Newcomers to AA’s General Service Conference are often surprised at the pains taken by the Chair of Conference to make sure the minority has a second opportunity to present its own views. Even after extensive debate on an issue, followed by a vote in which a substantial unanimity is reached those opposed are polled individually to see if they wish […]
This month, as the 2021 General Service Conference has wrapped up and delegates begin their share backs. . . as we turn another corner on the road to post-pandemic life. . . we look back to the 1960 GSC talk by Bill W., ‘On Communication’ as he speaks about AA in an era of change. He believed that A.A., on its […]
This month, and this is not an April fool’s joke, I thought we might indulge in a moment of levity. This selection comes to us courtesy of an anti-temperance almanac from 1831.
Contents THE AA PREAMBLE: BACKGROUND INFORMATION AA CONCEPT THREE AA STEP THREE AA TRADITION THREE FROM AN AA MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS JOKE OF THE MONTH MEETING MINUTES & FINANCIAL