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My first solo show, Netscape, is the exploration of our first inception into digital addiction, focusing on early digital experiences that were both confusing and exciting, and major influence for how we perceive and value our work and life.
As a digital artist, a career that was conceived in the last decade, my craft with the trackpad has become too familiar to my digital experience: I get what I want immediately with less time to appreciate what I am striving for in my artistic journey. Pursuing acrylics is my attempt to challenge my patience from inefficiency as I did in my earlier days on the computer.
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A Stinging Loss in Idaho
Blog: A Stinging Loss in Idaho
Posted in August, 2015, by IMBA Communications Director Mark Eller.
This was supposed to be a happy week at IMBA, the announcement of the 2015 Epics and Ride Centers. The announcement was posted on schedule, but unfortunately the good news has been tempered by a stinging loss—just days ago, the U.S. Senate approved a bill creating new Wilderness in Idaho's Boulder-White Clouds and passed it along to the president to be signed into law. The bill closes bike access for a handful of highly valuable trails in an amazing landscape.
IMBA does not oppose all Wilderness proposals. In fact, of the recent half dozen Wilderness bills signed into law (as well as the national monuments) since 2010, this is the first where we lost highly valued trails. In Idaho, however, the mountain bike community opposed the Wilderness plan, instead supporting a bike-friendly national monument for the Boulder White Cloud landscape. We made significant progress on the monument effort while actively seeking to amend the legislative bill, but ultimately our efforts came up short.
We look at every land protection proposal individually and works with our local chapters and members to determine an appropriate course of action. In many cases we advocate for companion or alternative designations to Wilderness in order to protect bike access. We also look for alterations to the proposed boundaries of Wilderness parcels that are compatible with the riding community's goals, yet still offer meaningful protection for natural areas. IMBA believes it's important to protect the places we ride and seeks ways to achieve that through a host of tools.
It's not easy to say it, but the truth is that in Idaho our best efforts ultimately failed. We stand by our decision to advocate for the monument, and we stand by our grassroots and grasstops advocacy efforts that created a substantial stir in the final months of this fight. However, the deck was always stacked against us, as the trails we hoped to preserve for mountain biking were located on lands long ago labeled as Recommended Wilderness, and had been part of deeply entrenched Wilderness proposals for more than a decade.
Our goal was that a national monument would finally settle this long fought debate with a bike-friendly solution that was both a conservation gain as well as a mountain biking win—a strategy that has gained meaningful results for mountain bikers in other parts of the country. But in recent months, an new dynamic emerged—an anti-monument sentiment that has grown strong in some regions of the country. This led to new-found energy in Congress to pass this bill and that is what moved it through in the end.
IMBA went down swinging in Idaho. Just weeks ago, we organized an advocacy group ride in the Boulder-White Clouds with leaders from the bicycle industry attending, along with representatives from the conservation and cycling communities. This resulted in high level outreach to Congress. We distributed action alerts to cyclists across the country and generated many calls to Congress, and we worked on both sides of the aisle to convince lawmakers that there was a better solution available.
We will continue to seek to work with diverse stakeholders and resolve to ensure trail losses like this are not repeated. As always, there are victories to celebrate as well as losses to mourn. But there's no denying that the news from Idaho hurts.
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Religion as a Way of life
The people of Abu Dhabi and throughout the UAE, led by their President Sheikh Zayed, are deeply committed to Islam. It establishes the principles and values by which they live day-to-day, such as preserving family life, sharing and showing equal respect for one another. Abu Dhabi is a city of mosques, with well over 400 of them and more being built each year. They range from elaborate architectural masterpieces serving thousands of worshippers to small, modest rooms conveniently located. The Muezzin?s call to prayer forms a rhythmic pattern to life in the city. Muslims have a duty to pray five times a day, not necessarily in a mosque, but facing towards Mecca and reciting the prescribed prayers. The most important prayer is said in the mosque on the holy day, Friday.

