Following our recent attendance at the European Mental Health Conference, the question arises “What Next?”. Dorien wrote an excellent article for the Service News in which she spoke about the warm reception that AA was given by the mental health professionals. We, on our side, were also impressed by their dedication and enthusiasm. There was […]
Tag: Online Meetings
A sober member recounts her experience in starting AA’s first meeting in Albania
There are no alcoholics in Albania. There are no alcoholics because drinking is simply part of the culture. Men drink and women do not. Mornings start with Raki (the local “moonshine”) and a macchiato (or Raki-atto). Work is scarce and jobs are few. Men spend their days in cafes and betting locales drinking coffee and […]
CER Steering Committee Meetings: Your seat has been reserved!
CER’s daily chores are taken care of by the CER Steering Committee, which consists of the following folks: CER Chair (Jeroen S., The Netherlands) CER Vice-Chair (Nigel P., Turkey) CER Secretary (Sophie, L., Germany) CER Treasurer. (Laura W., France) Steering Committee Meetings are held online using WebEx. These meetings are open, meaning that any AA […]
Farther Along the Road
This year I will be 75 years old and sober half my life in AA. I have outlived five of my six sponsors and the one still around, a wonderful woman with nearly 50 years of sobriety who heard my first 5th Step 36 years ago is unfortunately no longer available as a sponsor. So, […]
….from the Chair (March 2014)
In December 2013, CER had its first ever online assembly. Let’s see how it went. Summary Someone described the online meeting as follows. I’ve referred to this text before, and I still think that it is marvelous: “it was a great success and I applaud the Committee and the Region for taking the brave step […]
