C.A. Online Service Area
History of C.A. Online
1995 Cocaine Anonymous created its first web site. Almost immediately, the C.A. office began to receive dozens of emails each day. Among the emails received were emails asking: “Are there any online C.A. meetings?“
1997 The first online email meeting “Hope, Faith and Courage” was opened.
1999 Two more email meetings were formed, “Sisters in Sobriety” and “The Study” The online groups joined together to create an Online Service Committee using the internet domain of “ca-online.org.”
2000 At the C.A. World Service Conference of 2000, the Online Service Committee was granted “area” status making it the online equivalent of the traditional areas that make up the C.A. fellowship. In this way, www.ca-online.org became the Cocaine Anonymous Online Service Area.
2001 “There is a Solution” meeting began
2002 “Steps Online” meeting started
2010 Voice meetings were introduced
Today There are several online meetings with hundreds of members participating from countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Digital Flyer – US to UK
In lieu of the Corona Virus outbreak many meetings throughout the world rebounded from the mandated social distancing to thwart the transmission of the virus to online teleconferencing meetings.
Button – On-Line Service Area SIS Meeting
Button created by Cynthia C. and distributed to Sisters in Sobriety (SIS) on-line meeting members in 2001 and 2002, probably at a meet-up during the 2001 and 2002 CAWS Conventions. …
T-shirt – 2000 On-Line Service Area
First On-Line Service Area shirt was made before the On-Line Service Area was recognized as an Area by the World Service Conference. Shirts were sold as a fund-raiser at the …
Flyer – CA Online Area
Celebrating 20 yeas from 1997 to 1997 ca-online.org Image sent by Susan B. (Utah)