Motion by Mandee P.
Seconded by Eric from Central
Motion
I motion for the Utah NA Women’s Retreat committee to become a subcommittee of the Utah Regional Service Committee. This would create a diverse opportunity to spread the message of recovery to women by offering a safe space to celebrate, grow and fellowship within the NA community. It is apparent that there is a need for this type of event in our area and we would like regions support in making this dream a reality. Region’s service committee can offer the UNAWR committee with educational support and create connections to other areas in the region that a group or area structure might not. Region can also offer transparency throughout the groups and areas of the gender specific event as the RCM can report back to the areas and the areas report back to the groups. Rather than viewing special interest groups within NA as causing a disruption, we like to simply view it as additional support towards an individual’s recovery.
Bulletin #18
Special Interest meetings have existed in Narcotics Anonymous for some time. There does not appear to be anything in the Twelve Traditions which cautions groups against holding special interest meetings, provided that the group has no requirement for membership other than the desire to stop using. Special interest meetings tend to survive and flourish in local NA communities where there is a need and desire for such meetings and do not exist in NA communities where there is no need nor desire.
In Narcotics Anonymous, the World Service Conference does not have the authority to dictate policy to groups, and regional and area service committees do not have policy-making authority over the decisions of their groups. The only authority present in the groups is a loving God expressed in a group’s conscience