CONFERENCE REPORT
C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022
PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE
REPORT
INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS:
Your Public Information Committee has had a productive year and would appreciate consideration of the following motions that we will be bringing for approval at this year’s conference. Before moving forward with these motions, we would like to acknowledge the hard work and contributions of our former North American Summit Chair and Co-Secretary Cass Fries who unexpectedly passed away the night before the North American Summit that she worked so hard on.
COMMITTEE STRUCTURE AT CONFERENCE:
| Position | Name | Phone | ||
| Chairperson | Kimberly C | kimberleycovey@hotmail.com | (416) 854-5178 | |
| Vice-chairperson | Kimberly G | kim.godfrey12@gmail.com | +44 7590 037240 | |
| Secretary | Jerose G | jrsgordon63@gmail.com | (832) 939-0070 | |
| Co-Secretary | Jennifer G | J_groves@live.com | (419) 345-7814 | |
| North America PI | Christie L | christienieva@gmail.com | (480) 313-0221 | |
| European PI | Kimberly G | kim.godfrey12@gmail.com | +44 7590 037240 | |
| Survey | Edward M | edward.murphy@travere.com | (619) 846-9684 | |
| NADCP | Keith E | keithellis493@yahoo.com | (240) 461-6858 | |
| PI Members Area | Joe B | reddrawnmedia@gmail.com | +44 7514-177679 | |
| Media | Johnny M | jonmart1318@gmail.com | (480) 200-1813 | |
| Ad Hoc | Rod D | rdavisrecoverystuff@gmail.com | (816) 349-0351 | |
| Outreach | Chris W | Chriswst97@gmail.com | (714) 980-1186 | |
| NA Summit | Jennifer G | J_groves@live.com | (419) 345-7814 | |
| Member | Susan B | mirthfully@aol.com | (818) 261-8643 | |
| Member | Simone M | simonnemarr@gmail.com | (778) 320-7732 | |
| North A Secretary | Jackie L | recoveryjacs@hotmail.com | (647) 962-5160 | |
| North A Secretary | Jasy M | jasylir@gmail.com | (587) 891-4276 | |
| Member | English M | englishL1108@gmail.com | (205) 422-8218 | |
| Member | Heather D | heather.dale.hk@gmail.com | +44 7507 624948 | |
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SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE MOTIONS:
- Motion to Approve the Idea/Script/Storyboard of the shown video, as per point 3 of the 8 point process for PSA or Video Approval.
- Motion to approve the letter from our committee for inclusion in the PI Handbook to be inserted on page 4 (See Appendix 1).
- Motion to approve the definitions of the Traditions as applied to Public Information work to be included in the PI Handbook on page 5 (See Appendix 2)
- Motion to approve Tradition Eleven Statement for inclusion in the Conference approved handbook to be inserted on page 5 (See Appendix 3)
- Motion to approve adding the PI Liaison coordinator position, with description to be included in the conference approved handbook on page 13 (See Appendix 4).
- Motion to Approve changes to page 23 of the handbook in regard to CPC week being changed to Professional Week (See Appendix 5)
- Motion to approve NADCP Guidelines (See Appendix 7)
- Motion to approve the WSCPI Internal Guidelines (See Appendix 8)
- Motion to add “School and Young Persons Forums Presentation” slideshow as an addendum to the “Guidelines for Presenting at Schools and Young Persons Forums” (See Appendix 9)
- Motion to approve jigsaw image postcard to be included on pi.ca.org. (See Appendix 10)
- Motion to approve text message image postcard to be included on pi.ca.org. (See Appendix 11)
- Motion to approve the “Do You Think You Have A Problem?” poster to be included on pi.ca.org. (See Appendix 12)
REFERRALS THAT WERE FORWARDED TO OTHER COMMITTEES:
Not Applicable
REFERRALS STILL IN COMMITTEE:
PI 2021-03
Susan Bredau, Online Service Area member, Referral made Pre-Conference Information:
I would like to see the WSC PI Committee create materials for online PI Outreach. I have 2 images that I will post in WhatsApp for consideration.
RESPONSE: WSCPI would like to work on this throughout the year and establish subcommittee within the media committee to create materials for online outreach.
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CLOSED REFERRALS:
PI 2022-01
Hayley Maskell, Northwest District – United Kingdom, Referral made Pre-Conference
Information:
I have taken the ratified Poster Guidelines created for Colour the world week and updated to include Covid guidance and some of the information we share with members before they go postering.
It’s a simple one-page tool that we make sure all our PI Liaisons and Ninja’s have before going our with our posters.
Whilst we can use it on our district, it may be useful more broadly within CA if it is ratified.
Hopefully this is something that can be considered.
I would be happy to make it more generic so that areas can add their own process for getting posters and adding their committee’s name (or just having a plain version purely with guidelines.
