Dem Rep Jan Schakowsky Speaks to Protesters At Location Where 16 Were Arrested for Storming Mortgage Bankers Conference

On Monday, October 10, 2011, activists from Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation (S.O.U.L) stormed the annual Mortgage Bankers Conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Chicago, IL resulting in the arrests of 16 people. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) spoke to the protesters before they occupied the building. For more on the arrests including video, click here.