Gender Neutral NA Language

Dates to know:

• September 26: NAWS Webinar about proposed changes (flyer posted on events section)
• October 26: Last day for input to proposed changes.

Draft revisions to IP #1: Who, What, How, and Why

Have your voice heard!

Members: please read and review the revised draft, as well as the accompanying introduction, which contains a more detailed history of how this project came to be. The four suggested revisions are shown in the table below in bold. GSRs: bring this to your groups and have your groups discuss it and submit the input from the group as well. All, please use the form posted at na.org/surveys to provide input: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/revisingIP1 This draft is posted for review until the end of October 2026.  

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Northeast Zonal Forum (NEZF) Strategic Planning Meeting

Friday, Oct 23 – Sunday, Oct 25, 2026 The NEZF has 16 member regions. The meeting will focus on planning for the upcoming two-year Strategic Plan comprised of input from the member regions. The RD Team will be there representing the GNYR. Tell Us…

1. What do you want us to relay?
2. What concerns or needs do we have?
3. How can we serve the GNYR?

For context, the prior NEZF Strategic Plan consisted of four projects:

• NEZF Service Helpline
• Targeting Marginally or Underserved Members together with the U.S. Collaboration of Zones
• Streamlining Communications
• Financial Planning – Zonal Budget

This is open to all members and would be a great learning experience to see how the zonal structure works. There is a strong push for PR services, and they want all regions, and anyone interested, to get involved. Visit nezf.org for more information.