Area 33 Web Committee serves AA entities within and adjacent to Area 33 by allowing these AA entities to post Bulletins and Event Listings (a.k.a. “Flyers”) visible to our site’s audience.   We adhere to Alcoholics Anonymous’ 12 Steps and 12 Traditions to the best of our ability while providing this service.   

Why Do We Need A Posting Policy?

General Guidance

  1. All postings MUST be sponsored by an A.A. entity within or adjacent to Area 33 (in East Central Region) or A.A.’s GSO.
    • In accordance with the 6th tradition, we are unable to post flyers for events sponsored by outside businesses or non-A.A. entities (such as Alano Clubs, professional treatment programs/facilities, etc.) and other 12-step programs (Al-Anon, N.A., etc.).
    • References to commercial venues used for A.A. entity-sponsored events should be minimal, “just name & address”, so as not to give the appearance of affiliation or endorsement of or by that outside business entity. No logos or business phone numbers, please.
  2. All postings MUST list the A.A. Group, District, Committee, or Entity that is sponsoring the Event or Bulletin.  
  3. All postings MUST “Carry The Message” by involving at least one of the Three Legacies of AA (ideally 2 or all 3):
    • Recovery
    • Unity
    • Service

We reserve the right to reject or remove a posting if it causes, or is likely to cause, public controversy.

This may be due to a real (or perceived) disregard for AA’s 12 Steps, 12 Traditions, 12 Concepts for World Service, and/or General Service Office-published guidelines.

Area 33 Web Committee

Self-Checklist

Before you submit an Event or Bulletin posting, we ask that you:

  1. THOROUGHLY review AA’s 12 Traditions (Long Form), so they are fresh in your mind.
  2. THOROUGHLY review the post you are about to submit, with those 12 Traditions (Long Form) in mind.
  3. READ additional guidance on Problematic Bulletin & Event Postings to see if any of these situations apply to your post:
    1. Retreats & Workshops
    2. Raffles & Fundraisers
    3. (Non) “Conference-Approved” Literature
    4. Fellowship-Focused (Social) Events
    5. Repeat Postings
  4. REMOVE any elements that might potentially infringe on one (or more) of those 12 Traditions, or otherwise cause controversy.

Reporting Content Objections

If you are a website  reader objecting to an Event or Bulletin posting, we ask that you first address your objection with the sponsor of that Event or Bulletin:

  1. CONTACT THE SPONSOR of the posting to discuss your concerns, using the organizer’s contact information contained in that posting.
  2. SUGGEST TO THE SPONSOR that they themselves ask to have their posting edited/updated/removed from the website.
  3. Then, if not resolved promptly, contact Area 33 Web Committee to request the posting be removed.