Kansas City Oasis

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: E. Andrew Boyd, "Beyond Comprehension: A Scientific Look at the Challenge of Knowing Everything" Community Moment: Daniel Harris Musical Guest: JJ Cantrell "It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean." John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Locke was keenly aware the human mind wasn’t up to the task of knowing everything. But...

Join your Oasis friends for an afternoon of drinks and laughs at Knuckleheads Saloon. We'll grab a big table and all enjoy a relaxing drink before the work week starts back up. By participating in this event you agree to abide by the KC Oasis Code of Conduct: https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/

Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Taylor Gibson, "Stuck In The Middle With You - How Bi Erasure and Invisibility Alienate People, Both Inside and Outside The Community" Community Moment: Brooke Thomsen Musical Guest: Pablo Sanhueza https://www.facebook.com/PabloSanhuezaMusic/ Bisexuals make up almost half of the LGBTQIA community but are often missing from the conversation. Why it is important for Bi+ individuals to try and reclaim a seat at the table when it comes to discussing representation, sexuality and rights....

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Niki Atkipis Community Moment: TBA Musical Guest: TBA Conservation starts at home. What does stream health say about the quality of our local ecosystem? What does it have to do with us? Join Niki in conversation about her experiences working with the Missouri Department of Conservation as part of a stream assessment field team. She will discuss the importance of freshwater ecology, what it takes to conserve Missouri’s wild waterways, and how...

Join your Oasis friends at Sally and Mark Mendon's home for an evening of s'mores and socializing. Grab your favorite s'mores supplies, hot chocolate, or apple cider and come have some fun. This is a party for the adults so please leave the kiddies with a sitter and let yourself relax. Address will be messaged to RSVP'd guests before the event. By participating in this event you agree to abide by the Oasis code of Conduct (https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Join us for the Whole Person Planting Independence Yard Cleanup event! We will perform low- to moderate-risk activities such as mowing, raking, weeding, and planting at the homes of people who receive services from The Whole Person. As we'll likely work up an appetite, we'll plan a lunch gathering afterward. Participants will need to sign a waiver, and choose their unisex T-shirt size. Facebook message or e-mail Julie Whistman at julie.whistman@kcoasis.org

Join fellow Oasians at Deanna Rose Farms for an afternoon hayride and pumpkin patch adventure! Bundle up, grab some cider or cocoa and spend the day engaging in all the best things about fall. Afterwards carve up a Jack-O-Lantern and we can share photos on the event page. We'll meet at 1pm and try to organize it so that as many people can be on the hayrides at the same time as possible. If you have questions reach out to Josh Laws, Skye Angelina Peraud or Taylor Gibson. By participating in this event you agree to abide by the Oasis Codes of Conduct: https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Twyla Dell, "Can a City Change Its Fuel Habits?" Community Moment: Erin Schinasi Musical Guest: Mickey P. Pioneers to the river bend who would become Kansas Citians said goodbye to wood and hello to both coal and oil over one lifetime. Each fuel left its stamp on the city. Then gasoline created the sprawling metro area we have today. Now we find ourselves in a dysfunctional relationship with gasoline. In the last...

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....

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Lily Fouts "5 Things My Fugitive Childhood Taught Me About Authentic Travel" Community Moment: TBA Musical Guest: Calvin Arsenia When Lily Ann Fouts was a child, her and her sister’s photos ended up on the back of a milk carton. For seven years, the girls and their mother evaded her father, the police, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, bounty hunters, and the FBI. They spent most of that time...