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There are expenses involved. The hosting fees for this website are sizable. We had been outsourcing the digitizing; however, it has become too expensive. The current plan is to raise the funding to purchase the equipment necessary to do the digitizing and processing here with the help of volunteers. This includes reel-to-reel players, wire recorders, and a dedicated system to capture audio. This would enable us to begin to process these tapes here. One reason the process has been so costly is that everything must be done in "real time". I had a professional estimate to have the entire library converted and almost fell over when they came back with an estimate of over 1 million dollars. Please note that the majority of these recordings are in very good condition and
some of them have never been made available anywhere. For example, I recently
found a reel containing talks from AA's First International Convention, held in Cleveland in 1950. AAWS archives didn't have these recordings and now, because of this project, they will have copies. I was recently able to donate some items, including old wire recordings, to Stepping Stones -- the Home of Bill & Lois Wilson. Now when people tour Stepping Stones they will be able to hear some incredible recordings including Bill W. playing the violin. I also sent along an actual wire recording unit like
Bill W once had on his desk. I know the fellowship will enjoy seeing and hearing
these new additions while visiting Stepping Stones. I'm sharing this information to let you and your friends know that the Recovery
Speaker project is bigger than just a website. Of course the website does currently host more than 3,000 downloadable AA and Al-Anon talks. Again, thank you for your ongoing service to the fellowship and all you continue
to do to help with this endeavor. In Love & Service, Mike F. Chandler, Arizona Recovery Speakers P.O. Box 2736 Chandler, AZ 85244-2736
From: Jenny or Laurie Andrews . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/14/2010 3:59:00 AM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII From Laurie Andrews and Carl Kirsch - - - - From: Laurie Andrews (jennylaurie1 at hotmail.com) The Big Book quotes non-Conference approved literature, e.g. the Bible (!), The
Varieties of Religious Experience, The Living Church (appendix V), American Journal of Psychiatry; NBC radio broadcast by the American Medical Association (both appendix III). - - - - From: "Carl V. Kirsch" (carlkirsch at yahoo.com) I agree with James Harp. There is wonderful stuff in non-conference approved literature. And remember what our BB says, "we sometimes select and memorize a few set prayers which emphasize the principles we have been discussing. There are many helpful books also. Suggestions about these may be obtained from one's priest, minister, or rabbi. Be quick to see where religious people are right. Make use of what they offer." (Page 87). Clearly, in the BB, Bill was referring to non-conference approve literature, because between 1935 and 1939, the year the Book was published, no AA conference board existed. Hence, there was no "conference approved" literature. Nevertheless, the Books ask us to read other "many helpful books."
Atlanta, Georgia - - - - Original message from: jamesjharp@suddenlink.net Just because a piece of literature is not A.A.W.S. Conference "approved," does
not mean that it is "disapproved." Who among us has not read some materials that
were not A.A.W.S. Conference "approved?!" An example of such a publication would be "Twenty-Four Hours a Day," author Richmond Walker, first published by the AA group in Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1948.
published in 1946 by him and Barry Collins under the sponsorship of the the Nicollet AA group in Minneapolis, Minnesota -- a reported favorite read of Doctor Robert Smith, published years before the A.A.W.S. Conference literature-sanctioning "approval" process circa 1951. A.A. members are free, without any recrimination, to read whatever literature they choose to read; including antiquarian publications, many of which were published long before the A.A.W.S. Conference "approval" process was implemented by A.A. World Services, Inc.. Keeping it Real, Jim H. Chicago, IL 10-20-83
charges against a member? From: lee . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/15/2010 6:15:00 PM
Diego,
etc., plus the original question (pressing charges against an AA member) - - - - From: Lee Nickerson (snowlilly12 at yahoo.com) I know we are dealing with private communications and personal memories. None of
this ever got beyond being denied as a floor action at the Conferences. For me it's enough to keep an eye on our headquarters office. There are many opinions. How did we end up at the Interfaith center; a building built specifically to house and strengthen the churches of the world? Why are we there? There was a groundswell movement against the move and the numbers about saving money never were that spectacular in the light of us moving into a building totally dedicated to world churches. AAWS sent its representative to Presque Isle, Maine
to soften the vocal minority. I remember all this. I lived it. I lived the Mexican and German betrayals. Frank M. did not voluntarily resign. He told me that when he outlined the payback plan to San Diego. I know that accepting the party line is the way to a peaceful settlement. But I
prefer to be a bit unscientific and keep a watch for the appearance of more rascals.
From: Shakey Mike (Shakey1aa at aol.com) This topic is getting offtrack. [It was originally supposed to be a question as to whether AA groups have ever pressed charges against a member.] Attacks on trusted servants for harms done is not new to AA. Does any one have
any documentation to back up the allegations of "forced to resign"? AAHL is about the truth in AA history.Where's the proof? Mexico and Germany are well documented.. I'm more an Intergroup person., but as an AA historian. I need to see it in writing. A letter or document. Not he said, she said. Many people say things that are not true when they are hurt or get fired.
websites, GSO Watch in particular, have copies of letters from GSO, Groupo Mexico and at that time past and present trusted servants.
England, always said that Bill Wilson told us to "Guard the traditions well." For GSO staffers, they need to not only guard the traditions well, but also the concepts. It was inexcusable what happened in Mexico. We do learn from our mistakes? Is the answer to the original question Yes or No? Shakey Mike Gwirtz Hardcore Group - - - - From: "lee" OK. My obsession with GSO's and AAWSs past allowed me to skip the original question. In my area we had a convention treasurer steal nearly $15,000 which was payment for the convention and our seed money. The sidebar here is that the guy, unbeknownst to us, was a compulsive gambler and a member in poor standing of GA. The money went directly and with great speed to the nearest race track and it stayed there. The Area Committee decided not to pursue it in the area of public controversy and instead appealed to the guy's sense of decency. He eventually paid all that money back and is still sober. To meet the immediate debts, we contacted every group in the area and asked for a special donation. It came in total within three weeks.
From: Arthur S . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/23/2010 9:07:00 AM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Thought this might be interesting - Arthur - - - - The admonition originated in the early 1940s at the Oak Ridge, Tennessee complex
(constructed under the Manhattan Project) to produce enriched uranium and plutonium for the atomic bombs. It was on a sign emphasizing the critical war time secrecy associated with the
project. A 1945 photo of the sign can be viewed at the following link Yüklə 25,47 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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