*Public Meeting of the CoDA Board* 8AM December 7th, 2019 Join Meeting online: https://zoom.us/meeting/989911341/or Join Meeting via phone in two ways: [*]One tap mobile - +17207072699,,989911341# US (Denver) or +16465588656,,989911341# US (New York) [*]Dial by your location: +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver) or  +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 989 911 341  (Please note this is the correct id. 144 emails went out with both an incorrect id and this one) Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aSPS0f ...Continue Reading

   *Working Step Five* Forum, Saturday, NOV. 30, 2019, 12 Noon PST, 3 PM EST *Panel: Working Step Five* *Cristull C. – British Columbia, Canada, Dan R, Ontario, Canada Paula G. and Ritchard I. – Manitoba, Canada, Jay G. – PA,* *Facilitator: Sharon B – British Columbia, Canada * *NOTE: *The Forums are recorded. Those recordings will be posted to *Fellowship Forum Recordings* * How ‘No Crosstalk’ Guidelines Keep CoDA Meetings Safe,* Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, 12 Noon PST, 3 PM EST *Speaker: Rita B, Arizo ...Continue Reading

*CoDA BOARD MINUTES * *November 2, 2019* The Board of Trustees held a public meeting on Saturday, November 2nd by teleconference. Members in attendance included: Nancy O, Linda A, Salle H, Matt T, Rita B, Gail S., Yaniv S.; Guests: Rick/IMC; Staff: Anna; Absent: Don B *_Consent Agenda _* A.   October 12, 2019 Public Board Minutes approved. B.   October 2019 motions approved 1.    Motion 1 – Move that the 2019 CSC Motions Summary be accepted and announced via CoDA Announcements as ...Continue Reading

Good news! The updated version of the CoDA Fellowship Service Manual (FSM), including all changes approved at this year's CoDA Service Conference (CSC), is now available. It can be accessed by using the following link: http://coda.org/index.cfm/service-info/fellowship-services-manual-fsm/ For those of you who don't know what the FSM is, it is a series of documents that explain how service work is conducted at all levels in our CoDA recovery program. In Service, CoDA Service Structure Comittee ssc@coda.org You can re ...Continue Reading

Many of our English speaking members may not be aware that we have a wealth of Spanish Language audio recovery seminars created by CoDA members. If you speak Spanish (as a 1st or 2nd language) or have a friend who does, these are really worth listening to! There are several long workshops on each step & much, much more. You can find an index to all of our Spanish audio here: http://www.codependents.org/ESP/ESP_ff.htm We also have 16 English language CoDa audio workshops posted here: http://www.codependents.org/f ...Continue Reading

They are now on the CoDA Events email list. You can subscribe to that list here: https://codependents.org/coda_email_lists.htm and you can see the latest Local Events email here: https://codependents.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/archive/Events/20191102190859/ Thank You, Geff R   CoDA Email List Coordinator    codalist@coda.org You can review previous emails here: http://codependents.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/main/ If you have a friend who would like to subscribe, please have them go here: http://www ...Continue Reading

*CoDA BOARD MINUTES * *October 12, 2019* The Board of Trustees held a public meeting on Saturday, October 12th by teleconference. Members in attendance included: Nancy O, Don B, Linda A, Salle H, Matt T, Rita B, Gail S. Guests: Evie/SSC, Fania/Mexico, Melissa/Missouri; Staff: Anna *_Consent Agenda _* Sept 6-8, 2019 Public Board Minutes approved. September 2019 motions approved Motion 1 – Move that the Board of Trustees collaborate with the Finance Committee to begin a relationship with the ASAP International Travel ...Continue Reading

*Public Meeting of the CoDA Board* 8AM on the first Saturday in November: November 2nd Join Meeting online: https://zoom.us/meeting/989911341/or Join Meeting via phone in two ways: [*]One tap mobile - +17207072699,,989911341# US (Denver) or +16465588656,,989911341# US (New York) [*]Dial by your location: +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver) or  +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 989 911 341  (Please note this is the correct id. 144 emails went out with both an incorrect id and this one) Find your local numb ...Continue Reading

