Film Festival at WES in the news. 
The Washington Ethical Society hosted two events for the Greater Washington Immigration Film Festival. The film shown at the Society on Friday night got an interesting review on-line from Karren LaLonde Alenier, writing as The Dresser. Even before the festival kicked off last Thursday, WES members working on the festival were interviewed by Mark Lieberman for the NorthWest Current. His interview was published Wednesday on page 3 of the Current.

Trick or Treat for UNICEF this Sunday, October 25th.

Have a container of spare change at home? Why not bring it to platform this Sunday!

This Sunday as part of our Sunday platform, children will collect for Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF before heading down to Sunday School classes. Children can come to platform in costume (not scary please), and can collect among the congregants with their bags and boxes.

2nd Annual Greater Washington Immigration Film Festival kicks off at WES with the East Coast premiere of On the Bride’s Side (Io Sto Con La Sposa) on Friday, October 23. This documentary follows the nail-biting journey through Europe of five Syrians and Palestinians fleeing the war. In the Milan train station the group discovers there is no train that will take them to safety in Stockholm. Concerned Italians wanting to help propose dressing the group as members of a wedding party. Will the ruse get them safely across borders and into Sweden? The resulting journey is suspenseful, funny and heartrending. Viewers are invited to discuss the film and the current situation in with the Italian director, Gabriele del Grande, a journalist specializing in immigration issues, who is flying in for the event! The evening is co-hosted by Georgetown’s Institute for German and European Studies. 

The Film Festival was conceived of last year by WES members, and now boasts an organizing committee with members from many other congregations and non-profits. The Festival runs all weekend (October 22-25) at locations throughout the DC metro area, including a gala performance at UDC on Saturday night. For more information, check out their Facebook page and their website.