Saturday called Occupy San Fernando Valley.
The group has a march planned up Van Nuys Boulevard and a rally Saturday afternoon, capped by a meeting in the evening. Los Angeles police said they met Friday with representatives from the mayor's office and the city attorney at City Hall downtown to address the protest, but declined to say what was discussed.
Marcos Perez, one of the organizers, said the group has been told they cannot set up an overnight encampment at the site. If asked, members have decided they will move to the sidewalk or walk or stand until they are allowed to return to the courthouse plaza at 6 a.m., he added.
For the daylight hours, protesters will be bringing tents and sleeping bags, which they see as the core symbol of what they're trying to say, Perez added.
"A lot of people are losing their homes because of the greed of Wall Street and the banks and their only shelter is sleeping bags and tents," said Perez, a political science student at Los Angeles Valley College. "If we aren't allowed to bring in tents and canopies it's restricting our free speech."
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