Contact: unity@ca-online.org
Topic: Unity Committee
Day: 3rd Sunday of the month
Time: 1 PM EST/ 6 PM UK
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Statement of purpose
Reach out to the diverse elements in the fellowship in the interest of carrying our message.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Familiarize members with the most recent service structure, The 12 Traditions, C.A. Literature, Meetings formats, the Unity committee’s overall function and responsibilities and Robert’s Rules of order
- Sponsors service days and workshops, and/or other online events (including CATW) that promote unity through love and tolerance
- Encourage groups within the area to complete a traditions group inventory
- Encourage attendance of diverse or loner groups
- Creating artwork/flyers for OSA Unity events, using the OSA flyer approval guidelines. Submits artwork to committee for approval prior to sending to he OSA for approval.
Unity Committee Meetings
- The OSA Unity committee meetings are guided by the 12 Traditions, and Robert’s Rules of Order
- OSA Unity committee shall hold monthly meetings at such times agreed by the committee
- Agenda:
- Open the meeting
- Read tradition of the month
- Establish quorum
- Read and accept minutes from the previous meeting
- Election as needed
- Old business
- New business
- Review assigned actions
- Close the meeting
- The OSA Unity Committee may vote to hold a special meeting with reasonable notice to the OSA
Unity Committee Officers
Committee member
- A member with a willingness to serve
- No clean time requirement
Unity Chair
Suggested requirements:
- Two years of continuous sobriety
- One year of active online service experience in the OSA
- Three months of previous OSA Unity committee experience
- Has worked the 12 steps and has a Working knowledge of the 12 Traditions
- Two-year commitment
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Chairs the committee meetings, and arranges the agenda
- Only votes in case of a tie
- Provides a report at each OSA business meeting, and submits a written report at least one week prior to the OSA business meeting
- Is admin on the Unity subgroups of the OSA communication platform (s)
- Is responsible for the correspondence with the OSA through the committee email
- Responsible for the communication and outreach among the diverse elements within the C.A. fellowship at all levels in the interest of carrying the C.A. message
- Facilitates traditions group inventory within the OSA as required
- Teaches the roles and responsibilities required of the Unity chair position to the Vice Chair
Unity Vice Chair
Suggested Requirements:
- The same as for the Unity Chair
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Is admin on the Unity subgroups of the OSA communication platform (s)
- Responsible for filling in for the Chair in their absence.
- Assuming all Duties & Responsibilities of the Chair if that position becomes vacant
Unity Secretary
Suggested Requirements:
- Six months of continuous sobriety
- Three months of active service in C.A.
- One year commitment
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Keeps accurate minutes of each OSA Unity committee meeting and have them submitted in a week after said committee meeting
- Keeps a record of the officers’ election dates