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Fearful of being evicted from their nearly month-long encampment that has sparked a global movement, members of Occupy Wall Street organized a national campaign to remain in Zucotti park. The park is close to Wall Street and protesters were informed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg that they would have to temporarily vacate it for a planned cleanup. Zucotti Park is a privately owned public space, and early this morning, the Mayor tweeted that the owner of the Park, Brookfield Properties, decided to postpone the cleaning. Victorious protesters marched early today, and clashed with the NYPD. NBC reports that some protesters threw bottles and a garbage can at police on horses and scooters who were attempting to stop the march. At least ten people were reported to have been arrested. A global demonstration has been announced for tomorrow, October 15th, when people in over 950 cities will protest “in an international day of solidarity against the greed and corruption of the 1%.” Here in Los Angeles, activists with Occupy LA plan to gather at Pershing Square tomorrow at 11:30 and march through LA’s financial district at 12 noon. The Occupy LA encampment is in full force and yesterday we met Lt. Dan Choi, prominent gay rights activist who was visiting Los Angeles from Washington DC where he is based. Choi was visiting the Occupy LA encampment and made the connections between the intersecting causes he supports.

GUEST: Dan Choi is perhaps best known for his opposition to the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy. He was discharged from the Army for revealing his sexual orientation and arrested in at least three protests in front of the White House against the now-defunct policy. Choi is in the process of attempting to re-enlist but has maintained and expanded his activism. He joined with the environmental movement against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would transport dirty tar-sands across the US earlier this year. Choi has also expressed solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests.