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Mid-Southern California Area 9
P.O. Box 51446
Irvine, CA. 92619-1446 |
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Basic
P.I. Literature For Committees: |
- A.A. Guidelines (on) Public Information
- 'Speaking at Non-A.A. Meetings'
- 'Understanding Anonymity'
- 'A Member's-Eye View of Alcoholic Anonymous'
- 'A Brief Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous'
- A.A. Fact File
- A.A. Fact Sheet
- Public Information Workbook
- Anonymity Statement for the Public Meetings
- Anonymity Wallet Cards
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How can we Improve this Website? |
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Send your ideas to
EMSC
Web Coordinator. The Electronic
Media Sub Committee (EMSC) is a subcommittee of the
Area Communications Committee. |
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Purpose |
Like all of A.A., the primary purpose of
members involved with public information service is
to carry the A.A. message to the alcoholic who still
suffers. Working together, members of local Public
Information committees convey A.A. information to
the general public, including the media."
Those interested in becoming a P.I. Committee Member
should, first have, "sound sobriety. All committee
members need to be thoroughly familiar with the A.A.
program and able to provide consistent and accurate
information about the Fellowship. Experience in the
public relations is not essential."
~Taken from the A.A. Guidelines on
Public Information from N.Y: ~ |
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"PI Committee
Sharing" |
As part of P.I. shared experience, the following is a list of
goals from a district P.I. committee:
- Be sure every public library has at least one Conference-approved book
e.g. the Big Book, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions or Living Sober.
- Let the Fellowship know how to reach out to the hearing impaired. (or
any disability)
- Place a literature rack in every high school, college, police station,
library and hospital in the district and keep the rack stacked with
appropriate literature and meeting schedules.
- Send a letter to high schools, offering A.A. literature and/or a
presentation on A.A. - what we do and what we do not do.
- Send a letter to convalescent homes, rest homes and senior centers in
the district offering A.A. literature and/or a presentation on A.A.
- List open A.A. meetings in the newspapers in the district.
- Place a small (paid if necessary) announcement in every district
newspaper around the holidays.
- Work with the newspapers - anonymity, Traditions - general interest in
our Fellowship.
- Respond to speaking requests at non-A.A. meetings in the district.
Place Public Service Announcements (PSA's) with radio and television
stations.
- Put meeting schedules behind the front desks at every hotel, motel and
bed and breakfast.
- Participate in district and state A.A. seminars and conventions.
- Fight apathy within the Fellowship, find a co-chair and interested
people in order to achieve all the above, and most importantly, keep
your sanity and stay away from the first drink."
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Informing the Fellowship |
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Though the 'public' in 'public information'
refers to non-A.A.s, many local P.I. committees consider that helping to
keep the Fellowship itself informed is also among their responsibilities." |
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Site
Map
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Public Information Committee Guidelines
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MSCA Expense Report Form
(Downloadable copy of the form used to recoup MSCA expenses.
This form is in pdf format) (updated
02-02-2010) |
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Public Information
Events |
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September
25, 2010 - Saturday - PI & CPC
Workshop at the MSCA Archives,
7111 Arlington Ave. Suite B,
Riverside, CA 92503 -
Flyer
Map
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September 26, 2009 - Saturday -
4th Annual Alcoholics Anonymous Area 09 PI
and CPC Committee Workshop - Valley
Missionary Program, 56565 Oasis Palm Ave,
Coachella, CA 92236 -
Flyer
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September 27, 2008: PI and CPC
Workshop coming to Area 09;
1st Evangelical Free Church,
North Campus, 2904 N. Brea Blvd.
Suite 190, Fullerton, CA 92835;
Cost: FREE; Time: 8:30 am coffee
and donuts; 9:00 - 4:30 workshop
- includes Nick M.'s famous
spaghetti lunch. This event will
be bilingual and will have
translation equipment available.
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Flyer
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Carry the Message
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Literature for the Public: |
- 'A.A. at a Glance'
- Information on Alcoholics Anonymous
- 'A Message to Teenagers'
- 'Alcoholics Anonymous Membership Survey'
- 'Problems Other than Alcohol'
- A.A. Preamble placard
- A.A. Membership Survey display (easel back)
- 'A.A. in Your Community'
- 'Members of the Clergy Ask About Alcoholics Anonymous'
- 'If You Are a Professional, A.A. Wants to Work with You'
- 'Is There an Alcoholic in the Workplace?'
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