24/7 International Marathon Meeting of A.A. — 24/7 Online A.A. Meeting

Q: Who is allowed to attend this 24 hour online AA meeting?

We are an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Anyone with a desire to stop drinking is welcome to participate, regardless of background, status, or location.

Q: Are members of the LGBTQ community welcome in this 24 hour AA meeting?

Yes. All alcoholics are welcome in the 24 Hour International Marathon Meeting of AA, regardless of status, beliefs, lifestyle, or location.

Q: Is this international online Zoom AA meeting really available 24 hours a day?

Yes. The meeting runs continuously, and a new meeting starts at the top of each hour, every day.

Q: When do the 24 hour online AA marathon meetings start?

A new meeting begins at the top of each hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Q: What time zone are the 24/7 AA Zoom meeting schedules based on?

The meeting runs around the clock, with a new meeting at the top of each hour, so it aligns with your local time zone anywhere in the world.

Q: What language is this 24 hour international AA Zoom meeting in?

English is the primary language, and everyone is welcome. Additional online meetings in other languages are available at aa-intergroup.org.

Q: How do I join this 24-hour online AA meeting?

Use Zoom Meeting ID 292 371 2604, or click the Join Online AA Meeting button at the top of the page.

Q: What is the Zoom ID for the 24 Hour International Marathon Meeting of AA?

The Zoom meeting ID is 292 371 2604. No password is required.

Q: Do I need a password to join this 24/7 AA Zoom meeting?

No. There is no password required for this Zoom meeting.

Q: How do I speak or share during this 24-hour AA meeting?

Raise your virtual hand to share. The chairperson calls on hands in the exact order they are raised.

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Join a live 24/7 Online A.A. Meeting on Zoom. This is an open international Alcoholics Anonymous meeting with a new session every hour. Join now with Zoom Meeting ID 292 371 2604. No password required.

24 Hour International Marathon Meeting of A.A. (Where sobriety never sleeps)

The 24 Hour International Marathon Meeting of A.A. was founded at the start of the COVID pandemic by two newcomers from New Zealand who realized they needed the fellowship of other alcoholics if they were to stay sober. It has been operating continuously 24/7 since April 20, 2020.

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Welcome to Online Recovery

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Welcome to the 24 Hour International Marathon Meeting of A.A., where sobriety never sleeps. We are an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, and everyone is welcome to listen. In keeping with A.A.'s singleness of purpose and our Third Tradition, which states that the only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking, we ask that everyone who shares in our meeting confine their discussion to their problems with alcohol. You can join our online recovery meeting by clicking the "Join Online A.A. Meeting" button above or by joining the meeting through Zoom. The access code is 292 371 2604. Join our online recovery meeting and raise your virtual hand. We want to get to know you, and experience has taught us that we can help best if you talk to us. We call on hands in the order they are raised, and everyone gets five minutes to share, with a gentle reminder when there is one minute remaining.

The 24 Hour International Marathon Meeting of A.A., where sobriety never sleeps, is dedicated to carrying A.A.'s life-saving message of hope and recovery globally to the alcoholic who still suffers. Individuals seeking support for drug problems and substance use disorders may benefit from professional treatment programs, government resources, rehabilitation services, family support organizations, and other recovery programs and fellowships. Alcoholics Anonymous is not affiliated with any outside agency or enterprise.

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Preamble

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization, or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety.

Copyright by A.A. Grapevine, Inc.; reprinted with permission.

The Twelve Steps

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

The Twelve Traditions

Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.
For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.
Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.

A Declaration of Unity

Declaration of Unity

This we owe to A.A.'s future: To place our common welfare first; to keep our Fellowship united. For on A.A. unity depend our lives and the lives of those to come.

Dr. Bob and Bill W., the cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous

I Am Responsible

Toronto Responsibility Statement

I am responsible.

When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that I am responsible.

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International A.A. Websites

Alcoholics Anonymous is a global fellowship. The link below leads to many official international A.A. websites.

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The CAGE Questionnaire

The CAGE questionnaire is a short, widely used screening tool designed to help individuals identify possible problems with alcohol use. Originally introduced by Dr. John A. Ewing, it is commonly used in clinical settings and is recognized by institutions such as Johns Hopkins University Hospital.

Please answer each question honestly with a yes or no.

C — Cut down: Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking?
A — Annoyed: Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
G — Guilty: Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
E — Eye-opener: Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or relieve a hangover?

Source: Johns Hopkins University Hospital

Alcoholics are women and men who have lost the ability to control their drinking. Recovery begins when we concede to our innermost selves that we are alcoholics.

A.A.'s Two Questions

The book Alcoholics Anonymous (the Big Book) says that alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control their drinking. A.A. does not pronounce anyone as being an alcoholic. The following passage from page 44 of the Big Book states: "In the preceding chapters you have learned something of alcoholism. We hope we have made clear the distinction between the alcoholic and the non-alcoholic. If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take, you are probably alcoholic. If that be the case, you may be suffering from an illness which only a spiritual experience will conquer."

First edition of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, published in April 1939. This is our basic text, which explains the nature of alcoholism and A.A.'s program of recovery--the Twelve Steps.

A.A. Literature

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See also: A.A. Grapevine and La Viña for member-written stories and insights.