HELP FROM info@coda.org People look to CoDA for answers and help, not only in meetings but also to CoDA World Service. We volunteers stand ready to pass on the wisdom and support we have received. But we are oh so few and self-care guides us to ask for some of you to supplement our numbers. “We” are the CoDA Email Team, organized through the Communications Committee and receiving emails sent to info@coda.org . We field routine questions about meeting info, CoDA events, literature use, but also by people in crisis as ...Continue Reading

Dear Fellowship Members, At the 2019 CoDA Service Conference (CSC) in Atlanta, Motion Number 19054 requested a change in the wording of CoDA’s Tradition Eleven. Details are provided in the attachment. This item, originally a Voting Entity Issue submitted by Florida, was brought as a motion through the Service Structure Committee. The motion was discussed and voted on, passing by a simple majority vote (24 Yes, 12 No, 2 Abstentions). CoDA’s By Laws clearly state that - “A simple majority is not binding on the Board of ...Continue Reading

The CoDA Events Committee regretfully informs the Fellowship that our CoDA Retreat at Sea has been cancelled. The CoDA Events Committee has been commissioned to bring to you a fully self supporting event. Through the travel agency booking, we were given a very early deadline for a deposit to the cruise line. We did not have enough time to get these early deposits. No Worries! We are regrouping and will find another alternative for our first International CoDA Retreat. If you have any interest or ideas for participati ...Continue Reading

The 2019 CoDA Service Conference produced the following approved motions. The Motion Key number accompanying each motion is provided so that interested CoDA members can read up on the details of any motion in the Motions Database at http://coda.org/index.cfm/service-info/csc-motions-and-reports/. (Coming soon) *Literature* [*]*Motion 19010 – #1 *Sought assignment of literature from Voting Entities to Literature, counter to motions 17001 and 17002 from 2017. *Motion Key 5046* Motion tabled, then withdrawn. [*]*Motio ...Continue Reading

Dear CoDA Fellowship, here's your CoDA Board Of Trustees for 2018-2019: Chair/President – Nancy O., Canada Vice Chair/Vice-President – Don B,. Southern California Secretary – Linda A., Southern California Treasurer – Salle H., Northern CA California Member at Large - Rita B., Arizona Member at Large - Matt T., Texas  Alternate - Gayle S., - Nevada You can find the board meeting schedule here: http://coda.org/index.cfm/board-public-meeting-schedule/    board@coda.org You can review previous emails h ...Continue Reading

*Public Meeting of the CoDA Board* 8AM on the _second_ Saturday in October: October 12th Join Meeting online: https://zoom.us/j/162898139  or Join Meeting via phone in either of two ways: One tap mobile: +17207072699,,829037166# US _OR_ +16465588656,,829037166# US (New York) _OR_, Dial by your location:   +1 720 707 2699 US _OR_ +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 829 037 166# [*]Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ad16xkSbc Meeting ID: 162 898 139 Please write the board (board@coda.org) ...Continue Reading

Dear Fellowship, This past weekend Salli-Anne M from Northern California presented a Fellowship Forum entitled "I Will...Keep Coming Back" You can find the recording & others dating back to June of 2018 here: http://www.codependents.org/ff/ff.htm The next fellowship forum currently is planned for October 26th. To receive reminder notices of future forums, please write to codaff@coda.org Also, for those subscribed to the Events list, We just received word of a Pensylvania one day workshop on 10/12 ent ...Continue Reading

We have a web page up with audio and video files of the 2019 CoDA Service Conference here: http://www.codependents.org/2019_CSC/2019_CSC.htm Unfortunately there are some segments that were inadvertantly not recorded, but this is the majority of the Conference. Here are links to previous years (audio only) 2018: http://www.codependents.org/2018_CSC_Audio/2018_CSC.htm 2017: http://www.codependents.org/2017/2017_CSC_Audio.htm We also plan to send a written summary of what occured similar to what was sent last year ...Continue Reading

*CODA BOARD F2F Minutes* *Atlanta, GA (September 6-8, 2019)* The Board of Trustees met from Friday, September 6th to Sunday, September 8th in person. Members in attendance included: Jen L, Salle H, Nancy O, Linda A, Matt T, Rita B.; Staff: Conni, Anna / Absent: Don B *_Friday, September 6, 2019_* *_Review CSC Agenda and Board’s Presentations_* The Board discussed prioritizing the recovery message in its presentations throughout the CSC. *Sunday – *Welcome Reception – 6-8pm Board leads Presentation – postcards – ...Continue Reading

