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You will have the main bedroom and half of a second bedroom (the study) to yourself, sharing the study with the other person (me). Outside is a small undercover area that will be amazing in Summer and has outdoor line. Only lawn maintenance is nature strip which we hire someone to get mown whenever needed (split cost of approx. $15 each). Place has air con for cooling and heating that works well, and has functioning dishwasher. Big spaces in lounge/dining area and a decent sized kitchen. There is seperate shower and bath. Deakin Uni is very close, as is Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre. Bus Stops are close by if you require public transport. 10 minute drive into Geelong CBD, 20 minute drive to the beach. House is 90% furnished except for bedroom. Room will be available in Feb 2017. Looking for someone soon to ensure lease renewal. *Please note photos are from 2 years ago when property was sold, furniture will not be that in photos*
Perfect location, just a short drive to Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre, minutes from the Geelong Ring Road, Deakin University and Epworth Hospital. Short drive to beaches and coastal hotspots. The house is surrounded by bus stops . You will also find an IGA & restaurants at your doorstep. Room prices range from $130 - $180 depending on size (Unlimited internet included) The property is currently under renovations, the house is projected to be finished and ready for tenants early-mid December. Call me or message me for an inspection now, I can still show you the size of each room and show you the common areas of the house. You will have to use your imagination a little, but once it is completed it will be immaculate. I am accepting applications now for early - mid December, so if you are interested in a room after your inspection feel free to make an application. I will give you all the information required for the application and what is required to proceed. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
The house is a comfy place to live, with 2 friendly housemates :)
It's in a central location. Close to waurn ponds shopping centre and only a short bus trip to Torquay. There is a bus stop directly out the front. The house is a social house with a good unrecoverable area for entertaining. It's also a relaxed household. We are looking preferably for somebody who works full time or is a full time student. Electricity and water are included in the bills and the gas:ekectricity are decided between housemates. The house is privately owned so you aren't locked into any rental agreement with a real estate company.
There are two rooms available both at $110. Bond is $580 (can't put this amount in the house details above). The bathroom is shared between the two. Right down the road from Marshall train station (10 minute work). Close drive to Torquay and Geelong City. 400m to the nearest bus stop. Great air conditioning for the summer and central heating for winter! Current lease ends in January, but will be extending for another 12 months
Close to Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre, house is furnished. Bedroom is a decent size and comes with a wardrobe. Bathroom is shared. Rent is paid monthly at $380, which works to roughly $95 a week. Bills are not included in rent but tend to be pretty reasonable and are split evenly. Ideally looking for someone short term, around 3 month stay preferably but it can be a more flexible stay.
Unfurnished room in share house (rest of house fully furnished), bathroom shared with one other person. Large open plan kitchen,living,dining area. Decent sized backyard with lockable double garage. Sorry no pets rent is $110/week, bond is 5 weeks rent 5 minute drive to Deakin uni and Waurn Ponds shopping centre. 10 minute drive to Torquay Available from Monday 14/11/2016 Current lease goes until mid Janurary with option to extend
The house is fully furnished and has everything you could need! It's very close to the Waurn ponds train station (about a 2 minute walk) and a bus station 1 minute up the road. The house has a BBQ, ducted heating and air conditioning. It is a newly developed property and currently has NBN. Bond has already been paid by the other tenants so there would be no need for you to put down any payment for the bond upon moving in. (We also have a coffee machine!).
We are looking for another person of similar age or mentality to share our home with. Either short (1 month stay minimum) or long term. This room could suit a couple (for an extra $50) or a single person. We are a couple in our late 20's/early 30's. Female occupational therapist and male paramedic, who love surfing and all things outdoors. The house has 3 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom with separate toilet. House is furnished. The advertised bedroom is approx 4m x 3m, with built in robe and furnished with queen bed (can be unfurnished if you prefer). There is a cat- Inu, so no further pets sorry. Close to Deakin Waurn Ponds, surfcoast highway and Waurn Ponds shopping centre. Let me know if you are interested to meet and view the place.
large grovedale , house 8 bed room , , furnished large house, , 2 large flat screen tv's,,,, 2 kitchens, , 2 lounges, , 2 dining areas, , 2 bathrooms and 2 rooms have en suites,.,rooms have ceiling fans , security door locks on bedrooms, bed , desk and a heater ,, unlimited fast wireless internet and all bills included ,,on bus route to deakin or town,, non smoking residence. , , , 2 rooms coming available, a single room , and a large room queen bed for 1 or 2 , off street parking , also located in a quite court . 2 min walk to grovedale hotel , andrew and angie
$150 per week + bills , close to Deakin Uni and train station, 15 min drive to beach , fully furnished , all the mod cons , 1 room to let keeping another spare . Gas cooking and heating , also has a wood heater , dishwasher , Large backyard , pet friendly outside , 2 spare rooms so can have it with or without a double bed. About me , been studying photography and graphic design, sports are surfing snow boarding , I also make surfboards and have a couple of part time jobs . Not the biggest party guy , but happy to be sociable , and I go to the gym nearly every day or yoga .
Unfurnished bedroom with walk in robe, ensuite with shower and toilet, available in Grovedale. Close to Deakin University, the new Epworth Hospital, Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre, gym/pool/library/creek and local transport. House has large covered decking area and sizeable backyard. You - must be employed and/or student, respectful and clean, non smoker, easy going nature, mature and responsible. - Safe and relatively quite street - No shared Internet (BYO) - Electricity included (gas and water bills to be split 50/50) - Available 6 months minimum stay
5 bed room house ,,,, furnished large house ,,,,, central heating in house and air cond in lounge ,,,,2 x large flat screen TVs,,,,, 3 living areas ,,,,,,bbq area with fireplace,,,,,, unlimited wirless internet adsl 2+,,,, ,all bills included ,,,,,,,on bus route to deakin or town,,,,,,, non smoking residence. , also 3 x double bedroom are coming available with BIR , for 1 ,
I've recently signed a lease for a three bedroom rental property and am now on the hunt for some awesome housemates to join me. The house is only a short walk to the Marshall train station, which has buses to Deakin, and is set back from the road in a quiet community style estate. It's a fairly recent build which features built in wardrobes in all rooms, separate bathroom and toilet, ducted heating and split system cooling. The common areas will be furnished and bedrooms unfurnished, although I'm sure something could be worked out for epic housemates in need of furnishings. I don't have lounge room furniture yet, so if you have stuff you're welcome to bring it. The bedrooms are of good size, so you'll easily fit a bed and desk. I don't keys to the property until December 3rd, and you will need to be added to the lease with the agent and landlords approval. This is not going to be a party house, although it will be social and homely, so please, no hermit crabs. It's weird when you literally never see the people you live with even though they're home often. Also not keen on getting the silent treatment when sharing comunal spaces for no apparent reason. I promise I don't bite. But if you're not actually home often that's completely okay. If you're respectful of others space and study needs, as well as able to clean up after yourself, then please send me a message! :) Sorry, strictly no pets and no smoking.
