On June 20, the 2022 WES/Global Connections Delegation will travel to El Salvador to accompany our sister community of El Rodeo.  The community has asked that we bring the following items: *  Spanish dictionaries for the school (20-30.  The team will buy them here) *  Adult (soft) toothbrushes (140) *  Fluoride toothpaste in med-large tubes … Continue reading Request from the Global Connections Team — Supplies Needed for El Rodeo

(Earth Ethics Action Team) Fossil fuels in buildings At the end of last year, New York City passed bill 2317-2021 to phase out fossil fuels for all new buildings, a milestone in the fight against climate and health-harming pollution.  Carbon emissions from buildings are a major driver of climate change in three ways. (1) During … Continue reading Thoughts from the EEAT: Gas Appliances

And now the moment we’ve all been waiting for: the Leader Search Committee is thrilled to present to the WES community the candidate to be our next Senior Leader: Rev. KC Kvasnička-Slack (ka-vaz-NEECH-ka slak)!  KC has spent the last four years serving as the minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills in the Los Angeles area. Listing … Continue reading Introducing the Senior Leader candidate—KC Slack!

The Mohammadi family, headed by Abdul, 40, and Fereshta, 35, has been through untold difficulties, danger and, worst of all, months of not knowing their future. Since leaving their home in Afghanistan at the end of August, they have lived on two different US military bases and more recently in an extended-stay hotel in Silver … Continue reading WES Welcomes Afghan Refugee Family

Hello WES!You are invited to Reunion: A WES Field Day on Saturday, May 14, 4-6pm! We can’t wait to have fun together (in person!) at our beloved home and get excited about all that WES provides to our community.  Come one, come all, to this potluck, bake sale, and community celebration, complete with lawn games and … Continue reading You’re Invited to….

Exciting things are happening at WES to support our hybrid community! If you have been in the building since we have reopened to a hybrid platform, you may have noticed some of our new equipment, including some construction at the front of the Main Hall.  As you may recall from a few years ago, members … Continue reading thanks to the aWESome tech team!

Hello WES Immigration Justice Advocates,  UU Cedar Lane, UUA, UUSC and UUSJ are joining forces to support many immigrant advocacy groups in a demonstration to end (most) detention of immigrants Thursday, March 3, outside of ICE offices at 500 12th St SW, DC at 12:30 (gathering at noon).  We hope you will join us. We … Continue reading From the WES Immigration Team: Communities Not Cages

In November, after a two-year pandemic pause, WES/Global Connections sent a mini-delegation to our sister-community, El Rodeo.  Peggy Goetz, Susan Runner, Ross Wells, Pam Williams and in-country coordinator Cristina Starr, (all vaccinated and boosted), arrived eager to reconnect.  In collaboration with community leaders, we discussed the feasibility of a June 2022 WES delegation. WES began … Continue reading WES Returns to El Salvador

Dear WES Members, As members of the Reopening Task Force, we have been looking forward to the time when it would again be safe for in-person attendees to join Platform in the Main Hall. We anticipate that time is coming soon, and would like to update you on a policy change that will accompany the … Continue reading COVID Precautions Update