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Peace yall,
Some comrades and I are hosting an AA meeting every Wednesday for Black, Indigenous, and people of Color (BIPOC) who want to stop drinking and/or drugging. Details for the meeting are in the graphics below.
Some comrades and I are hosting an AA meeting every Wednesday for Black, Indigenous, and people of Color (BIPOC) who want to stop drinking and/or drugging. Details for the meeting are in the graphics below.
This meeting will be a place to read and discuss the BIPOC, working-class, and leftist roots of the 12 steps and push back against conservative and neoliberal traditions that claim to be the only history of AA and the steps.
Left-wing and right-wing cultural, spiritual, and behavioral science traditions went back and forth to create AA and the 12 step programs.
8 years ago today, I was staring at the clock at 4am wondering how I was going to function when my brother was picking me up in 4.5 hours. I got out of bed and grabbed onto the wall as I slowly worked my way to my bathroom. When I got there I grabbed the sink and
stared back into eyes that looked dead. I tried brushing my teeth but I couldn't even hold the toothbrush because my shaking was so severe. I had no choice. I grabbed my bottle of vodka, sat down and drank. I drank slowly, as I had been doing for the past 3 yrs.
Trying to only drink enough to be able to function. So I sat there & drank for several hours. When I finally got the shaking to stop enough to hold my toothbrush, I brushed my teeth and took a shower. By the time my brother picked me up, I was able to function enough to go.
