Group Conscience Process
Group Conscious— Group Conscious, or GC, means the collective conscience of the group. When a change in the meeting is requested, the group comes to substantial unanimity before definitive action is taken. "This is achieved by the group members through the sharing of full information, individual points of view, and the practice of CoDA’s principles. A group conscience... is a simple majority." -Fellowship Service Manual (FSM) Glossary This is also how decisions are made during service work.
Group Conscious Process— To start a GC, a member makes a motion, often in writing to the Secretary, sometimes in the moment aloud to the group. Each group decides their own process, but "anyone may ask for a group conscience at any time during a CoDA meeting, if and when immediate attention is needed to ensure the safety of an individual or the group, or to uphold the CoDA Traditions." -FSM
An excerpt from the CoDA Institutional Meeting Handbook on "The Process of Determining a Group Conscience," including the importance of honest discussion, equality of votes, inviting in Higher Power and some options like the "Right of Dissenting Opinion":
Literature
Group Conscience is also discussed in the following CoDA literature:
CoDA Blue Book
12 Steps & 12 Traditions Green Book
Finding Solutions: Traditionally Speaking Booklet
12 Piece Relationship Toolkit Booklet
Building CoDA Community: Healthy Meetings Matter Booklet
Newcomers Handbook
Using the 12 Traditions Pamphlet