District Service
What is a GSR and why do i keep hearing that term?
It's short for "General Service Representative," an important link in the structure of M.A.
What does a GSR "represent"? The GSR is one person elected by a meeting to represent that meeting at the District level by reporting on how the meeting is going, and getting chips or literature if needed, or any other support. Primarily this entails going to the District's monthly meeting on Zoom. The GSR job carries information in both directions--so they also represent the District back to the meeting by bringing announcements and news from the District and Marijuana Anonymous World Services.
When are the meetings? The meetings for District 7 (southen Los Angeles county) are held on Zoom on the second Wed. of each month at 7:30pm Pacific time. The link to the meeting is here. Everyone is welcome to attend, whether you represent a meeting or not. People from other districts are also welcome. At the meeting you can learn ways to get more involved in your recovery. By meeting and collaborating with other M.A. members, you form more community.
What is happening there and what does it mean to be more involved? The District committee has many roles, some of which are open and ready for a new volunteer. You'd get help to learn all you needed (which is called service sponsorship, where a fellow who has knowledge of a job orients or trains you). Some of the District-level roles will sound familiar from the positions you can hold in an MA meeting, like Treasurer, Secretary, Literature, Chips and a Hospitals and Institutions Chair (H & I). Other District Chair roles include events, communications, webmaster, and public information.
What roles are currently open? Secretary/Scribe, Chips, H & I and a delegate to connect to Marijuana Anonymous World Services. The Secretary/Scribe takes notes of the monthly meeting.
How do I get on the email list and get monthly reminders about the meetings? Reach out to MAD7 @ googlegroups.com and ask to be added to the group.
july 2023 Pitch Points
District News
Check out our events page for a couple of great events coming up, including a beach cleanup on Sunday, September 10th!
If your meeting has covered its monthly expenses, please consider donating to the District, which we will send money to MA World Services. These donations help MAWS run and also support other independent meetings to get started so we can carry the message to marijuana addicts over the world.
To donate to District 7, visit http://PayPal.me/MAdistrict7 OR login on http://Paypal.com and donate to info@MAdistrict7.org and in the notes add your meeting name + “7th Tradition.”
Want to be of service at the District level?
The Hospitals & Institutions Chair position is open. This commitment helps find leaders to run each panel and works with places that are requesting to have an MA panel started.
The Scribe position is also open, where you just take notes during the District Meeting and email them to the group.
Chip Chair is also open - they fulfill chip orders for meetings.
We meet once a month over Zoom and it’s a great way to make sure our district thrives.
(Suggested minimum length of sobriety: 6 months to a year)- FOR GSRs - if you miss three consecutive district meetings in a row, you will be taken off the District website. If you can’t attend, please consider finding a replacement to come in your place.
Meeting News
There is a new online Women’s Book Study Meeting on Mondays at 8 pm. They’ll be going through MA’s Life with Hope. Meeting ID: 881 4466 7964 / Password: Hope11
The Tuesday Zoom Book Study will resume on Tuesday, September 19th, and will be reading "A Woman's Way Through the 12 Steps" by Stephanie S. Covington. All are welcome.
Monday Flowerless Power has closed.
Tuesday “The Tuesday Chronicles” Zoom Meeting has closed.
Wednesday MA x DTLA In-person Meeting is now closed
Meetings that need support:
Monday “Case of the Mondays” Zoom Meeting has open commitments
Tuesday 7:30 pm "Higher Ground Online" Zoom meeting needs help filling commitments
Wednesday in-person “Dopeless Hope Fiends” needs help filling commitments
Wednesday Dual-Diagnosis Zoom meeting needs support, this is an important specialized meeting for people with addiction and mental/emotional challenges
Saturday “Saturday Night Fever” is up and running again, needs support, and needs help filling commitments.
IN-PERSON MEETING ALERT!
“High Hopes” Meeting Reopens In Person on September 20th!
Wednesday Nights, from 7:30-9:00 pm
At the Thelma McMillan Center,
3333 Skypark Dr. Ste. 200.
Head on over to Room 8 (2nd floor through the door to the right of the elevator)
The meeting includes free parking, sobriety chips, literature, refreshments, and hugs!
This is an open meeting…Long-timers and newcomers are all welcome!
More info for each District 7 meeting can be found on our meetings page.
Heads up - our neighbors in District 6 have 2 new in-person meetings!
Malibu!
Tuesdays at 7:30 pm at Our Lady of Malibu Catholic Church and School
3625 Winter Canyon Rd. Classroom #8 Malibu 90264
Contact Brad E 503-860-7635
NoHo!
Thursday 7:30 PM Noho Beginners (1-Hr)
MCC United Church – Annex Building
5730 Cahuenga Blvd North Hollywood, CA 91601
(Meeting is in the Annex. Enter via garden gate from parking lot, to left of
main hall or follow signs. On-site parking available.)
mar-anon announcement
Info for friends and family members with a marijuana-addicted loved one from MAWS Correspondence Trustee, Nina:
There is a program for loved ones of Marijuana Addicts similar to Al-Anon and Nar-Anon. It is Mar-Anon. Check out their website at mar-anon.com. They have an online meeting daily and recently two in-person meetings have opened up though neither are in the District 7 area. (One just opened in the San Diego area.) Please pass on this information to interested folks.
Looking for more up-to-date pitch points to make sure your meeting stays in the know? Try this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QX0uIAkfcA93kPuGHs3R10JU4WCp1lnUmQZ9P9ytfPs/edit
Thank you for your strength, your hope, and your service.
OTHER DISTRICT BITS
Update how your meeting listing is displayed on this website to make sure all is up to date! Has anything changed or needs to be clarified? The webmaster has a new email address: info.MADistrict7@gmail.com
Life With Hope - the book and the workbook - are available from our Literature Chair at cost. Email mad7lit@gmail.com for more info.
The District Treasurer’s email is now mad7.treasurer@gmail.com
The Chip Chair's email is now mad7chips@gmail.com
MA WORLD SERVICE NEWS
Subscribe to the MA World Services' Carry The Message newsletter. It's a great way to stay up to date on all MA does. There may be paid special worker positions open at MA and ANLP, and details for these opportunities are in the newsletter.
District 7’s Relation to MA World Services
The fellowship of Marijuana Anonymous is served by the non-profit corporation called Marijuana Anonymous World Services. The purpose of MA World Services is to provide everything necessary for the fellowship of MA to function. Similarly, District 7 provides services to MA meetings in our territory, the Southern Los Angeles Metro area. District 7 is one of many MA Districts that have chosen to support the broader services offered by MA World Services (shout out to our sweet sister district, District 6, serving North Los Angeles!).
Typically, each D7 meeting elects a General Services Representative, or GSR, who makes weekly or monthly announcements from our district or from World Services at their meeting. GSRs meet once a month to share information and updates, and to collect the pitch points we make in our GSR announcements.
For more information about the different levels of service that make up Marijuana Anonymous, take a look at the "Services" tab on the MarijuanaAnonymous.org website. M A World Services is sometimes abbreviated as MAWS, which rhymes with paws.