Dear WES Community: The WES Immigration Justice Team invites you to the 2023 WES Refugee Coat Drive! This year we are again partnering with Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (LSSNCA). We request donations of all sizes of new or gently-used winter coats for local refugee children and adults. They are needed by the families … Continue reading Invitation to Generosity: 2023 WES Refugee Coat Drive!
An Update from the Global Connections Team Last January, WES Global Connections partner Antonio Pacheco, director of the Salvadoran humanitarian organization, ADES was arrested along with 5 other environmentalists and put in prison for an undermined amount of time. The judge in the case placed a gag-order on the case, refused to let family members … Continue reading WES Members Participate in Two Support Actions at the Salvadoran Embassy
WES, in partnership with Kaboom Improv (kaboomimprov.com) is delighted to offer free improv classes every Tuesday night at WES, 6:45-8:30pm. Classes are taught by Kaboom co-founders, Shelby French (WES member) and Lili Cai as well as any group member who is interested in learning how to teach improv by leading partial or full sessions on … Continue reading Improv at WES!
Perry Beider, Adam Briskin-Limehouse, Ed Elder, Julie Grimes, Sonja Kueppers, and John Pfeifer invite you to join them for games and lunch at WES on July 2nd. Details are provided below; please contact Perry (pbeider@yahoo.com) with any remaining questions. We hope you can join us for playtime on the 2nd! HYPOTHETICALLY ASKED QUESTIONS What’s the … Continue reading You’re invited for games and lunch on Sunday, July 2nd!
We had a good turnout last Sunday for our book on “Other Minds” as exemplified by the octopus’ intelligence. During the meeting, a couple of people asked our presenter, Don Mcrae for the slides. Don provided them to me and you should be able to get them from my DropBox with this link. For our next book, … Continue reading An Update from the Biology Reading Group
The Washington Ethical Society’s Statement of Purpose says, “We nurture a sense of reverence and responsibility for each other and the earth.” This implies we should live in harmony with the earth, restoring it to ecological balance and complexity. The Earth Ethics Action Team is developing an insect garden to express these values in the WES … Continue reading WES Insect Garden
Hello WES, Since the fall, WES Transition Team members: Brennan Barber, Julie Campbell, Andrea Naranjo, Lauren Strange, and Jenna Umbriac have been working alongside KC to provide opportunities for connection in these initial months of KC’s leadership. So far, we’ve hosted 6 small gatherings with key WES groups and open houses to make space for … Continue reading A Note from the Transition Team
Dear WES Community, April is probably my single favorite month of the year. Most of this is because my birthday is in April. Though the realities of my life no longer allow for the full month of celebrations I was fond of in my teens and twenties, the month remains imbued with a sense of … Continue reading April’s Message from the Senior Leader
Dear WES Friends, The Stewardship Team is ready to Power Up for our Future with you, our WES community. Now is the time to re-energize and re-imagine the life of our community. This is also the time of year when members and friends like you make financial commitments for 2023-2024, and consider how to invest time and talent … Continue reading Power Up for Our Future! Pledge Season Kicks Off!
Are you looking for an experience that will change your life? Join the WES/Global Connections’ 2023 delegation to El Rodeo, our sister community in El Salvador. Each annual delegation involves cross-cultural and social justice work, exploring lush, green hills, and getting to know the amazing people of El Rodeo. The Global Connections team has led delegations … Continue reading Join the 2023 El Rodeo Delegation
