What is Intergroup?
When there are several meetings in an area, they can perform certain functions better together than separately. Intergroups spring from a need to provide services for a number of local meetings and to distribute information about OA to a community. The Intergroup is directly responsible to the groups it serves. Representatives are elected by each meeting to attend and participate in the Intergroup meetings and responsibilities.
Intergroups make up Regions and Regions (eleven in all) make up the World Service Organization (WSO). East Bay Unity Intergroup serves Alameda and Contra Costa counties in California and is part of Region 2, which also serves Hawaii, Mexico and Northern Nevada.
An intergroup does not decide how individual groups conduct their business. Intergroup is concerned with matters affecting other groups or OA as a whole.
An intergroup does not decide how individual groups conduct their business. Intergroup is concerned with matters affecting other groups or OA as a whole.
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What Does East Bay Unity Intergroup Do?
The purpose of our Intergroup is to promote unity within the Intergroup; to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas; to be aware of and serve the needs of member Groups; and to carry the message of Overeaters Anonymous. Intergroup’s role is to: |
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- Further the OA program in accordance with the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of OA.
- Provide resources and coordinate activities among meetings so that we may fulfill OA’s primary purpose.
- Conduct outreach to prospective members; provide public information to the community and to health professionals.
- Maintain a website with a current meeting list, upcoming special events, and resources from Overeaters Anonymous worldwide.
- Maintain a phone line and mailing address so the public can contact us.
- Order OA literature for meetings to sell.
- Provide liability insurance and a legal identity for all meetings.
- Help new meetings get started with financial support and guidance.
- Sponsor events and workshops on OA's 12 Steps and Traditions, principles and tools.
- Receive voluntary contributions from individual meetings to cover Intergroup expenses; distribute contributions to Region 2 and World Service to support OA as a whole.
- Represent our Intergroup at Region 2 Assemblies and the World Service Business Conference; vote on business affecting OA as a whole and bring back information to share with Intergroup.
INTERGROUP MEETINGS
All are welcome at our Intergroup meetings, held from 10:30 AM to noon the first Saturday of the month.
(Meeting dates may change due to holidays. For more information email [email protected].)
