Several thousand protesters marched through downtown Los Angeles Saturday from Pershing Square to Los Angeles City Hall to show their solidarity with the "Occupy" protesters in other cities on the International Day of Action.

The police confront against demonstrators at the Times Square, New York, the United States, Oct. 15, 2011. The "Occupy the Wall Street" activity has entered the fifth week. Hundreds of protesters demonstrated at the Wall Street, Broadway Street and other areas in New York Saturday. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

The march and demonstration went on peacefully without any clashes between protesters and the police.

Los Angeles Police Department sent out traffic police to escort the march. A helicopter was also present over the sky as the march was going on.

"So far, so good. They're just marching along peacefully," said Los Angeles police officer Bruce Borihanh of the Media Relations Section.

"We have just enough police presence for the participants and for the people who may be conducting business downtown," he said, adding that there were no arrests or disturbances.

Protesters chanted slogans such as "They got bailed out, we got sold out" and "This is democracy" on their way marching through the city's commercial district.

The signs carried by protesters showed their diversified demands, such as "Get Money Out of Politics" and "Corporations are Not People."

"Corporate corruption is poisoning our democracy," says one sign.

Some showed their anger over the U.S. Congress: "Lobbyist bills are rubber-stamped by millionaire Congress."

One guy held a sign which says: "This is my first occupation since being laid off by a corporation that pocketed 4.2 billion dollars last year. I am the 99 percent."

Another sign shows: "Lost my job, found an occupation."

Kandist Mallett, a girl at her 20s, told Xinhua she joined the protest because she thought the United States needs a change and she wants to do something to push for the change.

She said she has already graduated from college and has got a job, but she does not want to be a "wage slave."

"I think young people like me should have better chance to contribute to the society and work more productively instead of being a wage slave," she said. Her remarks represented some young Americans who have a job but are not satisfied with what they are doing.

A young lady who called herself Marie was marching with her young baby. She told Xinhua she was there to share the same feelings with other protesters and to see how people can help each other.

Marie said she lost her job because of her new born baby and now she was looking for a job.

"I hope I can find a job but it is hard at this time," said Marie, who came to support the "Occupy Los Angeles" movement with an expectation for a better life.

Meanwhile, more than 600 protesters rallied and marched Saturday in the neighboring county, Orange County, to protest corporate influence and in a demonstration of solidarity with the grassroots Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York.

People of all ages and from many walks of life joined in a mile-long trek starting and ending on the lush lawn at Irvine City Hall, with a stop at Corporate Park Plaza at Jamboree Road and Barranca Parkway in Orange County, where Disneyland is situated.

Anya Swanson, the wife of a Camp Pendleton Marine who has completed a tour in Iraq, carried her 3-year-old daughter on her shoulder for the march.

The woman told the local press she joined the Occupy Orange County protest to push to get money out of politics.

"I have no voice in this country," said Swanson.

The demands seemed to be diversified, but corporations and the wealthy appeared to be in the minds of many who turned out for Occupy Orange County.

In solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Los Angeles and Occupy San Diego, Occupy Orange County CA is an ever-growing grass roots group of concerned citizens who are giving voice and space for Orange County residents to peacefully protest against systemic corruption, greed and injustice in America.

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