OWS protesters receive Thanksgiving feast

US: Protesters from Washington’s two Occupy Wall Street offshoots flocked Wednesday to a historic church where Abraham Lincoln once prayed for a Thanksgiving buffet and some robust words of support.

The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church threw open its basement and laid out an afternoon spread of turkey, mashed potatoes, corn and pumpkin pie, plus kosher and vegan options, with enough on hand to feed 500. Organizing the feast was Occupy Faith DC, an inter-faith coalition set up a month ago to give food, equipment and spiritual support to Occupy DC in McPherson Square and Occupy Washington DC in Freedom Plaza.

“We understand and we are in total solidarity with you,” James Lee of Occupy Faith DC and the Network of Spiritual Progressives, a faith-based social justice movement, told the diners. “There’s a lot of love for the Occupy movement,” he added. “There are millions of people who want you to succeed, so don’t stop... The goal is to have hundreds of thousands in the streets by springtime.”

Thanksgiving, which falls on the last Thursday of every November, is a major family holiday in the United States, dating back to the 17th century. afp