Rebellion Dogs Radio episode 83 broadcasts within the 90 years of AA in Vancouver, Canada, from July 3 to 6, 2025, at the International Convention. Because COVID-19 prevented the in-person 2020 Detroit I C from happening, it’s been 10 years since we all met in Atlanta. Estimates put the attendance at 38,000 in Vancouver; others enjoyed 8 hours of hybrid “Language of the Heart” – the convention theme – by logging on privately or participating in watch parties with AA members at home groups, clubhouses, or online via Zoom and other communities. "The Language of the Heart" was the theme for this quinquennial gathering, which featured a diverse program offering sessions on Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour, LGBTQIA+, young people's, women's, career-specific (pilots, lawyers, doctors, first responders) groups, and more. Atheists, agnostics, and freethinkers tended to the hospitality suite of the International Conference of Secular AA. They presented three panels for everyone: "We Agnostics," "One Big Tent," and "What Makes a Secular AA Meeting Format?" which were shared with over 2,000 AAs in attendance. One Big Tent offers the experiences of Michel from Ottawa, Stephanie from New Zealand and Rady, presently in Cleveland. We’ll also hear from members from Ireland, Poland and around the USA. AA members came to learn more about “AA with—or without—God.” Joe C participated in and recorded "One Big Tent." You can get your recordings of this or another 700 panellists and speakers who shared at the Convention Centre or in BC Place, the stadium, downtown, for a few dollars each. AA contracts the recording, and they will happily provide some or all of the recordings via CD or MP3. Visit AA.org for AA International Convention FAQ or visit/Google Multiview Recording Services https://2025ic.sclivelearningcenter.com/MVSite/Default.aspx You can buy individual meetings or packages of some or all recordings from 2025. Prices for panels range from $3 to $5 for convention panels to $10 for individual stadium sessions. AA for agnostics and atheists, or secular AA, is part of AA as a whole, referred to as one of many special composition groups. For more information about secular AA (humanists, agnostics, freethinkers, atheists, or anyone who prefers a practical AA approach without a supernatural/religious component) visit Secular AA https://www.aasecular.org/ Check out Rebellion Dogs Publishing online for our recent blogs, books, merch, upcoming events and links. For more expansive links and thoughts about Vancouver 2025, Language of the Heart, click HERE Please join the conversation; for social media, contact info, links and show notes, info on Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life and other great books etc, visit: https://rebelliondogspublishing.com/home-page
