Toronto Oasis, Secular Community

There will be no Toronto Oasis meeting on this Sunday July 26th.

As a reminder, there will still be a Meet & Greet on Friday July 24th from 6 pm to 9 pm, taking place at the Cherie Bistro in downtown Toronto. This Meet & Greet will be jointly hosted by Toronto Oasis and the Humanist Association of Toronto (HAT). Please check out the Meetup event page for this Meet & Greet for more information and to RSVP.

Participants can also join West Hill United, a secular community similar to Toronto Oasis, for their Sunday Gathering at 10:30 am ET. This Gathering will be held both online and in-person.

The link to join the Gathering online is here.

For those who would like to attend in-person, West Hill United is located at 62 Orchard Park Drive in Scarborough, Ontario. It is accessible by both public transit (TTC) and by car.

Toronto Oasis will be back on Sunday August 2nd.

 

This will be an online Zoom meeting.  See our online meeting instructions at: https://torontooasis.org/online-meeting-instructions.  Our program will run from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. You can join the meeting starting at 10:45 am for our open social.

We will be watching and then discussing a video which talks about anthropologist David Graeber’s ideas regarding the nature of work. The video will be introduced by Toronto Oasis organizer Ryan Zhang.

Please RSVP on our Meetup page for this event to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/315655915

By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Toronto Oasis Code of Conduct (http://torontooasis.org/code-of-conduct).

Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and perhaps some new ones!

This will be an online Zoom meeting.  See our online meeting instructions at: https://torontooasis.org/online-meeting-instructions.  Our program will run from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. You can join the meeting starting at 10:45 am for our open social.

We will be listening to and then discussing a TED talk by psychologist Kelly McGonigal, a lecturer at Stanford University and the author of The Willpower Instinct, The Upside of Stress, and The Joy of Movement. This topic & video were selected and will be introduced by Tania Akon, a Toronto Oasis organizer.

Please RSVP on our Meetup page for this event to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/315457226/

By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Toronto Oasis Code of Conduct (http://torontooasis.org/code-of-conduct).

Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and perhaps some new ones!

This will be an online Zoom meeting.  See our online meeting instructions at: https://torontooasis.org/online-meeting-instructions.  Our program will run from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. You can join the meeting starting at 10:45 am for our open social.

We will be listening to and then discussing a podcast episode featuring Christina Chaey, a writer and recipe developer. It’s about cooking, mental health and depression; and how cooking can be a tool for self compassion. This topic & video was selected and will be introduced by Tania Akon, a Toronto Oasis organizer.

Please RSVP on our Meetup page for this event to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/315356789/

By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Toronto Oasis Code of Conduct (http://torontooasis.org/code-of-conduct).

Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and perhaps some new ones!

This will be an online Zoom meeting.  See our online meeting instructions at: https://torontooasis.org/online-meeting-instructions.  Our program will run from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. You can join the meeting starting at 10:45 am for our open social.

This will be the second in our series: What Science Reveals About Our Place in the Universe.  In the first featured presentation in this series, last month, we watched a video featuring Michelle Thaller, an astronomer and former Assistant Director for Science Communication at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.  This Sunday, we’ll be watching and then discussing a TEDx talk by Bob McDonald, a science journalist and host of Quirks & Quarks since 1992 on CBC radio.  This topic & video was selected and will be introduced by Tania Akon, a Toronto Oasis organizer.

Please RSVP on our Meetup page for this event to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/315258353/

By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Toronto Oasis Code of Conduct (http://torontooasis.org/code-of-conduct).

Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and perhaps some new ones!

This will be an online Zoom meeting.  See our online meeting instructions at: https://torontooasis.org/online-meeting-instructions.  Our program will run from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. You can join the meeting starting at 10:45 am for our open social.

We will be watching and then discussing a video by PBS NewsHour. The topic & video were selected and will be introduced by Tanya Long, a Toronto Oasis participant.

Please RSVP on our Meetup page for this event to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/315149138/

By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Toronto Oasis Code of Conduct (http://torontooasis.org/code-of-conduct).

Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and perhaps some new ones!

This will be an online Zoom meeting.  See our online meeting instructions at: https://torontooasis.org/online-meeting-instructions.  Our program will run from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. You can join the meeting starting at 10:45 am for our open social.

Toronto will be one of the cities hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup starting this June. We will be watching and then discussing part of a video about the social costs. Dr. Helen Jefferson Lenskyj selected and will provide an introduction to the topic & video.

Helen is a retired professor of sociology at the University of Toronto, and Oasis participant. She is currently completing her 14th book on sport, titled ‘Censorship, Politics and Sport’.

Please RSVP on our Meetup page for this event to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/314935313/

By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Toronto Oasis Code of Conduct (http://torontooasis.org/code-of-conduct).

Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and perhaps some new ones!

This will be an online Zoom meeting.  See our online meeting instructions at: https://torontooasis.org/online-meeting-instructions.  Our program will run from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. You can join the meeting starting at 10:45 am for our open social.

We will be watching and then discussing one or more videos on this topic selected and introduced by Toronto Oasis organizer Tania Akon.

Please RSVP on our Meetup page for this event to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/314935290/

By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Toronto Oasis Code of Conduct (http://torontooasis.org/code-of-conduct).

Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and perhaps some new ones!

This will be an online Zoom meeting.  See our online meeting instructions at: https://torontooasis.org/online-meeting-instructions.  Our program will run from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. You can join the meeting starting at 10:45 am for our open social.

We will be watching and then discussing one or more videos about the joy & benefits of physical activity.  The video(s) will be selected and introduced by Toronto Oasis organizer Tania Akon.

Please RSVP on our Meetup page for this event to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/314834196/

By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Toronto Oasis Code of Conduct (http://torontooasis.org/code-of-conduct).

Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and perhaps some new ones!

This will be an online Zoom meeting.  See our online meeting instructions at: https://torontooasis.org/online-meeting-instructions.  Our program will run from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. You can join the meeting starting at 10:45 am for our open social.

We will be watching and then discussing a video featuring Michelle Thaller, an astronomer and Assistant Director for Science Communication at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.  Toronto Oasis organizer Tania Akon will provide an introduction to the topic & video.

Please RSVP on our Meetup page for this event to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/314706655/

By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Toronto Oasis Code of Conduct (http://torontooasis.org/code-of-conduct).

Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and perhaps some new ones!