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The National Planning Council is pleased to invite you to: DISCUSSION FORUM TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2010-2014 For sectors women, community, environmental, youth, economic, tourism
This will a space to socialize the new Development Plan in relation to the above areas and which will produce a document to serve as input to the concept that the National Planning Council should develop with regard to the Draft National Development Plan 2010-2014.
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Guambía to participate in the call that held in the region to the children's program The Take, which will be broadcast on Channel RTVC-Signal 3-Colombia and Latin American countries: Mexico, Dominican Republic, Argentina.
This time the department of Cauca is one of the places chosen for this cultural exchange and will select a child to represent their region. The call will be held on Thursday 9 December at the Informatics Park from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. in Popayan and the Agricultural College in Guambia Guambiano simultaneously.
"How is a member of an AA group?
" The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking "(Tradition Three). So, do not require any formal request to join a group. As we are members of AA if we say, we are members of a group if we say it - and if we keep coming back.
What is an AA group?
As is clearly expressed in the long form of the Third Tradition: "Our membership ought to include all who suffer from alcoholism. So we can not reject anyone who wants to recover. Nor ought AA membership ever depend upon money or conformity. Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety may call themselves an AA group, provided that as a group they have no other affiliation. "The Sixth
Guarantee Twelfth concept is a broader explanation of what which is a group of AA:
• no penalties are imposed for failing to adapt to the principles of AA,
• no dues or fees, only voluntary contributions;
• no member can be expelled from AA-is the free choice of each of his membership;
• each AA group can manage its internal affairs, just as you should refrain of acts detrimental to AA as a whole and finally
• Each group of alcoholics who come together for purposes of achieving or maintaining sobriety can be considered an AA group, provided that as a group, they have no other objective or other affiliation. "
Some AA meet as focus groups - men, women, youth, doctors, gay or otherwise. If all members are alcoholics, and if they keep the door open for every alcoholic to seek help, whatever your profession, sex, age, etc., And if they meet the other details that define a group of AA can be called a group. "
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| Dr. Bob and Bill W., the first two members of AA, co-founders of the movement. |
"The following is a suggestion of how to be a "closed meeting" of an AA group. It should be mentioned that use of the autonomy granted by the Fourth Tradition groups, they can do it as well as having provided it does not deviate from the principles and traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Many AA members have indicated having taken so much advantage to talks over a cup of coffee, either before or after biea the meeting as the meeting itself. "Commentpersonal snack time varies by the group's autonomy. In our group makes half of the meeting, I know some that are served during the meeting and others at the end, but it is a question of the autonomy of each group.
The Galán School Corporation under the Education Alliance for Building Cultures of Peace and the World Bank implemented in 12 municipalities in five departments of the country on Golondrina Project, with financial support from the Japan Fund for Social Development.
The project's main objective is to develop and implement a three-year social and economic inclusion of youth 1560 young women affected by different types of violence. Beneficiary municipalities are: (1) Antioquia: Medellín, La Ceja, San Pedro de Urabá, (2) Atlantic: Barranquilla, Soledad, Malambo, (3) Cauca: Popayán, El Tambo, Puerto Tejada, (4) Cundinamarca: Soacha , (5) Narino: Pasto and Tumaco.
AA's history in our country starts on January 23, 1959 at a meeting held at the home of teammate Jorge M., which was attended by Francisco R. (Mexican who knew the program), Luis H., Jorge M., Abel D., Manuel R., Joseph S., Jesus D., Isidro R., Joseph M., Joseph C., Johnny G. and Ricardo R. The group is traditionally called No. 1 and later changed its name to the San José. "Much of the work of Bill, the office was done by correspondence. Since the publication of the article in the Saturday Evening Post, the mail had reached in a continuous stream. Many of the letters asking for help to form new groups, or requesting advice on various issues and circumstances in the groups. Was to have received similar questions that cropped up over and over again, so that developed the idea of \u200b\u200bdesigning practice guidelines sufficiently clear to the groups. This need had been exposed since 1943, when Headquarters began collecting information, asking the group a list of rules and requirements for membership. Making the total list, Bill recalled, took thousands of sheets of paper. "A little reflection on many rules took us to a startling conclusion: If all these edicts had been a time in force anywhere, it would be practically impossible for any alcoholic come to join Alcoholics Anonymous. Around ten new members of the oldest and best they could never have been there! ".
Bill described the problem as it existed at mid-decade:
" The solution for the problems of matching groups, had caused a heavy workload at headquarters, letters from the metropolitan centers filled our bulging files. It seemed as if every contender in all group discussions during this confusing period, we write.
The basic ideas for the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous came directly from this extensive correspondence. In late 1946 a good AA friend suggested that all this wealth of experience could be encoded into a set of principles that could provide our proven solutions to the outside world. Should we be sufficiently sure where to place ourselves in these matters, as the conditions for membership, group autonomy, singleness of purpose, no support from other companies, professionalism, public policy disputes in its various aspects, then one could write a set of principles. "
was testimony to the genius of Bill thought that we call tradition. If he had called" laws "," rules "," regulation "or" regulations " may never have been accepted by the fraternity. Bill knew his fellow alcoholics, knowing well that no drunken man who respects himself, sober or as it is, is voluntarily submitted to a body of "laws" ... Authoritarianism too!.
However, the name "Traditions" come up a little later. At first called "Twelve Points to Assure Our Future", because they saw them as guidelines as necessary for survival, unity and effectiveness of the fraternity. Under this title were published in the April 1946 Grapevine. In subsequent issues, Bill wrote an editorial each item, explaining its origin and why it was necessary.
When Bill started its work, it was evident that some of the traditions were already identified. That made them true traditions, port already used its circulation in the Fraternity. "( Pass It, Chapter 19 ).
The headings of the 12 traditions (pdf) stated as follows (an explanation of each one is in the book mentioned earlier): 1. Our common welfare should come first, personal recovery depends upon AA unity
2. For the purpose of our group ultimate authority-a loving God as expressed in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants. Not govern.
3. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
4. Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or Alcoholics Anonymous as a whole.
5. Each group has but one primary purpose: to bring the message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
6. An AA group ought never endorse, finance or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
7. Every AA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
8. AA should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
9. AA as such ought never be organized, but we may create service boards or committees that are directly responsible to those they serve.
10. AA has no opinion on outside issues; hence, his name never be drawn into public controversy.
11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion, we need always maintain personal anonymity at the press, radio and film.
12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
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