Take Me to Your Leader

The speaker is a past trustee--a man I've admired since I first heard his name spoken in reverence at an area assembly many years ago. He just told me that he has no more say in Alcoholics Anonymous than I do. In fact, even when he was a member of the Conference and the board of trustees he had no more say than any of us. He goes on to tell me that as wonderful as the Conference process is, its authority is not ultimate. He tells me that if I'm disturbed by an action of the Conference, it is my responsibility to question it, discuss it with others, and make my voice heard through the "Right of Appeal" that is guaranteed by Concept Five.