// Year 16 // Issue 02// 8 February 2023 Oasis Periodical (Newsletter-Cum-Magazine)
Welcome to
Oasis Movement Core Community
ANNUAL RETREAT 2023
First Retreat completely led by Oasis Young Team!
8th OMCC-AR was organized from 13th to 15th January 2023 at Oasis Valleys
Marking animportant milestone in Oasis Movement's Succession Process
from conceptualisation to execution, management to sessions, planning to hosting, invitations to connections
every thing in this retreat was led by core young team of Oasis
Smiling, Welcoming, Blended Introductions
Young & experienced in age, new & old Oasis members, students & trustees of Education Institutes - boundaries faded as all hearts melted together in bonds of friendship...
Oasis Movement 2.0 New Faces Commit Life to Bringing Social Change
5 friends committed to Oasis in 2020,
becoming Young Trustees of Oasis
Aatmaja Soni, Dinkal Gayakwad, Binit Shah, Shailesh Agrawal, Avadhi Shah
Trustees Eleven! 6 new friends, Chetan Dharajiya, Rajnish Gamit, Dinal Gayekwad, Vaishnavi Tapaniya, Divya Hadiya & Tanya Khatri(Left to Right - fresh additions) join the Trusteeship Team
Audience applauding & cheering the new & young brave-hearts
Founder Team radiates joy as they see the Future of Oasis coming to life
"It was to witness this unique succession process in action that we decided to attend this Retreat."
'Jyotirdhar Misaal'led by Aatmaja Soni, Young Trustee paves the way for education of budding teachers forReformation in the Education System
Super-courageous stories shared by MHEson never giving up under any circumstances
Spirited girls share how they are challenging gender norms in'Saamarthya - Saluting Girls Spirit'
Powerful, Patriotic, and Promising sharing by participants of newly launched 'Mera Bhaarat Mahaan - A Patriotism Camp' led by Avadhi Shah, Young Trustee
Young Facilitators share their own ongoingcontinuous learning journey as they teach
"સવારથી સાંજ સુધીના તમામ સેશન્સ એ ખાસ કરીને સાંભળવાના જ સેશન હતા પરંતુ એક પણ મિનિટ કંટાળો આવે તેવા સંજોગ કે સમય બન્યા જ ન હતા પરંતુ સમય ક્યારે પૂરો થઈ જતો હતો તેનો ખ્યાલ જ રહેતો ન હતો"
~ Jagdish Jholiya
Trustee, Saptshree Sankul, Surat
Special Sessions
Gratitude Ceremony: Counting our Blessings!
Over the last 33+ years Oasis underwent major highs & lows. In Annual Retreats, Oasis Founder Team pays gratitudeto allveteran well-wishers, supporters, friends - who stood tall with Oasis against the strongest storms.
Manoj & Kalpana Kadakia and Sandhya & Mahesh Gohil
Musicoasis Presentation on 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'
On the last evening of the retreat, Sanjiv Shah (Founder, Oasis) led a mini
musical demonstration which became a beautiful introspective experience about seeing the whole world as our family
Oasis Publications: Launching New Books & Young Writers
Expanding Oasis Publication Team: Entering Young Brigade of Authors
Photo with Publication Name (Left to Right) - Purva Patel (Mera Bharat Mahan?, Ivan Ilyich Nu Mrutyu); Tanya Khatri (Bhramak Swatantrata Thi Savdhan!); Avadhi Shah (Ek Anokho Prem Patra); Sanjiv Shah, Mentor & Author (Oh Prem!, Bharat Maro Desh Chhe, Adhyatma Etle..., Swatantrata Etle..., Desh Prem Etle..., Jawabdari Etle...) Dinkal Gayekwad (Nari Saamarthya Ni Satya Kathao); Aatmaja Soni (Mari Jindagi Mari Kem Nathi?)
Book Launch of'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'through youngest participants of retreat
Exhibition on journey of Oasis Movement: 1989-2023
Young Team in Action
Stalls Run by Youths
Oasis Publications Book Stall
Oasis Vegan Treats
Sweet Goodbyes after Beautiful Days...
" It was a wonderful feeling of getting drenched in an ocean of love and peace. It was indeed an outstanding, life changing experience."
~ Rajnikant Dhamal
Principal, Smt V M English Medium School, Halol
Oasis Alive Team Aatmaja Soni, Riya Shah
Jolly Madhra, Sanjiv Shah, Sheeba Nair
You receive this newsletter because you may be one of the participants of Oasis activities or may have been referred by our core friends or you may have given your email address to us. Please feel free to share this newsletter with your friends, family, and co-workers. You have permission to use this content in your newsletter or email system as long as you do not edit the content and you leave the links and this resource box intact. We will be happy to receive a copy of the same. If you wish that this newsletter is dispatched directly to your contacts, you may recommend the same to us along with their key details. Incase if you do not want this Newsletter, you may unsubscribe it.
