|
Occupy protesters celebrate Thanksgiving, residents donate meal
Friday November 25, 2011 07:34:06 PM,
IANS
|
|
Washington/New York: Occupy protesters across America celebrated Thanksgiving on
Thursday, bringing all the trimmings of a traditional meal without
any let up in the over two month old movement against corporate
greed.
In New York's Zuccotti Park, where the protests began Sep 17,
volunteers passed out meals, bottles of water and slices of
pumpkin pie as protesters and anyone else who wanted to stop by
sat in the park, enjoying the holiday spread, CNN reported.
"This is Occupy Thanksgiving," a protester, told CNN. Organizers
said they distributed some 3,000 individually wrapped plates for
what they described as an "open feast."
Protesters in Washington, DC, similarly sat down to a Thanksgiving
meal, provided by area residents. The locals, who were not
affiliated with a specific group, said they simply wanted to do
something nice for the protesters, who have been camped out in a
downtown square for weeks.
Demonstrators set up a food donation table, and several other area
residents stopped by to drop off trimmings and desserts.
In Memphis, Tennessee, while some Occupy protesters left downtown
to spend the holiday with their families or go elsewhere, about 30
people sat down to a traditional Thanksgiving meal.
|
|
|
|
Home |
Top of the Page |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top Stories |
|
 FDI in retail will destroy livelihoods of 'crores', says CPI-M
The
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday said the decision
to allow FDI in multibrand retail
»
Parliament adjourned
again, this time on cabinet nod to FDI
Fact sheet on India's retail trade industry
India opens doors to global retail chains |
|
|
|
Most Read |
|
Woman journalist arrested in Dey killing
A woman
reporter with an English newspaper here was Friday arrested for
alleged involvement in senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey's killing,
police said.
Jigna Vora had allegedly provided Dey's mobile number
» |
|
Islamic hardliners not serious threat in Kerala: Chandy
There are
attempts by Islamic hardliners to radicalise Muslim youths in Kerala, but it is not a "serious situation", says Chief Minister
Oommen Chandy.
"Some attempts are there, but we are not in any serious situation
or anything like that," Chandy replied when asked if there
had been
»
|
|
|
|
News Pick |
|
Euro zone democracy: Market forces over people's power?
Democracy may be an unfinished
project, but can its imperfections be an excuse for Euro zone
oligarchs to dismiss two elected governments? In the case of
Greece, they added extra pressure to deny people their
» |
|
India’s Business most foul?
All those who are taking keen
interest in anti corruption campaign in India must watch out the
two high profile cases relating to Maran brothers; Kalanithi Maran
and Dayanidhi Maran, sons for late Murosoli Maran, leader of the
DMK party and nephew
»
|
|
Farooq, Omar crumbling to Congress pressure: Mustafa Kamal
Mustafa
Kamal, the ousted chief spokesman of the National Conference, says
his nephew and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and
his elder brother and party
»
|
|
|
|
Picture of the Day |
|
 |
|
The Prime
Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Emeritus Senior Minister,
Mr. Goh Chok Tong, unveiled the bust and the Marker of Pt.
Jawaharlal Nehru, at Asian Civilizations Museum, in Singapore
on November 20, 2011.
(Photo: M.
Asokan ) |
|
|
|
|
Comments
|
Quick links