Dressed by Tradition
Arab nationals usually wear their traditional dress. For men it is the white robe or dishdasha, with a white or red checked headcloth or gutra tied in place by the twisted black agal. A flowing gold-trimmed cloak or abba, is often added by men of high rank or wealth.
The woman?s abba or abbaya is normally black and covers her from head to foot, however underneath, her garments are often prettily embroidered. They consist of a rectangular half cloak layered over a voluminous dress, over a baggy trouser narrowed from knee to ankle. Many women also wear a canvas mask called a burqa which leaves only the eyes uncovered.

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It surprises some visitors to Abu Dhabi to find the constitution of the UAE provides equality for women in both opportunity and social justice. There is a Womens Association in the Emirate, founded and chaired by the wife of the Ruler, to foster education and culture of women within the Islamic framework and Arab traditions.
Although local women are seldom seen in the streets, and older women still wear the burqa, the young generation is grasping the opportunity for education. Nowadays at least as many young women attend University as young men, and they go on to take paid positions outside the home. Women work in fields such as administration, commerce and medicine as well as the teaching profession.

Music and Dance
Traditional dances and folk songs are a part of most festivities, particularly weddings. The Ayyalah, performed by up to 50 men, which has its origins in a tribal war chant and victory dance, is usually part of the extended dancing and singing which may begin a week or more in advance of an Arab wedding celebration.
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Bedouin women were traditionally expert weavers. Floor mats, food mats and bowls were woven from date palm fibres. Examples can still be found in Abu Dhabi?s souks. They also wove cotton and silver threads into trimmings for their garments, and fashioned coloured yarns into camel blankets and various decorative items for their tents. Some traditionally Arab-crafted metal objects such as the handsome patterned coffee pots, daggers and swords, are being reproduced for the souvenir trade. Bedouin jewellery, not often made by the Bedouins themselves but by travelling tinkers and craftsmen, would be given to the bride as a wedding gift. It too, is now widely available in the markets of Abu Dhabi and elsewhere.
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Benchmark indices shed almost 2% last week and the rupee fell below the 55-mark on concerns of falling factory output, weak exports and fiscal deficit after the government's bid to garner Rs 40,000 crore during the recent auction of 2G spectrum came a cropper. However, hopes are high that the situation will improve as the government walks the talk it initiated two months ago when it increased diesel prices and hiked FDI limits in insurance and aviation besides announcing power sector reforms for bankrupt state electricity boards (SEBs) and committed to raise Rs 30,000 crore through divestment of its stake in select PSU companies.
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Shah's assertion on local investors turning away from equities is borne out by mutual fund investment trends. In the year-to-date, MFs have net sold equities worth Rs 15,434 crore after having invested Rs 6,601 crore in 2011.
Others like UR Bhat, MD, Dalton Capital Advsiors, feel markets would "definitely" react if the government passes legislation amending the Banking Regulation and Insurance Acts in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament. However, Bhat says that these would be sentiment boosters rather than having a fundamental shift which would hinge on the success of the power sector reforms and land acquisition.
"My view is that FIIs, who have been driving the market, are already factoring success on these fronts (legislation on FDI in insurance, aviation and banking amendment). Hence, there may not be more than a 5% move if this happens. However, if the government bites the bullet on the other substantive issues, there can be asignificant market rally," said Bhat. "I think things are moving in the right direction. The government appears to be quite committed about reforms and development. We've to wait and see how the government goes about putting plans into action.
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Patriotic Wreaths
Of all the summer front door wreaths to make, these patriotic wreaths are the ones that scream "summer!" the most. When I think summer decor, I always think 4th of July. Show your pride for the USA by making a patriotic wreath to hang right on your front door. These wreaths can stay up all year long to show your support for your country.
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- Star Spangled Felt Wreath: Create an attractive 4th of July wreath using wood stars, felt and acrylic paint in red, white and blue. Decorate your door with this free 4th of July craft project.
