Meeting Disbanded – 30 Minute Weekend Meeting

Who:          30 Minute Weekend Meeting

What:         Meeting disbanded

When:        Saturday and Sunday

Where:       Online

2024-04-11T10:58:38-04:00District 7, News|

Reminder! Area 61 Rhode Island Area Pre-Conference Assembly Is Tomorrow!

Who:           Area 61 Rhode Island Area Assembly

What:         Area Assembly – Pre-Conference

      • hear report backs from all of the virtual roundtables and discuss two additional items:
        • Consider a request to develop a pamphlet on the transgender alcoholic in A.A. (facilitated by Sue W., past delegate, Area 30)
        • Review progress report reflecting shared experience from the Fellowship on
          possible future changes to literature written by A.A.’s founders. (Facilitated by Francis G., past Northeast Regional Trustee)

When:         April 6, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Where:       Warwick Central Baptist Church

3270 Post Rd.

Warwick, RI 02886

Download Pre-Conference Assembly Flyer

All Members! The Deadline Is Today! Survey On The Agenda Items For The 2024 General Service Conference

All Members:
Our Area Delegate is seeking YOUR feedback. All AA members may respond. She is looking for as much feedback as possible to understand the voice of Area 61 regarding General Service Conference Agenda items.  This is a quick survey with only 10 questions.
Please participate in the process!

Participate in the survey
2024-04-04T07:48:10-04:00News, Pre-Conference Assembly|

Reminder! 40th Anniversary – Grupo Despertar Latino

Who:          Grupo Despertar Latino

What:         40th Anniversary

      • Historical overview of the group
        • Monday, April 1st, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
        • 273 Pocasset Ave., Providence, RI 02909
      • Marathon meeting
        • Saturday, April 6, 7:00 PM onwards
        • Providence Turners Hall, 118 Glenbridge Ave., Providence, RI 02909
      • Public meeting
        • Sunday, April 7, 11:00 AM onwards
        • Portuguese Social Club, 131 School St., Pawtucket, RI 02860
Download 40th Anniversary Flyer
2024-04-04T07:46:37-04:00District 8 Hispano, News|

Comite Permanente Convenciones – Convencio Estatal Upcoming On April 14th!

Who:          Comite Permanente Convenciones

What:         Convencio Estatal

When:        April 14th, 9:00 AM

Where:      Anchor Recovery Community Center

310 Reservoir Avenue

Providence, RI 02907

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2024-04-04T07:45:10-04:00District 8 Hispano, News|

43rd Anniversary – New Freedom

Who:          New Freedom

What:         43rd Anniversary

      • Guest speakers
      • Potluck

When:         Wednesday, April 17th

      • Potluck – 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
      • Guest speakers – 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Where:        Saint Eugene’s Church

1251 Putnam Pike

Chepachet, RI 02814

2024-04-04T07:44:01-04:00District 1, News|

50th Anniversary – New Way Of Life

Who:          New Way Of Life

What:         50th Anniversary

      • Guest speakers
      • Refreshments

When:        Monday, April 22nd, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Where:       Kent County Hospital

Doctors’s Auditorium

455 Toll Gate Rd.

Warwick, RI 02886

2024-04-04T07:43:18-04:00District 6, News|

The Latest News From Grapevine

Grapevine News
 
Area 61’s Grapevine page has been updated.  Here you can find information on international and Area Grapevine initiatives and resources.  Learn how you can help spread Grapevine’s message of hope.

Subscription prices increase as of April 15!  The price of a one-year print or digital subscription will increase to $36 as of April 15; multi-year subscription fees will also increase.  Now is the time to subscribe to lock in the old price!  For more information, and to subscribe, visit https://www.aagrapevine.org/announcement

Grapevine’s 2024 Carry the Message Project makes it even easier to give gift subscriptions!  For more information, visit https://www.aagrapevine.org/carry-the-message.

2024-04-04T21:11:36-04:00Grapevine Committee, News|

Reminder! Pre-Conference Roundtables Are Next Week!

Please come give your group’s conscience

Roundtables are virtual only! We are now hosting them 4/1, 4/2 & 4/4, all at 7: 00 PM
Zoom Meeting ID: 912-640-0169
Password:Area61

*Background material for each Agenda item is available. To receive an access link to the background material email areadelegate@aainri.com

Here are the Roundtable Agendas:

4/1:

  • International Conference:

    • Discuss updated report on methods of closing the Big Meetings at the International Convention.

  • Policy & Admissions:

    • Review report of the GSB Ad-Hoc Committee on Participation of Online Groups in the U.S./Canada Service Structure.

  • Public Information:

    • PSAs – Report on the Relevance and Usefulness of Audio/Video Public Service Announcements

  • Corrections

    • Consider updated Singleness of Purpose text to replace the existing paragraph in the pamphlet “A Message to Corrections Professionals.”

  • Report & Charter:

    • Discuss the reporting of Simple Majority Items.

4/2:

  • Grapevine/La Vina:

    • Explore the services provided by AA Grapevine and how they should be funded.

  • Public Information:

    • Consider revised proposal to develop an AAWS Instagram account

  • Literature

    • Review progress report on video adaption of the pamphlet ”Too Young?”

  • Public Information:

    • PSAs – Progress report on feasibility of placing PSAs on Streaming Media

  • Grapevine/La Vina:

    • Consider a request to develop a pamphlet on the Asian and Asian-American alcoholics in A.A. (EDW)

  • Public Information:

    • Review report on AAWS YouTube channel

4/4:

  • CPC

    • Consider a request to develop a pamphlet on the unhoused alcoholic in A.A. (EDW)

  • Public Information

    • Review report on the GSO Podcast

    • PSAs – Review progress report on the Mesmerize Point PSA distribution channel

  • Literature

    • Review progress report on the development of the Fifth Edition of the book Alcoholics Anonymous.

    • Consider a request that the words “Donation” and “Contribution” be swapped under Warranty One in “The Twelve Concepts Illustrated” pamphlet.

  • Policy & Admissions:

    • Discuss revising procedures for electing the Delegate chairperson, Conference Committee chairpersons and their alternates.

Don’t forget about the Area Assembly, where we’ll here report backs from all of the Roundtables and discuss two additional items:

  • Consider a request to develop a pamphlet on the transgender alcoholic in A.A. (facilitated by Sue W., past delegate, Area 30)

  • Review progress report reflecting shared experience from the Fellowship on

    possible future changes to literature written by A.A.’s founders. (facilitated by Francis G., past Northeast Regional Trustee)

Download Roundtables Flyer
2024-03-28T07:02:36-04:00News, Pre-Conference Assembly|

Meeting One Time Change – We Agnostics

Who:          We Agnostics

      • In person
      • Open
      • Literature

What:         Time change to

      • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

When:        Good Friday, March 29 ONLY

Where:       Saint Martin’s Episcopal Church

50 Orchard Ave.

Providence, RI 02906

2024-03-28T07:04:15-04:00District 3, News|
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