Breaking May First Actions : LA IMC

9:40 am - North Wind Marchers Heading South on Van Nuys Blvd.
Marchers now at Sherman Way & Van Nuys South bound. Occupy San Fernando is leading the march. Marchers are making stops at financial institution storefronts. Multiple police squads around the marchers. Police stationed at bank offices along march route.

10:00 am - Labor unions picketing at LAX
About 45 union workers are picketing at the Bradley International Terminal.

11:00 am - Update: West side caravan of 40 cars has left from Wilshire & Ocean heading East on Wilshire. Anti-police brutality march of about 75 now entering downtown area.

11:25 am Anti-police brutality march now at Florence & Central. Small group of 30 demonstrating in Beverly Hills on Santa Monica Blvd. West side caravan approaching Westwood VA center.

11:45 am - Group of about 30 assembling at LaBrea & Wilshire for planed B of A Bank protest. Estimated 50 cyclists leading the West side caravan now approaching Beverly Hills.. Caravan reported to be five blocks long.

1:00 pm Immigration rights march assembling at Olympic & Broadway. Various feeder marches starting to arrive at 6th and main assembly point. Airport protesters now marching from Bradley Terminal to planned street sit in on Century Blvd.

1:30 pm - Close to 800 now assembled at Olympic & Broadway. March down Broadway set to start soon. About 600 Airport workers staging a one day strike and are now marching on Century Blvd.

2:00 pm - Black Panthers holding rally at 42nd & Central. Second group of South Central marchers headed North on Central Ave towards downtown. 10 airport workers protesters sitting in the street on Century Blvd, arrests expected soon.

2:25 pm - West side march now out of cars and about 300 on foot eastbound on Wilshire entering downtown area now. Broadway march has begun. 10 arrests at Century Blvd. staged CD action.

3:00 pm - The Occupy LA four directions marches have converged at 6th & Main. Street Party with punk bands has begun there. The march down Broadway continues.

3:40 pm Police now trying to contain protest march to Broadway Blvd. only. Police now moving in on a break away march of about 300 protesters at 3rd & Hill.

4:00 pm Break away march now at B of A tower on 4th & Hope. About 500 protesters there now, chanting "Bank of America: Bad for America"

4:30 pm OLA break away march now at 5th & Hill. Police have formed a line and are blocking the march at 5th. Second police line is up behind marchers at 4th & Hill. Stand off continues at this time. Broadway march still ongoing, about 1,000 now at rally end point.

4:45 pm Second Broadway march of about 3,000 assembled at Olympic & Broadway. OLA march of about 500 from stand off at 5th & Hill now moving South on Hill. Small Black Block of about 30 reported marching with OLA group.

5:00 pm OLA march as joined with Broadway & Olympic march. Second march North on Broadway has begun, now moving through at 9th street.

6:45 pm Broadway March & rally mostly over. Police starting to clear Broadway. OLA contingent grouped in the intersection of 5th & Hill. General assembly said to be scheduled in Pershing Square for this evening. There are reports that 2 protest related arrests occurred about 1 hour ago in the downtown area. No details on arrest circumstances.

8:10 pm General assembly has started in Pershing Square. Hundreds, perhaps close to 400 people there now.

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