- 4th of July Star Wreath: Wreaths are a great idea for homemade 4th of July decorations. This has features striped ribbon and paper stars in red, white and blue.
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- Floral Beehive Wreath: This great summer beehive wreath will look great hanging on your door. It's a quick and easy DIY craft anyone would love to have in their home. Don't worry, these bees won't sting.
- Save Your Buttons Wreath: Old buttons don't have to be thrown away. You can now save them and create a unique wreath. We have provided complete instructions on how to make a decorative wreath.
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- Picnic Wreath: Ladybugs, flowers and cloth give the look of a picnic wreath. It can be put up in your kitchen or on the outside door.
- Dried Hydrangea Wreath: Decorative wreaths, like this hydrangea wreath, are great for creating a first impression! With some beautiful dried flowers, you can have an arrangement that will add a special touch to any home.
- NEW! Super Scrappy Fabric Wreath: Showcase all your favorite fabric scraps with this Super Scrappy Fabric Wreath. Perfect for hanging both indoors and out, this scraptastic wreath is a fun way to decorate your home (and clean up your craft stash at the same time!).
Paper Wreaths for Summer
Paper is a thrifty medium for wreath making, and it works especially well if you're making disposable wreaths to change with the changing seasons. Get the kids involved making these summer front door wreaths. You can even turn it into a fun recycling project!
- Pretty Paper Pinwheel Wreath: Evoke memories of childhood fun with this clever, pretty paper pinwheel wreath. Whether you hang it in your beach house in summertime or on your front door in the middle of winter, it's sure to bring playful smiles to everyone's faces.
- Decorative Vintage Paper Wreath: Hang a Decorative Vintage Paper Wreath on your door this season! Try this recycled craft idea if you're looking for a fun project.
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- Peony Wreath: This cute decorative wreath is great for the summer months. Made with tissue paper, it's lightweight and colorful and a great way to welcome people into your home!
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July 30, 2008
HOWARD N. DENHAM, PLAINTIFF,v.SAKS, INC., A TENNESSEE CORPORATION, D/B/A SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, DEFENDANT.
CHARLES P. KOCORAS, District Judge:
This matter comes to us on Defendant SCIL, LLC, incorrectly named as Saks, Inc. ("Saks")'s motion for summary judgment of Plaintiff Howard Denham's three-count complaint pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons set forth below, Saks's motion is granted.
I. Denham's Employment with Saks
Denham worked at a Saks store located in Skokie, Illinois, as an asset protection investigator from March 10, 2005 until May 13, 2005. Denham's duties as an asset protection investigator included but were not limited to: investigating customers in external investigations, ensuring the physical security of the building, and training associates on avoiding racial profiling.
Saks adopted a policy of "zero tolerance" of racial profiling of its customers and provided its employees with sensitivity training on how to detect suspicious customers. Saks instructed its sales associates to contact an asset protection investigator if they believed that a customer was acting suspiciously. Upon receiving a sales associate's report of a suspicious customer, the asset protection investigator would locate the suspicious customer, observe his behavior, and decide whether the behavior warranted further surveillance. If an asset protection investigator felt that a sales associate was racially profiling Saks's customers, he could confront her or report her to management.
A. The Incident
On April 27, 2005, Denham received two separate reports of suspicious behavior from Marlene Cole, a 72-year-old Caucasian sales associate who worked in the fine jewelry department. Each report involved an African-American male.
Denham, a 30-year-old African-American, found both reports to be unwarranted and concluded that Cole had been racial profiling Saks's customers. This made him upset and angry.
Denham subsequently approached Cole and the other jewelry associates on the sales floor. He had his hand in a fist and asked whether African-Americans were allowed to shop at Saks. In response, Cole pointed her finger towards Denham's face and told him that he did not know what he was talking about and that he should not go there. As Denham left to return to the asset protection office he hit his hand against a counter and said, "I'm not going to take this anymore." Cole felt that Denham was so out of control and angry that if the other sales associates had not been present he might have caused her physical harm.
