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Toronto 2012 ISO Conference Reminder & Update

The following
was posted to the ISO List today:

We are now
in the final few months before the ISO Annual Conference on April 20 – 22,
2012. If you are attending, please remember that to qualify for the discounted
rate, hotel bookings need to be made by
the deadline of March 21, 2012 at the latest.

For details
about the conference, please see previous email announcements and SCAnner
postings on July 24, 2011 and September 5, 2011:

http://www.scanneronline.org/2011/07/iso-annual-conference—toronto-april-20—22-2012.html

http://www.scanneronline.org/2011/09/toronto-2012-iso-conference-information.html

Please let
us know by email at scatoronto@hotmail.com when you have made your reservations.
Please also let us know if you plan to attend either or both of the optional
self-pay meals on Friday evening, April 20, 2012 immediately before the
conference, or Sunday lunchtime, April 22, 2012 immediately after the
conference so we have an idea of the numbers. We anticipate that a self-pay
meal will cost somewhere in the region of $20 to $25 per head.

We have
booked a room at a local community centre within walking distance of the Delta
Chelsea Hotel which will be available for Literature Development Committee
purposes from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday April 20, 2012 if needed. The
room seats 8 people around a table comfortably, and has a capacity of up to 12
people in total. This can be used for working on any new literature that is in
the pipeline, or translations, or indeed the redesign of existing literature
that has been raised as a possibility in the past. If not needed for
literature, the room can be used for general purposes, such as perhaps work on
the planned remodeling of the ISO website, or similar projects. If you are
interested in using the room, please coordinate with us by email before the
day.

The Delta
Chelsea hotel has also confirmed that we have the use of the meeting room we
have hired at the hotel on Sunday April 22, 2012 until 5:00 p.m. if needed.
This means we can use the same room for a meeting after the official ending of
the conference at no extra charge if we wish.

For those
travelling to Toronto from New York or Chicago who may be interested, we have
been advised by a member that Porter Airlines currently has a 50% sale on base
fares for tickets for travel before April 30, 2012. Bookings must be made by
midnight on January 6, 2012. Travel by April 30, 2012. Use Promo Code BOX50.
For details, please see Porter Airlines’ website:

https://www.flyporter.com/Flight/Tickets?culture=en-CA

We are
providing this information as a courtesy only, not as a recommendation or
endorsement. Travel arrangements are entirely up to individuals to decide on.

We have been
having an exceptionally mild winter so far, so if this continues we may have
some unexpectedly good weather at conference time in the spring. A bulletin on the
actual weather conditions will follow towards the date.

Happy New
Year to all!

Yours in
recovery,

Kevin – SCA Toronto

ISO Host
Committee

 

 

Step Workshop in L.A.

SCA One Day Workshop / Seminar
Steps 10 and 11
SATURDAY
JANUARY 14, 2012
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
PLUMMER PARK
7377 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(Park in North lot. Workshop is at South end of park)
Please Bring:
AA Big Book
AA Twelve & Twelve
Large Spiral ring notebook
Pen / pencil
Donation:  $10.00
Suggested donation to pay for materials.
None turned away for lack of funds.
Net proceeds go to SCA / LA Intergroup.
This workshop is for the Newcomer or any Member who is 
struggling with their Sexual Compulsion or Love Addiction.

Junta Internacional de SCA en Español

SCA en Español le invita este
 
Domingo 18 de Diciembre del 2011
a las 6 pm (Tiempo del Pacífico)
a una junta telefónica de SCA.
 
Estas son las instrucciones a seguir,
 
1. Marque al 540-712-0350
2. Marque la Clave 1023027 y el signo de #  (La contestadora repetirá el número)
3. Si el número es correcto marque 1
4. Al sonido del tono diga su Primer Nombre y marque #
    Ya está en la conferencia telefónica!
 
Durante la junta le pedimos que presione *6 para que no se escuche el ruido de otras personas.  Si desea hablar presione *6.
 
La llamada es a través de freeconference.com y se considera local en los Estados Unidos.  Solo pagará por el costo de la llamada.  Si usted está hablando desde otro país la llamada se considerará Internacional a un estado del centro de los Estados Unidos.  Puede usar SKYPE  ó quizá podría comprar una tarjeta para hacer llamadas al extranjero.
 
Le sugerimos hable 2 ó 3 minutos antes de comenzar.
 
Lo esperamos ahí!
 
———
Victor 

New York Intergroup changes its schedule

Beginning in 2012, New York Intergroup meetings will occur bi-monthly rather
than monthly.  Meetings are normally on the first Sunday of the month,
but the first Sunday in January is New Year’s Day, so the January
Intergroup Meeting will occur on January 8, 2012, from 3:00 pm to 5:00
pm at the NYC LGBT Community Center on West 13th Street.

