It’s 11:02 pm on a Tuesday evening in Baltimore City. Outside, cars slowly pass by. The sky is white. Small, steady snowflakes coat the surfaces. Inside, 11 young people are enjoying lively candlelit conversations with Jill Scott’s “The Way” lightly playing in the background. The topic of conversation, The Washington Ethical Society. These folks, some … Continue reading WES Blog — WES: Trust in a Vibrant Community
AEU is joining other Secular Coalition for America members in Week of Action April 26-May 2, 2019. Staff from the various organizations have worked together to develop a shareable image (attached), “elevator pitch” (text below), timeline (listed below), and Facebook page + Facebook event (https://www.facebook.com/secularweekofaction). Your Society’s actions/projects can be added as Facebook events to the Facebook page. Next steps/timeline … Continue reading Week of Action: April 26-May 2
Statement on Ban on Transgender People Serving in the Military The American Ethical Union unequivocally opposes the Supreme Court decision to lift injunctions blocking a policy preventing transgender people serving in the military. This decision demeans trans people, sending the message that they are second class citizens, unworthy of the rights of civil participation others enjoy. … Continue reading AEU Opposes Ban on Transgender People Serving in the Military
In the past year, the company I run took a big step: we decided to open up our email process to be nearly fully transparent to each other. This meant that any employee could see any email sent or received—internally, or to our clients, with a few exceptions that we outlined to everyone. It seemed … Continue reading WES Blog — On Transparency & Trust
As we have been celebrating and learning about Dr. King this weekend, and his vision for beloved community, I am brought to the question: how, exactly, do we create that? On one hand, I know there’s no specific answer–we are all trying to figure it out, making mistakes and trying again. On the other hand, … Continue reading WES Blog – Dr. King’s Vision & Our Community
Parade Participation Overview Thank you so much for joining us for the 13th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Parade on Monday, January 21st, 2019 in Historic Anacostia. The parade will begin at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE and Good Hope Rd. SE and end at the Gateway Pavilion … Continue reading MLK, Jr Day Parade Information
It’s a joke that in one room of WES members, there will be more opinions than people. We prize our ability to speak our minds and share our many viewpoints. In the past few years, we have been talking a lot about race, racism, and white supremacy. If you’d like to continue these conversations or … Continue reading WES Blog — Beloved Conversations
Dear WES, Writing this blog is bittersweet. I’m excited and nervous about taking the next step in my journey by returning to the Texas border to continue assisting organizations like The Annunciation House in providing shelter for refugees and asylum seekers that are released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). I’m also missing you and … Continue reading WES Blog — Annunciation House
Happy New Year! I always love the beginning of things–much better than the waiting time I talked about in last week’s blog. Of course, sometimes we feel as though we might be on a threshold, at a beginning place, but we aren’t sure exactly what that means or even what we are beginning. Perhaps that’s … Continue reading WES Blog — New year, new you (at WES)
Of all my Christmas morning memories, the strongest is one that repeated year after year when I was a child. In our house, the main presents waited until all the grown-ups were awake and showered and breakfasted…in other words, an intolerably long period of time. I could open my stocking, though, as soon as I … Continue reading WES Blog — Waiting for something to happen…
