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GVR / RLV 101 · Session 6 of 6

The Traditions in practice

Anonymity, attraction, group conscience and copyright — and reporting to your district.

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Goal · 8 minutes

Carry the message without breaking anyone's anonymity or anyone's copyright.

Key points

What to know

  1. Anonymity in photos, posters and chats

    No faces or full names of members in public posts, posters, flyers or chats that people outside AA can see. Take pictures of the table, not of the people.

  2. Attraction, not promotion

    Share what the magazines have done for you, without pushing or selling. AA's public relations rest on attraction (Tradition Eleven).

  3. Your group, your decision

    Each group is autonomous (Tradition Four). What it buys, shows or gives is decided by its group conscience: bring information and a proposal, and let the group decide.

  4. Stories are copyrighted

    The stories are copyrighted by AA Grapevine, Inc. Don't photocopy, post or forward whole stories: share the link, the issue itself or the audio.

  5. Report back every month

    Your district wants to hear from you. The monthly GV/LV report on this site is ready to copy: choose its sections and edit it to fit your group.

Try this at your group

Before the next district meeting, copy this month's report, keep the sections your district needs, add one thing your group did and read it in a few minutes.

Talk it over

How can your group share the magazines online and still protect everyone's anonymity?

This month on this site

Live example

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The November 2026 poster

No names and no faces — ready to print, pin up at your meeting or share in a group chat.

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Three quick questions with instant feedback. Nothing is sent anywhere.

  1. Question 1 You want to share a photo of your group's literature table. What's the AA way?

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    Answer: B. Photograph the table, not the people: no faces and no full names.

  2. Question 2 A story in this month's issue would help a friend. What do you do?

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    Answer: A. The stories are copyrighted by AA Grapevine, Inc.; a link or the issue itself shares them the right way.

  3. Question 3 What does “attraction rather than promotion” mean for a GVR or RLV?

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    Answer: C. We invite by example: no pressure and no hard sell.