Find a local gathering.
A gathering is a small circle that meets in person to do something rare: talk honestly across real differences — without performing, and without trying to win. Here is what one is normally like, and how to find the table nearest you.
What a gathering is like
A meeting simple enough to repeat.
- 1Ground the room. We open with a short reflection and read part of the Common Ground Way together — the way a recovery meeting opens with its principles.
- 2Check in. A brief, honest word from each person. No fixing, no performing.
- 3Follow one question. A topic, a passage, an article. We ask what is true, what is missing, and listen to understand rather than to win.
- 4Close together. A moment of reflection, and an open seat kept for whoever comes next.
What this is not
Not a debate club. Not a deconstruction group out to tear down your past. Not a church replacement, therapy, a political organization, or a recruiting ground for anyone’s denomination. Nobody here is going to ambush you with a sermon, shame you, or try to fix you.
What we agree to
A few simple agreements.
- — Go after ideas, not people.
- — Listen to understand, not to win.
- — Be honest; stay curious when you would rather be right.
- — What is shared here, stays here.
Find your table
Gatherings near you.
The map shows the general area of each public gathering — never an exact address. Tap a pin for details and a link to the group.
Not finding one near you yet?
New gatherings start where one honest person is willing to host the first one. If that might be you — or you simply want in — say hello.
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