Debtors Anonymous

The HIP Starter Kit is now available as a free download!
2018-03-30 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Click on this link to start the download:
In the kit you will find the following items:
• Why HIP Service for today’s recovering debtor? (p. 2)
• HIP Service — Past, present, and a vision for our future (p. 3)
• Who does HIP work with and how do we reach them? (p. 4-5)
• How to reach out to hospital, institution, and prison systems (p. 6-8)
• How to carry the message in hospital, institutional, and prison settings (p. 9-10)
• What else can I do? — How to “Adopt a Loner” in D.A. (p. 11)
• Other available resources and contacts for HIP Service (p. 12)

WSC P.I. Fellowship-Wide Call: Public Outreach - Attraction, Not Promotion
2018-03-25 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
This call will cover the following topics and provide an opportunity for
members to learn about the following aspects of Public Information and
service in Debtors Anonymous:

? Working with the Beginner Face to Face utilizing Traditions 1,2 3

? How do the Traditions help communication with an institution such
as a jail, university, or health fair?

? How does the Tradition of Anonymity inform the process of “Carrying
the Message” and Public Information Work?

The Public Information Committee Fellowship-wide call will be held
on Sunday, March 25, 2018
12-2 pm Eastern Time
5-7 pm UTC

Please confirm the meeting time for your local time zone.

The focus of this call will be on how to carry the DA message in line with the
traditions. Three members of the Fellowship will share their experience,
strength and hope on how these three aspects of Public Information service
have impacted their recovery. This portion of the call will be recorded.
Participants will have time to ask questions and make comments. The
question and comment portion of the call will not be recorded.

Dial-in number: 1-515-739-1424 Access code: [REDACTED]#
Playback: 1-515-739-1554 Access code: [REDACTED]# Press #

BDA Fellowship-wide conference call: A Spiritual Approach to Growing Your Business, Part Two
2018-03-18 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
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Visions for D.A. Groups fellowship-wide call
2018-01-28 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Create & Sustain Vibrant D.A. Groups using the Twelve Traditions
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST
On this call free resources for DA groups, including how to start a DA group, group inventory, pamphlets on service and business meetings, and “G (group) sponsorship” will be discussed.
3 D.A. members will share, followed by a Q&A, on this world-wide call presented by the Fellowship Communications Committee (FCC).
Create & Sustain Vibrant D.A. Groups using the Twelve Traditions
Call-in Number: +1(319) 527-2700 – Access Code: [REDACTED]#
Playback: (319) 527-2885 / Code 214381# Press #
Download the flyer:

Visions for D.A. Groups - an FCC fellowship-wide call

GSB-PI Media Contact Training Fellowship-Wide Call
2018-01-27 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Fellowship-Wide Call
GSB-PI Media Contact Training

Saturday 1/27/18
12 PM – 1:30 PM ET; 9 AM – 10:30 PM PT; 5 PM – 6:30 PM GMT

Contact Person and Call leader: Siobhan, Appointed Committee Member (ACM) to GSB-PI siobhanwithgratitude@gmail.com

Participants: Training will be open to all D.A. members, both those who wish to learn how to respond to requests by the media for information about D. A., and members who would like to learn more about how to discuss D.A. with people outside of the Fellowship.

Purpose of This Call: To train D.A. members who may wish to respond to inquiries from the media about D.A.

Pre-Training Suggested Reading List:
-Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts of Debtors Anonymous:
Traditions Three, Five, Ten, Eleven, and Twelve
-Public Information Manual for Debtors Anonymous:
page 6 – Some Responsibilities of PI Reps (mentions Media Training)
pages 8 – 9 – Media Contact Training
page 10 – Guidelines for D.A. Members responding to the media
page 11 – Suggested Criteria for D.A. Speakers’ Media Interviews
page 12 – Guidelines for Understating D.A.’s Tradition of Attraction vs. Promotion
page 13 – Activities not Recommended for Attracting Members
page 16 – Memo for Members when Dealing with or Contacting the Media
page 18 – History of D.A.
page 25 – Memo to the Media & Press
page 29 – Media Guidelines
page 30 – Suggested Media Release Form
page 34 – D.A. IS & D.A. Is NOT

Important Tools:
-Debtors Anonymous website www.debtorsanonymous.org
–https://debtorsanonymous.org/getting-started/free-literature for the Debtors Anonymous Manual for Service and Twelve Signs of Compulsive Debting
-Public Information Manual for Debtors Anonymous: http://debtorsanonymous.org/fellowship-services/public-information
-The Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of Debtors Anonymous: Thirty- Six Principles of Recovery, available for purchase at https://debtorsanonymous.org/fellowship-services/order-literature

