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Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) Holds “Listening Session” with Targeted Immigrants

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December 2nd.   More than 100 people packed the meeting room at St. Mathew’s Cathedral for a “listening session” on immigration with D.C. Attorney General Carl Racine.  Much of the crowd was made up of undocumented immigrants. WES members, Patti Abshire, Katheryn O’Kester, Ross Wells, and WES supporter, Gabriela Santamaria, listened to testimonials from targeted immigrants … Continue reading Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) Holds “Listening Session” with Targeted Immigrants

WES Blog — What have our national organizations done for us lately?!

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What have our national organizations done for us lately? Plenty!   It’s easy for us at WES to get us-focused, thinking mostly about what happens within our four walls and without our own congregational system. But of course we are connected to two national movements–first, and at our most core level, to the American Ethical … Continue reading WES Blog — What have our national organizations done for us lately?!

Save the Date — Upcoming AEU Events

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Humanitas Film Premiere February 23, 2019 All are invited to the premiere of Humanitas: A Conscious Coloring of Kindness, a film by AEU Mossler Fellow Jé Hooper. He re-imagines the inspiring relationship between Ethical Culture founder Felix Adler and activist-scholar W.E.B. DuBois through poetry, music, and dance. Watch the trailer and learn more about the film here: https://aeu.org/2018/11/humanitas-film-premieres-february-23-2019. The premiere … Continue reading Save the Date — Upcoming AEU Events

WES Blog — Leave of Absence

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Dear WES community, I’m writing this blog to share some big news with you: I have requested, and been granted, a leave of absence from my internship through January so that I can follow a call to immediate activism. This is an unusual step for an intern to take, especially an intern who has been … Continue reading WES Blog — Leave of Absence

WES ARAOMC Discussions

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Dear WES, I am writing on behalf of the ARAOMC Assessment team. We appreciate your engagement with us during the membership meeting. We are looking forward to hosting the discussion groups that we announced at the meeting. We have heard feedback that our roll out of the discussion groups was done too quickly for people … Continue reading WES ARAOMC Discussions

ARAOMC Audit Report

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The Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppressive, Multicultural (ARAOMC) Audit Team has been busy!   In line with the 2018-2019 WES Focus Goals, we examined WES’ processes and organizational structure over a period of time and have created a ten-page report full of our observations and recommendations. We’d greatly appreciate your questions and comments! We’ll be collecting feedback for … Continue reading ARAOMC Audit Report