MAA General Service Representatives (GSRs)

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Who we are?

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We are recovering media addicts who have been elected by our home groups to serve as General Service Representatives (GSRs) of Media Addicts Anonymous (MAA). Our position is the critical link between MAA members and the MAA General Service Board (GSB) in that we represent the group conscience of the MAA Fellowship. As such, we are responsible for transmitting the needs and concerns of our groups to the GSB so that the ideas and opinions of individual members can be heard. 

 

What are our goals?

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At this point in history, we serve the MAA fellowship by regularly attending monthly GSR meetings where we meet to voice our groups’ current suggestions to members of the GSB. It is also our responsibility to bring information from the GSB back to our home groups and report it at our monthly meetings. To be effective in this position, we attend our home group regularly, practice the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of MAA, and stay media sober. We also attend our home group’s monthly business meetings where we listen for group conscience in all discussions and decisions. In addition, we participate in, and provide, service to MAA’s Annual Anniversary Event when we can. One day, we hope that MAA will be large enough to follow in the footsteps of Alcoholics Anonymous and hold an Annual Conference at which we can serve as delegates. 

 

How can you help?

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Not every home group has elected a GSR, which means the GSB is not hearing from all the constituents it serves. This impacts the MAA Fellowship as a whole because not all voices are being heard. Doing service helps to stay media sober and being a GSR helps MAA to flourish and grow.

 

Here are the qualifications required:

 

• Be abstinent from alcoholic (bottom-line) media for 90 days 

• Have an MAA sponsor and be working the 12 Steps with that sponsor

• Be an active member of a home group and attend the home group’s business meetings regularly

• Be elected by a home group

• Be committed to the GSR position for one year

• Be willing to serve on general service committees if needed

• Resign from the position if experiencing a relapse

 

If you meet these qualifications and are interested in becoming a General Service Representative, please attend your home group’s business meeting, tell them the importance of having a link between their group and the General Service Board, and ask them to elect you. Once you have been voted in, send an email to: GSR.GSBLiaison@gmail.com and ask to be invited to the next monthly GSR meeting.