3 bedroom house in Marshall with one bedroom available. Double sized room with mirrored built in robe. Bathroom to share with one other. Modern 3yr old house. House fully furnished apart from the available bedroom. Spacious. Plenty of parking available. Currently there are two 26yr old females living here. We are either working or studying. Both friendly and easy going. Enjoy a wine or two. We have a nice fun, homely environment.
Sadly one of our housemates is taking off overseas - but this potentially leaves a bedroom free for your good self. Big house, fully furnished, with some optional bedroom furnishings available. We have 2 fully equipped kitchens, 2 bathrooms and 2 living areas. Current housemates include 3 friendly single tenants in their late 20's, one female, two males, mix of workers and students, mature non smokers, no pets. One female tenant upstairs, who has her own seperate living area, kitchen and bathroom. Great relaxed vibe in the house. Great landlords. All bills included (gas, water, electricity , hi speed Internet, gardening)
Don't miss out on the best rooms in Geelong! Located at 5 Mack Court Belmont 3216 $180 per week includes all bills High speed internet services Immaculate and modern 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms home. Fully furnished house with polished floorboards. Spacious kitchen/dining lounge area. Beautiful bedroom comprising of a double bed & study desk. Front & back decks with inbuilt BBQ ideal for entertaining. Fully equipped laundry. Central location, close to shops, and easy access into Geelong CBD. Only 5 mins to Deakin Uni, and 15 mins drive to Torquay Beach. Sharing with 2 males flatmates working full . Very social house, looking for a friendly flatmate who is neat, tidy and respectful. Strictly no pets
Friendly house hold, kept clean, has a fitness space in the back shed and parking within the property. Available for any length of stay. There's a bus stop around the corner, located 3.5kms from Deakin Waurn ponds and half way between Belmont shops and Waurn ponds. I have one room and my mother is renting the other after moving back from interstate the room is a little bare but can customise for your needs, currently has a bed a TV and some units. We both keep pretty quiet and are happy and easy going people. Look forward to hearing from you :) Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Facebook.com/adenjn
1x Large master bedroom with walk in wardrobe. You'd be living with a very friendly, easy going couple. Both work full time and love spending our spare time at the beach or somewhere outdoors. House includes: Large lounge/dining/kitchen area, all fully furnished (except the available room) unlimited wifi, outdoor area with BBQ and plenty of parking (driveway or garage if needed) Flexible with rent price. Bills are not included, but happy to negotiate. Location: 10min walk to Marshall station. 5min walk to multiple bus stops and close to Belmont High street shopping strip. Short or long term stay available now.
I have 1 room coming up available from December onwards, room comes fully furnished with queen size bed, side table and tall boy. Short term or long term. Rent is - Long term $175 per week including bills (gas, electricity, water, internet) - Short term $180 per week including bills (gas, electricity, water, internet and small allowance for household consumables) House has 2 lounges, 2 bathrooms, parking on street, large back deck/BBQ area. House has heating in both lounge rooms and aircon in kitchen/lounge. The bedroom has built in robe, new carpet, curtains and lights. 3.3 x 3m approx. The house is fully furnished including room. Currently 2 x females 29 & 25 living in house. I have my own ensuite, so bathroom would only be shared between max 2 people. I work full-time and enjoy a drink on weekends, but generally pretty quiet during the week (gym/dinner/tv etc). 1 cat lives at property so no other pets. House is close to High St, 7-10 mins from town/Deakin etc. nice quiet area, close to public transport. Suit working or studying. No Centrelink/rent assistance.
Close to uni, cbd, Waurn Ponds shopping centre, Highton shopping centre, High St Belmont, walking tracks. Very quiet street with quiet neighbours. Low maintenance, well kept property with great landlords, welcoming exterior and interior. Gas heating and gas appliances. Room has built in robe and blockout curtains, but also great natural lighting. Will comfortably fit queen bed plus desk. House comes fully furnished, would only need limited furniture for room, also single lock up garage for limited additional storage.
Bedroom- Double bed + mattress provided in a 2 bedroom house, sharing with a 23 year old female uni student Rent- $165 per week Other costs- Internet (1000gb per month), water, gas + elec *approx. $35-$45 per week 1 months rent in advance & 1 months bond No Smoking No Pets (however must like dogs as I have a 3 year old beagle x who is very friendly) Bus stop closeby, is on direct bus route to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Ideally looking for someone to move in around Jan
Student accomadation Includes all bill, internet and regualar cleaner Lockable bedrooms Lockable food cupboards Individual fridge/freezer Vegetable and herb garden will be up and running end of Feb 2017 Will also be approximately 12 fruit trees that will planted by then Modern home 5 yrs old Close to the shopping centre and cinema and approx 1km from deakin Uni Campus
house to share Armstrong Creek area. 2 acre property plenty of room.
The House - New house, fully furnished, 2 living areas, backyard with deck. - Close to Torquay, Waurn Ponds, Geelong CBD and train station. - Residents club with pool, gym tennis court close to completion. - 2 furnsihed bedrooms available, but only filling one at this stage, so will have own bathroom. - No internet / wifi at this stage, but would consider getting a package for a contribution. The Owner - 32, male, professional, employed, pretty chilled. - Like fun, keeping fit, having the odd drink or two, etc.
- close to the beach (10min) - only 15min drive into geelong cbc - close to waurn ponds station - 5 min to Deakin waurn ponds - brand new house - internet organised with unlimited Netflix downloads
The house is in a great location, close to Deakin university, waurn ponds shopping centre as well as the ring road. Rent and bills are both reasonably cheap, large rooms, all with built in robes. The house is completely furnished, apart from the bedroom available for rent.
One good sized room available for rent in a brand new, modern, bright and airy Waurn Ponds townhouse. Suitable for students or professionals. Females only. The house is sufficiently furnished in the common areas and features: Central heating and evaporative cooling Built-in robe in all rooms Kitchen appliances - fridge, microwave, oven, gas cooktop and dishwasher. TV and couch in living room Washing machine and dryer Decked courtyard A bus stop is situated directly in front of the house and the bus service takes you to Waurn Ponds train station, Deakin University, Epworth hospital and Geelong CBD on route 42. Walking distance to Waurn Ponds shopping centre that has so much to offer with Aldi supermarket located across the road from the shopping centre. Readings Cinema is situated within the vicinity of the shopping complex. Walking distance to the Leisurelink Aquatic and Recreation Centre and the Waurn Ponds library. Snap Fitness gym close by. 3 minute drive to the fore mentioned destinations. 15-20 minute drive to the Surf Coast. Just an hour's drive to Melbourne CBD via the Ring Road. Rent is $190 per week and includes water, electricity and gas bills. WiFi with unlimited data usage as well. A friendly request to not wear shoes worn outdoors in the house. If you're not used to walking with bare feet, please wear house slippers/footwear when in the house. 4 weeks bond required. A receipt will be provided.
