This will be an online Zoom meeting. Please RSVP on our Meetup for this event to get access to the Zoom link. See our online meeting instructions at: https://torontooasis.org/online-meeting-instructions
Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm and you can join in to the meeting starting at 10:45 am for our open social. Followed by an extended discussion for a half hour. Volunteers please join by 10:30 am.
This August, in place of our featured presentations, we will have discussions on our five core values, focussing on one each Sunday. At the moment there are 13 Oasis communities in North America. All of them, including our own community, Toronto Oasis, are founded on these five core values:
People are more important than beliefs.
Reality is known through reason.
Meaning comes from making a difference.
Human hands solve human problems.
Be accepting and be accepted.
What do these values mean to each of us? How similar or different are our interpretations of what they mean? Are there limitations and exceptions to the “rules” implicit in each of these values? Should the wording of any of these values be modified to better communicate the underlying core value? Let’s discuss!!
This Sunday we’ll focus on the core value: Meaning comes from making a difference. Toronto Oasis volunteer, Kristen Gane, will introduce the topic and moderate the discussion.
Our featured musician will be Cassie Norton, a Toronto-based singer-songwriter, violinist and climate activist. She has recorded two full length albums as a solo artist, Little Strength (2009) and Quiet Wilderness (2010). Cassie and her band released their first EP: Lullaby for the End of Time in February 2019. When she isn’t busy making her own music, Cassie shares her love of music with others through teaching. She teaches a variety of private and ensemble classes at Regent Park School of Music, and through her private studio. Cassie is also the music director of Toronto Oasis. Her website is: https://www.cassienorton.com/
Please RSVP on meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Oasis/events/bhgwksycclbtb/
Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and perhaps some new ones!