-Your own anonymous email

USA & CANADA CALL-IN NUMBER 712.451.0983 access code [REDACTED]# To playback the recording (speaker shares only) 712.451.1092 access code [REDACTED]#

Connect across the globe Provide participants with a local in-country dial-in number from any of the 61 countries listed below: Access Code: [REDACTED]#

Afghanistan +93 72 989 0500
Albania +355 4 454 1711
Algeria +213 98 221 82 19
Algeria +213 98 221 05 00
Argentina +54 351 569-7181
Australia +61 2 8077 0510
Austria +43 1 2650522
Bahrain +973 6500 9144
Belgium +32 3 294 11 43
Brazil +55 11 3042-5271
Bulgaria +359 2 495 1583
Cambodia +855 96 696 7782
Chile +56 2 3210 9952
Colombia +57 6 7334214
Croatia +385 1 8000 093
Cyprus +357 77 788674
Czech +420 225 852 071
Denmark +45 78 73 06 62
Dominican Republic +1 829-239-8023
Estonia +372 614 8081
Finland +358 9 74791021
France +33 7 55 51 15 16
Georgia +995 706 777 103
Germany +49 221 98203453
Guatemala +502 2458 1433
Hungary +36 1 987 6882
Iceland +354 539 0335
India +91 172 519 9217
Ireland +353 1 907 9711
Israel +972 55-966-1082
Italy +39 051 092 0291
Japan +81 3-5050-5102
Kenya +254 20 7653262
Kosovo +381 38 413913 Afghanistan +93 72 989 0500
Albania +355 4 454 1711
Algeria +213 98 221 82 19
Algeria +213 98 221 05 00
Argentina +54 351 569-7181
Australia +61 2 8077 0510
Austria +43 1 2650522
Bahrain +973 6500 9144
Belgium +32 3 294 11 43
Brazil +55 11 3042-5271
Bulgaria +359 2 495 1583
Cambodia +855 96 696 7782
Chile +56 2 3210 9952
Latvia +371 67 660 173
Lithuania +370 46 268643
Luxembourg +352 20 30 10 21
Malaysia +60 11-1146 0052
Mexico +52 899 274 8542
Netherlands +31 6 35205043
New Zealand +64 7-974 6520
Nigeria +234 1 440 5030
Norway +47 56 90 10 21
Pakistan +92 21 37132334
Panama +507 838-7864
Poland +48 22 116 85 42
Portugal +351 21 114 3143
Romania +40 31 780 7032
Russian Federation +7 499 371-07-12
Slovakia +421 2/336 633 23
Slovenia +386 1 828 03 33
South Africa +27 87 825 0133
South Korea +82 70-7737-3401
Spain +34 857 80 11 12
Sweden +46 8 124 107 20
Switzerland +41 44 513 30 28
Tanzania +255 41 120 1011
Turkey +90 212 988 1751
Ukraine +380 94 710 5443
United Kingdom +44 330 998 1253
United States +1 319 527-2700

Ask the GSB Phone Forum
2018-01-21 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
“Ask the General Service Board” Phone Forums
A series of four phone forums during the 2017-2018 Conference year provide an opportunity to learn about and ask questions about D.A. and service.
The second phone forum will be held on January 21, 2018
1:00-2:00 pm Eastern Time
Please confirm the meeting time for your local time zone.
TOPIC: “Solvency and Sponsorship”
The focus of this call will be on “Solvency and Sponsorship.” Three members of the Fellowship will share their experience, strength and hope on how solvency and sponsorship have impacted their recovery. This portion of the call will be recorded.
Participants will have time to ask questions and make comments. The question and comment portion of the call will not be recorded.
Dial-in number: 1-712-451-0983
Access code: [REDACTED]#
Playback number: 712-451-1092
Access code: [REDACTED]#
Please share this information at your meetings

Connect across the globe with a local in-country dial-in number from any of the 61 countries listed below: Access Code: [REDACTED]#

