Our event starts at 11 am on the 2nd floor of the Koffler House (569 Spadina Avenue). Come early for coffee and conversation at 10:30 am.
Most of us grow up with a limited idea of relationship structures and choices. Monogamy has been the one and only option for a large majority of people, but there’s so much more available to us. This week, we’ll chat about Consensual Non-Monogamy and the variety of structures available to us. We’ll take a look at how to access them, how to do so ethically and honestly, and how to communicate our desires effectively to potential partners.
Our featured speaker on this topic will be Eva Dusome of Polyamory Toronto. Eva Dusomeis an equity advocate and actively supports concepts surrounding restorative justice and mediation in complex situations. Her education platform, both professionally and community based, focuses on non-monogamy, kink, gender, sexual freedom of expression, essential mental health support, access to basic self-care routines, (dis)ability and accommodation supports, all with a trauma-informed lens. She actively challenges the current dominant paradigm of westernized society by offering perspectives that are rare and unorthodox. Eva works with individuals and groups to help them uncover and dive deeper into their desires, their boundaries and to push their own limitations when ready and able.
Eva is a mixed race two-spirited queer, genderfluid femme. She experiences her relationships as a solo-relationship anarchist. She lives on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe known as the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Pronouns: Fluid // They / Them / She / Her /
Our featured musician will be George Crotty, a crossover cellist from Toronto, Canada. He traces his family lineage to County Clare, Ireland, and a family of Jewish musicians descended from Felix Mendelssohn. A recent graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Crotty aspires to forge a new linguistic path for the cello by integrating elements from Eastern, Celtic, and Jazz traditions. His website is www.georgecrotty.com.
For this week’s Community Moment we will have Margrit Eichler.
The Community Moment is a chance for one of our own to share their journey, thoughts about life, or something personal about themselves. It could be light and silly or it could be emotionally heavy. Either way, you’ll learn more about a valued person in our community. Interested in presenting your own Community Moment? Contact Tania at 416oasis@gmail.com.
You can RSVP for this on our Meetup page at:
https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Oasis/events/jdmkqqyzfbgc/
NOTE: This week we will be heading to our Toronto Oasis Book Club for 1:30pm right after our gathering. Register on meetup at: https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Oasis/events/259126149/