Zoom link: https://success.zoom.us/j/3448335044 Featured speaker: Erik Stafford, "The meaning of Juneteenth, the impact of the Underground Railroad and the Emancipation Proclamation Reconstruction on Kansas City, and the origin of the police force" Musical guest: Jeff Harshbarger (https://music.ku.edu/jeff-harshbarger) Community moment: Hannah Keim Erik Stafford will discuss the meaning of Juneteenth, the impact of the Underground Railroad and the Emancipation Proclamation Reconstruction on Kansas City, and the origin of the police force. Erik is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. He and his wife, Carla Stafford, have three daughters. After graduating from Raytown South High School, Erik remained in Kansas City to...

Zoom link: https://success.zoom.us/j/3448335044 Featured speaker: Tykebrean Cheshier, organizer of Tulsa BLM movement Musical guest: Mike Dillon (https://www.facebook.com/TheMikeDillonBand/) Community moment: Melissa Leytem About the speaker: Tykebrean Cheshier is a 21-year-old college senior who is passionate about helping her community and making Tulsa one. She is the organizer of Peaceful Rally TULSA.

Zoom link: https://success.zoom.us/j/3448335044 Featured speaker: Preston Mitchum Musical guest: Joslyn Rose Community moment: Jason Radford About the speaker: Preston Mitchum (he/him) is a Black and queer civil rights advocate, writer, and public speaker. He is the Director of Policy of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity. As Director of Policy, Preston shapes state and federal strategies and policies that center the voices and leadership of young people in the South and Midwest. Prior to joining URGE, Preston served as Senior Legal and International Policy Analyst with Advocates for Youth, the Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Health and...

Zoom link: https://success.zoom.us/j/3448335044 Featured speaker: Annie Lawler, "Chubby Plant People: Introduction to the Weird and Wonderful World of Succulents and Cacti" Community moment: Mark Dixon Musical guest: Sage Cornelius (https://www.facebook.com/ragewitsage/) About the speaker: Annie Lawler is a succulent lover, author, artist, and the founder of Chubby Plant People, an education-based group for succulent lovers and artists, combining her passions of both art and plants to create expertly curated arrangements, hand-painted terra cotta pots, stunning plant photography, and educational posts, articles, videos, and workshops! She's been studying plants for the better part of five years and is currently working on a...

Zoom link: https://success.zoom.us/j/3448335044 Featured speaker: Jack Cooley, "The Evangelical Exodus: Why Evangelicals Are Leaving" Community moment: MK Mustard Musical Guest: The Royal Chief (https://www.facebook.com/TheRoyalChief/) Jack grew up in Wichita, Kansas, and moved to Kansas City in 2015. He was a son of a fundamentalist baptist pastor, raised in a religious homeschooling cult, and was an evangelical pastor for 20 years before deconverting in 2018. Jack now uses his experience in evangelicalism to help those who are leaving the faith, through social media and leading support groups for Recovering from Religion. He lives in the city with his foxhound, Dexter Morgan,...

Zoom: https://success.zoom.us/j/3448335044 Featured speaker: Athena Jeanne Zeiter-Hale, "Compromise and Cooperation in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Reevaluating Eleanor Roosevelt's Contributions and How International, Intercultural Cooperation Created a Truly Secular Document" Community moment: Joslyn Rose Musical guest: John Mueter Conventional wisdom on the history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) of 1948 argues that Eleanor Roosevelt's appointment as a delegate to the United Nations was a mostly symbolic gesture, that while she contributed greatly as an organizer and advocate for the UDHR, she contributed very little intellectually, and that the finished document was heavily influenced by Western Powers...

Featured speaker: Caesar Asadi, "The MindPower Foundation" Community moment: Niki Aktipis Musical guest: Adee Dancy ( https://www.facebook.com/adeerocketdancy/ ) The MindPower Foundation raises awareness, educates and provides mentorship to shift the culture and break the stigma of mental health in youth athletics. This talk will focus on how Caesar came to start this organization through sharing a bit of his personal story, as well as how he's overcome the adversity he has faced. He will also be teaching the audience two simple techniques on how to manage stress and anxiety through breathing and mental exercises. Growing up, Caesar struggled with chronic...

Let's all get together for some food & drinks! *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/KCOasis Musical guest: Amber Martin (https://www.ambermartinmusic.net/) Community moment: JT Eberhard Featured speaker: Joy Ellsworth, "Environmental Justice" Joy will share insights that an East KC neighborhood association president and a Yankton Dakota Chief brought to her organization, Clement Waters Retreat, during the pandemic, regarding what actions for environmental justice can be taken by people at different starting points (of affluence, cultural background, socio-political influence, etc.). Joy Ellsworth is a founder of Clement Waters Retreat, a nonprofit organization arranging activities that help people discern holistic ways to act as good stewards of nature, of their communities, and of themselves as...

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. 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. In addition...