Afghanistan +93 72 989 0500
Albania +355 4 454 1711
Algeria +213 98 221 82 19
Algeria +213 98 221 05 00
Argentina +54 351 569-7181
Australia +61 2 8077 0510
Austria +43 1 2650522
Bahrain +973 6500 9144
Belgium +32 3 294 11 43
Brazil +55 11 3042-5271
Bulgaria +359 2 495 1583
Cambodia +855 96 696 7782
Chile +56 2 3210 9952
Colombia +57 6 7334214
Croatia +385 1 8000 093
Cyprus +357 77 788674
Czech +420 225 852 071
Denmark +45 78 73 06 62
Dominican Republic +1 829-239-8023
Estonia +372 614 8081
Finland +358 9 74791021
France +33 7 55 51 15 16
Georgia +995 706 777 103
Germany +49 221 98203453
Guatemala +502 2458 1433
Hungary +36 1 987 6882
Iceland +354 539 0335
India +91 172 519 9217
Ireland +353 1 907 9711
Israel +972 55-966-1082
Italy +39 051 092 0291
Japan +81 3-5050-5102
Kenya +254 20 7653262
Kosovo +381 38 413913 Afghanistan +93 72 989 0500
Albania +355 4 454 1711
Algeria +213 98 221 82 19
Algeria +213 98 221 05 00
Argentina +54 351 569-7181
Australia +61 2 8077 0510
Austria +43 1 2650522
Bahrain +973 6500 9144
Belgium +32 3 294 11 43
Brazil +55 11 3042-5271
Bulgaria +359 2 495 1583
Cambodia +855 96 696 7782
Chile +56 2 3210 9952
Latvia +371 67 660 173
Lithuania +370 46 268643
Luxembourg +352 20 30 10 21
Malaysia +60 11-1146 0052
Mexico +52 899 274 8542
Netherlands +31 6 35205043
New Zealand +64 7-974 6520
Nigeria +234 1 440 5030
Norway +47 56 90 10 21
Pakistan +92 21 37132334
Panama +507 838-7864
Poland +48 22 116 85 42
Portugal +351 21 114 3143
Romania +40 31 780 7032
Russian Federation +7 499 371-07-12
Slovakia +421 2/336 633 23
Slovenia +386 1 828 03 33
South Africa +27 87 825 0133
South Korea +82 70-7737-3401
Spain +34 857 80 11 12
Sweden +46 8 124 107 20
Switzerland +41 44 513 30 28
Tanzania +255 41 120 1011
Turkey +90 212 988 1751
Ukraine +380 94 710 5443
United Kingdom +44 330 998 1253
United States +1 319 527-2700

What It Means to Have Spiritually Sustainable Earning (Fellowship-wide Call)
2018-01-07 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Call-in Number: +1(712) 451- 0894 / Access Code: [REDACTED]#
Playback: (712) 451- 1002 / Code 607611# Press #
This is the first world-wide call presented by the Spiritually
Sustainable Earning Caucus of the World Service Conference (WSC).

Spiritual Approach to Growing Your Business conference call
2017-11-19 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
WSC BDA presents A Spiritual Approach to Growing Your Business conference call
Sunday, November 19, 2017, from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. EST
For more information, see flyer:
BDA-A Spiritual Approach to Growing Your Business

Visions - Individual, a Fellowship-Wide Call
2017-10-29 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Sunday, October 29th, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. EST to 2:30 p.m. EST
See flyer for more details:

Visions - Individual flyer

The WSC Fellowship Communications Committee Presents “Visions – Individual”
DA Members Share Their Experience Strength and Hope
This Fellowship-wide call will explore the many levels in which having a clear vision can contribute to spiritual growth and our individual capacities for abundance. Many of us came into DA in a state of complete helplessness and hopelessness – stuck in a restricted life where we were constantly gasping for breath. Accompanied with the steps and tools of DA, being willing to explore and move toward our visions can result in profound displays of DA’s promises.
Come join us in to hear personal stories of visions realized, and how three members moved from a life of unmanageability to a life of dreams and visions realized. Through recovery, as we align our will with a Power Greater than ourselves, we begin to live our deepest visions, sometimes in unexpected ways, and find freedom, happiness, and serenity, beyond our wildest dreams.
Participants – Worldwide Debtors Anonymous Members at all service levels and especially Newcomers.
Date: Sunday, October 29, 2017
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 EST
Dial In: 1 (319) 527-2700 Enter Access Code: [REDACTED]# (US and Canada)

Some charges may apply, depending on your phone service. Web-based phone alternatives are available. See list below for international numbers.
To listen to the recorded calls dial (319) 527-2885 Code 214381# Press #1
Upcoming FCC “Visions Phone Forums”
“Visions – Group” and “Visions – Fellowship.”
Dates will be announced once they are finalized.

Responsibility Pledge: “I pledge to extend my hand and offer the hope of recovery to anyone who reaches out to Debtors Anonymous.”

Please share this announcement at your meetings.
Please forward this e-mail to other D.A. members.

