EUCLID, Ohio -- Several dozen protesters stood outside Euclid City Hall Monday evening to rally against police brutality, spurred by a violent struggle between a Cleveland man and two officers that was caught on police dash cam over the weekend.

"The reason I am here is because of the failure of leadership," said Rian Brown, protest organizer and Cleveland Black Lives Matter activist. "The city government fails to respond to black folks. This is nothing new. This is something we are seeing all across the country."

The protest was sparked by the Saturday arrest of Richard Hubbard III. Police dash cam video released Monday afternoon to cleveland.com shows two officers slamming Hubbard to the ground and struggling to handcuff him.

One of the officers can be seen punching Hubbard several times. The footage also captures the officer with his hands around Hubbard's neck and pushing his head into the ground.

The protest that began outside on the street with people chanting and holding signs was also aimed at other encounters -- some deadly -- between Euclid officers and residents.

The gathering was held minutes before a Euclid Community Relations Task Force meeting that is focused on building relationships and dealing with friction between the city and its residents. The meeting was held in response to Saturday's incident.

Those in attendance scolded the city's leadership and the police department for not protecting communities of color equally and questioned whether the task force would actually listen to residents.

Hubbard, 25, was driving a 2011 Hyundai when he was pulled over on East 228th Street before 10:30 a.m, according to a news release. Police ordered Hubbard out of the car, instructing him to face away from them, so they could arrest him. Hubbard did not face away.

Officers were able to handcuff Hubbard and take him to a police car. A woman who who was a passenger in the vehicle is seen screaming during the struggle. She was also handcuffed and placed in a patrol car.

The name of the officer involved in the incident has not been made public.

The video of Hubbard being arrested was another blow to a community reeling from a fatal police-involved shooting earlier this year.

Luke O. Stewart was shot and killed in March about 7 a.m. on East 222nd Street near Milton Avenue. Stewart, 23, was shot after officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle in the area.

"I don't understand how they just kill somebody and don't say nothing," Stewart's sister, Tierra Stewart, said about the progress of the investigation during the meeting. "It's just not fair. My brother has two small kids who look for their father every day. All we can tell them is 'the police killed him.' ... I'm just outdone."

Euclid Mayor Kirsten Holzheimer Gail sat in the front row of the meeting, not far from Stewart's family. She took notes and did not speak during the community forum.

Gail later said she understood the frustrations of the community, but wanted to assure people that both incidents were under investigation. She said it would take a citywide effort to improve relations.

"I can understand the frustrations that they have," she said. "This was a starting point. I want to be able to understand that better. The police are under an enormous stress and the community is under stress when we have safety issues."

The task force is scheduled to submit a report to the Gail and the police department in the coming weeks.