Toronto Oasis, Secular Community

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.

Our featured speaker will be Elka Enola, a Toronto Oasis participant.  In her presentation, Elka will explore the concept of hope, its function, both positive and negative, from a psychological point of view and how it fits in your life.

We also have live music booked.  Our guest musician will be Emma Langley (they/them), a nonbinary songwriter, educator, and puppeteer who lives on Malcolm Island, on the traditional territory of the ‘Namgis, Mamalilikala, and Kwakiutl Nations. Emma finds joy creating puppet shows with children and leading a songwriting circle.  Emma loves accordions and Pomeranians, making new friends, and sitting with old trees.

Please RSVP on our Meetup page for this event to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/314494343/

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 YouTube videos about comedy and the role it plays in our lives.  Toronto Oasis organizer Tania Akon will provide an introduction to the topic & video(s).

Please RSVP on our Meetup page for this event to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/314494201/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

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.

Our featured speaker will be Ann Norman, an expert on Star Trek Fanfic, having helped run a fanfic website about 20 years ago, and having written a novel’s worth of Star Trek fanfic (over 100,000 words). She was deeply involved in the Star Trek: Enterprise fanfic community, helping run the website TriaxianSilk.com, which existed for almost 20 years, first as an active community, and then as an archive. Although she is an amateur when it comes to the topic of the origins of Christianity, she has read many books and follows podcasts on the topic. As part of her presentation, Ann will provide a bibliography of reading materials and podcasts about the origins of Christianity.

Please RSVP on our Meetup page for this event to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/314155002

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 YouTube videos about the history of Black rebellions against slavery.  Toronto Oasis organizer Tania Akon will provide an introduction to the topic & videos.

We will also be featuring live music! Our guest musician will be Honey Novick.

Honey Novick is a singer/songwriter/voice teacher/poet. Her Member of Provincial Parliament, nominated her for Poet Laureate of the Province of Ontario. She had 8 recordings and 10 chapbooks published. A new collection of her poems and stories called “Voice Yoga, Now” is published by One Thousand Trees, in Guelph, Ontario. The Stop Community Centre awarded her 2024 Outstanding Neighbor. She earned her 5th Gerstein Legacy Fund award in teaching Voice Yoga.

Please RSVP on our Meetup page for this event to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/314154980

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 music segment for this meeting has been recorded: GMT20260419-152831_Recording_640x360.mp4

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 TED talk by sleep scientist Matt Walker. Toronto Oasis participant Tanya Long selected and 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/314152568

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 part of a YouTube video featuring an interview of author Kate Moore about her book: The Woman They Could Not Silence. Toronto Oasis participant Lola Bradford selected and will provide an introduction to the topic & video.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/314019927/

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 YouTube videos that shed light on what democratic socialism, represented by prominent U.S. politicians like Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex and Zohran Mamdani, is about. Democratic socialism is also an ideology espoused by the NDP in Canada. Toronto Oasis organizer Tania Akon will provide an introduction to the topic & videos and suggested discussion questions.

Our guest musician for this week will be Donne Roberts.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/313784462

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!

The music segment for this meeting has been recorded: GMT20260329-152754_Recording_640x360.mp4

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 YouTube videos focusing on Alberta’s separatist movement. Toronto Oasis organizer Tania Akon will provide an introduction to the topic & videos and suggested discussion questions.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/313784436

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 YouTube videos focusing on the Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney. Toronto Oasis organizer Tania Akon will provide an introduction to the topic & videos and suggested discussion questions.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/313479471/

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 YouTube videos focusing on Pierre Poilievre, the Leader of the Official Opposition at the federal level of Canada’s government.  He recently received 87.4% approval in a leadership review held by his political party, the Conservative Party of Canada.  Toronto Oasis organizer Tania Akon will provide an introduction to the topic & videos and suggested discussion questions.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/313479455

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!