Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
The BIPOC Artists & Writers gives San Francisco residents an evening AA option. It meets on Saturday at 6:00 PM, so it can work well for people building a predictable weekly recovery routine.
This is one of the listed AA options we have for San Francisco; if the time is not right, browse the city meeting list for alternatives. There are 121 listed Saturday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is San Francisco area, CA. Use the directions button before leaving, and allow a little extra time for parking, building entrances, elevators, gates, or room changes.
Meeting-specific guidance
Based on the format tags for this listing, it is open to observers, family, friends, and anyone interested in learning about AA; speaker sharing is part of the format, so newcomers can mostly listen; the format is especially newcomer-friendly; quiet reflection or meditation may be part of the format. Group note from the listing: Open AA meeting for Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC). We specify BIPOC to mean anyone who does not identify as white. So if you self-identify as BIPOC, you are welcome here. Our focus is creativity & recovery. It’s not a requirement to self-identify as an artist or writer, but if you’re here it’s about to get weird!
- If you are new, getting there a few minutes early makes it easier to ask where the room is.
- You can sit quietly and listen; sharing is optional.
- Confirm the time and location with the group or intergroup when possible, especially around holidays.
This guidance is generated from the meeting schedule, address, format tags, local area fields, and intergroup/source notes stored for this listing.
Meeting format notes
This is an open meeting — anyone may attend, including family members, friends, students and anyone curious about AA. You won't be asked to speak or identify as an alcoholic.
This is a speaker meeting: one or more members tell their story — what it was like, what happened, and what it's like now. Great format if you'd rather listen than share.
This is a beginners meeting — built for newcomers. Expect basics, patience, and people who remember their first meeting. Arrive a few minutes early and someone will likely greet you.
This is a young people's meeting — most attendees are in their teens, 20s or 30s, though all ages are welcome.
This meeting includes meditation — typically a period of quiet or guided reflection.