The AA World Convention is a quinquennial (every five years) gathering from different cities that of different towns. The San Diego AA International Convention occurred June 29 to July 2, 1995.  The theme of the convention was "AA Everywhere—Anywhere."

AA World Convention is a quinquennial (every five years) gathering from various cities to celebrate AA's birthday. In 1995, in San Diego, we celebrated 60 years of Alcoholics Anonymous. 

Since 1990 in Seattle, there has been a “We Agnostics Panel." Non-believers have been featured in San Diego (1995), Minneapolis (2000), Toronto (2005), San Antonio (2010) and Atlanta (2015), The Detroit (2020) event was cancelled due to COVID lock-down. 

At the time of posting, we are 80 days away from Vancouver 2025, July 3-6. AA World Convention with the theme “Language of the Heart.” Rebellion Dogs will be sharing some of these previous recordings. 2025 in Vancouver, we have a Secular AA Hospitality Suite, which you can find in your 2025 AA Vancouver program. We are open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; come and visit. There will be another We Agnostics panel + all about being part of a secular AA group in another panel called, One Big Tent. Who knows what other panels, of the 700 +/- speakers, more secular members will be participating.  

So this podcast features San Diego's We Agnostics in 1995. Jacques F, AAWS Director and freethinker from the Serendipity Group in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, was the moderator. Speakers included Merl E. from Hollywood We Agnostics group, Mel D from New York City and  Linda F from the Freedom Group Tuscon AZ who had a coming-out as a non-believer at the podium. 

Following the formal speakers, we heard from the crowd: Bill, Allan, Quad-A, Chicago, Pete, Matt, Norma Jean, Adrian, John, Katie, Carrie, We Agnostics of Passedina, CA, Elizabeth from Back to Basics in San Francisco and Melanie.