B. Denham's Claims of Racial Profiling
On April 27, after the Incident, Denham told Elizabeth Wallace, the Human Resources Manager at Saks's Skokie store, "about the issue of how us in asset protection receive numerous calls about black customers that the associates have no reason to call on." Denham also submitted a memorandum to both Wallace and Jim Sloan, the General Manager of the Skokie store, on April 27. In the memo, Denham summarized his version of what happened during the Incident and complained about the sales associates' racial profiling of customers at the store.
This was not Denham's first time reporting sales associates for racial profiling. In his two month career at Saks's Skokie store, Denham made at least ten complaints to his supervisor, Nicole Anderson, about the sales associates' racial profiling of customers and the poor service Saks's African-American customers received.
II. Saks's Investigation into the Incident
Saks's investigation into the Incident was headed by Sloan, Wallace, and Lisa Tarrant, a Regional Human Resources Director for Saks.
A. Sloan
Sloan met individually with Denham and five sales associates who had been working adjacent to the jewelry area during the Incident. He also reviewed a typewritten report from Jamie Speciale, an asset protection investigator who had witnessed the Incident.
B. Wallace
Wallace investigated the Incident from April 27 until May 13. As part of her investigation, Wallace took witness statements and interviewed jewelry sales associates, sales associates who worked adjacent to where the Incident took place on the sales floor, an asset protection investigator, and both Denham and Cole. She took notes of her conversations with these witnesses and later reduced them to typewritten form.
Sloan and Wallace discussed whether to discipline Cole based on the Incident; they decided not to. Sloan felt that it was not inappropriate for Cole to raise her voice in response to Denham because she felt threatened by him. Wallace thought that Cole's conduct was not comparable to Denham's because she believed that Denham had acted in a threatening manner towards Cole and that Cole was merely reacting to Denham's aggressive behavior. Wallace found Denham's threatening behavior to be particularly problematic given his role as someone tasked with protecting the store and its employees.
C. Tarrant
On May 3, Wallace sent Tarrant a summary of her conversations with the witnesses as well as their typewritten statements.Tarrant reviewed these materials and found the accounts of the sales associates (Cole, Khamis, Shannon, Buckun, and Oroni) to be more credible than the differing accounts of the asset protection investigators (Speciale and Denham) because Speciale was the sole person supporting Denham's version of events and also because Denham was in jeopardy of disciplinary action. Tarrant also spoke with Wallace and Sloan; Wallace recommended that Denham's employment with Saks be terminated.
III. Tarrant Terminates Denham's Employment with Saks
On May 6, Tarrant decided to terminate Denham's employment with Saks because she thought that he had initiated an altercation on the sales floor, that he had acted in a threatening manner towards Cole, and that his threatening behavior had irreparably damaged his relationship with the sales associates who needed to trust him in the store. She considered discipline less than termination for Denham but concluded that termination was the appropriate step. Tarrant felt that it was important for sales associates to always feel comfortable speaking with asset protection whenever they were in doubt about a situation and that the sales associates would be reluctant to make necessary reports to Denham for fear of him lashing out against them.
On May 13, Tarrant was informed of his termination in a meeting with Wallace and Bette McNamara, the Regional Director of Asset Protection.
V. Tarrant Did Not Investigate Denham or Speciale's April 27 Complaints of Racial Profiling
Both Denham and Speciale made reports of racial profiling on April 27. Though Tarrant was aware of these reports as early as May 3, she did not investigate either of them. Tarrant did not recall being interested in hearing "anything more" about the racial profiling allegations other than what was reflected in Denham's memorandum and Speciale's statement.
