[act-ma] 4/25 UNITE-HERE - "Hotel Workers Rising: Standing with the Hyatt 100"

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THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BOSTON
SUNDAY SPEAKERS FORUM presents...

Sunday, April 25, 2010
11:00am

Celebrating Labor and the International Workers' Holiday I
UNITE-HERE
"Hotel Workers Rising: Standing with the Hyatt 100"

On August 31, Hyatt fired its longtime housekeeping staff at its three
Boston-area hotels. Many of the fired housekeepers worked for their hotels
for over 20 years. Many were required to train their replacements before
being fired. Their replacements are being paid minimum wage. The firing of
the "Hyatt 100? housekeepers stands as the most dramatic example of Hyatt's
contributing to the nation's unemployment problem and healthcare crisis. The
incident has drawn the ire of workers and community leaders alike, including
Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick, who said that he would call on state
agencies to boycott the three Boston-area hotels if the housekeepers were
not recalled.

-- music by Tashina Clarridge


Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston St. (Copley Square)
www.communitychurchofboston.org


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12:45pm Luncheon


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NEXT WEEK'S COMMUNITY CHURCH FORUM (5/2)

Celebrating May Day & International Workers II
DAVID J. COHEN
"Labor's Untold Story: Lessons from the Past"


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LUNCH ON SUNDAYS, 12:45PM

On Sunday after our morning programs, we have lunch with one another in the
Guatemala Room (3rd floor), prepared by our cook Luis Alonso Guzman. Enjoy a
delicious lunch with friends! A small contribution is requested to help
cover lunch expenses.


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DIRECTIONS/PARKING

The Community Church is located at 565 Boylston Street in Copley Square,
between Dartmouth and Clarendon Streets.

Parking is available on Sunday mornings at the Back Bay Garage (entrances on
Clarendon Street or St. James Ave.). We can provide a sticker to affix to
your parking receipt, and you will be charged $5.00 for 3 hours of parking.

By public transportation, take the Green line to Copley or take the Orange
line to Back Bay station. Community Church is a 2-minute walk from either
station.


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The Community Church of Boston is a free community united for the study and
practice of universal religion, seeking to apply ethical ideals to
individual life and the democratic and cooperative principle to all forms of
social and economic life.


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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US

Jason Lydon, Congregational Director
Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 266-6710
(617) 266-0449 (fax)
info at commchurch.org
http://www.communitychurchofboston.org