Category: C.A. Policy

WSC APPROVED LITERATURE, BOOKS, AND GUIDELINES

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From the World Service Manual 2020 pp. 88-89

Books:

A Quiet Peace
Hope, Faith & Courage: Stories from the Fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous
Hope, Faith & Courage Volume II: Stories and Literature from the Fellowship of Cocaine
Anonymous
Pamphlets:
. . . And All Other Mind Altering Substances
12 Principles
A Guide to the 12 Steps
A Higher Power
A New High from H&I
Anonymity
Being of Service
C.A is Also for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender Addict
Cocaine Anonymous Self Test
Choosing Your Sponsor
Crack
Do’s & Don’ts for 12th-Step Calls for Addicts
Having Fun in Recovery
Newcomer Booklet
Reaching Out to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The 7th Tradition
The First 30 Days
The Home Group
Tips for Staying Clean & Sober
To the Newcomer
Too Young to Recover?
Tools of Recovery
Unity
What is C.A.?
Yes, You Can Start a C.A. Meeting
Other Materials:
C.A. Fact File
C.A Infoline Numbers
Reaching Out Card
Suggested Participation Meeting Format
Traditions Group Inventory

Guidelines And Workbooks

1. Cocaine Anonymous World Service Conference Committee Guidelines
2. Cocaine Anonymous World Service Conference Hospitals and Institutions Committee
Guidelines and Information
3. Cocaine Anonymous World Service Convention Committee Guidelines
4. Cocaine Anonymous World Service Literature, Chips, & Formats Committee Guidelines
5. Cocaine Anonymous World Service Manual
6. Cocaine Anonymous World Service Public Information Workbook
7. Cocaine Anonymous World Service Structure & Bylaws Guidelines
8. Financial Guidelines for Groups, Districts & Areas of Cocaine Anonymous
9. Information Technology Workbook and Guidelines
10. Unity Guidelines/Duties

ADVISORY OPINIONS

In addition, the World Service Conference has passed the following Advisory Opinions:

August 20, 1989: “THE BOOKS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND TWELVE STEPS AND
TWELVE TRADITIONS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS ARE TWO OF OUR MOST
VALUABLE TOOLS OF RECOVERY AND AS SUCH, IT IS THE OPINION OF COCAINE
ANONYMOUS THAT MEETINGS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE THESE BOOKS
AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT MEMBERS IN THEIR RECOVERY.”

September 4, 2004: “THE BOOK, “A.A. SERVICE MANUAL”, COMBINED WITH THE
“TWELVE CONCEPTS FOR WORLD SERVICE” IS A VALUABLE TOOL OF RECOVERY
IN SERVICE, AND AS SUCH, IT IS THE OPINION OF COCAINE ANONYMOUS THAT
MEETINGS AND SERVICE MEETINGS WITHIN THE FELLOWSHIP SHOULD BE
ALLOWED TO HAVE THIS BOOK AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE MEMBERS IN
THEIR RECOVERY.”

C.A. Statement of Policy

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Who may use the name “COCAINE ANONYMOUS,” the block letters “CA,” the official COCAINE ANONYMOUS LOGO* (hereinafter “logo”), future variations of the logo, the book titles: “A QUIET PEACE”, “HOPE, FAITH & COURAGE II,” “HOPE, FAITH & COURAGE: STORIES FROM THE FELLOWSHIP OF COCAINE ANONYMOUS,” and the motto “WE’RE HERE AND WE’RE FREE:”

  1. A Cocaine Anonymous “Group” as defined herein, for its function of organizing and operating a regularly scheduled C.A. meeting. A C.A. Group may not use the name, letters or logo for any other purpose (including without limitation, dances, conventions, memorabilia, or fund raising events) without the prior written consent of its Area/District Chairperson after a vote taken by the Area/District Service Committee.
  2. A C.A. District/Area has the ability to delegate the use of the C.A. name and/or logo on memorabilia. Proper discussion at the Area/District service committee meeting shall be part of the process.
  3. Cocaine Anonymous World Service Office, Inc. (a California corporation) and Cocaine Anonymous World Services, Inc. (a California corporation).
  4. To avoid implied affiliation, when referencing the name Cocaine Anonymous, the block letter CA, the official Cocaine Anonymous logo (hereinafter logo), future variations of the logo, and the motto ‘We’re Here and We’re Free’, on publications such as flyers, newsletters, directories, the following disclaimer should be used: “In the spirit of Tradition Six, C.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution.” Avoid using designs that incorporate external organizations, graphics, and logos, trademarks when producing fellowship flyers or memorabilia
  5. Any media (printed, electronic, or otherwise) to be made available by the group, district, or area, to the fellowship, shall have prior approval from the respective service body. For this purpose, the respective service body is the Area/District Service Committee to which you are aligned or the World Service Office for groups that are not in an Area/District.
  6. The service body granting the use of the C.A. logo shall be responsible for ensuring that the proper C.A. logo, with applicable trademarks as shown below, is used on printed materials and memorabilia. Avoid using designs that incorporate external organizations, graphics, and logos, trademarks when producing fellowship flyers or memorabilia.
  7. The Cocaine Anonymous brand guide adopted at WSC 2021 defines the following for creating C.A. brand identity:
    • Brand color is our deep green as known from the Hope, Faith and Courage books: Pantone 3292C / RGB 0 89 79 / HEX/HTML: #00594F / CMYK 100 0 56 56.
    • Brand fonts are Open Sans and Open Sans Condensed.
  8. When incorporating, no individual or entity may use the name “Cocaine Anonymous” alone or within the corporation name for incorporation purposes.

No other individual or entity may use the name “COCAINE ANONYMOUS”, the block letters “CA,” the official COCAINE ANONYMOUS LOGO* (hereinafter “logo”), future variations of the logo, the book title “HOPE, FAITH & COURAGE: STORIES FROM THE FELLOWSHIP OF COCAINE ANONYMOUS, HOPE, FAITH & COURAGE VOLUME II: Stories and Literature from the Fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous, and/or the motto “WE’RE HERE AND WE’RE FREE” without the written permission of the Cocaine Anonymous World Service Board of Trustees.

C.A. World Service Manual 2020 Edition p. 13

Cocaine Anonymous groups, meetings and service committees should only use, display, distribute or sell the following literature and materials: the WSC Approved Literature set forth in the Appendix, the books “ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,” “TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS,” and “The A.A. Service Manual, combined with the 12 Concepts For World Service,” and Cocaine Anonymous World Service, Region, Area, District and group/ meeting approved flyers, meeting directories and other materials displaying the C.A. logo as described above.

Either of the Cocaine Anonymous logos must be used in their entirety as shown below. The first official logo includes the inner circle of the logo that contains the artistic “CA”, the outer circle which contains the text “HOPE FAITH COURAGE” or any C.A. WSC approved translation thereof and the registered trademark symbol outside the outer circle. The other official logo includes the inner circle of the logo that contains the artistic text “CA”, the outer circle which contains the text “HOPE FAITH COURAGE” or any C.A. WSC approved translation thereof and the registered trademark symbol. No other text or design element may touch, overlap or show through behind the logo other than a solid color. The block letters “CA” may only be used alone when they bear no resemblance to the inner circle type style of the official logo.

C.A. World Service Manual 2020 Edition p. 14