The CoDA Board of Trustees is excited to offer the following two Public Service Announcements (PSAs) that were created to educate the public about “What Codependency Is” and to inform them that the CoDA program exists and that it is helpful for anyone who is still suffering. We want trusted servants and codependents around the world to widely share these PSAs across public and social platforms. Hopefully, these PSAs will educate the public of our existence and how to find us. To share the attached Public Service Annou ...Continue Reading

The final CoDA Service Conference Delegate Packet Can be downloaded here: http://www.codependents.org/2019_CSC_Delegate_Packet_2019.zip Or Motions Only: http://www.codependents.org/2019_CSC_Motions_And_VEIs.zip Or Non-Motions Only: http://www.codependents.org/2019_Everything_Not_A_Motion.zip The above can also be downloaded here: http://coda.org/index.cfm/service-info/delegate-package/2019-delegate-package/ The most recent individual files are also available at http://coda.org/index.cfm/service-info/delegate-p ...Continue Reading

Starting Monday View the CSC- CoDA Service Conference Live!! Please click on the link below. Conference is 9am to 5pm Monday-Thursday September 9-12. Hi there,  You are invited to a Zoom webinar.  When: Sep 9, 2019 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)   Every day, until Sep 12, 2019, 4 occurrence(s)   Sep 9, 2019 09:00 AM   Sep 10, 2019 09:00 AM   Sep 11, 2019 09:00 AM   Sep 12, 2019 09:00 AM Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. &n ...Continue Reading

Starting Monday View the CSC- CoDA Service Conference Live!! Please click on the link below. Conference is 9am to 5pm Monday-Thursday September 9-12. Hi there,  You are invited to a Zoom webinar.  When: Sep 9, 2019 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)   Every day, until Sep 12, 2019, 4 occurrence(s)   Sep 9, 2019 09:00 AM   Sep 10, 2019 09:00 AM   Sep 11, 2019 09:00 AM   Sep 12, 2019 09:00 AM Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. &n ...Continue Reading

To the fellowship: Thank you for making our first video participation for the CoDA Sevice Conference (CSC) a reality. For the first time you will be able to observe CSC live. Tomorrow we will send out a link that will be good for the entire week. Sign in as you want; stay tuned events@coda.org board@coda.org You can review previous emails here: http://codependents.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/main/ If you have a friend who would like to subscribe, please have them go here: http://www.codependents.org If you hav ...Continue Reading

CoDA members - Please consider doing service with the CoDA Board of Trustees. The board has so many things they would like to accomplish; however, we are limited with a board of seven. We are in need of people who have a few hours a week (around 10 hours coming up to CSC). We are in need of people who have a few hours a week (around 10 hours coming up to CSC). Here are the requirements: 1. Working knowledge of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Co-Dependents Anonymous. 2. Willingness and availability to serve t ...Continue Reading

The CoDA Board of Trustees has compiled a Compendium of Important Moments and Decisions in Co-Dependent Anonymous History (1986-2018) that is available on the CoDA Website on the CoDA Board Main Page at the following link. It is called “Decisions in CoDA History, 1986 - 2018”. http://coda.org/default/assets/File/2019%20CSC/Decisions%20in%20CoDA%20History%201986%20to%202018.docx An abbreviated version is also available in the Delegate Package under Board, Reports & Goals at the following link. It is called “Decisi ...Continue Reading

*CoDA BOARD MINUTES * *August 3, 2019* The Board of Trustees held a public meeting on Saturday, August 3rd by teleconference. Members in attendance included: Jen L, Don B, Salle H, Linda A, Nancy O, Rita B, and Matt T. Absent: Nancy O, Rita B. Guests: Gail S./IMC, Jim, and Ka Ga/Comm.; Staff: Anna *_Consent Agenda _* July 6, 2019 Public Board Minutes approved. July 2019 motions approved Motion 1 – Move that the board assign both Florida Voting Entity Issues to the CoDA Literature Committee. NOTE: This has since bee ...Continue Reading