Crisis and Mental Health Resources

Alcoholics Anonymous is not affiliated with any outside entities or organizations. The link below leads to non-A.A. crisis and mental health resources.

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A Newcomer Asks

Read the pamphlet "A Newcomer Asks" from A.A. World Services

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recovery Resources

Long Form of Tradition Eight

Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional. We define professionalism as the occupation of counseling alcoholics for fees or hire. But we may employ alcoholics where they are going to perform those services for which we might otherwise have to engage nonalcoholics. Such special services may be well recompensed. But our usual A.A. Twelfth Step work is never to be paid for.

A.A.'s Eighth Tradition states: "Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers." The link below leads to a variety of non-A.A. recovery-related resources. Inclusion on this website does not indicate endorsement or affiliation. Our aim is to be helpful and to cooperate with our friends.

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The church directory in the lobby of the Mayflower Hotel in Akron, Ohio that led Bill W. to Dr. Bob. The two men went on to co-found Alcoholics Anonymous.

Topics for Online A.A. Meetings

The link below leads to possible topics for A.A. meetings. Other topics can be found in the pamphlet "The A.A. Group" and the book "As Bill Sees It." These titles, and many others are available at www.aa.org.

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Read: A.A.'s Primary Purpose and Three Legacies to ground your discussions.

Coffee pot used by early Alcoholics Anonymous pioneers in Akron, Ohio

Alcoholics Anonymous began in Akron, Ohio, in June 1935, when Bill W., a New York stockbroker, met Dr. Bob, an Akron physician. Early A.A. pioneers gathered in Dr. Bob's house and drank from this coffee pot, as they shared their experience, strength and hope.

A.A.'s Primary Purpose

Our Twelfth Step -- carrying the message -- is the basic service that the A.A. Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. Therefore, A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who have not been given the truth may die.

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Connection: A.A.'s Three Legacies provide the framework for this purpose.

A.A.'s Three Legacies: Recovery, Unity, and Service

The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous are Recovery, Unity, and Service. By the first, we recover from alcoholism; by the second, we stay together in unity; and by the third, our society functions and serves its primary purpose of carrying the A.A. message to all who need it and want it. (Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age: A Brief History of A.A.)

Learn About A.A.'s Three Legacies

A.A.'s Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service were adopted by the Fellowship at the International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous at St. Louis in 1955. Read about this historic event in the book Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age: A Brief History of A.A.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship responsibility is unwritten and informal, but it is a basic part of the A.A. approach to recovery from alcoholism through the Twelve Steps. Sponsorship can be a longterm relationship.

Sponsorship

Problems Other Than Alcohol

The problem of drug addiction in its several forms lies close to us all. It stirs our deepest interest and sympathy. Many A.A. members, especially those who have suffered these particular addictions, are now asking, "What can we do about drugs--within our Fellowship, and without?" Bill W. wrote these words in the pamphlet Problems Other Than Alcohol.

Problems Other Than Alcohol

The Grapevine is A.A.'s "meeting in print." La Viña is the Fellowship's Spanish-language magazine. Both publications include submissions from ordinary A.A. members from around the world.

A.A. Grapevine and La Viña

Welcome to the A.A. Grapevine and La Viña

Welcome to your digital connection to A.A. Grapevine and La Viña, the international journals of Alcoholics Anonymous. Often described as A.A.'s "meeting in print," these magazines provide a powerful monthly collection of stories, humor, and insights written directly by fellowship members worldwide.

Whether you are looking for daily inspiration, diverse perspectives on the Twelve Steps, or a deep dive into recovery history, Grapevine and La Viña offer a wealth of shared experience, strength, and hope to support you on your journey - because here, sobriety never sleeps.

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About the 24 Hour International Marathon Meeting of AA

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A.A.'s cofounder, Bill W., and his wife Lois in 1925.

A.A. World Services and A.A. General Service Office

Contact the A.A. General Service Office (GSO)

The General Service Conference of A.A. has become, for nearly every practical purpose, the active voice and the effective conscience of our whole society in its world affairs (Concept II). The workings of the Conference and the A.A. General Service structure are explained in the A.A. Service Manual and Twelve Concepts for World Service by Bill W. available at www.aa.org

Box 459 is the official newsletter of the A.A. General Service Office.

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A.A. Around the World

The World Service Meeting

Since its inauguration in 1969, the World Service Meeting (WSM) has provided an ongoing international forum for shared experience and ideas on carrying the A.A. message of recovery from alcoholism. Held biennially, the event alternates between New York and other locations around the globe, and has convened in such diverse cities as Cartagena, Colombia; Auckland, New Zealand; Oviedo, Spain; Malahide, Ireland; Mexico City, Mexico; Warsaw, Poland; and Durban, South Africa. Participating countries select delegates to attend this meeting.

The primary purpose of the World Service Meeting is the same as that of all A.A. activity: to carry the message of recovery to the alcoholic who still suffers, wherever in the world they may be, whatever language they may speak. The World Service Meeting seeks ways and means of accomplishing this goal by serving as a forum for sharing the experience, strength and hope of WSM delegates who come together every two years from all parts of the world.

Described as a living and growing exchange of experience responding to the needs of A.A. worldwide, WSM sessions cover a broad range of issues pertinent to the development of A.A. in participating countries.

World Service Meeting Report