Author: Toronto OASIS

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.

September 30th is our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. So, Toronto Oasis will be focusing on related topics throughout this month.  This Sunday, we will be watching and then discussing one or more YouTube videos to help us understand a conceptual framework for dialogue and collaboration, developed by Cree scholar Willie Ermine, called the “Ethical Space of Engagement”. We will be focusing on how this framework can be applied to interactions between Indigenous peoples and Western society. The video(s) will be selected by Tania Akon, a Toronto Oasis organizer.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/310814032

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.

September 30th is our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. So, Toronto Oasis will be focusing on related topics throughout this month.  This Sunday, we will be watching and then discussing a YouTube video about Canada’s residential school system and its legacy. The video & topic will be introduced by Tania Akon, a Toronto Oasis organizer.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/310697100/

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.

September 30th is our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada.  So, Toronto Oasis will be focusing on related topics throughout this month.

To start us off, this Sunday, we will be watching one or more YouTube videos featuring George Erasmus, co-chair of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) that was established in 1991 and published its report in 1996.  The video(s) & topic will be introduced by Tania Akon, a Toronto Oasis organizer.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/309482494/

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 two TED talks on the topic of pets – what we can do for them and dealing with their loss. The videos were selected and will be introduced by Tanya Long, a Toronto Oasis participant.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/309021592

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 speakers will be Dr. Khalid Sohail and Tania Akon, co-authors of a 2023 book: Becoming a Humanist

Dr. Sohail is the founder of GREENZONE Philosophy (https://www.greenzoneliving.ca/), and a poet, author, and psychotherapist who has presented in provincial, national and international conferences.

Tania Akon is a high school teacher in Toronto where she has taught mathematics, science and computer science since 2004. Tania has also been a Toronto Oasis organizer since 2017.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/310358103

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 meeting has been recorded: GMT20250824-154054_Recording_1856x1024.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 an episode of TVO’s The Agenda featuring an interview of Luke Gordon Field and Clare Blackwood. They are the co-founder/editor-in-chief and contributing writer respectively for the satirical news outlet, The Beaverton. Toronto Oasis organizer Ryan Zhang will be providing an introduction to the topic as well as suggested discussion questions.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/309021591

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 on the topic of multigenerational households. The videos will be selected and introduced by Ryan Zhang, a Toronto Oasis organizer.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/309021590

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 TED talk by Canadian author Neil Pasricha who advocates for positivity and simple pleasures.  He is the author of The ‘Book of Awesome’ series.  The topic & video were selected and will be introduced by Tania Akon, a Toronto Oasis organizer.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/310061982

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 some YouTube videos on the topic of fashion – how it can bring joy to our lives, be empowering and even be a form of protest.  The videos will be selected and introduced by Tania Akon, a Toronto Oasis organizer.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/308371772/

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 an interview of Jacinda Ardern, former Prime Minister of New Zealand.  In the interview, Ardern talks about her new memoir ‘A Different Kind of Power’ and reflects on her time in politics.  The interview was conducted by Christiane Amanpour.  The video was selected and will be introduced by Helen Lenskyj, a Toronto Oasis participant.

Please RSVP on our Meetup event page to get access to the Zoom link: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-oasis/events/307641311

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!