Featured Speaker: Elyse Max from Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty (MADP) Musical guest: Heath Church (https://www.heathchurchmusic.com/) Community moment: Kelsey Reid Elyse Max is the co-director of MADP in the KC area. Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty (MADP) is a statewide organization working to repeal the death penalty in Missouri by educating citizens and legislators regarding the costs and consequences of capital punishment. They seek to empower murder victim family members, exonerees, communities, racial justice advocates, various faith and conscience traditions, as well as individuals, to collaborate in creating new opportunities for abolition. With coalition partners, MADP addresses root...

MASKS ARE OPTIONAL. *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...

Musical guest: The Canterberries (https://instagram.com/the_canterberries) Community moment: Gratitude Letters Featured speaker: Nicoya Helm, "Modern Mindfulness: History, Hype, and Hope" Nicoya Helm offers mindfulness and mental health education to help people look deeper, dream bigger, and live better. She combines professional experience in corporate IT and higher education with over 20 years of meditation training to create learning experiences that are personal, practical, and fun. She holds a Master of Science in Education and is a certified Unified Mindfulness coach and Mental Health First Aid Instructor. When not teaching, she enjoys making stuff, playing outside, and talking to strangers. Location: UMKC...

MASKS ARE OPTIONAL. *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...

Musical guest: The Huixqui Sisters (https://www.thehuixquisisters.com/) Community moment: Elizabeth Dickinson Featured speaker: Melanie Lee Phillips, "Hearing: Keeping Us Healthy and Connected" Dr. Melanie Lee Phillips is a clinical audiologist at The ENT Clinic at Liberty Hospital. She has been practicing for 25 years in a nonprofit speech and hearing center, a private practice dispensing office and for the last 7½ years in an ENT practice. She has her Clinical Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D) from the University of Florida. In 2019 and 2023, she and the Audiology Department at Liberty Hospital were awarded Silver recognition from the Courier Tribune’s Best of...

MASKS ARE OPTIONAL. *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...

Musical guest: Ivory Blue (https://ivorybluemusic.com/) "Life in a Controlling Religion" panel members: Rowan Stewart, former Christian Fundamentalist; Marilee Harrison, former Mennonite; Nathan Bailey, former Pentecostal/Evangelical; David Krampus/Ready, former Worldwide Church of God; Jayana DeWolf Parent, former Jehovah's Witness; and Luke Beardall, former Mormon. Location: UMKC Royall Hall 111 800 E. 52nd St., Kansas City, MO 64110 Free Sunday parking in the parking garage at 52nd and Rockhill Rd. (enter from 52nd & Charlotte). Doors at 10:30am for coffee and conversation. *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

MASKS ARE OPTIONAL. *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...

Join fellow Oasians at Longview Lake Beach for fun, food and frivolity! Bring a chair, wear a swimsuit, bring something to share, and hang out. Admission fees: $9 Adults 16-64 $7 Ages 4-15 $7 Seniors 65+ Free ages 0-3 By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).