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Format for a Violence Anonymous Meeting
1. Introduction
Good day, my name is _____ and I will be your secretary today. This
meeting is for persons who have been victims, perpetrators and/or rescuers in
the cycle of violence.
2. Serenity prayer
God Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change
the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
3. Read the preamble
4. Read how it works
5. Read two Additional Readings
6. Member Introduction
At this time we introduce ourselves by first name only.
This is not to embarrass you, but to get to know you.
7. Readings/Qualification
Read the Step of the month or speaker.
8. Sharing
The meeting is now open for sharing.
9. 7th Tradition
Every VA meeting is self supporting, declining outside
contributions. The secretary passes a basket and asks people to
give what they can. The funds are used to pay the expenses of the meeting.
10. Tools
We take the last few minutes of the meeting for each person to share the tools
they will use in the upcoming week to avoid playing the victim, rescuer and/or
perpetrator.
11. Contact Requests
Now is the time for contact (phone #, email, skype) requests. Please state who's
contact info you would like and we will exchange info after the closing of the
meeting.
12. VA Related Announcements
Announcements that affect this meeting or VA as a whole.
13. Closing
The opinions expressed here were strictly those of the person who gave them.
Take what you like and leave the rest. The things you heard were spoken in confidence
and should be treated as confidential. Keep them within the walls of this room.
Talk to each other, reason things out with someone else, but let there be no
gossip or criticism of one another.
Instead, let the understanding, love, and peace of the program grow in you one
day at a time.
Will all who care to join me in the serenity prayer.
14. Contact exchange
Those persons's whose contact info was requested can be shared now.
13. Week 3
Business meeting
