Binsar Siahaan is home with his family, released from ICE custody in Baltimore. WES joined others in our community with calls to our representatives, with emails and tweets in resistance to his immoral arrest. Binsar was taken under false pretenses from the grounds of the Silver Spring church where he was sheltered. The immediate outcry … Continue reading From the WES Immigration Team — When We Fight, We Win!
In 2015, Amanda Poppei, Ann Baker, and Trish Weil offered a three-part workshop on Mindfulness. Following that workshop, there were people who wanted to continue to meet, for meditation and discussion. It was in this way that the present Mindfulness group was formed and has continued to meet first monthly, and now twice monthly. For … Continue reading WES Blog — From the Mindfulness Group
Scams are on the rise. I know I have been the target multiple times since March. I now suspect I may have been on even more occasions. In the last two weeks, I heard of several members of our WES community targeted and a few captured by scammers. Here’s how I think I’ve been targeted. … Continue reading WES Blog — Scams are on the rise
Today is October 6th. Four weeks from today, the United States will hold its Presidential Election determining who will run the vast Federal Government, who will control Congress, and who will hold thousands of state legislative seats all over the country. As we move through the upcoming month showing that activism for justice is love … Continue reading WES Blog — From the LLDC: About the upcoming LLDC election
After an extensive nationwide search, the Director of Lifelong Learning Hiring Team is delighted to introduce WES’ new DLL! We are so excited to welcome Lara Profitt to WES. The Hiring Team was drawn to Lara’s significant experience running religious and ethical education programming, her commitment to anti-racism work, and her knowledge of and personal … Continue reading Welcoming our new Director of Lifelong Learning!
Check out the WES Talent Show that was held via Zoom on June 12, 2020! Lyrics to the Impossible Dream sketch. Lyrics to Downtown WES sketch.
A blog by Amanda Poppei, Senior Leader. A bientot. Hasta luego. TTFN (ta ta for now). So many goodbye phrases include in them the expectation of the next time we meet. And why wouldn’t they? We humans don’t like to say goodbye forever–we are built for relationship and connection, and when we part we are … Continue reading WES Blog — Parting is such sweet sorrow…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we lost the chance to gather in person at the AEU Assembly, but here we offer more chances to be together virtually.We invite you all to join in on three Sunday morning platforms hosted by the largest three Ethical Societies in our movement over the summer months (note time zones), … Continue reading Ethical Summer Sundays!
Dear WES Community, We hope all of you are safe and well! It’s hard to believe that almost three months have gone by since the COVID-19 pandemic forced WES to close the doors to our 16th Street building and move to an all-virtual environment for our platforms, meetings, and other activities. As the District of … Continue reading WES Blog — Reopening WES: What To Expect and What To Consider
Six months ago WES’ Refugee Resettlement Team (RRT) welcomed a young couple with three boys, fleeing Afghanistan to avoid persecution because of the dad’s work as an interpreter for US forces. The RRT, in partnership with Lutheran Social Services (LSS), has been assisting with their resettlement. This update is provided in response to much interest … Continue reading An Update on the Refugee Family that WES Welcomed
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