RESPONSE: The committee discussed this referral and believes each local area is autonomous and can adapt the guidelines to fit local conditions. See page 10 bullet 2 in the current PI Handbook.
PI 2022-02
Susan Bredau, Online Service Area member, Referral made Pre-Conference
Information:
That the World PI Survey be translated into all languages in which Cocaine Anonymous has online or location-based meeting contacts.
RESPONSE: The committee discussed this referral and agreed to work with local areas to ensure the survey gets translated.
PI 2022-03
Susan Bredau, Online Service Area member, Referral made Pre-Conference
Information:
That the Survey Sub-Committee consider the following questions for inclusion in the 2022 World PI Survey.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The purpose of this survey is to gather information to identify trends in online behavior and statistics to compile demographics detailing how and why online meetings are being used by the Fellowship.
1. How many weekly C.A. online meetings do you attend?
One (1)
Two (2)
Three (3)
Four (4) or more
2. Did you attend online meetings before the pandemic?
Yes
No
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3. Are you able to attend C.A. meetings now because they are online? Yes
No
4. How do you attend Hybrid (virtual & in-person) meetings?
In Person
Virtually
Both
5. Does your Area/District currently include online meetings in their Service Structure?
Yes
No
6. Are there plans to support online meetings with GSR/DSR representation in your Area/District once pandemic restrictions are lifted?
Yes
No
Unsure
7. Would you like to continue to attend online meetings when physical locations reopen?
Yes
No
8. How did you find out about C.A. Online Meetings?
C.A. Website
OSA Website
Web Search
Poster
Public Information Presence at an event
C.A. Flyers or other literature
C.A. Member
Social Media
C.A. Helpline
C.A. Email Helpline
Family Member or Friend
Doctor
Detox / Treatment Center
Meeting Announcement
9. Why do online meetings appeal to you?
Safety
Childcare
No Transport
Disability
I like both online and face-to-face meetings
To connect to the wider fellowship
No C.A. in my local area If checked please identify your location: Ease of access
Other
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10. Do you attend C.A. Meetings in a language other than English?
Yes
No
If you answered yes to attending meetings in a language other than English, please specify what language(s):
11. Where do you live? City – State/Province – County – Country
RESPONSE: The committee discussed these questions and added several of them to the most recent version of the Survey.
CLOSING COMMENTS:
This year’s PI Committee has worked very hard, and very diligently to finalize and complete multiple projects. This committee’s passion for raising awareness of Cocaine Anonymous to the public and thereby reaching the still suffering addict, is truly inspiring. It is an absolute pleasure to serve with this committee. We look forward to welcoming new or existing members to our team this year, and being part of this wonderful, amazing, energetic Committee. Thank you for allowing us to serve.
Respectfully Submitted:
Kimberly C
Chair/World Service Conference Public Information Committee
COMMITTEE STRUCTURE AT END OF THIS CONFERENCE:
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| Position | Name | Phone | |
| Chairperson | Kim C. | coveylegal@outlook.com | (416) 854-5178 |
| Vice-chairperson | Kim G. | kim.godrey12@gmail.com | +44 7710 187274 |
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| Secretary | Jen G | j_groves@live.com | (419) 345-7814 |
| Co-Secretary | Jackie L | recoveryjacs@hotmail.com | (647) 962-51690 |
| North American PI Chair | Chris W | chriswst97@gmail.com | (714) 980-1186 |
| European PI Chair | Kim G | kim.godfrey12@gmail.com | +44 7710 18724 |
| Survey | Sheree H | threegran@gmail.com | 773-569-1220 |
| NADCP Chair | Jerose G | jsgordon63@gmail.com | (832) 939-0070 |
| PI Members Area | Joe B | redrawmedia@gmail.com | +44 7541 77679 |
| Outreach Chair | Frankie A | faleman1993@gmail.com | (714) 487-3080 |
| Media Chair | Joe B | redrawmedia@gmail.com | +44 7541 77679 |
| Member | Vince J | (402) 507-1633 | |
| Member | Susan B | mirthfully@aol.com | (818) 261-8643 |
| Member | Edward M | ehmst3@gmail.com | (619) 846-9684 |
| Member | Simone M | simonnemarr@gmail.com | (778) 320-7732 |
| Member | Marc G | marcg218@gmail.com | (505) 453-1587 |
| Member | Christie L | christienieva@gmail.com | (480) 313-0221 |
| Member | Frederico L | fredlor@gmail.com | +00 3519 366 58862 |
| Member | Leslie R | leslieinkc@yahoo.com | (816) 349-0351 |
| Member | Rodney D | Rdavis103.rd@gmail.com | (816) 349-0351 |
| Member | Amanda I | amandaaatlanta@gmail.com | (404) 219-7076 |
| Member | Keith | keithellis493@yahoo.com | (240) 461-6858 |