The BIPOC Artists & Writers

Meeting Format

• Newcomer
• Candlelight
• Discussion
• Literature
• Meditation
• Indigenous
• Open
• People of Color
• Speaker
• Young People

Newcomer

Designed for people in their first days or weeks. The format usually covers the basics of the program and how meetings work.

Candlelight

Held by candlelight, usually a quieter evening format.

Discussion

A chair introduces a topic and members take turns sharing. This is the most common meeting format.

Literature

The group reads from approved fellowship literature and discusses it.

Meditation

Includes a period of silent or guided meditation, usually followed by sharing.

Open

Open meetings welcome anyone — family, friends, students, and people who are simply curious — not only those with a drinking or drug problem.

Speaker

One or more members share their story at length. Speaker meetings are a good fit if you would rather listen than talk.

Young People

Young people's meetings are aimed at members in their teens, twenties, and thirties, though anyone may attend.

Notes from the Group

Open AA meeting for Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC). We specify BIPOC to mean anyone who does not identify as white. So if you self-identify as BIPOC, you are welcome here. Our focus is creativity & recovery. It’s not a requirement to self-identify as an artist or writer, but if you’re here it’s about to get weird!