Meeting format is determined by the chairperson (secretary) of each meeting.  If you would like to chair a meeting, a SIGN UP marker board will be available on Monday or Tuesday.

QPCFW

"So beggars, tramps, asylum inmates, prisoners, queers, plain crackpots, and fallen women were definitely out. Yes sir, we'd cater only to pure and respectable alcoholics! Any others would surely destroy us. Besides, if we took in these odd ones, what would decent people say about us? We built a fine-mesh fence right around A.A." 

-  From the long form of Tradition Three

The Queers, Plain Crackpots and Fallen Women Group

Camp Stella, Avalon Village, Black Rock City, Nevada, USA

Tuesday - Saturday at 3:00 PM - Open AA Meetings

While the QPCFW Group is primarily gay, dyke, bi, queer, and transgender all are welcome. 

In keeping with Burning Man policies barring cash transactions on the Playa, we will not pass the basket.  The QPCFW shade structure is a gift from members of Camp Stella. 

New for 2007 - Clean Green Queer Machine Group of Narcotics Anonymous Detail

Wednesday - Friday at 8:00 PM - Open NA Meetings

Its an Open meeting, format chosen by secretary. Beginners and curious folks welcome.

Other Meetings on the Playa

Other Sober Events on the Playa:

• A clean and sober bike ride will depart from Anonymous Village each night at 7:30 PM.

• Hokey Pokey will screen the film My Name is Bill & Days of Wine on Wednesday night at 8:00 PM.

• Hokey Pokey is also hosting their sober Pot Luck and Dance on Friday night.  Times TBD.

The History of AA at Black Rock City

An account by Anonymous Camp founder Ranger Dan

In 1997, there was one meeting at noon next to the Center Camp Cafe on the day of the Burn (on Sunday back then).  We were the Burning Desires group and found each other that day through a small ad in the Black Rock Gazette.  Twelve of us sat on straw bales in the blazing sun near a generator that was supposed to cover our voices.  I'm not sure how successful that theory was as we had to raise our voices above the generator.  From the shade of the Cafe, one would have seen a dozen people in a tight circle cooking in the sun and yelling "Hi Dan" in unison.  It was probably obvious what was going on.  We collected a list of e-mail addresses at the end of the meeting and stayed in contact through the year.  From that list, Anonymous Camp made it's first appearance on the playa the next year. 

Open Meeting Statement

This is an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. We are glad you are here, especially newcomers. In keeping with our singleness of purpose and our Third Tradition which states "The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking," we ask that all who participate confine their discussion to their problems as they relate to alcoholism.