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In reply to the discussion: so shopping on turkey day bad, but eating thanksgiving meal in restaurant is ok? [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)29. Some people have far more colorful names for the day....
The National Day of Mourning is an annual protest organized since 1970 by Native Americans of New England on the fourth Thursday of November, the same day as Thanksgiving in the United States. It coincides with an unrelated but similar protest, Unthanksgiving Day, held on the West Coast.
The organizers consider the national holiday of Thanksgiving Day as a reminder of the democide and continued suffering of the Native American peoples. Participants in the National Day of Mourning honor Native ancestors and the struggles of Native peoples to survive today. They want to educate Americans about history. The event was organized in a period of Native American activism and general cultural protests. The protest is organized by the United American Indians of New England (UAINE). Since it was first organized, social changes have resulted in major revisions to the portrayal of United States history, the government's and settlers' relations with Native American peoples, and renewed appreciation for Native American culture.
The organizers consider the national holiday of Thanksgiving Day as a reminder of the democide and continued suffering of the Native American peoples. Participants in the National Day of Mourning honor Native ancestors and the struggles of Native peoples to survive today. They want to educate Americans about history. The event was organized in a period of Native American activism and general cultural protests. The protest is organized by the United American Indians of New England (UAINE). Since it was first organized, social changes have resulted in major revisions to the portrayal of United States history, the government's and settlers' relations with Native American peoples, and renewed appreciation for Native American culture.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Mourning_(United_States_protest)
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so shopping on turkey day bad, but eating thanksgiving meal in restaurant is ok? [View all]
dembotoz
Nov 2015
OP
I hate places that stay open on Turkey Day, but my Starbucks better be open....
NightWatcher
Nov 2015
#1
she and i will be pissing an moaning bout her having to work while stuffing our faces
dembotoz
Nov 2015
#2
You go ahead and bitch about the $2.33 per hour earner getting one over on you. That seems a little
Ed Suspicious
Nov 2015
#28
It used to be was that the only restaura open were run by people that did not celebrate the holiday.
alphafemale
Nov 2015
#10
i'm used to working weekends/holidays too, but T-giving is where i draw the line
TheFrenchRazor
Nov 2015
#14
thanksgiving day is an artificial construct. millions of people prefer to do something else so why
msongs
Nov 2015
#12
Airline workers, hospital workers, police, firemen, stadium (football) workers, television workers,
cwydro
Nov 2015
#23
The IT workers who'll keep the internet servers up and running while we complain (n/t)
Retrograde
Nov 2015
#43
I can understand why someone eating on Thanksgiving, yet not shopping would confuse you.
LanternWaste
Nov 2015
#25
My family lived in a campground in the middle of Missouri during thanksgiving 2004. It was
Ed Suspicious
Nov 2015
#26