Kansas City Oasis

Musical guest: Jonny Green (https://www.facebook.com/jonnygreenmusic) Community moment: Nathan Bailey Featured speakers: Diana Kornfeld and Marsha Lerenberg, "How to Effectively Engage with MO Lawmakers" Diana Kornfeld lives in Lee’s Summit, where she is currently the secretary and board member for the Lee’s Summit Democrats. Previously she taught English and gifted education for 35 years and taught classes as an adjunct at Avila University. She became interested in Missouri progressive causes after the 2016 election, when she joined Pantsuit Nation and later the Lee’s Summit branch of PSN. This led to her joining Indivisible KC and she later helped found the Lee’s...

Musical guest: Erik Pearson (https://erikjpearson.com/) Community moment: Gary Blakely Featured speaker: Andrew Johnson, "Where the Spirit Meets the Bone: Compassion, Action, and Human Imagination" Andrew Johnson is a poet, essayist, artist, and author of two books, "The Thread" (2022) and "On Earth As It Is" (2017). His essays and poems have appeared in The Sun, Guernica, Image, Crazyhorse, KC Studio, and elsewhere. He is the recipient of a 2022 ArtsKC Inspiration Grant, as well as a 2022 recipient of a Rocket Grant for his multimedia art project Closure Is Not Justice, which will culminate in September 2023 with an exhibition...

GAME 02 - Strawberry Hellions VS 18th and Vines Join KC Oasians to see the Strawberry Hellions take on the 18th and Vines! Will the Hellions be the berry best? Or will we see a divine performance by the Vines? Come out to see for yourself! Hosts: Mark and Sally Mendon

MASKS ARE REQUIRED. *Note: It’s okay if you can’t get there until 5:15-5:30. At Kansas City Oasis our values are “People are more important than beliefs,” “human hands solve human problems,” and “meaning comes from making a difference.” In that spirit, we partner with Micah Ministry to help feed and clothe those in need. Micah Ministry serves hundreds of people every Monday evening from 5:15-7:15. They help anyone, regardless of race, gender, religious (or nonreligious) affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or any other trait. Come join us in helping our less fortunate neighbors. Volunteers will greet the guests, serve food, offer...

Musical guest: Wyatt West (https://www.facebook.com/wyattwestmusic) Community moment: TBA Featured speaker: Niki Aktipis, "Intersectionality: Science and Its Historical Impact on Black Bodies" Have you ever heard the name Henrietta Lacks? Do you know what happened in the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment? Were you ever taught about how gynecological practices were created? Why does any of this matter? In this presentation we will discuss the implications of scientific discoveries and their impact on Black bodies. Many of the medical scientific breakthroughs that have saved countless lives have a dark history rooted in inequality and, in some areas, unequivocally inhumane. Within the U.S. education...

MASKS ARE REQUIRED. *Note: It’s okay if you can’t get there until 5:15-5:30. At Kansas City Oasis our values are “People are more important than beliefs,” “human hands solve human problems,” and “meaning comes from making a difference.” In that spirit, we partner with Micah Ministry to help feed and clothe those in need. Micah Ministry serves hundreds of people every Monday evening from 5:15-7:15. They help anyone, regardless of race, gender, religious (or nonreligious) affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or any other trait. Come join us in helping our less fortunate neighbors. Volunteers will greet the guests, serve food, offer...

It's Hanami time! We have officially called it for April 15 at 10 a.m. at Loose Park to enjoy cherry blossoms to their fullest. Please note there is still a two-week window in which the weather might become severe for the buds. We will be sure to update the event if there are any significant delays in the blooming cycle. Meet our KC Oasis group in the grass west of the Loose Park Picnic Pavilion off the 5110 Wornall Rd. parking area. Feel free to bring food for yourself or to share as well as blankets/seating too. You will want...

Featured speaker: Stan Slaughter, "The Alchemy of Composting, How 2+2=9, If You Let It" Musician: Roy Baldwin Phillips Community Moment: Sally Mendon & Julie Maschler Stan Slaughter brings science and music together in ways that enthrall, educate and inspire students. With a master’s degree in biology, 10 years in the classroom and his rockin’ good guitar, he has traveled the nation for a generation presenting to adults and children, including over 4,000 schools. He’s produced five albums of environmentally themed music, including his bestseller, Rot N’ Roll. He’s recently been focused on reducing food waste and composting, helping to focus...

MASKS ARE REQUIRED. *Note: It’s okay if you can’t get there until 5:15-5:30. At Kansas City Oasis our values are “People are more important than beliefs,” “human hands solve human problems,” and “meaning comes from making a difference.” In that spirit, we partner with Micah Ministry to help feed and clothe those in need. Micah Ministry serves hundreds of people every Monday evening from 5:15-7:15. They help anyone, regardless of race, gender, religious (or nonreligious) affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or any other trait. Come join us in helping our less fortunate neighbors. Volunteers will greet the guests, serve food, offer...

Musical guest: Margot Reed (https://instagram.com/margotreeda) Community moment: Storm Davis Featured speaker: Ron Ruhnke, "Poetry Speaks" In honor of National Poetry Month, Ron will perform "Poetry Speaks," featuring poetry that can change your life, open your heart, make you think, and possibly even make you smile. Come hear the power and beauty of words. Ron grew up on a farm in northeastern Kansas and enjoyed spending a great deal of time outdoors. Professionally, Ron taught high school in Salina, Kansas; worked as a counselor at an outpatient alcohol and drug treatment center in Lincoln, Nebraska; and spent most of his professional...