This month is Pride month, and we’re proud to know all of you!
This is our last week of meetings at New Hope Recovery: if you happen to attend one, please offer the space gratitude, commensurate with the high degree of service it’s offered us as a home the last two years.
We’ve proud to announce we rallied and found new locations for two of it’s three weekly evening meetings. Starting in July, Monday nights meeting will move to Wednesday nights at New Town Alano Club(NTAC), just a ten minute walk from New Hope: same great topic meeting, The Path to Heartfulness, with the same time, just at a new location. Friday Night’s will now be hosted at NTAC as well, and has been reformatted to an hour long format. A site has tentatively been secured for Tuesday night’s meeting at another location: hopefully we’ll have more to follow on that in our next round of news.
It’s 3 weeks until we host Refcon 5: if you’ve interested in helping operate the event, and meet Sangha from abroad, now’s the time to make a meeting with the welcoming committee this week! More details can be found below in the announcements.
We’ll be celebrating the month’s festivities this coming Saturday together at the Dyke March. We’d love to see you there! Again, check out the announcements below for details
Summer is here: please read on to find out when we can count on being part of yours!
Call for Hosting Volunteers
The Welcoming Committee for the Refcon 5 is seeking community members who would be willing to host one or more out-of-town guests attending the conference.
Refcon 5 is our 5th annual national Refuge Recovery Conference: this year it will be taking place here in Chicago from July 12-July 14. This is the first time it’s happening outside of LA: let’s not miss out on a chance to show our guests some of our famous midwestern hospitality!
We ask that any host be someone who is willing to provide a guest basic bedding and a comfortable place to sleep. Beyond that, anyone thinking of hosting may want to consider your preferences regarding gender, smoking cigarettes, number of guests, and any other preferences you might have.
If you would like to host, please email Chris Williams with as much information regarding your guest preferences as possible. Chris will also be receiving requests from potential guests and will determine if a guest’s preferences match your own, and provide an introduction via email once approved by you. We’re hoping that even a few volunteer hosts might make the conference an easier experience to afford for our broader sangha. This little bit of service is a great way to help someone’s voice be heard by us this year, and to make new friends!
Many thanks in advance to anyone who is able to offer their home to someone during this very important and exciting conference.
What to do: send an email to Chris! Include a Description of your accommodations, your guest preferences, and your address
Questions/Issues: Reach out to Chris to volunteer, or to us with questions @ Refuge Recovery Chicago
Events & Announcements
* Thursday Night Oak Park Meeting
The Oak Park meeting has a new location. We will meet at 124 North Kenilworth Avenue in Oak Park for the next 8 weeks, more or less. The location is called Gale House and it’s directly south of Unity Temple. We will be in the living room. Closest Green Line stop is the Oak Park Avenue stop. Join us!
When: Thursday Nights, May and June @ 7pm
Where: Gale House
* Welcoming Committee
From this meeting on our focuses will be on regional outreach and on planning the team logistics of the event dates day by day. We need people who are excited to help run the show. See you there!
When: Thursday, June 27th @ 6pm-7pm
Where: Center on Halsted in Lakeview
* Wonder Woman in Millennium Park
It’s that time of year for movies at Millennium Park, and we wanted to start us off right with some Wonder Woman!
We are gonna meet on the lawn at the Millennium Park pavilion towards the back west side of the lawn at 6:00pm on Tuesday, June 25th. The movie starts at 6:30 and we’re guessing there will be a lot of people there, so this will give us a little bit to find each other. Please bring a blanket or chair to sit on, and you are also welcome to bring a beverage or snack to share for a picnic.
Can’t wait to see you all there! And as always, feel free to bring people!
When: Thursday, June 25th @ 6pm
Where: Pritzker Pavillion in Millennium Park
* Ride to the Dyke March
WE’RE BIKING TO THE DYKE MARCH!
The Dyke March is a radically inclusive celebration + manifestation centering queer and trans people of color for and by community. Unlike the Pride Parade you get art, music, and performances. Come for a refreshing, fun day centering indigenous, black and POC voices. ASL (English) and Spanish interpretation. Mobility access & accommodation – see Dyke March Facebook Event Page.
If you’re interested in riding with us or want to meet us there, please get in touch with Marcus Will. We have more thorough information on our meeting locations on our own Facebook event page for the ride here.
When: Saturday, June 29th @ 12-6pm
Where: Little Village Academy in Lawndale
* Book Orders – Michael Kramer be holding a back stock of literature for the foreseeable future. If you’re interested in purchasing replacement literature at cost for an existing meeting, or getting help furnishing a new meeting, contact us at Refuge Recovery Chicago.
Refcon 5 Tickets!
Tickets are still available! The agenda for Refcon 5 is now online: please check out a list of the panels if you’re curious about attending, and find a solid reason to come!
When: July 12-14, 2019
Where: University of Illinois – Chicago
Service Opportunities!
If you’re interested in joining us in working to spread Refuge Recovery, by finding new homes for meetings, or in introducing our practice to institutions, Outreach needs you! Reach out to Michael Kramer if you’re interested in hearing more.
Are you a Social Butterfly? Come create great opportunities for fellowship with your friends amongst the Sangha (both those you know and those you haven’t met yet) with our Activities Committee! Get ahold of Zoe Winter if you want to work with Sangha on the Third Jewel.
If you’re interested in helping us prepare for our part in producing RefCon 5 this July, join our Welcoming Committee by sending us an email directly at Refuge Recovery Chicago
Please Consider Donating!
We are funded entirely through the generosity of our local meetings, as well as from donations from the public. We use donations to help support the local community for things such as outreach and activities, retreats and workshops, and other operational expenses. Please help support us in getting our message out to those who are still suffering by donating today!
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Happy to be of service!
Have some ideas or suggestions to share? Need to order books for your local meeting? Do you just want to say hello? Please be sure to reach out via email at refugerecoverychicago@gmail.com at any time an we will be sure to get back to you!
