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May’s Theme – Embodiment

For the month of May we will be exploring the theme of Embodiment. You can find the theme packet here. And all of the links from the theme packet can be found on the WES Pinterest page at https://www.pinterest.com/ethicalsociety/.   The photo for this month by 2016-2017 theme artist Carol Clayton is below along with her statement: The … Continue reading May’s Theme – Embodiment

WIN May 7 Action

WES committed to having 10 members attend. Can you be one of our ten? If so, email Amanda at amandap@ethicalsociety.org. For this action, WIN will be partnering with their Metro IAF sister organizations VOICE and AIM to stand up for transit justice,  protect middle class African-American jobs, and demand the development of affordable housing on … Continue reading WIN May 7 Action

Board Column – An Elephant in the Room: FOCUS GOAL #3

Board Column – An Elephant in the Room:  FOCUS GOAL #3 (submitted by Kristin Hunter, April 2017) At the annual mid-year planning retreat in January, the WES Board, Senior Leader, and a wide cross-section of WES members discussed, hashed out, enhanced, tweaked, revised, voted in and out, and finally approved WES’s new set of focus … Continue reading Board Column – An Elephant in the Room: FOCUS GOAL #3

WES Joins the AHA in an Inmate Pen Pal Program

The American Humanist Association is currently seeking humanists to participate in our pen pal program, a facet of AHA’s “Humanism For All” prison outreach. We recognize how contact with the outside world stimulates a positive, healthy, and hopeful attitude for those incarcerated. Research from inmate feedback has shown that having a pen pal helps combat … Continue reading WES Joins the AHA in an Inmate Pen Pal Program

April’s Theme: Transformation

For the month of April, we will be exploring the theme of Transformation. The theme packet can be found at:  http://ethicalsociety.org/sundaymorning/theme-packets/. As we dive into our examination of Transformation, the platform topics are: April 2, 9:30 & 11:30 — “Tearing It All Down” Amanda Poppei, Senior Leader. We live in a capitalist society, and there’s nothing we can … Continue reading April’s Theme: Transformation