Superb Central location between Warunponds commercial Centre and Warunponds Deakin campus. This conveniently located modern Granny flat is just a short walk (Approx. 5-7 MINS) to the Warunponds leisure and shopping centre and about 15 minutes' walk to Waurnponds Deakin Campus, 10-12 Minutes' drive to City Centre and water front. Features of the property include: • 1 spacious furnished bedroom with built-in cupboards. • Second spacious living and entertainment space. • Convenient Kitchen space and L'ndry. • Central satellite Dish. • Electrical cooking and hot water service. • Modern Furniture and equipment. • Services and internet available on sharing with the main house or negotiable fixed fee. • Other requested features are negotiable. • International Students are welcomed .
I've enjoyed living here for over 12 months and I'm now looking for a friendly, mature and relaxed flatmate to share with. It's a quiet neighbourhood and the flat itself has reverse-cycle air conditioning, is nicely furnished and is located at the rear of a small complex of only 3 flats. Built-in robes and ceiling fan in both the Single room ($120) or the larger Master bedroom ($140) - I'm using the larger at the moment because it's only me here but I don't necessarily need to, so you pick the room size/rent amount that suits you. Other features include plenty of natural light throughout, a great kitchen, generous lounge plus a separate dining area. The bathroom has bathtub plus separate shower. Separate toilet, good carpets and good blinds. There's also a nice courtyard outside to make use of when the weather's good. Foxtel and wireless internet available. Outside smoking ok. Lease terms are 6 months... you'll need to submit an application to the agent and be approved by the landlord in order to be added to the lease.
One room available in lovely older six bedroom sharehouse - one minute walk to cosmopolitan Highton Village - Supermarket, Banks, Chemists, Cafes. 5-10 mins to city. Three minutes to Belmont Shopping Centre. 100 metres to Bus Stop on main route halfway between Waurn Ponds Campus and Waterfront Campus. Secure bedroom with King Single Bed, Desk, Chair, Wardrobe, Storage. Free internet. On-site parking for four cars with two undercover. Central Heating, Air Conditioning and Ceiling Fans. TV and DVD Player. Washing Machine, Dish Washer, Gas Cook Top, Electric Oven, Iron and Ironing Board. Cleaner for common areas appoximately monthly. Lovely sundeck and private garden. If you think with might suit you please contact Kim via email.
Fantastic 6 bedroom house that would be suitable for both students or working professionals. Located about 5 minutes walk from both the Waurn Ponds Deakin University campus and the new Epworth Hospital. 1 x king single room available on 18/11/16. The house is fully furnished including dishwasher, fridge, washing machine, microwave, television, and BBQ. The kitchen is also fully supplied with toaster, kettle, crockery, pots, pans, utensils etc. The house has an open plan kitchen and living and lounge area where tenants can relax or spend time with others. It also has airconditioning along with ducted heating throughout the house and bedrooms. The bedrooms include king single bed, bedside table, desk, chair and built in wardrobes. The rent per room is $ 150 and includes a gardner, cleaner and all utilites ( gas, electricity and water bills ). Unlimited Internet is also included with every bedroom having axcess to wifi. Timing of vacancy may suit post grad ,summer semester students or new hospital staff. Enquiries welcome. ph.0422995976
walking distance to Deakin Uni Waurn Ponds campus and Epworth Hospital, your rent includes unlimited Internet and cleaning of common areas fortnightly. - Large size single bedrooms: large size, available now. Rent $140 per week. - Double bedroom with ensuite: large size, suitable for a couple, available now. Rent $230 per week. Each room is lockable and comes with bed, desk and chair etc. The common ares, such as kitchen, lounge and bathroom, are shared with other Uni students. This house is only suitable for Uni students or working people who are tidy, friendly, responsible and care of others. No bond is required but 3 weeks rent paid in advance. Share the power, gas and water bills ( around $15 more or less per week per person ). Please email or text me if you are interested. Inspection can be arranged. (I am unable to take your calls)
Great big house just across the road from deakin waurn ponds campus! 7 min walk to uni. Access to bus stops and close to uni/shops/train station. At the end of the street so its nice and quiet. Personally lived next door for 3 years with no issues. Perfect student accommo with a nice backyard too for those summer chills *furnishings in photos will change
Walking distance to Deakin uni Modern home Includes all bills, internet, regular cleaner Contact me to arrange inspection time Students only Includes regular gardener,cleaner 300 metres from Deakin Uni Furnitures - new leather lounge suite, individual fridge-freezer for each tenant, lockable food lockers, lockable kitchen cupboard's, Fruit trees, Vegetable and herb gardens. Double or single rooms One person per room Student Housing
GREAT LOCATION & NEW HOUSE, INCLUDE BILLS close to Deakin Uni Available 1 Room One single room - 1 person for $150 Water, Gas, electricity and Wifi Internet bills are all included. You don't have to worry about extra cost. Fantastic location 3~4mins walking distance to Waurn Ponds Deakin Uni and bus station. You don't need a car to drive to Waurn Ponds Deakin Uni. Features: 55inch TV built in robes in rooms Fully furnished house One big living room One big dining + Living room Air Condition and Central Heating Lockable bedroom doors Dishwasher Oversize double garage to store enough staffs Free Unlimited fast Internet Look for someone who works full time or a full time student. Inspection is available anytime. welcome to ask me any questions and make an arrangement..
Brand New House-Share Waurn Ponds 2 Rooms Available Now in fully furnished house Just need to bring bed 1 Room double wardrobe $165 1 Master Bedroom with walk in wardrobe $170 a week Includes all bills and internet Housemates ages 19-25 Fully furnished Modern house Central heating, Cooling, Dishwasher, Washing Machine ,Microwave, Alfresco with BBQ Across from trains and bus stops to Uni
The house has lots of space. Its a double storey large property with wrap around balcony. Your own large bedroom, private bathroom and toilet, built in robes and split system. May be able to neg own lounge room. A small old friendly dog co-habitats, so you will need to be kind to him. Double garage. Over 30s best suited.
This newly built, four bedroom home is only a 15 minute drive from the Geelong CBD and 3 minute drive from Bellarine Village shopping complex. It is within short walking distance to a bus stop that that takes you directly to the town's city. The house has wifi and foxtel included in the payment of your rent, all outgoings are included in the rent price. Rooms are also secured and lockable. It is a beautiful Edwardian house with a big yard. Ample parking. Large lounge with pool table, TV and DVD player, comfy couches. Gym and laundry available. $400 bond required. There are three similar size bedrooms within this house for rent.