All SCA NY members are welcome to attend Intergroup Meetings, whether or
not you are an Intergroup Representative.  Please join us if you can.

Best regards,
Michael W. for info@scany.org

Updating the Archives

Thanks to the combined efforts of Frank H. in New York and the Intergroup in Los Angeles, we have tracked down all but one of the back issues of the SCAnner. This nearly complete archive can be reached through the “Print Archive” link on every page.

We’re missing just one issue — Fourth Quarter of 1992. If you happen to have a copy in your attic, please let us know.

Stepping Through the Holidays in L.A.

Stepping
Through
The
Holidays

(Sober,
Sane,
Serene)

SATURDAY,
DEC
3

9:00
AM
-­ 2:00
PM

PLUMMER
PARK

Art
Room
One

7377
Santa
Monica
Blvd, West
Hollywood,
CA
90046

(park
on
NORTH
lot,
3
hr
limit
on
south
lot)

Please
bring:
AA
Big
Book
,
AA
12
&
12,
Large
notebook
,
Pen/ Pencil

Donation:
$10.00

HOLIDAYS can be emotionally charged for
many addicts. We have expectations
about what’s the “spirit of
Christmas” and whether we’re part of it; how,
when, where and
with whom I’m to share this special time. Does the
celebration
bring a renewed faith in our HP, feelings of being safe, loved
and
belonging with “good will to all men.” Or instead, are we
overcome
with isolation, self loathing (what’s wrong with me that
I can’t do and
feel what I see others enjoying), depression and
hopelessness?

FAMILY visits can also be be
emotionally charged. We may have unresolved
issues with other family
members that trigger old pain by seeing them
again in old familiar
locations. We may come from a dysfunctional family where we’re the
only one in recovery and they still practice the old
behaviors:
pitting self will, demands and manipulations against other
family to
get what they want. This causes other members to resist and
retaliate in kind. A family engrossed in a constant collision of
wills
isn’t a safe environment for an addict.

HOLIDAYS and FAMILY combined can
threaten our newfound sobriety or
recovery. This workshop will
identify the people where you feel discomfort
and show you how to
apply the Steps using specific suggestions from the AA
Big Book and
12 & 12. You will come out with a new PLAN OF ACTION based
upon
the AA 12 steps instead of your old tools for coping with Family and
Holidays.

Sponsor by Mail

Corrections Correspondence

a special kind of SCA Service


We are in need of SCA members on the “outside” who are willing to correspond with SCA members in correctional facilities. We are initiating a Sponsor-By-Mail service to prisoners who wish to have an outside sponsor in SCA.

If you have been continuously sober for at least six months and have experience in practicing the 12 Steps in your life, you could provide someone in prison with this important service.

Please read the Suggested Guidelines below. They are drawn from the shared experience of other 12th Step Fellowship members who have more experience in this type of Service.

Then, fill out the Sponsor-By-Mail Response Form and mail it to outreach@sca-recovery.org.

SPONSOR-BY-MAIL RESPONSE FORM

                                                                                                                              
Name __________________________________________ Date ________
                                First, Last Name

Address ______________________________________________________


Phone _______________________________ Email Address___________________

This information is only for use by SBM coordinator.


________________________________

CORRESPONDENCE GUIDELINES


In addition to observing the rules in Correctional Facilities regarding mail and correspondence, the following are suggested guidelines drawn from shared experience to help you when writing to SCA members on the “inside”.

  1. If you are in a relationship, we suggest speaking with your partner before undertaking this type of service work. We also suggest talking with your sponsor.
  2. You will use ISO’s P. O. Box rather than your home address in all correspondence.
  3. Remember this is not a pen pal club. We share sobriety and sobriety only, helping the inmate to write his/her own Sexual Recovery Plan, and to practice the 12 Steps in his/her life.
  4. We recommend that members not send money, photographs or other personal items to inmates. If a member wishes to send a gift for a special occasion, we suggest it be recovery literature. Many facilities only allow literature sent from the publisher. Some do not allow inmates to receive stamps or pre-addressed, stamped envelopes.
  5. In the spirit of the 12th Tradition, we respect the anonymity of our correspondents
  6. We have found it best for all concerned if no emotional or romantic involvements develop.
  7. You must be willing to attend an occasional meeting called for by the Coordinator of the Sponsor-By-Mail Service.  

Announcement and Reminder from Online Intergroup

First the announcement: Online Intergroup’s weekly telephone meeting is now taking place every Sunday at 4 p.m. New York time.

Now the reminder: for THIS WEEK ONLY, Europe will be on Standard Time, while New York remains on Daylight (Summer) Time. Thus, there is only a four-hour difference between New York and London, and a five-hour difference between New York and most of Continental Europe.

The phone meeting starts at 8 p.m. London time on Oct. 30 (only). It will revert to its new normal time of 9 p.m. London time (10 p.m. Paris time) on Nov. 6.