In Continental Europe, English language meetings are easy to find in large cities, but outside of these cities they can be few and far between. There are many AA members who do not have access to English meetings on a regular basis—perhaps because they are geographically isolated, because they are homebound, because there are no […]
Group Spotlight: Friday YP in Frankfurt, Germany
The Friday YP Group in Frankfurt, Germany was founded in October 2007. It is a one hour, weekly, closed meeting; the last Friday each month is an open meeting. With a regular weekly attendance of 20-35 people, the group is a bilingual meeting with sharing in either English or German with simultaneous translation. Originally, the […]
Intergroup Spotlight: Nordic English Speaking Intergroup (NEIG)
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can and Wisdom to know the difference. Thanks for this meeting, good night guys! – I click on the red telephone icon on my computer screen. The screen turns black. I close down the Skype application and […]
Are YPAA Groups Legitimate AA?
During the group and online forum discussions of the Conference topics, the question came up if Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous (YPAA) groups were, for lack of a better word, “legitimate” AA groups. To the legitimacy of ICYPAA and YPAA groups, the simplest answer is that YPAA and ICYPA are a part of Alcoholics Anonymous. They never exclude […]
Second YPLO Elected in Great Britain
London South West Intergroup, an intergroup in the London Region South of the General Service Office of Great Britain, has elected Jon B. as their first Young Persons Liaison Officer (YPLO). This is the second such service position in the GSO, following the Continental European Region. With Conference encouraging Regions and Intergroups to have each a Young Persons Liaison Officer […]
