Day of Mourning & Giving Thanks
Thursday, November 27 2025
For this Day of Mourning and Giving Thanks, we invite you to fast in solidarity with indigenous people. At 12pm, we welcome everyone to stop meal prep and observe the Day of Mourning from 12pm - 1pm, which will be live-streaming from Plymouth. From 1pm to 4pm, we will break the fast and offer sitdown dining at the Cafe for our community.
An annual tradition since 1970, Indigenous people & their allies have gathered at noon in Plymouth Massachusetts to commemorate a National Day of Mourning on the US Thanksgiving holiday. Many Native people do not celebrate the arrival of European settlers. Thanksgiving Day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands and the erasure of Native cultures.
The National Day of Mourning is a time to honor Indigenous ancestors and Native resilience. It is a day of remembrance and spiritual connection, as well as a protest against the racism and oppression that Indigenous people continue to experience worldwide. Many supporters fast from sundown the day before through the afternoon of this day.
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Other questions? Email us at volunteer@thestonesoupcafe.org or text 413-422-0020
Find us through the red door on Hope Street, in the basement of All Souls Church (399 Main Street).
You must be able to work quickly, lift heavy stuff, and have a deep understanding of kitchen protocols, timelines, commercial kitchen equipment.
You must be able to work quickly, lift heavy stuff, and have a deep understanding of kitchen protocols, timelines, commercial kitchen equipment.
Call the delivery drivers and help bring them their bags.
We make the salad, soup, finish up desserts, fill and pack meals for delivery during this shift.
Help transform the room from meal prduction to indoor sit down dining. Must be able to lift tables. We will also be decorating the room and would love your finsihng touches!
Help serve to our guests buffet style in our main room at the cafe.
Help with keeping tables clean with removing guests dirty dishes and replensihng with new settings.
Greet guests when arriving, and accepting donations either with our donation box or our POS system. Will train and is easy to learn!
Help serve to our guests buffet style in our main room at the cafe.
Help with keeping tables clean with removing guests dirty dishes and replensihng with new settings.
Greet guests when arriving, and accepting donations either with our donation box or our POS system. Will train and is easy to learn!
Help serve to our guests buffet style in our main room at the cafe.
Help with keeping tables clean with removing guests dirty dishes and replensihng with new settings.
Help with the final tasks of the day with setting the room back to operational layout, sweep, and wash floors, and last minute kitchen help.
Welcome others into the space and watch the live stream of the day of mourning ceremony upstairs. Share this moment of reflection together. An annual tradition since 1970, Indigenous people & their allies have gathered at noon in Plymouth Massachusetts to commemorate a National Day of Mourning on the US Thanksgiving holiday. Many Native people do not celebrate the arrival of European settlers. Thanksgiving Day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands and the erasure of Native cultures. The National Day of Mourning is a time to honor Indigenous ancestors and Native resilience. It is a day of remembrance and spiritual connection, as well as a protest against the racism and oppression that Indigenous people continue to experience worldwide. Many supporters fast from sundown the day before through the afternoon of this day.
Contact the event organizers: Volunteer Coordinator