AA secular members

01/27/2026

Registration open now...

Book your hotel before the end of January for a chance to win two free nights:

https://www.aasecular.org/icsaa-2026

01/27/2026

Calling all secular AA members who identify as either Transgender, Asian or Asian-American...

Secular AA voices needed; submissions due by/before March 31, 2026.

Not only has AA made gestures to nonbelievers through the Grapevine book, One Big Tent and the pamphlet, The “God” Word: Agnostic and Atheist Members in AA.

This year, we also see outreach to atheists and agnostics across AA to contribute to our literature. I hope some of you have submitted your stories for consideration in the Fifth Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous. Editors can only choose from the stories that are already submitted.

Right now, there is an opportunity for the voice of secular in two upcoming pamphlets:

• The trustees’ Literature Committee is seeking stories of personal recovery from all transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, Two-Spirit, and gender non-conforming members in the A.A. structure of the United States and Canada.
• The trustees' literature committee is seeking stories of personal recovery from all members in the AA structure of the United States and Canada with ethnic or cultural ties to Asia.
Please encourage all qualified individuals to submit their stories.

The success of the pamphlet depends on having a broad range of stories to choose from. Stories of recovery may include, but are not limited to:

1. experience strength and hope
2. Steps, Traditions and Concepts
3. ethnic, cultural, sexual and gender diversity
4. sponsorship and service experience in AA meetings
5. safety
6. racism
7. mental health
8. cultural reconnections
9. diversity of socioeconomic status
10. atheists and agnostics
11. newcomer experiences
12. finding experience in linguistic groups and or communities
13. accessing AA despite cultural barriers

E-mail submissions or questions to pamphletstories@aa.org
Please start working on this now. Submissions are due by March 31st, 2026.

Website submissions:
https://www.aa.org/submit-story-aa-for-the-transgender-alcoholic-pamphlet

https://www.aa.org/submit-story-asian-and-asian-american-alcoholic-alcoholic-pamphlet

Email submissions: pamphletstories@aa.org
Subject Line: "A.A. for the Transgender Alcoholic," and or "The Asian and Asian-American alcoholic in A.A".

Postal Mail submissions:

Attn: Literature Assignment
General Service Office
Box 459
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163

On the envelope: The word "Pamphlet" should be written on the envelope and at the top of the first page of the manuscript.

Thank you in advance for your participation in the process!

01/04/2026

https://www.aasecular.org/globalspeakers on now, The Broader Path from Kingston is now in the house

12/28/2025

The Traditions, more than the Steps, could be the X-factor in AA, NA, etc's staying power and effectiveness.

I thought about a more outrageous title like "How AA Will Save the World!" which is hyperbole to a point about how Peer-to-Peer organizations like AA and oth...

11/03/2025

A speaker from the recent International Conference of Secular AA, Dr. Jamie speaks with Mary and Joe on Rebellion Dogs Publishing podcast

Episode #84 features our long-awaited guest, Jamie Marich, PhD, in conversation with Mary C and Joe C of Rebellion Dogs Radio. Dr Jamie's latest colla...

11/03/2025

Rebellion Dogs Radio is in conversation again, with Dr. Adina Silvestri. Mary C and Joe C in conversation with Dr. Adina Silvestri is what's on the men...

09/22/2025

A significant shift is underway.

Data confirms that alcohol consumption in the U.S. has reached its lowest level on record. This trend points to a larger societal movement toward health optimization and purposeful living.

The choice to abstain from alcohol is no longer a fringe decision but a mainstream choice for those prioritizing peak performance and personal growth.

Follow for the best alcohol-free content!

09/17/2025

This weekend: International Conference of Secular AA, Friday, Saturday, Sunday FREE, but please register so we know how many are coming.

Come join fellow alcoholics at the 2025 International Conference of Secular AA. This year's conference is on Zoom and is donation-based.

07/18/2025

Today@!

Emotional Sobriety back-2-back...

"I have discovered something more important to me than happiness: self-respect.

Even on a bad day, a day when I am far from being my own biggest fan, my integrity can remain intact. That is the ultimate measure of myself, at the end of a day, and ultimately at the end of my life.

It's not about what happens to me; it is always about how I respond. It's not about how I am treated; it's about what I choose to do with whatever that is. - Thom Rutledge

Visit https://growinginunderstandinggroup.com/ for two weeks, Friday on Zoom @ 5 PM Eastern (2 PM Pacific, 10 PM IE/UK, 11 PM Central Europe, 7 AM Saturday AEST), JULY 18th, JULY 25th (90 minutes). I may have spent more time as a guest on the Emotional Sobriety Podcast than on our own Rebellion Dogs Radio, so far this year. So let's turn the tables...
On the 18th, Joe C holds court with podcast-pilot, Patrick Newman & Best-selling author, psychotherapist, Thom Rutledge

Friday at 5 PM Eastern (2 PM Pacific, 10 PM IE/UK, 11 PM Central Europe, 7 AM Saturday AEST) on July 18th and July 25th (90 minutes).
On July 25th, Joe C of Rebellion Dogs Publishing and Allen Berger, author of 12 Essential Insights into Emotional Sobriety and we'll talk about the book and what's been learned since, through workshops, a weekly Thursday Zoom meeting and Allen's daily practice and observations.

Hope you can join us :-)

06/18/2025

https://rebelliondogs.buzzsprout.com/1695664

stream or download some of the great We Agnostics through the years: 1990 Seattle, 1995 San Diego, 2000 Minneapolis, 2015 Atlanta
If you're in Vancouver July 2-6, 2025 visit the hospitality suite for the International Conference of Secular AA, in the Fairmount Vancouver from Thursday until Saturday night.

06/18/2025

Who's going? International Conference of Secular AA hospitality suite open at Vanocuver 2025 Thursday through Saturday.

2025 A.A. International Convention in Vancouver, BC, Canada.