While the wind and the rain howled outside, we went through the process of discussion and decision on over 30 Agenda Items. We worked, we had fun, we laughed, I cried, we ate, and of course we had our coffee! My sincere thanks goes out to all who made our event a success!
Our special guests included our East Central Regional Trustee and a Director of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services. Also, in attendance were several of our Past Delegates from Area 56. Over the weekend we did the work of A.A., Alcoholics Anonymous. Everyone in attendance was an A.A., Alcoholic in Action.
Below are the items that Area 56 feels should be enacted. Included are the assigned committee and the description of the agenda item. In red is the vote count and comments as we arrived at our Area’s group conscience.
| Finance | A. | Consider a request to reaffirm the 1975 Advisory Action that delegates emphasize to the groups the effect that inflation has had on the contribution of dollar and the necessity for adjusting contributions accordingly, to support services provided by the General Service Board. [Floor Action from the 74th General Service Conference]. |
MOTION 16 – 1 Treasurer of groups – print out and distribute. $2 all groups $5 HomeGroup Be An Example, No cash in my pocket” Collect digitally.
| GVLV | B. | Consider the list of suggested Grapevine book topics for 2026 or after. |
MOTION: 38 – 0 Books 1 & 3 Women’s Book 2 – Spanish Love, Unity , Service
| GVLV | F. | Consider request to revise the pamphlet “Grapevine and La Vina: Our meetings in print.” (PAI 79) |
MOTION: 39 – 0 Recommend to update pamphlet only
| Literature | J. | Consider request that the Twelve Concepts for World Service and essays on the Twelve Concepts for World Service be included in the current publication, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. (PAI 23) |
MOTION: Floor 26-10 {Cmte 7-3} More exposure the better, more people will study- pull people in. Cost? Cost should not be the main concern. Traditions and Concepts pert of recovery. Only for those interested in Gen Serv, (I disagree)
| Literature | K. | Consider request to update the book Living Sober. (PAIs 34, 64, 106, 90, 92, 121,122) |
MOTION: Floor 41 -2 {Cmte} 7-1 (1-1) Popular book. Techniques still valid.
| Public Information | G. | Review report on GSO’s A.A. website. |
MOTION – ask for Chat feature & Meeting Guide feature on aa,org * Completes the App * Great Britian & Australia have Chat Feature Passed, only 2 Nos MINORITY OPINION_ Requires a staff person.
| Report & Charter | 4 | Consider a request to remove the word “woman” from the Concept lV essay. (PAI 75,124) |
MOTION: 39-0 Agree to remove. Pg c-13 in our Service Manual
| Treatment & Accessibilities | D. | Review progress report on the update of service material with shared experience from neurodivergent alcoholics. |
MOTION: Accept Draft for publication 35 – 1
| Trustees | G. | Consider the request to include the version of A.A. Comes of Age, Lasker Award text in the book, Alcoholics Anonymous.( PAI 24 and 63) * (EDW) |
MOTION: 31 -1 Include Lasker Award from AA Comes of Age >> Big Book
Floor Action: Translate PLBB into Spanish and French as we do with other books.
MOTION: 21 -1 * Surprised not in works already * Translations are routine * Current printing still in being refined. * Cathi C ~ How best to do it. Each language has their own ‘plain language’ Roberto – should be as accurate as possible to English version. David – need audio version
Warren G.
Area 56 Delegate, Panel 74, SW Ohio
Conference Committee on Literature
937-409-7560
AAarea56.org April 2025