-Large Spacious Room, Private Ensuite -Cleaners, landscaping Included -Walking Distance to Deakin Uni -Strictly Student Accommodation
This property is warm and welcoming. It is located in Breakwater a short 5 minute drive from the Geelong CBD. Close to shops with a bus stop out the front. This property has a decent backyard with new landscaping. This kitchen has recently been renovated to make living easier!


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European institutions increase use of derivatives against risk
Institutional investors in Europe, such as hedge funds and pension schemes, are increasing their use of derivatives to protect themselves against volatile markets, with one investor suggesting the rise in their European popularity has been mirrored by a fall in the US.
UK-based asset manager F&C, which carries out a quarterly survey of investment-banks' interest-rate and inflation-swap dealing desks, reported that UK pension funds bought £40.4m (€45m) of these instruments between June 30 and September 30.
This included around £22.9m of inflation swaps, which F&C estimates would be sufficient to protect around £11.4bn of pension liabilities against movements in the inflation rate – this would be a record amount. UK pension schemes, unlike others in Europe, are particularly exposed to inflation because the benefits they pay are indexed to it by law.
Meanwhile, the US-based investment consultancy Greenwich Associates has also released a survey suggesting European investors are increasing their use of equity derivatives. These protect against, or bet upon, movements in stockmarkets.
Greenwich said that 78% of the investors it spoke to claim to use these derivative instruments – in contrast to only 66% last year. However, it did not say how many institutions it had surveyed.
It also stated that the total fees paid to banks by European investors, for arranging these derivative deals, increased this year by 16%, although it did not give a monetary figure. The equivalent amount for the US had decreased by 20%, to 25% – from mid-year 2008, to mid-year 2009, it said.
In an accompanying statement, John Colon, a consultant at Greenwich, said the transatlantic differences were probably because: "hedge funds play a much smaller role in the European equity derivatives market than they do in the US".
Hedge funds, which were hit hard last year by declining markets and fleeing investors, have therefore been less able to sustain US derivatives markets. Colon added that, in Europe, "the increased use of these products by long-only institutions pushed commissions and overall market activity higher."
In a similar statement accompanying F&C's research, Alex Soulsby, a derivatives fund manager at F&C, said: "Although better opportunities were available earlier in the year, prices in the third quarter were still much better than last year and so pension schemes have continued to hedge inflation, on fears that it is only heading in one direction – up".
Rising inflation expectations have hit pension liabilities hard in the UK – with the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development observing this week that it is the only country in the world to have received no benefit to its pension funds' solvency as a result of rising equity markets.
Pensions consultancy Aon said in a report this week: "There have been positive economic signals recently, [but] expectations of higher inflation returned in October after a period of relative stability, causing the large rise in the pensions' accounting deficit."
Aon said this meant, that for the 200 largest UK schemes, the deficit rose by £15bn, to £77bn, at the end of September – despite the £16bn rise in equity investments during that time.
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BANK REPOSSESSION! A massive 4 bedroom 3 bathroom finca with private pool, barbecue, fitted wardrobes, very good access and with beautiful views of the countryside. The property is in need of renovation but the potential is absolutely amazing. Finca, Countryside, Parking: Off road parking, Pool: Private, Garden: Private, Facing: South Views: Countryside, Mountains.
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SUSAN A. KING, PLAINTIFF,v.PMI-EISENHART, LLC, ACOSTA SALES AND MARKETING, INC., ACOSTA SALES AND MARKETING COMPANY, ACOSTA SALES AND MANAGEMENT, AND ACOSTA, INC., DEFENDANTS.
Plaintiff Susan King filed a three-count complaint against her former employer, alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, ("Title VII"), as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ("ADEA"), as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq., and the Equal Pay Act as enacted as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq. Defendants have filed the instant motion for summary judgment. For the following reasons, defendants' motion is granted.
From 2001 to 2007, plaintiff worked for defendants ("Acosta"), a food brokerage company. Prior to her employment with Acosta, plaintiff had worked as an account manager for another food brokerage company, which ceased operating in 2001, at which time Acosta acquired some of its accounts and employees, including plaintiff. Acosta quickly promoted plaintiff to business manager, which meant she was responsible for managing a retail grocery store's business in a particular market. During plaintiff's employment, she had a number of disturbing encounters with male co-workers.
The incidents of which plaintiff complains date back to 2001, when one of plaintiff's co-workers, Tom Connelly, gave plaintiff copies of romantic poems he had written for her. Then in February 2002, he showed plaintiff a photograph of himself dressed as a flasher on Halloween. In May of that year, Connelly gave plaintiff a pornographic videotape and a sex toy, telling her that he thought she would need them because she was newly divorced. Things between plaintiff and Connelly escalated in September 2004, when he called her the "c-word" during a business meeting. This incident was reported to Human Resources, and Connelly was disciplined and told to stay away from plaintiff. Some time later plaintiff and Connelly worked together again, without further incident.
Connelly, however, was not plaintiff's only problem at Acosta. In 2002, the office's general manager, Gary Moe, invited her out for after-work drinks with him and some other employees. When she arrived at the bar, only Moe and Ed Burke, another supervisor, were there. Moe told plaintiff that he had a dream about "moving her hair and kissing her neck." Plaintiff immediately left the bar. Also in 2002, plaintiff was told by an unidentified individual that she should "watch out" for Moe because of the way he stared at her and because he had allegedly had an affair with his secretary.
Plaintiff also complains about the behavior of her supervisor, Mike Puttrich. Puttrich referred to her as "Suzie Big Hair," commented on female co-workers' appearance, and in 2006, described a female co-worker's tattoo as a tramp stamp. Puttrich told plaintiff that because a female employee had been "blackballed" because she complained about a client's sexual advances.
Finally, plaintiff reports a few other incidents that occurred in 2004. That year, plaintiff received a company award. A manager made a remark that plaintiff believed downgraded the significance of the award, and on the trip to accept the award, plaintiff's co-workers shunned her. Also in 2004, plaintiff was told that she would be unable to attend a client meeting in Miami, Florida, but she ended up going to the meeting.
Within the 300 days leading up to plaintiff's filing of her EEOC charge, the following incidents took place. Puttrich told plaintiff that Gary Moe liked it when her hair was curly and that Moe paid more attention to her when she wore skirts. Puttrich referred to another employee as "Pass-Around Patti," and some of plaintiff's co-workers told her that Ed Burke, another co-worker, "used Acosta as a dating pool." Finally, plaintiff thought that her assistant, Ms. Michell Seter, was providing her with inadequate support. She complained to Puttrich, who supervised both plaintiff and Seter. In July 2007, she was given ten additional account lines to sell on a temporary basis. On August 2, 2007, plaintiff indicated that she was prepared to quit.
