About The 2023 Secular Ontario AA Roundup

The mission of SOAAR (Secular Ontario Alcoholics Anonymous Roundup) is to bring people together to share and celebrate sobriety with friends, family and other AA members. It’s a casual recovery-based event where we can all gather to share our experience, strength and hope in a fun, friendly and inclusive environment.

About Secular AA

Secular Ontario AA is a peopleship within Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) that emphasizes a non-religious approach to addiction recovery. AA is a worldwide fellowship of individuals who share their experiences, strength, and hope with one another in order to overcome their addiction to alcohol. Traditionally, AA has a spiritual aspect and many of its members rely on a belief in a higher power as part of their recovery process.

However, the secular AA movement in Ontario (and elsewhere) recognizes that not all individuals find a spiritual approach helpful or relevant to their recovery. As such, secular AA meetings typically replace spiritual language with more inclusive and universal terms, such as "life force" or "inner strength." The focus of these meetings is on individual empowerment and self-reliance, rather than reliance on a higher power.

Secular AA meetings in Ontario can take many forms, including in-person meetings, online meetings, and phone meetings. These meetings are open to anyone who has a desire to recover and is seeking support and fellowship from others who understand the challenges of addiction.

Overall, the goal of secular Ontario AA is to provide a welcoming and supportive environment for individuals seeking recovery from their addiction(s), regardless of their personal beliefs or spiritual practices.