A hybrid A.A. meeting is one in which some of the attendees are in-person and other attendees join using video conferencing such as Zoom (a virtual meeting). Considerations include having the in-person attendees agree to the hybrid meeting. Those that do not w... More »
Online meeting spaces make it difficult to “pass the basket.” Some groups have set up digital contribution accounts with services like Venmo, PayPal, Google Pay, etc. to deal with this problem. Now might be a good time to review an essential piece of AA litera... More »
“Zoom Bombing” is a slang term that describes a meeting being invaded by disruptive people who are taking advantage of lax or default Zoom security settings and flooding the meetings with obscene and annoying rhetoric. Try not to take these attacks personally,... More »
A big thanks to New York Intergroup created this to help meetings cope with meeting disruptions online. Download a PDF of the guide here 1. Mute All Participants and Disable Self-Unmuting (Stop The Noise!) Click the Manage Participate icon (Yellow arrow below)... More »
You’re looking at the new website for Eastside Intergroup. To make it easy to remember, we’re calling the site Eastside A.A. There’s a lot going on to tell you about here. If you are an east side DCM or serve ESIG, you’ll want to read all this. ESIG Committees... More »
With the rush to shift to online meetings, many of us did not take time to investigate what this meant to the spiritual foundation of our recovery – namely, anonymity. Now that online meetings are accessible, we want to pass on best practices for protecting an... More »