Over a month later, on September 10, plaintiff resigned. After resigning, she complained to Human Resources that Puttrich received better support from Seter because the two of them were having an affair. Acosta Human Resources representatives investigated the complaint and concluded that Puttrich and Seter had not had an affair. They both deny having an affair, and plaintiff offers no evidence other than her own speculation that the affair occurred. Other than this complaint and her 2004 complaint regarding Connelly, plaintiff did not make any complaints to Acosta's Human Resources department.
On October 15, 2007, plaintiff filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC").
I. Legal Standards
Summary judgment is appropriate when the moving party shows that no genuine issue of material fact exists and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). The moving party bears the initial burden of asserting the absence of a genuine issue of material fact, Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 323 (1986), and must support that assertion by citing to materials in the record. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)(1)(A). Once the movant has met that burden, the nonmoving party can defeat summary judgment by "showing that the materials cited do not establish the absence or presence of a genuine dispute, or that an adverse party cannot produce admissible evidence to support the fact." Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)(1)(B).
A genuine issue of material fact exists when "the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party." Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986); Stewart v. McGinnis, 5 F.3d 1031, 1033 (7th Cir. 1993). This standard is applied with added rigor in employment discrimination cases, where issues of intent and credibility often dominate. Sarsha v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 3 F.3d 1035, 1038 (7th Cir. 1993) (citations omitted). The nonmoving party must, however, "do more than simply show that there is some metaphysical doubt as to the material facts." Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 586 (1986). "If the evidence is merely colorable, or is not significantly probative, summary judgment may be granted." Anderson, 477 U.S. at 249-50.
II. Analysis
A. Count I: Violation of Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim
Title VII prohibits employers from "requiring people to work in a discriminatorily hostile or abusive environment." Harris v. Forklift Sys., Inc., 510 U.S. 17, 21 (1993). To establish a claim for a sexually hostile work environment, plaintiff must show that: "(1) she was subjected to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature; (2) the conduct was severe or pervasive enough to create a hostile work environment; (3) the conduct was directed at her because of her sex; and (4) there is a basis for employer liability." Rhodes v. Ill. Dep't of Transp., 359 F.3d 498, 505 (7th Cir. 2004).
As a general rule, in Illinois "a complainant must file a charge with the EEOC within 300 days of [an] alleged discriminatory act and failure to do so renders the charge untimely." Filipovic v. K&R Express Sys., Inc., 176 F.3d 390, 396 (7th Cir. 1999). Further, an employee who endures a hostile work environment can impute liability under Title VII for acts that occurred before the 300-day statute of limitations if an act contributing to the claim occurs within the filing period and the prior acts are shown to be part of the same claim. See Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp. v. Morgan, 536 U.S. 101, 105, 112-19 (2002). Because plaintiff has failed to present evidence that establishes a hostile work environment in the 300 days before her charge, or that establishes a continuing pattern before the 300-day window, her hostile work environment claim is untimely.
Within the 300-day window, plaintiff alleges that her supervisor, Mike Puttrich, diverted her assistant away from her work and instructed the assistant to help others instead of plaintiff.
She further alleges that her assistant was receiving favorable treatment because she was having a consensual affair with Puttrich, but that is not a valid basis for a hostile work environment claim. Schobert v. Ill. Dept. of Transp., 304 F.3d 725, 733 (7th Cir. 2002) ("Whether the employer grants employment perks to an employee because she is a protage, an old friend, a close relative or a love interest, that special treatment is permissible as long as it is not based on an impermissible classification.").
As evidence of a hostile workplace within the 300-day window, plaintiff also provides her testimony that her supervisors made lewd and inappropriate comments. Most of these remarks, however, were made outside of plaintiff's presence and the others are isolated instances. As the Seventh Circuit has explained, "an objectively hostile work environment will not be found where most of the conduct that forms the basis of a plaintiff's claim consists of derogatory statements made by supervisors or co-workers out of her hearing, and the rest is isolated and not particularly severe." Whittaker v. N. Ill. Univ., 424 F.3d 640, 645 (7th Cir. 2005) (internal quotations and citations omitted).
Moreover, the evidence of incidents outside the 300-day window is not sufficient to establish a hostile work environment based on a continuing pattern. The most serious incidents involve plaintiff's co-worker Tom Connelly, who on separate occasions gave plaintiff poems he wrote about her (in 2001), showed her a picture of himself dressed in a flasher costume (also 2001), gave her a sex toy and a pornographic video (in 2002), and referred to her using the "c-word" (2004). All of these incidents occurred at least several years before plaintiff filed her charge, and Connelly had not been employed by Acosta for more than a year before plaintiff filed her charge. Further, plaintiff reported the 2004 incident (though not the earlier incidents), after which Acosta disciplined Connelly and no more incidents took place.
The other incidents plaintiff alleges are, even taken together, insufficient to support a claim for hostile work environment. See Baskerville v. Culligan Int'l Co., 50 F.3d 428, 430 (7th Cir. 1995) (rejecting hostile work environment claim based on incidents, occurring over a seven-month period, in which the alleged harasser called the plaintiff a "pretty girl," made grunting noises when she wore a skirt, and made lewd gestures).
For these reasons, although plaintiff's workplace was far from ideal, it did not rise (or sink) to the level of actionable hostility that is required to support a Title VII claim.
Sex Discrimination Claim
Plaintiff also alleges that defendants violated Title VII by discriminating against her based on her gender. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1). To establish this claim, a plaintiff may use either the direct method of proof or the indirect burden-shifting method outlined in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 802-03 (1973). Under the indirect method, the plaintiff must establish a prima facie case of discrimination based on her membership in a protected class. To establish a prima facie case of sex discrimination, she must show that: (1) she is a member of a protected class; (2) she was meeting her employer's legitimate performance expectations; (3) she suffered an adverse employment action; and (4) she was treated less favorably than similarly situated male employees. Patterson v. Avery Dennison Corp., 281 F.3d 676, 680 (7th Cir. 2002). Establishing a prima facie case creates a presumption of discrimination, and the burden shifts to the defendant to provide a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for the challenged action. If the defendant meets that burden, the plaintiff must then establish that those proffered reasons were mere pretext. See, e.g., Gordon v. United Airlines, Inc., 246 F.3d 878, 885-86 (7th Cir. 2001).
Plaintiff has not provided evidence under either the direct or indirect methods of proof establishing that she suffered an adverse employment action, which is a necessary element of her prima facie case. Plaintiff alleges that she was constructively discharged, but she has not provided evidence to substantiate this claim. Constructive discharge can occur in two different forms. Swearnigen-El v. Cook County Sheriff's Dep't, 602 F.3d 852, 859 (7th Cir. 2010); Fischer v. Avanade, Inc., 519 F.3d 393, 409 (7th Cir. 2008). First, constructive discharge occurs when an employer makes an employee's working conditions so intolerable that resignation qualifies as a fitting response. Pa. State Police v. Sutlers, 542 U.S. 129, 133-34, 141 (2004); Roby v. CWI, Inc., 579 F.3d 779, 785 (7th Cir. 2009).
