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Black and blue image displaying clasped hands. To the left, World Service Office (WSO) and to the right, Literature and Publications to highlight the WSO Team of the Month.

WSO Team of the Month:

Literature & Publications

The Literature team is responsible for ensuring adherence to the Conference Approved Literature (CAL) process for developing new literature and for revising existing pieces as authorized by the World Service Conference. The Publications team is responsible for the production, design, and copyediting of all projects for publication. Find out more about each team’s responsibilities.

It’s That Time Again!

The North American time change from Standard to Daylight Saving Time is quickly approaching, and this transition presents a particular challenge for groups meeting in the Al‑Anon Family Groups (AFG) Mobile App.

We continue to make progress, but we have not yet achieved perfection in managing these biannual changes. We appreciate your patience and want to assure you that we will be keeping a close watch on meetings throughout the day on Sunday, March 10, to resolve issues as quickly as possible.

Find Groups Meeting Electronically

Image of a standing stick figure, head resting on fist, with a thought bubble above its head showing a red question mark. To the left, text on image: “How Important Is it?” to convey the importance of preparing for the Al-Anon world Service Conference.

Preparing for Conference: “How Important Is It?”

“How Important Is It?” that all Conference members read and consider all documents that are posted prior to Conference, so that everyone is prepared to discuss and decide on all Conference matters affecting Al‑Anon as a whole?

Image of a group of teenagers having fun on the beach. Text on image: “When I say Alateen saved me, I don’t mean it hyperbolically. I do not think I would be where I am today without it.” Excerpted from the March 2024 Forum magazine story “Always there for Me”.

Alateen: Finding Compassion, Empathy, and Family

“My mother is an alcoholic. She has been one since the day I was born. But there was a period of peace that lasted until I was four or five years old. I remember snuggling with her on the couch under our special blanket to watch movies…”

Read a Selection from the March Forum

Graphic of a stack of hands representing different nationalities illustrating unity and diversity, to introduce the 11th Ibero-American Meeting of Al Anon Services, aka RIASA (Reunión Iberoamericana de Servicios de Al-Anon).

Unity in Diversity with Hope in Action—2023 RIASA

The 11th Ibero‑American Meeting of Al‑Anon Services, aka RIASA (Reunión Iberoamericana de Servicios de Al‑Anon), was hosted by the Al‑Anon structure in Argentina and took place online on October 20‑22, 2023. Learn more about the meeting and how it helps Al‑Anon grow around the world.

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New Topic for the Member Blog

March’s topic is, “What is your favorite page of Al‑Anon’s newest daily reader, A Little Time for Myself (B‑34), and why?” As always, you can also write about Al‑Anon’s three Legacies. This month features Step Three, Tradition Three, and Concept Three.

Sharings on the Member Blog may be used in future Al‑Anon publications. 

New topics are being added each month!

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Image of the Al-Anon monthly magazine The Forum

Recovery Stories

The Road to Serenity

Shedding the Cloak of Victimhood

Something Needed to Change

Service Stories

The Forum—What Is the Process?

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