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Today marks exactly two months since the first tents were pitched in New York and protestors began Occupy Wall Street. The anniversary comes only two days after New York police raided the Occupy Wall Street camp at the privately owned Zuccotti Park, destroying their personal belongings, camping gear, and even their 5000 book library. Early Tuesday morning a state judge granted a temporary restraining order, barring the eviction. However later in the day Supreme Court Justice Michael Stallman ruled against the protestors, saying their encampment at Zuccotti was not protected free speech. Occupy New York protestors have been agitating for a return to Zuccotti since, and today, a planned day of action including a call to Occupy the New York stock exchange, is underway, with massive turnout in the city, and solidarity actions elsewhere. Live updates on the Occupy Wall Street website report protestors succeeded in delaying the ringing of the New York Stock Exchange bell by 15 minutes this morning. Protestors have shut-down at least one subway station, and there are actions at multiple sites. The live feed includes ongoing updates of “police violence” against participants, and dozens of arrests have been made. There is a massive outpouring of support in New York and protestors have blocked traffic in New York’s financial district.

The Occupy movement in the Bay area is in full force. Occupy San Francisco yesterday took over a Bank of America branch. There were no reports of vandalism or arrests. And in Berkeley, early this morning around 3:30 am, police cleared an encampment set up by Occupy activists on the UC Berkeley campus. All tents were removed and the area bulldozed and two people were arrested. The raid was conducted by more than 100 officers from various agencies including the UC Berkeley campus police. Meanwhile, in Oakland, the District Attorney’s office there has just dropped charges against an undocumented activist with Occupy Oakland, but that won’t stop his impending deportation. Thirty six year old Pancho Ramos Stierle was arrested for “loitering and refusing to disperse from Frank H. Ogawa Plaza” during Oakland riot police’s raid on the Occupy encampment there on Monday. That arrest triggered immigration officials into taking him into custody and beginning deportation proceedings. Alameda County officials are saying they have no power to stop his deportation.

And here in Southern California, Occupy Los Angeles protesters are participating in an International Day of Action, gathering at 7 am at the Bank of America Plaza along with the coalition, Good Jobs LA. There are plans for civil disobedience and commuters are warned of congestion in Downtown LA.

As part of the International Day of Action, a nationwide plan for protestors to occupy bridges in their cities are planned in Richmond, Virginia, Milwaukee, Portland and Pittsburgh.

GUEST: Jim Lafferty, Executive Director of the National Lawyer’s Guild Los Angeles chapter and host of The Lawyers Guild radio show every Thursday evening at 7pm here on KPFK