As a preliminary matter we note that after Saks filed its motion for summary judgment, Denham withdrew Count III of his complaint. Consequently, we will consider Saks's motion as it pertains solely to his Title VII claims of race discrimination and retaliation.*fn2
I. Summary Judgment Standard
Summary judgment is appropriate only when "the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law." Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c). The moving party bears the burden of demonstrating the absence of a genuine issue of material fact by specific citation to the record, at which time the burden shifts to the non-moving party to set forth specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue of fact for trial. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e); Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317 (1986). 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). Although a bare contention that an issue of fact exists is insufficient to create a factual dispute, Bedlamer v. Canes Corp., 200 F.3d 485, 492 (7th Cir. 2000), the court must construe all facts in a light most favorable to the nonmoving party as well as view all reasonable inferences in that party's favor. Anderson, 477 U.S. at 255.
With these principles in mind, we turn to the instant motion.
I. Race Discrimination
Denham asserts that he was terminated on the basis of his race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Title VII makes it unlawful for an employer covered under the Civil Rights Act "to discharge any individual...because of such individual's race..." 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1). A plaintiff claiming discrimination in violation of Title VII can proceed under either the direct method or the indirect method of establishing his claim. See Sun v. Bd. of Trustees of Univ. of Illinois, 473 F.3d 799, 812 (7th Cir. 2007).
The direct method requires the plaintiff to produce enough evidence, whether direct or circumstantial, Troupe v. May Dep't Stores Co., 20 F.3d 734, 736 (7th Cir. 1994), to create a triable issue of whether the adverse employment action had a discriminatory motivation. Wallace v. SMC Pneumatics, Inc., 103 F.3d 1294, 1397 (7th Cir. 1997). It is evidence that the decision to terminate was motivated by an illegal animus. Sun,473 F.3d at 812.
Circumstantial evidence may take the form of the following three general types: (1) evidence of suspicious timing, ambiguous statements, or behavior towards other employees; (2) evidence that similarly situated employees were treated differently; or (3) evidence that the employee did not deserve termination and that the employer's reason for termination is a pretext for discrimination. Nichols v. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, 510 F.3d 772, 782 (7th Cir. 2007).
If a plaintiff has no evidence that the motivation for an employment action was an unlawful one, he or she can still survive summary judgment using the indirect method. Brewer v. Bd. of Trustees of University of Illinois, 479 F.3d 908, 915 (7th Cir. 2007).Under the indirect or "burden-shifting" method, a plaintiff such as Denham must first meet the burden of persuasion by establishing a prima facie case of discrimination by showing that: (1) he is a member of a protected class; (2) he was meeting Saks's legitimate expectations of his performance on the job; (3) he suffered an adverse employment action; and (4) Saks treated a similarly situated employee who was not in the same protected class more favorably than it treated Denham. See Burks v. Wisconsin Dep't of Transportation, 464 F.3d 744, 750-51 (7th Cir. 2006).
If Denham is able to advance proof of each element, then Saks must shoulder the burden of production of articulating a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for taking the actions it took. See id. at 751. If Saks does so, Denham must then demonstrate issues of fact exist whether this reason is a pretext designed to cover up discriminatory reasons for the action. See id.
Denham attempts to establish a claim of discrimination under both the direct and indirect methods.
A. The Direct Method
Saks argues that Denham cannot establish a prima facie case of race discrimination under the direct method because he cannot show that Tarrant's decision to terminate him was animated by an illegal employment criterion. Alternatively, Denham contends that Tarrant's decision to terminate him was based only on Wallace's recommendation which in turn was based solely upon information gathered from employees who harbored racial animus.
Despite Denham's arguments to the contrary, this is not a "cat's paw" or "rubber stamp" case where Saks can be held liable for Tarrant's decision. Tarrant was not simply acting as a conduit for the alleged racially biased views of the sales associates who witnessed the Incident. See Byrd v. Illinois Dep't of Public Health, 423 F.3d 696, 710 (7th Cir. 2005). For the cat's paw theory to be applicable, Tarrant's decision would have had to have been solely based on her consideration of the alleged biased views of the sales associates. See Brewer v. Board of Trustees of University of Illinois, 479 F.3d 908, 918 (7th Cir. 2007). This is not the case.
