Kansas City Oasis

Join us on Zoom for our second virtual Sunday Gathering! Musical Guest: JJ Cantrell Community Moment: Jack David Cooley Featured Speaker: Niki Aktipis: Earth Day, Its Origins, & What You Can Do at Home - Niki Aktipis is the current president of KC Oasis and works for the biomedical industry. In their tenure as a biologist, they have worked on conservation efforts and taught scientific literacy around the world. Zoom link: https://success.zoom.us/j/3448335044?status=success&fbclid=IwAR1-K6G2lBp-Nfr9dEesu-tp9tlZuyPKwAkB5CyAbfidu9UlvgStvFaXxgs

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. The Micah Ministry is a charitable organization that seeks to help anyone, regardless of race, gender, religious (or nonreligious) affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or any other trait – as long as they could use some help, the Micah Ministry is there to help them. The Micah Ministry operates in a way that’s a bit different from traditional support organizations....

What are you doing to take care of yourself and stay safe during quarantine? In lieu of our regular fifth-Sunday service project, we'll be asking and sharing tips and information on self-care during this challenging time. We'll also start a running list of resources for our community, which will eventually be shared in the private group. https://success.zoom.us/j/3448335044 Please use the above Zoom link to join us for sharing and socializing. We'll have music from our very own JJ Cantrell! There will also be opportunities to break off into small groups to socialize and stay connected.

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Zoom Link: https://success.zoom.us/j/344833504 Main speakers: CiCi Glasgow and Melissa Brown Musical guest: Adee Dancy (https://www.facebook.com/adeerocketdancy/) Community moment: Paige Stonerock Our presenters will be talking about what they do about KCAVP and how others can support victims of violence, along with the new organization, Black Pockets LLC, which focuses on financial and cultural literacy by way of mind/body/spirit connection. About the speakers: CiCi Glasgow She/They CiCi is a black GNC lesbian. She is the CEO and co-founder of Black Pockets LLC, which is a financial and cultural literacy company that centers on QTBIPOC. They are director of Communications and Outreach at...

Featured Speaker: Ron Ruhnke, Poetry & The Power Of Words Musical Guest: Eddie Moore (facebook.com/emoremyz) Community Moment: Jim Fisk Zoom link: https://success.zoom.us/j/3448335044?status=success About the speaker: Born on a farm in northeastern Kansas, Ron attended Emporia State University, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Education there, with majors in German and mathematics. After graduating from Emporia, he studied at the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, on a Fulbright Scholarship. He then taught high school in Salina, Kansas, for three years before entering graduate school at The University of Texas at Austin, where he received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology. He has...

KC Oasis has secured 20 spots to help remove trash from the banks of the Missouri River. Please see this link for additional information: https://riverrelief.org/event/kansas-city-missouri-river-clean-up-2020/?fbclid=IwAR1Mv4HkLVgTmPgYMqQEu-5XcdI9bHGT0hFChqSwhSH3SGtQGKPyLDFGwAQ. *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Featured speaker: Tom Witt, Executive Director, Equality Kansas Musical guest: Kadesh Flow (https://www.facebook.com/KadeshFlow/) Community moment: Chris Mason Zoom link: https://success.zoom.us/j/3448335044 About the speaker: Thomas Witt is the Executive Director of Equality Kansas, which works to secure equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Kansans. Witt began his activism in early 2004, after the Kansas Legislature narrowly defeated a constitutional ban on marriage equality.

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. The Micah Ministry is a charitable organization that seeks to help anyone, regardless of race, gender, religious (or nonreligious) affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or any other trait – as long as they could use some help, the Micah Ministry is there to help them. The Micah Ministry operates in a way that’s a bit different from traditional support organizations....

Featured speaker: Natasha Ria El-Scari Community moment: Audra Alexander Musical guest: Mark Lowrey (https://jukeboxxmedia.com/portfolio/mark-lowrey/) Zoom link: https://success.zoom.us/j/3448335044 About the speaker: Natasha Ria El-Scari has been a writer, Cave Canem fellow, and educator for over a decade. Her poetry, academic papers, and personal essays have been published in anthologies and literary and online journals. She has opened for and introduced many great writers, singers and activists, and has been featured at a host of universities and venues nationwide. Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Natasha has a BA from Jackson State University and an MA from the University of Missouri-Kansas...