Plaintiff fails to meet this stringent requirement. Her case for constructive discharge is that after she complained in 2004 about her co-worker's lewd and inappropriate behavior, defendants retaliated by "dumping more accounts" on her and providing her with inadequate support staff. She argues that these actions would have prevented her from meeting her performance goals, and she would ultimately have been fired. But to show that she was constructively discharged based on intolerable working conditions, plaintiff needs to present far more egregious conduct. Plaintiff has not presented evidence that even begins to approach the type of egregious facts necessary to establish constructive discharge. Simpson v. Borg-Warner, 196 F.3d 873, 877 (7th Cir. 1999) (constructive discharge exists only where there are "intolerable working conditions that involved a series of escalating sexual remarks culminating in a physical assault or death threat"); see, e.g., Taylor v. W. & S. Life Ins. Co., 966 F.2d 1188, 1191 (7th Cir. 1992) (constructive discharge when the plaintiffs' boss constantly peppered them with racist comments and brandished a pistol and held it to one plaintiff's head); Brooms v. Regal Tube Co., 881 F.2d 412, 417, 423 (7th Cir. 1989) (constructive discharge where "repeated instances of grossly offensive conduct and commentary" culminated with an incident during which a co-worker showed the plaintiff a racist pornographic photograph, told her that she was hired to perform the task depicted in the photograph, grabbed the plaintiff and threatened to kill her).
Further, if plaintiff proceeds under this constructive discharge theory, she must show working conditions that were "even more egregious than the high standard for hostile work environment because in the ordinary case, an employee is expected to remain employed while seeking redress." Tutman v. WBBM-TV, Inc./CBS, Inc., 209 F.3d 1044, 1050 (7th Cir. 2000). Because, as explained above, plaintiff has failed to show that her work conditions met the standard for hostile work environment, she certainly cannot reach the more stringent requirements for constructive discharge. See Whittaker, 424 F.3d at 648-49.
Neither does the evidence allow plaintiff to proceed under the second theory of constructive discharge, under which the plaintiff must show that her employer's actions would communicate to a reasonable employee that she will be terminated, and that plaintiff then resigned. Swearnigen-El, 602 F.3d at 859; Fischer, 519 F.3d at 409. Under this form of constructive discharge, a plaintiff must demonstrate more than the prospect of being fired at the conclusion of an extended process. Cigan v. Chippewa Falls Sch. Dist., 388 F.3d 331, 333-34 (7th Cir. 2004). "The proverbial axe must literally be about to fall." Hayden v. Loyola Univ. Med. Ctr.,10 C 3825, 2010 WL 4386843, at *2 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 27, 2010), citing E.E.O.C. v. Univ. of Chicago Hosp., 276 F.3d 326, 332 (7th Cir. 2002) (employee who arrived at work to find her personal belongs packed and her office used for storage was constructively discharged under the axe-about-to-fall theory). Here, however, the facts demonstrate that because plaintiff took time to consider whether she would resign, she could not have believed her termination was imminent. She first threatened to quit in August 2007, then finally resigned in mid-September of that year, and continued to work for two weeks after she gave notice. Plaintiff does not allege that defendants did anything in between August and September that would have communicated to plaintiff that she was about to be fired-or, for that matter, that defendants did anything at all besides give her additional work and less support. Plaintiff's evidence thus fails to provide any support for a constructive discharge theory.
Plaintiff alleges that defendants violated Title VII by retaliating against her complaints of sex discrimination (which then caused her constructive discharge). See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a) ("It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against any of his employees . . . because [the employee] has made a charge . . . under this subchapter."). As with other sex discrimination claims, a plaintiff may use either the direct or indirect methods of proof to establish a claim for retaliation. The indirect method requires the plaintiff to establish that she was performing her job to her employer's satisfaction, and after lodging a complaint about discrimination, only she, and not any otherwise similarly situated employee who did not complain, was subjected to an adverse employment action. Stone v. City of Indianapolis Pub. Utils. Div., 281 F.3d 640, 642 (7th Cir. 2002). Because, as discussed above, plaintiff has not established that she suffered an adverse employment action, her claim must fail and summary judgment for defendants is appropriate.
Failure to Promote
Finally, plaintiff advances a failure to promote theory, under which she must establish that: (1) she belongs to a protected class; (2) she applied and was qualified for the position she sought; (3) she was rejected for the position; and (4) the person selected was both outside the protected group and not more qualified than plaintiff. Fisher, 519 F.3d at 402. Plaintiff's evidence demonstrates that shortly before she resigned in September 2007, she expressed interest in a director position that had recently become available. The individual who was ultimately selected instead of plaintiff received the position, according to the decisionmaker, based on prior management experience. Thus, because the uncontroverted evidence shows that the person who was selected for the promotion instead of plaintiff was more highly qualified, plaintiff cannot establish a failure to promote claim.
B. Count II: Violation of the Equal Pay Act
To establish a prima facie case of wage discrimination under the Equal Pay Act, a plaintiff must show that: (1) higher wages were paid to a male employee; (2) for equal work requiring substantially similar skill, effort, and responsibilities; and (3) the work was performed under similar working conditions. Stopka v. Alliance of Am. Insurers, 141 F.3d 681, 685 (7th Cir. 1998). The burden then shifts to the defendant to show one of four statutory defenses establishing a gender-neutral reason for its compensation decisions: (1) a seniority system; (2) a merit system; (3) a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; or (4) a differential based on any factor other than sex. Warren v. Solo Cup Co., 516 F.3d 627, 630 (7th Cir. 2008). Next, plaintiff may rebut this statutory defense by showing that it is merely pretextual.
Defendants have provided gender-neutral explanations for each of the comparable male employees who earned more than plaintiff, and although plaintiff asserts that defendants' explanations are pretextual, she provides no support for that position. Contrary to plaintiff's assertions, defendants have indeed provided sufficient gender-neutral reasons for the difference in pay between plaintiff and each male comparator. Plaintiff, who does not have a college education, critiques these gender-neutral explanations, arguing that, for example, defendants were not entitled to give higher salaries to college-educated employees ("A college degree does not matter if equal work is being done."). Education level, however, is certainly a gender-neutral consideration that defendants were allowed to weigh in making compensation decisions. Defendants' other gender-neutral explanations-higher performance ratings, more experience, and higher prior salary before Acosta employment-are similarly sufficient, even if plaintiff disagrees with defendants' business judgment in using them.
Ultimately, the ten male comparators whom plaintiff claims were paid more than she all had superior performance, all had college degrees (four also had graduate degrees), and all had either significantly more relevant experience or had been identified as having leadership potential and were thus chosen for Acosta's leadership development program. In comparison, plaintiff had generally inferior performance, no college degree, and comparatively minimal business experience. Thus, because plaintiff has offered no evidence demonstrating that defendants' gender-neutral reasons are pretextual, she cannot establish a claim for wage discrimination.
