Elaine Stephen will explain what ranked choice voting is, how it works, and how it can benefit voters. She will answer common questions about ranked choice voting and discuss how we could use it in Kansas.

Speaker Bio: Elaine is a co-founder and leader of Rank the Vote Kansas. She first became interested in ranked choice voting when volunteering for an independent gubernatorial campaign and learning about how our current electoral system prevents voters from electing representative officials. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Elaine lives in Wichita, Kansas where she leads Wichita Hearts for Healers and is Partnerships Committee Chair for Principles First.

Join us for a talk on raising chickens for beginners! Julian Samson will be enlightening us on getting started with raising chickens in suburban/urban settings. He's been raising small backyard flocks of chickens since his childhood in Texas. Merely attending will get you a free raffle ticket for a chance to win a little batch of farm fresh eggs from his current flock!

Join us for our monthly potluck and quarterly McKinney-Vento donation drive!

Helpful things to bring for the potluck:

• A dish to share. vegetarian options are always appreciated!
• Ingredients list. known community allergies: fresh watermelon, fresh cucumber, mushrooms, peanuts, strawberries, gluten
• Reusable plates & utensils for personal use (we will have paper and plastic options available)

Also, don’t forget to bring any McKinney-Vento items that you signed up for! You can drop off items early at any Sunday Gathering. See what we still need here: wichitaoasis.org/mvschool

The McKinney-Vento program ensures homeless children have access to a free, public education by removing barriers and providing support to students and their families. Each quarter we collect and assemble items for the students enrolled in the USD 259 program.

Join us after the Wichita Oasis potluck to discuss Factfulness by Hans Rosling. Factfulness promises to challenge common misconceptions about global development and provide a more accurate, data-driven view of the world (published in 2018).

Come join us for a relaxed gathering with board games, puzzles, and crafts. Feel free to bring your favorite game, puzzle, or craft from home—whether you want to share it with others or enjoy it on your own while spending time together.

Join us to learn from Logan Rhamy, owner of Air Capital Cyber Security LLC, on how to manage our online hygiene to stay safe and keep our data private.

Speaker: Logan has been working in Cyber Security since 2014 who specializes in forensic investigations related to data loss. He also helped develop the Advanced Cyber Security and Digital Forensics classes at WSU Tech. He has a passion for the fundamentals and bringing complex concepts to the masses. Never be afraid to ask a question.

Musician: JLNN - “The Girl With The Blue Guitar”

JLNN is a singer-songwriter from Wichita, KS, where she has been an active musician since 2008, playing with the bands No Alibi and Caldera 301 before working as a solo artist. Her music has been featured on KWCH. With evocative lyrics, melodic vocals, and familiar composition, JLNN’s music has been called “real” and “inspiring,” and draws on elements of indie, heartland rock, folk, blues, and occasional psychedelia. She is currently a recurring performer in comedian Heather Jay’s “Being Trans” series while writing new music to perform in Wichita and beyond.

Facebook, Instagram, Threads: @JLNNmusic

Join us for lunch at the Panera by Wesley (Central & Hillside) after our regular Sunday Gathering.

Elected officials are most responsive and listen to the advice of people they have a relationship with. We’ll learn guidance from Ashley Balza with Loud Light on how to build those relationships and have constructive meetings.

Ashley Balza is a Wichita Metro Community Organizer for Loud Light.

Bring your favorite dish to share and join us for our monthly potluck! Helpful things to bring:

• A dish to share. vegetarian options are always appreciated!
• Ingredients list. known community allergies: fresh watermelon, fresh cucumber, mushrooms, peanuts, strawberries, gluten
• Reusable plates & utensils for personal use (we will have paper and plastic options available)

Special Author Event with Big Poppa E!

Join us after the Wichita Oasis potluck with Big Poppa E to enjoy a poetry reading from his book, Big Poppa E Greatest Hits, Poems to Read Out Loud. The book is available for free on his website.

No childcare provided.

Join us after the Wichita Oasis potluck to discuss the Bartimaeus Series by Jonathan Stroud. This tale follows the adventures of Nathaniel, a young magician, and Bartimaeus, a snarky djinni, as they navigate a world of magic, politics, and betrayal in an alternate London.

We will be discussing all 4 books (0.5-3). Suggested reading order is:

1. The Ring of Solomon
2. The Amulet of Samarkand
3. The Golem's Eye
4. Ptolemy's Gate