In addition to considering the alleged biased recollections of the sales associates, Tarrant considered both Denham and Speciale's alleged unbiased accounts of the Incident. Where an employer's decision is "based on nothing more than [two] conflicting stories..., the employer will not be held liable for the racism of the alleged frame-up artist so long as it independently considers both stories." Id. Therefore, because Tarrant was "not wholly dependent on a single source of information, but instead conduct[ed her] own investigation into the facts relevant to the decision, [Saks] is not liable..." Id. (emphasis added). Consequently, Denham has failed to show that a triable issue exists whether he was terminated on account of his race under the direct method.
B. The Indirect Method
1. Prima Facie Case
As stated above, the indirect method requires Denham to establish a prima facie case of discrimination, by a showing that he is a member of a protected class, that he was meeting Saks's legitimate expectations, that he was subjected to an adverse employment action, and that a similarly situated co-worker who was not in the same protected class received more favorable treatment. See Burks, 464 F.3d at 750-51.
It is undisputed that Denham is a member of a protected class and that he suffered an adverse employment action when he was terminated. Saks does not assert that Denham was not meeting its legitimate expectations. However, the parties part company on whether Denham has shown that a similarly situated employee who was not African-American was treated more favorably. As discussed below, Denham has not met his burden of establishing this element of his prima facie case.
a. Similarly Situated Employees
The inquiry into whether the situation of a potential comparator is similar enough to the plaintiff's to constitute a sufficient prima facie showing is based in common sense rather than rigid formulas. Humphries v. CBOCS West, Inc., 474 F.3d 387, 405 (7th Cir. 2007). However, to demonstrate that he was treated less favorably than a similarly situated employee outside his protected class, Denham must identify someone with enough similarity in key areas that a jury could infer that the only meaningful differentiation between the two is Denham's race. Id. Normally, a showing that an employee is similarly situated entails proof that "the two employees dealt with the same supervisor, were subject to the same standards, had similar performance histories, or had engaged in similar conduct without such differentiating or mitigating circumstances as would distinguish their conduct or the employer's treatment of them." Id. at 404-05.
Denham identifies Cole as his comparator. Denham complains that Cole was treated more favorably than he because she was not disciplined for her actions on April 27. Though both Cole and Denham share some similarities (they were both subject to Saks's policies and procedures and both took part in the Incident), the areas in which they differ are the most pertinent to Denham's claim of discrimination.
Denham and Cole did not have equivalent positions and the effect of their conduct during the Incident did not impact their ability to perform their job duties in the same way. See Hoffman-Dombrowski v. Arlington Int'l Racecourse, Inc., 254 F.3d 644, 651 (7th Cir. 2001) (finding that two of defendant's employees "were not similarly situated because they did not hold the same or equivalent positions"). Saks chose not terminate Cole because it did not perceive her behavior during the Incident to be inappropriate. Alternatively, Denham was terminated because Saks believed that his conduct during the Incident was both inappropriate and detrimental to his ability to fulfill his duties as an asset protection investigator. These differences concern the very basis for Saks's decision to keep Cole and terminate Denham and demonstrate that Cole is not directly comparable to Denham in all material respects.
See Patterson v. Avery Dennison Corp, 281 F.3d 676, 680 (7th Cir. 2002). Consequently, we cannot find that Denham and Cole engaged in similar conduct without such differentiating or mitigating circumstances as would distinguish Saks's treatment of them. See Humphries, 474 F.4d at 404-405. As a result, Denham's claim of race discrimination does not survive summary judgment.
II. Retaliation
Saks also requests summary judgment of Denham's retaliation claim, which is based on his assertion that he was terminated in retaliation for his complaints to management that Saks's sales associates engaged in racial profiling of Saks's African-American customers and provided them with poor service.
