Information, reports and announcements from the CIRNA Regional Delegate team.
Conference Agenda Report (CAR) Handout, Video, Online voting for the CAR and more.
At the writing of this report we have received 5 online votes, 3 from GMA, 1 from MBA, and 1 from SWA.
Unless otherwise directed, we will tally the votes by Area and then calculate CIRNA’s vote.
The Conference Agenda Report (CAR) and more information about it is available at www.cirna.org/CAR
The CAR is a compilation of motions that have been brought before Narcotics Anonymous at the world level. Just as we have motions and business meetings at group, area, and regional levels we also have them at the world level. They are voted on at the World Service Conference (WSC) once every two years by delegates from regions and zones around the world. The CAR is made in preparation for the World Service Conference (WSC).
Motions can be made by Regions or the World Board. Motions made by regions often involve issues important to the region, while World Board motions concern the worldwide fellowship as a whole. These motions affect NA as a whole and impact NA members all around the world.
There are 25 motions in this year’s CAR.
Please announce the February 18th Regional Assembly and CAR Review
This will be the only workshop on the CAR presented this cycle and with 25 motions to review, we have less than 9 minutes per motion. I will record the presentation and post a link on the regional web site, but this is our best opportunity to inform the fellowship regarding this year’s business.
I will not be at the December RSC meeting and will see you in January of 2023.
The CAR is due to be released by November 30 and will be available at www.na.org/conference
December 14 – 6:30pm to 9pm – Initial CAR Review and Discussion on Zoom – Open to everyone
I will host an initial review of the CAR motions with discussion. This will be an opportunity to ask questions that can be forwarded to the World Board if we don’t know the answers.
Meeting ID: 841 1808 2385 Password: 1953
WSC. I have registered as RD for the World Service Conference from April 29 to May 7, 2023. Rooms are $91.94/night per person, and, in the absence of an AD, I requested a roommate be assigned (rather than be responsible for the full $183.88/night if we don’t elect an AD). I did note that we are actively seeking an AD and can still request to be assigned together if an AD is elected soon. Based on CIRNA’s vote in September, I indicated that we would be funding both RD and AD if one attends.
CIRNA’s CAR Motion. I contacted our World Board (WB) member and had some extensive discussion regarding the placement of our motion in the CAR. I requested that, at the least, our motion be placed before motions to create new literature. Ultimately, we will see when the CAR is released at the end of the month.
CAR Motion Discussion – If you’re interested in a preview of the motions coming up in the 2023 CAR, you can visit www.na-car-guide.com There will be at least 11-12 motions from the World Board this cycle.
Spiritual Principle a Day Book – The book is out and orders are being delivered from NAWS. You can subscribe to receive daily entries for SPAD or JFT at na.org/subscribe
Another non-binding ePoll was taken this month. Our vote is recorded below.
Delegates funding for WSC 2023 – This body voted in September to fund both the RD and AD for 2023.
CAR Motion Discussion – If you’re interested in a preview of the motions coming up in the 2023 CAR, you can visit www.na-car-guide.com There will be at least 11-12 motions from the World Board this cycle.
World Unity Day – I’m including this since I’m sending my report out early.
Saturday, September 3 is World Unity Day. 10:00am in California.
It is suggested that you take a moment of silence and then say the Serenity Prayer at 10am Saturday.
World Convention – WCNA 39 will be in Washington DC, August 29 to September 1, 2024 – Site is confirmed
A non-binding ePoll was taken after the last Conference Participant Web Meeting
The Loner IP is up for revision. A survey may be available at na.org/survey but it will close soon.
Spiritual Principle a Day Book (SPAD) is expected to be available by the end of the year, but NAWS is experiencing shipping delays on literature.
Funding for Delegates for WSC 2023 will still be available, but they are putting a little more emphasis on asking Regions to fund their Delegates if they are able. In the past, CIRNA has let World fund the Delegate and paid for Alternate to attend. Does this body have any direction for me?
This is my last term and I will be absent from the December meeting. I hope the information above makes it clear how important it is to have an Alternate Delegate (AD) in place to start mentoring and making plans for the upcoming WSC year. There will be lots of work to do in a short amount of time.
Beyond electing a new AD immediately, I encourage this body to start planning for the upcoming conference cycle. One thing is almost certain, there will be a lot of information to process and distribute to the fellowship.
We need an Alternate Delegate (AD). This is my 4th year as Delegate – wrapping up my second term. I want to mentor and do what I can to train someone for this position, but it takes time. AD is a position meant to be held for 2-4 years so the Alternate can step into the Delegate position and be ready to go.
One of the biggest challenges of this commitment for me was not having the time to train and learn with the previous Delegate. We have what may be a massive CAR and WSC coming up in 2023, and it is imperative that we have a Delegate Team (Delegate + AD) who can understand and workshop these motions with our Areas and carry the votes of our groups.
Based on previous direction from this body, our CAR motion was confirmed for inclusion in the 2023 CAR:
Motion: To place an 8 year moratorium on the creation of new recovery literature after WSC 2022, excluding all translations or literature projects currently in development.
Intent: To suspend the creation of new literature for an 8 year period and free up NA resources to better focus on carrying the message rather than continual literature development.
Rationale: A moratorium would give our fellowship an opportunity to work more fully with the literature we currently have published and allow international NA communities time to complete translations.
NA has a greater body of literature available than ever before. While this has some advantages, the abundance of literature can also create confusion for newcomers.
Our fellowship needs time to work with and fully appreciate our current literature.
I received a total of 5 tally sheets by April 17. Thank you to everyone who participated. I will be in the air, flying back from Atlanta and will miss the meeting. I will see you all in June. Here are my notes from the WSC.
123 regions voting (of 136 possible) / 6 zones / 13 WB members (142 possible votes)
I will have limited attendance at the next 2 Sessions for April 29-30. These will focus on discussion of WSC of the Future and an additional topic decided by the delegates. I lodged a complaint with the World Board that this WSC was voted to be only essential business, and that these discussions, while important, were not what we agreed to.
The Virtual Interim WSC will be Friday-Saturday two weekends in a row, April 22-23 and April 29-30
My ability to participate on the weekend of the 29th and 30th may be limited as I will be in Georgia. I had previously arranged to have Carl attend as RD for this weekend as an opportunity for him to participate more fully, but that may not be an option. I trust that more will be revealed.
Thank you to anyone who attended the CAR workshop this morning. I hope it was helpful.
I will continue to accept CAR votes through the 17th of April, but need direction from this body as to how they would like me to represent CIRNA’s votes at the WSC.
I will be asking what vote, if any, CIRNA wants us to carry at WSC at our April 3rd meeting.