Kansas City Oasis

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...

Zoom link: https://bit.ly/KCOasis Musical guest: Khalil Jade (https://www.facebook.com/khaliljademusic) Community moment: Denise Decker Featured speaker: Helen Hurley, Connections to Success Helen J. Hurley is a graduate of UMKC with a BA in Administration of Justice. She started her career with the state of Missouri in the Division of Youth Services as a Youth Specialist in 1985 and transferred to the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole in 1987. She held a variety of positions, from Field Officer to Drug Court Officer, and retired from State service in 2016 as the Field Administrator for the Western Region. Ms. Hurley served on many committees...

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...

Zoom link: https://bit.ly/KCOasis Musical guest: TBA Community moment: Russell Conrad Featured speaker: Garrett Griffin, "Two Socialisms – Based on the book Why America Needs Socialism: The Argument from Martin Luther King, Helen Keller, Albert Einstein, and Other Great Thinkers" Link to book: https://www.igpub.com/why-america-needs-socialism/ Garrett S. Griffin is an activist, writer, and the author of "Racism in Kansas City: A Short History" and "Why America Needs Socialism: The Argument from Martin Luther King, Helen Keller, Albert Einstein, and Other Great Thinkers." After working as a professional writer and a para for special needs and emotionally disturbed students, he now serves as Communications Director...

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...

Let's get happy! Hang out with old friends and meet some new ones. Have dinner and a drink. Stick around until 8pm if you feel the urge to entertain us with some karaoke. *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Location: UMKC Royall Hall, Room 111 800 E. 52nd St. Kansas City, MO 64110 Free parking in the parking garage at 52nd and Rockhill Rd.   Proof of vaccination is required. Masks recommended. Check-in and mingle starting at 10:30 a.m. Musical guests: The Nite Owls – Wyatt and Sarah (https://www.facebook.com/theniteowlsws) Community moment: Tia Higbee Featured speaker: Lisa Ousley, "Fighting Food Waste and Providing Healthy Food for Hungry People with After the Harvest" Lisa Ousley is Executive Director of After the Harvest, a nonprofit whose mission it is to fight food insecurity, improve nutrition and prevent food waste. ATH does this...

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...

After the Harvest rescues nutritious fruits and vegetables from going to waste and donates them to agencies that serve hungry people, primarily in Greater Kansas City. Our volunteers glean after the harvest, picking what’s left in farmers’ fields and picking up already harvested leftover produce. The majority of the funds we raise helps secure semi-truckloads of donated produce that might otherwise end up in landfills. After the Harvest, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is the largest local produce donor to Harvesters—The Community Food Network. Learn more at aftertheharvestkc.org. The location for this event will be determined the week of August 15th. We may...

Zoom link: https://bit.ly/KCOasis Musical guest: TBA Community moment: Guy Niederhauser Featured speaker: Lily Fouts, "A Guatemala Travelogue" Lily is an author, freelancer, and world traveler who has been to all seven continents and has a seasonal home in Mexico. She is currently writing a book on responsible travel. Lily has earned the Certificate in Sustainability and Anti-Oppression in Travel from the RISE Travel Institute. The certificate program takes a systems-thinking approach to address the intersection of social justice, community development, animal protection, and environmental sustainability in the context of travel. She is traveling with the RISE Travel Institute to Guatemala to...