C. Count III: Violation of the ADEA
Plaintiff has failed to mount any argument in support of her ADEA
claim, and her sole evidence of age discrimination, that defendants
appointed younger employees to chair various committees,*fn1
is insufficient to survive summary judgment. The ADEA makes
it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee
"because of" the employee's age, language that the Supreme Court has
interpreted to mean that a plaintiff must show her age was the but-for
cause of the challenged employment action. 29 U.S.C. § 623(a); Gross
v. FBL Fin. Servs., Inc., 129 S.Ct. 2343, 2350-52 (2009); Mach v. Will
County Sheriff, 580 F.3d 495, 498 (7th Cir. 2009). An ADEA plaintiff
has two ways to avoid summary judgment: the familiar direct and
indirect methods of proof. Because plaintiff has failed to present any
argument attempting to establish her ADEA claim through either of
these methods, she has waived her ADEA claim. It is not the court's
obligation to research and construct a party's argument for her. See
330 W. Hubbard Restaurant Corp. v. United States, 203 F.3d 990, 997
(7th Cir. 2000) ("A party's failure to address or develop a claim in
its opening brief constitutes a waiver of that claim, for it is not
the obligation of this court to research and construct the legal
arguments open to the parties,
especially when they are represented by counsel.") (internal citations
and quotations omitted); Perry v. Sullivan, 207 F.3d 379, 383 (7th
Cir. 2000) ("Even if this argument made sense, Perry cited no
authority for this proposition and devoted less than one sentence in
the brief to it. Therefore, it is deemed waived.").
Even were the court to consider plaintiff's ADEA claim, plaintiff has not established the necessary elements of such a claim. An ADEA plaintiff must satisfy the elements of either the direct or indirect methods or proof. To prove an ADEA claim using the direct method, a plaintiff may supply either "direct evidence, such as near-admissions by the employer, [or] more attenuated circumstantial evidence that suggests discrimination albeit through a longer chain of inferences." Faas v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 532 F.3d 633, 641 (7th Cir. 2008) (internal quotations and citations omitted). There is no evidence of anything approaching an admission that plaintiff was not selected to chair the committee because of her age. Plaintiff, therefore, would need to provide sufficient circumstantial evidence to demonstrate a genuine issue of material fact. See Hemsworth v. Quotesmith.com, Inc., 476 F.3d 487, 491 (7th Cir. 2007). Plaintiff testified that she thought age was a factor in defendants' decision not to appoint her to chair a committee, but this uncorroborated testimony alone is insufficient to supply the sort of circumstantial evidence suggesting age discrimination.
Neither has plaintiff provided any evidence that would allow her to prove her case indirectly through the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting method. McDonnell Douglas Corp, 411 U.S. at 802-03; Oxman v. WLS-TV, 846 F.2d 448, 452 (7th Cir. 1988) (extending the McDonnell Douglas test to ADEA cases). Using this method, a plaintiff establishes a prima facie case of age discrimination if she shows: (1) she was in the protected class (age 40 or older); (2) she was performing his job satisfactorily by meeting her employer's legitimate expectations; (3) she suffered an adverse employment action; and (4) she was replaced by someone substantially younger, or younger similarly-situated employees were treated more favorably. Denisi v. Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc., 99 F.3d 860, 864 (7th Cir. 1996). If the plaintiff establishes her prima facie case, the burden of production shifts to the defendant to provide a legitimate non-discriminatory reason for the adverse employment action. Id. If the defendant succeeds, the burden shifts back to the plaintiff to present evidence that the proffered non-discriminatory reason is pretextual. Id. The plaintiff may show "either that a discriminatory reason more likely motivated the employer, or that the employer's proffered explanation is unworthy of credence." Robinson v. PPG Indus., Inc., 23 F.3d 1159, 1163 (7th Cir. 1994). At all times, the plaintiff bears the ultimate burden of persuading the trier of fact that the defendant intentionally discriminated against him. See Hughes v. Brown, 20 F.3d 745, 747 (7th Cir. 1994).
Here, the first requirement of the McDonnell Douglas test is not at issue; plaintiff was born in August 1956, and no one disputes that she was over forty when the alleged age discrimination occurred in July 2006. But even if plaintiff's deposition testimony that all of the individuals who were appointed to chair the committees were in their twenties were sufficient to establish the second element of the McDonnell Douglas test, plaintiff has provided no evidence to satisfy the final two elements. She has not established that she was meeting defendants' legitimate expectations. Nor has she shown that failing to be appointed as a chairperson for a charity drive constitutes an adverse employment action. See Traylor v. Brown, 295 F.3d 783, 789 (7th Cir. 2002) (holding that plaintiff had suffered no adverse employment action when she had "suffered no loss in title or job responsibility, and [had] presented no evidence, other than her own conjecture, to establish that she suffered a deprivation of the "building blocks" for promotion"). Consequently, the record before the court could not support a prima facie ADEA claim, even if plaintiff had advanced such an argument.
For the foregoing reasons, the court grants defendants' motion for summary judgment.
ENTER: February 10, 2011
Robert W. Gettleman United States District Judge
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UUS:E to host community-wide conversation on Black Lives Matter
Sunday, October 30th, 2:00 PM
The congregation of Unitarian Universalist Society: East (UUS:E) in Manchester will hold a community conversation on Black Lives Matter on Sunday afternoon, October 30th at 2:00 PM at 153 West Vernon St. in Manchester. All are welcome.
The UUS:E congregation voted earlier this year to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Unitarian Universalists have a strong tradition of social justice engagement and a commitment to civil rights for oppressed peoples. The national Unitarian Universalist Association has also committed numerous times to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
#BlackLivesMatter is a liberation movement responding to Black peoples' collective experience of oppression in the United States today. Co-Founder Alicia Garza says, "when we say Black Lives Matter, we are talking about [all] the ways in which Black people are deprived of our basic human rights and dignity. It is an acknowledgement Black poverty and genocide is state violence. It is an acknowledgment that 1 million Black people … locked in cages in this country—one half of all people in prisons or jails—is an act of state violence. It is an acknowledgment that Black women continue to bear the burden of a relentless assault on our children and our families and that assault is an act of state violence."
"As majority White Unitarian Universalists, we can at the very least understand that far too many Black people and other People of Color feel unheard, disrespected, forgotten, marginalized, penalized, wounded and, far too often, killed by our systems," said Rev. Joshua Pawelek in a sermon earlier this year.
At the October 30th community conversation, Rev. Pawelek and others will discuss what the congregation's commitment to the Black Lives Matter movement means, and then entertain questions and dialogue.
Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter
Update from the Social Justice/Anti-Oppression Committee
Of course, all lives matter – our first principle (the inherent worth and dignity of every person) is clear about that. And we are upset by any oppression we hear about – oppression due to class, gender, disability, age, and any of the many other oppressions our current society is capable of.
