In New York's Zuccotti Park for moncler outlet, organizers said they distributed some 3,000 individually wrapped plates for what they described as an "open feast."
"This is Occupy Thanksgiving," Haywood Carey, a protester, told CNN.
"What you're seeing here is what we do every day. Every day we feed people. This is a special day for a lot of folks so we wanted to make a special event, but this is actually what the occupation does every single day," he said.
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.
Another organizer, Megan Hayes, said the day was all about "supporting the 99%."
"So many people have given up so much to come and be a part of the movement because there is really that much dire need for community. We decided to take this holiday opportunity to provide just that -- community," she said.
Occupy demonstrators throughout the country are protesting corporate greed and corruption. Many say the nation's wealthiest 1% hold inordinate sway over the remaining 99% of the population. The protests started more than two months ago in Zuccotti Park and have since spread moncler jackets 2011.
Protesters in Washington, D.C., 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.
And 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, CNN affiliate WMC reported moncler women boots.
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China abstained from the vote
The United Nations General Assembly Third Committee Tuesday adopted a resolution condemning Syria for cheap moncler jackets as human rights violations, drawing sharp criticism from Damascus, which called it a U.S.-inspired political move.
The non-binding resolution, sponsored by Britain, France and Germany, was approved by a vote of 122-13 with 41 abstentions. It calls on Syrian authorities to implement an Arab League peace plan calling for the withdrawal of government tanks from the streets.
It also calls for the release of political prisoners, an end to attacks on civilians, and allowing observers into the country.
Syria's UN envoy Bashar Ja'afari said the resolution wouldn't benefit Syria and claimed it was a U.S.-inspired political move.
"Although the draft resolution is submitted primarily from three European countries, it is not a secret that the United States of America is the mastermind and main instigator of the political campaign against my country," Ja'afari said.
China abstained from the vote. The country's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Wang Min has called on the international community to help ease tensions in Syria, saying that exerting pressure through country-specific resolutions won't resolve differences.
"The international community should play a constructive role in order to create conditions for the easing of tension in Syria," Wang said, adding that China welcomes the mediation plan of the Arab League.
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Quoting a source in the committee, the paper reported that the mini-committee would complete its mission next week and a press conference would be held to clarify the new basic principles for the constitution.
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The non-binding resolution, sponsored by Britain, France and Germany, was approved by a vote of 122-13 with 41 abstentions. It calls on Syrian authorities to implement an Arab League peace plan calling for the withdrawal of government tanks from the streets.
It also calls for the release of political prisoners, an end to attacks on civilians, and allowing observers into the country.
Syria's UN envoy Bashar Ja'afari said the resolution wouldn't benefit Syria and claimed it was a U.S.-inspired political move.
"Although the draft resolution is submitted primarily from three European countries, it is not a secret that the United States of America is the mastermind and main instigator of the political campaign against my country," Ja'afari said.
China abstained from the vote. The country's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Wang Min has called on the international community to help ease tensions in Syria, saying that exerting pressure through country-specific resolutions won't resolve differences.
"The international community should play a constructive role in order to create conditions for the easing of tension in Syria," Wang said, adding that China welcomes the mediation plan of the Arab League.
Triggered by anti-government protests in March, the crisis in Syria has lasted for months. The uprising has mainly been peaceful, but is growing more violent with some protesters taking up arms with moncler outlet.
Confrontations between security forces and pro- and anti-government protesters have left more than 3,500 people dead, according to UN estimates.
As the crisis unfolded, a Syrian committee charged with drafting a new constitution said it had already laid out the basic principles for the suggested constitution and had established a mini-committee for its final formulation, the independent al-Watan newspaper reported Tuesday.
Quoting a source in the committee, the paper reported that the mini-committee would complete its mission next week and a press conference would be held to clarify the new basic principles for the constitution.
According to the source, the new constitution would be devised on the basis of a democratic and civil state. It said the committee had reviewed a number of constitutions, including the French and Moroccan ones, and was working on a daily basis to complete its mission.Moncler jackets for kids, buy cheap moncler 2011 kids down jackets.
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