from the WES Immigration Justice Team Blocked from federal aid, THOUSANDS of our immigrant neighbors still suffer from hunger and food insecurity. 70,000 non-Mexican Latin Americans have been forced back across the border while they wait in squalid tent camps to present their pleas for asylum. Families with children are still detained in private prisons—like … Continue reading WES Blog — Who Speaks for Those Who Don’t Have a Voice?
from Emily Newman, WES Member & Young@WES Member Soon after I moved to D.C. in early 2018, I joined the Washington Ethical Society. This was an obvious decision because I had grown up in Ethical Culture and knew WES would be a good fit for me. Though I wasn’t sure right away what parts of … Continue reading WES Blog — Finding Familiar Faces
Dear Ones, As we turn toward a season of growth and anticipation, it seemed like a good time to share with you our progress so far on some of our work together specific to the Interim opportunity. WES members and staff are busy all the time with fulfilling the mission, including caring for one another, … Continue reading WES Blog — Cottage Meetings Update
The theme for the month is the Beloved Community. I didn’t understand this term, until I became a part of WES. I joined WES five years ago. Almost the first thing I was asked was some variant of the question “What drew you to WES?” My answer was that I was attracted to the thoughtful, stimulating platforms; … Continue reading WES Blog — Protecting the Beloved Community
Dear SEEK Families, A new year can often bring about hopes and goals that can manifest a new way of thinking and doing things. Currently SEEK is being reimagined to support families during the pandemic as it continues to progress across the US. I’m happy to share that I have been busy organizing necessary data … Continue reading WES Blog — A SEEK Update
The safety of those who use WES’s building is an important concern for all of us. At our Fall Membership Meeting, representatives of the WES Safety Team shared the news that WES received a $100,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to finance safety and physical security improvements to the WES building. Questions … Continue reading WES Blog — Safety Improvements for WES’s Building
One of the things I appreciate about having grown up in the Washington, DC, area is that this is an international and intercultural community. Even among my classmates whose parents all grew up in and around DC (mine did not), heritage, race, class, and culture led to a dazzling array of differences in terms of … Continue reading WES Blog — A Beloved Community
At the end of this first month of 2021, we feel uncertain about many of the institutions that have defined our lives, and which frame our worldviews. We are all distracted and distressed, unsettled and uncertain. Between changes in national leadership and the impact of the COVID pandemic, we find ourselves in the midst of … Continue reading WES Blog — From the Board of Trustees
from Earth Ethics Action Team By choosing ‘clean’ or ‘green’ energy, we direct our money away from fossil fuel energy sources, accelerating the industry’s decline, and toward environmentally responsible energy sources, accelerating their rise toward the majority (and eventually 100%) sources of electricity and heat in America. Choosing clean energy helps decrease air pollution, which … Continue reading WES Blog — Choosing Clean Energy
Happy New Year WES! We made it to 2021! It’s been ten months since the doors on 16th St were open for us to see each other in person and be connected physically. We have adapted. We continue to adapt. And we continue to be inclusive to our member community and beyond in an ethical … Continue reading WES Blog — Spreading the Ethical News!