Following are International dial-in numbers. Access Code: [REDACTED]#

Afghanistan 93 72 989 0507
Albania 355 4 454 1701
Algeria 213 98 221 05 14
Argentina 54 11 5031-9549
Australia 61 2 4238 5110
Austria 43 1 2650531
Bahrain 973 6500 9148
Belgium 32 3 294 11 44
Brazil 55 11 3042-5280
Bulgaria 359 2 495 1702
Cambodia 855 96 696 7834
Canada – please use the US number
Chile 56 2 3210 9931
Colombia 57 6 7334216
Costa Rica 506 4090 1316
Croatia 385 1 8000 112
Cyprus 357 77 788681
Czech 420 225 852 074
Denmark 45 78 73 09 82
Dominican Republic 1 829-239-8021
Estonia 372 614 8083
Finland 358 9 74790092
France 33 7 55 51 17 60
Georgia 995 706 777 552
Germany 49 209 88294432
Guatemala 502 2458 1440
Hungary 36 1 999 0142
Iceland 354 539 0342
India 91 172 519 9235
Ireland 353 1 907 9710
Israel 972 55-966-1091
Italy 39 051 092 0293
Japan 81 3-5050-5110
Kenya 254 20 7653271
Kosovo 381 38 413912
Latvia 371 67 660 183
Lithuania 370 661 05774
Luxembourg 352 20 30 12 22
Malaysia 60 11-1146 0062
Mexico 52 899 274 8612
Netherlands 31 6 56251800
New Zealand 64 6-928 7534
Nigeria 234 1 440 5014
Norway 47 56 90 10 24
Pakistan 92 21 37132313
Panama 507 833-6913
Poland 48 22 116 85 52
Portugal 351 21 114 3153
Romania 40 31 780 7043
Russian Federation 7 499 371-07-21
Slovakia 421 55/230 45 34
Slovenia 386 1 828 08 70
South Africa 27 87 825 0151
South Korea 82 70-7737-3404
Spain 34 857 80 11 20
Sweden 46 8 124 108 11
Switzerland 41 44 595 90 33
Tanzania 255 41 120 1001
Turkey 90 212 988 1770
Ukraine 380 94 710 5820
United Kingdom 44 330 998 1257
United States 1 319-527-2700

Proposed Conference Charter Change
2017-08-23
The Conference Committee of the World Service Conference is proposing that Article 6 of the D.A. Conference Charter be amended to permit certain GSRs and ISRs to participate in the WSC remotely, via electronic means. This will allow implementation of the 2016 WSC decision to conduct, in 2018, a small-scale trial of remote participation by delegates from outside North America. The amendment would change Article 6 of the Conference Charter by adding the language italicized below.
6. The General Service Conference Meetings: The Conference will meet yearly in a location selected by the Conference. The Conference may adopt a policy permitting some or all otherwise-eligible delegates who are unable to attend in person to participate remotely. The Board, in implementing the policy, may modify it if necessary to ensure its effectiveness. The site of the annual meeting will be selected yearly, at least two years in advance. Special meetings may be called should there be a grave emergency. The Conference may render advisory opinions at any time by mail, email, or telephone poll in aid of the General Service Board or its related services.

The text is being publicized now because a proposed amendment must be sent to GSRs of all registered groups and to all intergroups 180 days before the WSC, where it will be voted on.

Any GSR or representative of an intergroup who has questions may contact General Service Office at:

1 (800) 421-2383 or
office@debtorsanonymous.org.

Please share at your meetings.

Make July 16 International HIP Awareness Day!
2017-07-16 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Fellowship-Wide
HIP Day flyer

Fellowship Day
2016-08-13 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel, Irving, TX, United States
The annual Fellowship Day of the Conference, open to all DA members.
The meeting will take place in Irving, TX, and be broadcast live via free phone conference.

World Service Conference 2016
2016-08-10 - 2016-08-14 | Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel, Irving, TX, United States
The Annual World Service Conference of Debtors Anonymous will take place at the Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel, Irving, Texas, from Wednesday, August 10th through Sunday, August 14th.
Please click here for more information.

Ask the General Service Board Phone Workshop
2016-05-22 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | 1-712-432-0400, Access Code: [REDACTED]#
The D.A. Traditions and Concepts. 5pm Eastern, 2pm Pacific.

40th Anniversary of DA
2016-04-15
DA is 40 years old today!

Ask the General Service Board Phone Workshop
2016-03-13 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | 1-712-432-0400, Access Code: [REDACTED]#
D.A. Literature, Copyrights, World Service Website. 5pm Eastern, 2pm Pacific.
24:00 – 1:00am GMT / 6:00 – 7:00am Tokyo
Please confirm the meeting time for your local time zone.

GSB Meet The Trustees Conference Call
2015-07-11 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | 888-555-5505
So much enlightening information
