A special session is underway in Tallahassee, but it's not lawmakers filing back to the Capitol.

On Tuesday, the Dream Defenders are holding a mock special legislative session in protest of the Stand Your Ground law. 

The activists were joined by Rev. Jesse Jackson, who is comparing the protest to the civil rights struggle that happened 50 years ago. Jackson was a leader of that movement, and he said that like back then, what's needed now is "massive nonviolent resistance."

Jackson is fresh off a meeting with Trayvon Martin's parents in Miami, and now he plans to camp out all night long with the Dream Defenders, who have been staging a sit-in outside Gov. Rick Scott's office for the past two weeks.

"Florida is today a very toxic place," he said. "It led the drive for the Stand Your Ground laws.  We must end it.  If we could effectively use our nonviolent forces to end apartheid in South Africa and walls, we're going to end walls in South Florida the same way."

The protesters held a mock version of what they have been demanding for two weeks now: a special legislative session aimed at changing or repealing Stand Your Ground.

But despite their numbers and their special guest, it's not likely lawmakers will hold a real special session. Gov. Scott is refusing to call one, saying Stand Your Ground is fine the way it is. Polls have also found most Floridians don't want the law changed, either.

However, Dream Defender Elijah Armstrong said Stand Your Ground isn't the only focus of their protest.

"We want it to be clear that this isn't just about Stand Your Ground," he said. "This is about racial profiling and this is also about zero tolerance policies that we want ended in the state of Florida."

Jackson said he hopes Scott will change his mind about Stand Your Ground. He said he has seen governors change their views before, notably during the civil rights movement.

State officials have been beefing up Capitol security to keep an eye on the protesters. So far the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said it has spent more than $77,000 on overtime directly related to the Dream Defenders' sit-in.