Public
Information Tables and Presentations
If you
would like to have a public information table at a local school,
fair, or anywhere please contact us.
pi.chair@marscna.org
What
is Public Information?
The purpose of Public Information
work in Narcotics Anonymous is to inform the public that NA
exists and offers recovery from the disease of addiction. A
Public Information Committee helps to ensure that information
about our fellowship is accurate and is available to the public.
The
Regional PI Committee will be held at the next regional meeting
click
here for details and directions
Public
Information and the NA Member
Every member of NA has a
role in helping us carry the message to the still-suffering
addict. Much of the goodwill that exists between NA and the
community is based on the relationships that we maintain as
NA members. We can improve these relationships for our fellowship
by taking care to treat others with courtesy and respect. This
is especially important when we represent the fellowship to
professionals and members of other organizations who may spread
their good or bad impressions of us to others. We need to project
a positive image of NA so that these individuals feel comfortable
directing addicts seeking recovery to our meetings.
When we participate in a
public information event, we accept responsibility for our behavior.
If we are rude, use profanity, or show a lack of respect for
a facility or for other organizations, we bring into question
the effectiveness of our recovery program.
We can also be seen as members
of Narcotics Anonymous when we wear an NA T-shirt in public,
stand around outside a group meeting, or attend an NA convention
or service conference. As a fellowship, we have no control over
the behavior of individual NA members. As members, however,
keeping our spiritual principles in mind, we can share our concerns
about our public image with other members. We can communicate
to them that a bad image of Narcotics Anonymous could easily
keep the message of recovery from reaching the addict who still
suffers.
