Unintended Consequences
Fifty Chosen Articles: Number Forty-One. Originally posted in March 2019. AA Agnostica evolved from listing secular AA meetings to posting articles by people in recovery in every part of the world. By bob k...
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Toronto Intergroup Yields to Agnostics in AA
Fifty Chosen Articles: Number Thirty-Four. Originally posted in February 2017. This website – AA Agnostica – was launched when two secular AA groups were booted out of the Greater Toronto Area Intergroup. It took...
The 2018 International Conference of Secular AA
Fifty Chosen Articles: Number Thirty. The last of the three international secular AA conferences. Originally posted in September 2018. The history and growth of Secular AA over the past decade. By Carolyn B. I...
How The Pandemic Changed Alcoholics Anonymous
“This is the last door on the road for a lot of people.” By Nadine Yousif Published in The Toronto Star, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 In a typical week, Mark attends four Alcoholics Anonymous...
Celebrating Ten Years: Canada’s Oldest Secular AA Group
By Roger C. Beyond Belief Agnostics and Freethinkers AA Group met for the first time at 6:30 PM on September 24th, 2009 in Room 2-298 at the University of Toronto (Ontario Institute of Studies...
The 2018 International Conference of Secular AA
By Carolyn B. I am a relative newcomer to Secular AA (just over one year) and on attending the International Conference of Secular AA in downtown Toronto at the Marriott Hotel this past weekend...
2018 ICSAA Toronto Conference
By Thomas B. The third biennial conference of Secular AA (ICSAA 2018), with a theme of Inclusion and Diversity, will take place in Toronto, ON from August 24th through August 26th. The Conference will...
International Conference of Secular AA – Toronto
By Joe C. ICSAA History and Future The first gathering of secular AA members was in Santa Monica California from a Thursday to Saturday in November of 2014. Anyone of the 300 in attendance...
SOAAR – Secular Ontario AA Roundup
By Martin D. On Saturday, September 16, roughly 100 AA members enjoyed a wonderful day informally sharing our experience, strength and hope in Toronto at the first Secular Ontario Alcoholics Anonymous Roundup (SOAAR). The...
Chapter 7: Agnostics and Human Rights
Let’s begin by looking at some dates of historical significance. May 31, 2011. Two agnostic AA groups, Beyond Belief and We Agnostics, are voted out of the Greater Toronto Area Intergroup (GTAI) and off...
SOAAR
By Steve V. All Are Welcome Group, Windsor, Ontario Secular Ontario Alcoholics Anonymous Roundup (SOAAR) was the “brainchild” of a few AA agnostic members last spring. They sent out a message to the local...
Chapter 2: Rejection
Two agnostic groups – We Agnostics and Beyond Belief – were booted off of the official list of AA group meetings in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) on May 31, 2011. This was done...
Toronto Intergroup Yields to Agnostics in AA
By Roger C. It’s over. After a scorching battle that lasted almost six years, agnostic groups will once again be listed on the Greater Toronto Area AA meeting list and be recognized as full,...
Alcoholics Anonymous accused of discrimination
By Michele Mandel First posted on Friday, February 19, 2016 in the Toronto Sun My name is Michele and I am not an alcoholic. But if I were, why does it matter whether or...
