Report given by Chiel B
OPENING REPORT
C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2017 LITERATURE, CHIPS AND FORMATS COMMITTEE REPORT
INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS:
The World Service Conference Literature, Chips, and Formats (“LCF”) Committee reviews, edits, and submits literature to the WSC for approval. Our function is to manifest the expression of C.A.’s Hope, Faith and Courage through the writing of material for distribution. Each member of the LCF Committee is committed to facilitating this work. Literature allows us via the written word to carry the message to the addict who still suffers. In a growing fellowship such as C.A., where we cannot always be there to carry the message in person, our literature is a priceless tool to help support and inspire that growth. Finally, literature serves to preserve the integrity of the C.A. message. The LCF Committee consists of members of Cocaine Anonymous worldwide who have a passion for and about the message we share in our pamphlets and books.
COMMITTEE INTRODUCTIONS:
Chair: Rose G.
Vice Chair: Chiel B
Secretary: Ricky W
Co-Secretary: Justin C
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Trustee: Kevin M.
Project Leads:
12 Step Companion Guide: Devin R-F
12 Steps and 12 Traditions: Vacant
12 Traditions and Concepts Illustrated: Vacant H.O.W. Pamphlet: Justin C
What is a GSR: Chiel B
Formats: Ryan A
Other Members:
Cynthia C
Elizabeth S
Ginger L
Jason L.
Chuck B
Rudy R
Kellie F
Erin McG
Petra L
Linda M
Patrice F
REFERRALS THAT WERE WORKED ON DURING THE YEAR:
Referral Number LCF 2016 -3: Please create a ‘Group Service Representative’ Pamphlet that describes the role and responsibilities of a GSR and includes a proposed agenda for a Group Conscience / Business Meeting. Chiel B is the led on this committee. He has submitted the draft and will be reviewed and edited as needed.
OVERVIEW OF PENDING PROJECTS AND PROGRESS MADE SINCE THE 2016 WSC:
Projects currently in process:
• 12-Step Companion Guide: Devin R-F lead on this project. The Companion Guide sub-committee continues to move forward with the project and has advanced towards the goals we set out earlier this year. We collectively came up with a format we feel will satisfy the fellowship, being that the questions in the companion guide will be geared towards discussion with a sponsor, facilitate the instructions laid out in the Big Book, as opposed to a pure ‘workbook’ style, with questions that may not
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require as much of a sponsee/sponsor work style, we hope this will continue to foster the principle of one addict working with another and allay fears that it can be just given to a newcomer to complete on their own. We have also voted to include a brief C.A. history section at the beginning as a kind of forward, and currently have committee members working on that. So far we have; fully completed and edited drafts of step 3, 4 and 5, a submitted draft for a couple other steps and at least one other step that is nearing draft completion.
- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions Book: With over 30 years of experience of our own to draw on, we have been asked to create a book for World Services Publication containing a series of essays that share our Fellowships experience of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. Jason L. started the project this past year and was then passed on to Erin. Unfortunately now there is a vacancy for the lead of this sub-committee. The sub-committee had been collecting material from past copies of the NewsGram, our published literature and World Convention shares/workshop recordings as a start towards writing these essays. The Trustees have b provided archived material of their responses to questions posed to them over the years. We look forward to compiling the experience of the fellowship. For any information wanting to be submitted to the committee, one can reach the committee 12×12@gmail.com.
- 12 Traditions and Concepts Illustrated: There is a vacancy for the lead on this sub- committee to progress the project. This committee had been working with both the12 Step Companion sub-committee and the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions sub-committee in order to maintain consistency.
- Meeting Formats: Ryan A is the lead on this subcommittee. Formats have been completed and are uploaded on the website.
- Honesty, Open-mindedness, and Willingness pamphlet: Justin C is lead on this subcommittee. The committee has been busy working hard on this pamphlet. The H.O.W. Pamphlet draft writing stage is complete. The draft will be submitted for editing, formatting, and revision as needed.CLOSING COMMENTS:
We encourage and look forward to new members joining our committee. Please come and join LCF and help us help the addict who still suffers, as well as support the growth of this amazing Fellowship. No special skills are needed! You don’t have to be a journalist or an editor or even a writer to be a member of LCF. There is such gratitude with our members when projects are making progress and especially when completed. Your service work will be shared
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throughout the world, what an honor. Many projects are in need of a leader. What a way to reach out to the newcomer.
Thank you for allowing us to be of service.
Rose G., LCF Chair
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