As is the case for claims of unlawful discrimination, claims of unlawful retaliation can be established using a direct or an indirect method. See Roney v. Illinois Dep't of Transp., 474 F.3d 455, 459 (7th Cir. 2007). A plaintiff proceeding under the direct method must set forth actual evidence that he was subject to an adverse action as a result of engaging in a protected activity under Title VII without inference or presumption. See id; see also Davis v. Con-Way Transp. Cent. Express, Inc., 468 F.3d 776, 783 (7th Cir. 2004). This means that to establish his claim, Denham must show: "(1) [he] engaged in statutorily protected activity; (2) [he] suffered an adverse employment action taken by [his] employer; and (3) a causal connection between the two." Moser v. Ind. Dep't of Corrs., 406 F.3d 895, 903 (7th Cir. 2005).
Under the indirect method, in order to establish a prima facie caseof retaliation, Denham must show: (1) membership in a protected class; (2) that he was performing his job in a satisfactory manner; (3) that he was subjected to an adverse employment action; and (4) that similarly situated employees who did not engage in the statutorily protected activity were treated more favorably. See Hill-Dyson v. City of Chicago, 282 F.3d 456, 465 (7th Cir. 2002). If Saks can offer a legitimate nonindividuous reason for terminating Denham, then Denham must rebut the reason with evidence of pretext. See Rhodes v. Illinois Dep't. of Transp., 359 F.3d 498, 508 (7th Cir. 2004).
Denham attempts to prove retaliation under both the direct method and the indirect method, however, Saks attacks his ability to proceed under both stating that Denham's Title VII claim fails because his complaints were not about an unlawful employment practice but instead about Saks's practices towards its customers.
The retaliation clause of section 2000e-3(a) provides in part as follows: It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against any of his employees...because he has opposed any practice made an unlawful employment practice by this subchapter...(emphasis added).
Section 2000e-2(a)(1) provides the practices made unlawful by Title VII: It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer...to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
To be afforded the protections of section 2000e-3(a), Denham does not need to show that he was complaining about conduct that violated Title VII in fact. Talanda v. KFC Nat. Management Co., 140 F.3d 1090, 1096 (7th Cir. 1998). Rather, he need only establish that he had a subjectively sincere and objectively reasonable belief that he was challenging conduct protected under Title VII. See Talanda, 140 F.3d at 1096.
The issue here is whether it was objectively reasonable for Denham to believe that his complaints about the way Saks's sales associates treated Saks's customers concerned activity protected under Title VII. The parties have not brought any Seventh Circuit case law to our attention, nor have we found any, that addresses the specific issue in this case. However, Saks provided us with a Second Circuit case, Wimmer v. Suffolk County Police Department, 176 F.3d 125, 136 (2d Cir. 1999), which we find relevant to the instant matter. The Second Circuit in Wimmer denied the plaintiff's Title VII claim of retaliation after concluding that it was not objectively reasonable for the plaintiff to believe that opposing discrimination by co-employees with respect to the general public concerns an employment practice. Id. We find such reasoning to be persuasive in the instance case because Denham's complaints concerned his opposition to his co-employees' discrimination of Saks's customers and Title VII is directed "against discrimination in the conditions of employment." Carr v. Allison Gas Turbine Div., 32 F.3d 1007, 1009 (7th Cir. 1994) (emphasis added).
It is clear that Title VII focuses on how an employer treats his employees, not on how an employer treats his customers. Thus, like the plaintiff's belief in Wimmer, it was not objectively reasonable for Denham to believe his complaints concerned activity protected under Title VII because his complaints focused on Saks's sales associates' unequal treatment of Saks's African-American customers, not on Saks's unequal treatment of its employees. See Id.
Denham argues that his complaints concerned more than just how Saks's African-American customers were being treated; he argues that his complaints concerned his discomfort with having to conduct unwarranted surveillance on Saks's African-American customers. As Saks notes, there is no evidence in the record that indicates that Denham was required to conduct unwarranted surveillance of Saks's African-American customers. Rather, the record evidence demonstrates, and Denham admits, that he never made complaints that he was discriminated against by Saks.
