Meetings ​and Events (Summer 2025 Schedule)

Gauchos for Recovery Meetings

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Mondays at 7:30 PM   Rainbow Recovery Meeting - student led meeting 

Rainbow Recovery is open to all in the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies who have experienced or been affected by addiction, or who support recovery. The goal of this meeting is to create a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies to engage their recovery.

In person at Embarcadero hall room 11051

Mondays at 10:00 AM Women's Recovery Meeting (zoom only) - peer led meeting 
Student-led meeting, open to those in any or stage of recovery, as well as those considering recovery. This meeting welcomes any non-binary people, trans women, and women of all identities at any stage of recovery!
On zoom - Meeting ID: 836 0921 8073 No password needed

On-pause for Summer (back Fall 2025)   Morning Meditation Meeting - Hybrid format - peer led meeting 
This is a student led meeting based on 12 step principles. It meets twice a week for a meditation practice.

In person at Embarcadero hall room 1105, or on Zoom ID: 854 5185 7571

Wednesdays at 6 PM  Ready to Make a Change? Harm Reduction Meeting - peer led meeting
Staff led peer support meeting based on principles of harm reduction. The goal of this meeting is to support students who want to make a change in their substance use, even if abstinence is not their goal.
In person at Embarcadero Hall 1105, or click here for zoom link: 823 2919 5079

Thursdays at 6pm (starting July 3rd, 2025)  Grad / Non-Trad meeting - student led meeting
This meeting is dedicated to supporting Graduate and non-traditional students in their recovery. Grad/Non-Trad students may encounter different challenges than other students, and this meeting offers a space to explore their unique experience on campus. It borrows from 12 step traditions, including discussing recovery literature and weaving the 12 steps into its shares, but all recovery pathways and stages of recovery are welcome.

In person at Embarcadero Hall 1105

Wednesdays at 8:15 PM  Gauchos for Recovery Open 12-step Meeting (Hybrid Format) - peer led meeting 
Student-led meeting, open to those in any type of or stage of recovery, as well as those considering recovery. This is not AA or NA or any other formal program, but discussion may center around the concept of the 12 steps. 
In person at Embarcadero Hall 1105
On zoom - Meeting ID: 867 6336 4717 No password needed

Community Recovery Meetings

TBD  Queer Trans Harm Reduction Meeting

A peer support group for Queer and Trans undergraduate and graduate students across the UC-system in or seeking recovery, practicing harm reduction, struggling with substance use or anything in between. Potential topics include moderating use, responding to triggers, exploring alternate coping strategies, identity and substance use, navigating relationships and more. All are welcome.

Please contact Recovery at Cal for more information about this meeting.

Thursdays at 6:30 PM  Al-Anon Meeting (Zoom only)
12-step group for loved ones of people with substance use disorders. Facilitated by members of Alanon.
​Click here for zoom login
No password needed

Saturdays at 8:00 PM  "Eye of the Storm" Alternative 12-Step Recovery Meeting (Hybrid Format)
Open Meeting for anyone in recovery or considering recovery. It is not a formal 12-step program, but discussion may center around the concepts of the 12 steps.  
In person at Embarcadero Hall Room 1105
Zoom Meeting ID: 827 4039 5097

Sundays 7-8:30 PM  Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (zoom format) 

Open, co-ed 12-step meeting with a focus on "Healing In Community." This meeting is facilitated by student members of SLAA. 
 Zoom ID: 827 5324 7621 PW: freedom
For more information, visit the SLAA website or email santabarbarahealingcommunity@gmail.com