In our country right now there is much evidence that, although we truly do believe that all lives matter, much of the behavior of those in power implies that, consciously or unconsciously, there is an underlying belief that black lives matter a good deal less than white lives.
We've been hearing recently about the black neighborhoods in Flint, Michigan being given lead-contaminated water with no one so far being held accountable, as well as about the barrage of statistics showing major racial discrepancies in health, jobs and income, housing, school achievement, and imprisonment. Currently, we are concerned about the high-profile police killings of young black men with almost none of the police being held accountable.
The goal of Black Lives Matter is to raise awareness of these discrepancies and injustices in order to bring an end to them. This will involve reaching a tipping point where more and more people are demanding change. This is the method used to bring about previous successes in other areas. While we continue to care about all lives, right now our attention is focused on the injustices visited on Black Lives. The Black Lives Matter movement is asking that we purposefully move toward the specific goal of ending injustice toward Black Lives.
All Lives Matter. This is true, but not all lives under assault the way black people lives are under assault the way black lives are. Not all lives are facing the devastating oppression that black people are facing every day. Black Lives Matter is not saying that black lives are somehow more important than other lives, but it certainly is saying that black lives need to be treated a whole lot more fairly than is happening in our country right now. When someone is drowning, we don't begrudge the attention given—we recognize that, right now, that needs to be our focus—however much we dearly love the people standing safely on the shore.
Statement on Black Lives Matter from the UUS:E Social Justice/Anti-Oppression Committee
In the face of continued state-sponsored and individually perpetrated violence and hatred targeting people of color, America has a re-surgent racial justice movement known as Black Lives Matter. Alicia Garza, a community organizer who founded the Black Lives Matter movement calls the name/hashtag/"slogan" an affirmation of Black folks' humanity and resilience in the face of deadly oppression… as "Black people get free, everybody gets free."
"We've seen a continuation of the narrative that demanding that your life has value somehow takes value from someone else," Alicia Garza said. "At the most compassionate, it's a denial of the fact that people are not treated equally in our country. At its most nefarious, it's a deliberate distraction, a distortion of reality."
The slogan #AllLivesMatter is often offered in response to #BlackLivesMatter—sometimes out of anger, sometimes out of a desire for peace—but never from a place of full understanding. #AllLivesMatter is not a liberation movement. It is certainly a true statement akin to the the first Unitarian Universalist principle, "the inherent worth and dignity of every person" or, as we say often with the children, "each person is important." All lives do matter. But all lives aren't under assault. All lives don't have to deal with racism the way Black lives do. When we insert "#AllLivesMatter" into the struggle against racism, it erases the unique experience of Black people, and it erases White society's role in perpetuating racism. Garza says, "Progressive movements in the United States have made some unfortunate errors when they push for unity at the expense of really understanding the concrete differences in context, experience and oppression."
As a predominantly White, liberal, suburban congregation, the SJAO committee's hope and prayer is that we understand and support:
- that far too many Black people and other People of Color feel unheard, disrespected, forgotten, marginalized, penalized, demonized by generations of social, political and economic systems and refuse to live that way anymore; and
- that we must actively support, participate in, and take risks with our partners in the Black Lives Matter movement, always keep in mind Martin Luther King's first principle that nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.
The assertion that black lives simply have value has been perceived by many in the mainstream and many "allies" as attacking and devaluing the life of other human beings. If we actually believed that all lives matter, the act of asserting that oppressed persons have value could be celebrated as an act of devotion, patriotism, love… a prayer, a BLESSING, a SONG!
The liturgy goes a little something like this:
Leader: May we learn. May we participate. May we be courageous. May we take risks. Let us say clearly, proudly and courageously…
All: Black Lives Matter!
Leader: "Black Lives Matter"
Let the people say: "Amen."
Now we propose to witness in a new way. We propose to place a Black Lives Matter banner on UUS:E grounds, outside of the church on the road, by our mailbox.
For further reading, see:
Alicia Garza's "A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement."
Read the 2015 Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly's statement on Black Lives Matter.
Read about a Black Lives Matter installation at the Unitarian Universalist Association headquarters.
Read about Black Lives Matter signs being vandalized.
See Rev. Josh's 2015 sermon #BlackLivesMatter.
Se Rev. Josh's 2016 sermon, "Perhaps Struggle is All We Have."
Get involved!
All are welcome to attend the planning meetings of the Social Justice/Anti-Oppression Committee (SJAO) which take place on the first Tuesday of every month at 7pm in Rev. Josh's office. Contact our office at 860-646-5151 or email@example.com
Goals of the UUS:E Social Justice Committee:
One of our primary Social Justice Committee goals is to achieve a better balance between our advocacy and service work within the Greater Hartford community and our connective work within our own Unitarian Universalist Society: East community. We are accordingly working harder to listen and to respond to stories of our own members and friends. As a starting point, representative members of our Rainbow Alliance and Social Justice committees have been meeting together to determine how Unitarian Universalist Society: East can be an "additionally welcoming" place for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) members and friends. Rainbow Alliance and Social Justice will accordingly cosponsor an appropriate range of educational, legislative advocacy and relationship oriented activities. Some suggestions have been forums,movie nights and direct discussion opportunities (e.g., getting together in members' homes). During our last meeting, we also discussed"radical communication" as a possible metaphor (e.g., more openly sharing our individual journeys and our resulting hopes and dreams).
Our Mission:
"When people come together to work on social justice projects, they break the bonds of individualism and isolation that fragment communities. They make sacred space for one another. Together they explore the issues that tear at their hearts, and cause them concern for the future. The issue and the passion can only come from them. And, together, they partner with others to understand their place in the community, the gifts they bring to the community, and the hopes and dreams of others. Too many people think that spirituality and social justice are at opposite ends of the continuum, even polarized from one another. In truth, neither can be fulfilled without the other." Rev. Jeanne Lloyd
The Social Justice Committee (SJC) fosters and focuses the passion for social justice among the members and friends of Unitarian Universalist Society: East by undertaking certain activities itself, and by providing an umbrella forum for the initiation, coordination and lifting up of social justice activities in other groups at Unitarian Universalist Society: East. In doing so, we cover the full spectrum of social justice work, including service (S), education (E), witness (W), advocacy (A), community organizing (CO) and transformation (T).
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The Lyric Concert with Paul Herriott Tuesday 8 October 2013
Paul Herriott brings us to Poland to the 2013 Music in Paradise Festival
Title: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, Bwv 1051
Performer(s): Bach, J S
Duration: 7:10
Title: Sonata In G Major Op. 30 No. 3
Performer(s): Beethoven, Ludwig Van
Duration: 18:30
Presenter: Paul Herriott
Producer: Gail Henry
Production Co-ordinator: Ian McGlynn