Moreover, assuming arguendo that Saks had required Denham to conduct racial profiling of its African-American customers, it would still have been unreasonable for Denham to believe that his complaints about such activity concerned conduct protected under Title VII. This is because Denham's complaints were not that the sales associate's alleged discriminatory behavior affected him in a different way than it affected other asset protection investigators of other races. See Gleason v. Meisrow Financial, Inc., 118 F.3d 1134, 1142 (7th Cir. 1997) (finding that employee did not have a reasonable objective belief that her complaints of alleged gender discrimination constituted activity protected under Title VII because such discrimination affected both male and female employees equally). Rather, Denham complained about how the sales associates' behavior affected all of the asset protection investigators ("all of us in asset protection"). Therefore, because Denham's complaints focused on the unequal treatment of Saks's African-American customers and not the unequal treatment of Saks's employees, it was not objectively reasonable for Denham to believe that he was complaining about activity protected under Title VII.
Consequently, Denham's claim of retaliation does not survive summary judgment.
For the foregoing reasons, Saks's motion is granted.
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Go Green Committee sponsors a school-wide "Walk About School" Day
on Monday, June 15th – This activity will replace the Walk to School Day that was cancelled earlier this spring due to weather conditions. Students will walk by grade level around the school and back fields to promote the value of walking for health and for the environment. Permission slips are not necessary as students will participate during the school day (2:00-2:30pm). Wear comfortable shoes or sneakers.
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The Go Green Committee wanted to say thank you to Mr. Fred for coming in and talking about ways our school goes green! He told us how much waste we create from lunch, how many styrofoam lunch trays we use in 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 1 year. He also talked about the light bulbs we use throughout the school. Mr. Fred said that if we stack our trays in the school cafeteria, it will greatly reduce the amount of trash bags we use.
Successful Skits
Recently, the Go Green Committee and a Junior Girl Scout troop put on skits for the whole school. Not only did the students perform the skits, they also wrote and directed them. There were 3 skits: one talked about packing a waste free lunch, another talked about recycling your water bottles properly, and the last one talked about packing a healthier lunch. The skits were a success! The audience received our message about going green and packing a better lunch!
Please join us as we continue to educate our community about ways to "GO Green." A special emphasis will be placed on reducing waste the first week in March. Students from the GO Green Committee will join members from a Junior Girl Scout Troop to share their knowledge with other students at South by performing skits for each grade level during the first week in March. Read below to be "in the know" about ways your family can participate in our Waste Free Lunch Week (March 2-6).
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We've all decided to Go Green this year. And we are asking you to Go Green too! Instead of using wrapping paper to wrap gifts, use the comic section of a newspaper you get. You can also use paper bags to wrap the gift up nicely by cutting it to fit your gift. This will only wrap small items unless you use multiple bags. Instead of wasting trees, make your own gifts from household items that you have already own. You can use plain wrapping paper and color it with markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc. to make your own design, and it will also count as a lovely addition to the gift.
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Use shredded paper for packaging.
Use wrapping paper to make tags for presents.
Make fabric gift bags.
Make recycled gift tags from recycled cards.
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Use cards to make postcards.
Make bird feeder from milk cartons.
Nature decorations-use pine cones and other outside findings.
Origami things from recycled paper.
Make coupon booklets as gifts.
Make cardboard picture frames
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Use toilet paper tubes and towels tubes to make decorations or musical instruments.
Paint old CD or the clear ones they use to package and make ornaments.
Take old soda bottles and paint or decorate them to give as presents.
Use silverware instead of plastic utensils.
E-Mail holiday greetings instead of sending out cards to save paper/postage.
Make your own wrapping paper out of newspaper, comics/sports sections or decorate used paper on the opposite side.
Find twigs and holly berries from outside to decorate your home.
Use reusable fabric tablecloths or wash and reuse plastic ones.
Use your own plates and cups rather than buying plastic or styrofoam ones.
Write your name on your cup to reuse it during the party instead of taking new cups each time you get thirsty.
Make wreaths out of paper for decorating.
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