A Mother’s Grief
Sunday, May 9, 10:30am Lyn Cox
The tradition of Mother’s Day was initiated by Julia Ward Howe as a protest against state violence. In those days, the violence was rooted in war, yet in our days as tanks and teargas enter the streets against our own citizens, there is a direct line of tradition that makes Mother’s Day a powerful day to resist state-sponsored violence. Our grief leads us to raise our voices against murder by police; the community impact of the criminal legal system; and the ways parenting, childhood, and family life are disrupted by over-investment in carcereal approaches to safety. While our collective grief is a motivator for change, we remember that the individual grief of families who have lost loved ones is also real, and we make room in our hearts and our actions for community care in the wake of trauma.

Police violence has taken too many people from their families. The grief of those families and the communities who embrace them fuels our commitment to change, and we must also remember that this grief belongs to real people who need community care.

May 9, 2021 "A Mother's Grief"

"Our Future Is What We Make It"
Sunday, August 13, 2023

Adam Briskin-Limehouse, Karen Schofield-Leca, Levi Leca, Perry Beider, Robin Pfeifer, Teagan Nam, WES Members

At WES, we have before us the challenge and the opportunity of greater volunteer leadership. Karen Schofield-Leca will share a bit of WES history of staff- and member-leadership, and highlight ways that we each can help to make WES the vibrant community we desire. Adam Briskin-Limehouse will officiate and Perry Beider will provide themed music. We’ll also hear from our college-bound teens Levi Leca, Robin Pfeifer, and Teagan Nam and give them a celebratory send-off. We’ll end with a volunteer fair where you can learn more about opportunities and sign up to join teams of interest. And there will be cake!

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The Washington Ethical Society is a vibrant humanistic congregation that affirms the worth of all people.

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