Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Child care is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Charlie Upchurch, "Building Community and Meaning Through Grief" Community Moment: Veronica Brown Musical Guest: Kadesh Flow https://www.kadeshflow.com/ Just prior to losing her mother to brain cancer in 2016, Charlie was hired by KCUR as an announcer. Little did she know, it would become the reason to get out of bed in the morning. Grief has taken her to many places, but the last place she thought she would end up would be...

  Celebrate the fourth anniversary of our Oasis community! We'll be in Shelter 4 in beautiful Antioch Park. Bring a dish to share; paper products will be provided.

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Child care is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Helen Austin, KC Oasis Executive Director Community Moment: TBD Musical Guest: Tracer Heights https://www.facebook.com/tracerheights/ Helen is a social entrepreneur, community organizer and national speaker. She holds a master’s degree in human services and a graduate certificate in professional counseling. With a vision for an alternative to faith-based community, Helen founded Kansas City Oasis in early 2014. In response to a growing demand for Oasis communities in other cities, Helen co-founded and became...

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Child care is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Garrett Griffin, "Racism in Kansas City: Police Shootings" Community Moment: Brittani Rhoades Musical Guest: TBD   An examination of the causes behind police shootings of unarmed black men in Kansas City and across the U.S., a case study in the shooting of Ryan Stokes by the KCPD, and possible solutions to ongoing police brutality. Garrett S. Griffin is a political writer, activist and author. He currently serves as communications coordinator with...

Living our values: Human Hands Solve Human Problems ** RESCHEDULED (C'mon, Mother Nature!) ** Let's celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up and brightening the area around our meeting place! Trash bags will be provided. *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code 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. Child care is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Debi Jackson Community Moment: Amanda Niedzwiecki Musical Guest: Beau Bledsoe – http://www.beaubledsoe.com/ Debi Jackson lives with her husband and two children in Kansas City, Missouri. She has become an advocate for transgender rights and acceptance because of her daughter. She now speaks openly about her family to provide others with a personal connection to learn about transgender youth, using her story to prove that families can be supportive of LGBT issues....

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Child care is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Darrel Ray, "Your SocioSexual Orientation and Its Impact on Relationships" Community Moment: Merna Solomon Musical Guest: TBA Just as we tend to have different social styles, like extroversion or introversion, we also have different sexual styles. These are rooted in personality that is influenced strongly by genetics and culture. Understanding and coming to grips with your SocioSexual Orientation can save a lot of heartache in relationships. About the speaker: Darrel Ray,...

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: John Hess, Ph.D., "The Eco Twins: Ecology, Economics, and the rules of the game" Community Moment: Darnell Hunt Musical Guest: Lauren Krum https://www.facebook.com/laurenkrumsings/ John has worked his entire career along the margins of science and art. John's science side is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist, and the medium of his art is photography, which he has used mostly to stitch the two sides together. This talk will explore the dilemma facing all of...

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: Judy Bishop, "Holy Cow – What Do I Do Now?!?" Community Moment: Susi Bocks Musical Guest: JJ Cantrell Judy received her BSN from Webster University and her BA and MBA from Baker University. She is a 20-year veteran of the Army Nurse Corp, serving from 1989 to 2009. Surprise – she was 46 when she joined the Army and 66 when she retired as a lieutenant colonel! How did she get in...

How many lives will YOU save June 24? Community Blood Center (CBC) is the primary supplier of blood for local hospitals and has been serving Missouri and Kansas hospitals for more than 50 years. CBC needs to collect 580 pints of blood every day and over 140,000 annually to meet the needs of our local hospitals. Kansas City Oasis is hosting a blood drive Sunday, June 24, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on CBC's donor bus. Please give a little of your time and a pint of your blood to help us collect 25 units of blood and save 50 lives!...