2025 Topic #061 Design for street banner, hard copy and a digital poster

Topic #061/2025 Design for the street banner and a hard copy and a digital poster.

What do you want Conference to do?

That the General Service Conference approve design bearing the message: “Drinking? Again?! We understand”

1. Approve the proposed design and endorse its use in forms poster and digital image as PIPA material for Areas to use independently.
2. Approve the production and national distribution of the design in the form of street banner.

What issue does this proposal address?

False belief of the active alcoholic that he/she is alone.

Background information that supports this proposal

Every alcoholic that I have talked, myself included felt unable to connect, because non alcoholics do not get us. My first sense of belonging came from listening at the meeting and realising that ‘they’ understand.

How will this proposal benefit the fellowship or the still suffering alcoholic? 

Potential chink in armour of delusion and denial.

What are the estimated costs of implementing this suggestion?

average cost of the street banner (1mx3m).

At what level of group conscience (if any) was this topic discussed?

Group conscience, 9 present, unanimously supported.