Keith Olbermann read the following declaration on the air which is dated September 30, 2011 by the NYC General Assembly

As we gather together in solidarity to express a felling of mass injustice. We must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.

The October 6 march was directed at the Bank of America branch at First and Figureoa in Downtown Los Angeles. Apparently, those who occupied the lobby were planning on being arrested and were accompanied by attorneys affiliated with their group, Make Banks Pay. Eleven people were arrested, none of them a part of the Occupy Los Angeles group. It is likely that the assembly of police in riot gear earlier in the day was in anticipation of the march and the arrests that police probably knew were planned before the march took place.

As the Occupation movement expands to new cities and gains membership, the debate over the principles that should be included in a defining statement of the purpose and objectives of the organization has also expanded. Unfortunately, the growing pains that occur when any such organizational structure is formed become part of the public perception of what the organization is, who its members are, why it exists, and what it wants to accomplish in practical terms.