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Area 28
7/9/26 – We will hold our first Area 28 Young People in AA Committee meeting on Sunday, July 12 at 8:00PM!
Join us online at:
Meeting ID: 892 9580 8681
Passcode: 559829
This committee will also meet live at our Area Committee Meeting in Pittsfield on Sunday, Aug 2!
General Service Office (GSO)
6/15/26 –
On Sale Now!
Plain Language Big Book – Audiobook Edition
A tool for understanding the book Alcoholics Anonymous
New from A.A. World Services, Inc., the Plain Language Big Book audiobook is intended to help listeners better understand the book Alcoholics Anonymous — fondly called “the Big Book” by generations of A.A. members and considered the basic text of the A.A. program of recovery.
This new format describes A.A.’s Twelve Step program in simpler language than the original Big Book, which was first published in 1939.
The Plain Language Big Book presents in simpler language:
- The ideas contained in the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous
- Specific A.A.-related words and phrases used in the original 1939 book
- Vocabulary in the original book that may be dated or not familiar to readers
- The core content of the original Big Book without member stories — often called the “abridged edition.”
Upon publication, the audiobook will be available at https://onlineliterature.aa.
5/22/26 – 12 Concepts for World Service Animated Video – We are pleased to announce that the Twelve Concepts for World Service animated video is now available for viewing in English, French, and Spanish. The video was adapted from an A.A. Great Britain version in adherence to an Advisory Action of the General Service Conference of the U.S./Canada.
The video is based on the A.A. pamphlet The Twelve Concepts for World Service Illustrated.
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