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Attraction or promotion

November 2021 | Prayer and Meditation
A member discusses PSAs, Tradition Eleven and how AA presents itself to the outside world

One Primary Purpose

May 2021 | Our Twelve Steps
Their group has hot coffee, donuts, comfy seats and all three shades.
But the most important thing of all is the message they carry

Step right up

November 2018
A member shares his thoughts about anonymity, attraction, promotion and setting up an AA booth at the county fair

Tagging and Posting

September 2015
The more he used his thumbs, the more he learned about anonymity

For Charlie's Sake

May 2015
Squabbling ceased when a newcomer’s needs turned the group to its primary purpose

Our primary purpose

May 2009
From the November 1956 Grapevine

A Digest of Advisory Actions

August 2005
A delegate reports

A Benevolent Guardian

May 1994
Tradition Five

The Fine Line

November 1992

Practice These Principles. . .

May 1987
Tradition Five: Each group has but one primary purpose--to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.

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