In this multigen platform and post-platform activities we will work to ignite and develop our imaginative capacity. Come practice joy, creative maladjustment, and maybe a new art skill with WES!

Is there such a thing as evil? What is it and how does it come in to the world? We will explore these questions in dialogue with Rev. Dr. Emilie Townes’ 2006 text “Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil” which provides analytical tools to understand how and why evil functions in the world … Continue reading The Cultural Production of Evil

Anger happens. Probably a lot these days. So what do we do with it? How do we take in our anger as information and use it to help us live, uphold, and promotee our values? How do we elicit the best in others when we are angry? Music from WES Member Josh Blinder.

Felix Adler called it “the supreme ethical rule.” Specifically Adler spoke of “eliciting the best in oneself and others by drawing out the unique differnce that constitutes each self.” What does this mean for us today? How do we practice this in public and in our day to day lives?

As a new administration comes in to office, celebrating the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. might be more important than ever. Join us as we explore wisdom from Dr. King, the Civil Rights movement, and more as we prepare and ground ourselves to continue resisting oppression everywhere. Music from the WES Chorus.

In keeping with the January theme of story, we take a moment to consider the history and stories of country & western music.

As 2025 begins, join us at WES to make space for new beginnings. In this inter-generational platform we will share in a firey ritual of letting go of what no longer serves us or who we wish to become. Music from the DC Labor Chorus.

Join us for a platform from WES’ Senior Leader KC Slack. There is a seat saved for you in our main hall at 10:30am. If you can’t make it in person, we hope you’ll join us on zoom at tiny.cc/wesplatform.