The History of Cocaine Anonymous Group
Curated by the Historians, Archivists and Members of Cocaine Anonymous
Magnet is on a filing cabinet in the World Service Office, Phoenix, AZ. Aug. 26-29, 2004 Join Us On the Broad Highway, With This Attitude You Cannot Fail 20th CALA Palm Springs Convention The Wyndham Palm Springs Resort 888 Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262
Aug. 24-27, 2006 Our Personal Recovery Depends Upon CA Unity 23rd CALA Convention Palm Springs, CA World Service Office, Phoenix, AZ, on the front of a filing cabinet.
During the 2025 World Service Convention in May, the World Service Office invited to fellowship to come visit the new office location in Phoenix, AZ. The cactus foamy stress toy, the round C.A. logo stickers, and the square magnets were sold to visitors as a memento of their visit to the office. Ruby C., Utah, … Read more
To raise funds for the 2025 CAWS Convention, the Committee created a project where members of the fellowship donated a set amount every month until the convention. As a thank you to those who did the monthly donation, personalized metal refill mugs were created and distributed at the convention in Phoenix, AZ. May 22-26, 2026 … Read more
Button given to members of the fellowship who participated in marathon meetings during the World Convention. May 26-30, 2005 Rendezvous On The River 21st C.A. World Convention Memphis Marriott 250 N. Main St. Memphis, TN 38103 Arizona Area Archives
2011 Illinois Unity Convention Michael C., Utah, Private collection
2021 Recovery in the Desert Marathon Meetings Virtual Event hosted by the Inland Empire Area Michael C., Utah, Private Collection
This was probably a pre-convention fundraising shirt. 27th CA World Convention: WE: May 26-30, 2011 Phoenix, AZ
Before there were music streaming services, before there were MP3 players, there were music CDs. In 2001, if you were luck enough to have a car new enough to have a CD player in it instead of a cassette player, then you wanted something like this compact CD Wallet with you. This case has a … Read more
31st CA World Convention: We Absolutely Insist on Enjoying Life May 21-25, 2015 Las Vegas, NV Note – The World Service Office hosted the 2015 CAWS Convention as no bids were submitted by the fellowship to host the CAWS Convention that year.
Sep. 10, 2016 Los Angeles Area End of Summer Party at the Pier – Carousel Antics Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica, CA
Oct. 28, 2025 HallowClean Event Holladay, UT Ruby C., Utah, Private Collection
Shirt worn by Holland members during the 2019 WS Conference when presenting their bid to host the 2023 CAWS Convention. Michael C., Utah, Private collection
In the 2000s, the World Service Office produced various versions of this bumper sticker using different text fonts and colors. This bumper sticker was put on the side of a tote box used by a group in Utah to hold their chips, meeting formats, etc.
Sep. 30 – Oct. 3, 1993 Recovery in the Rockies III Utah Area Convention Olympia Park Hotel Park City, UT Utah Area Archives
First Southwest Regional Convention Colorado Springs, Colorado April 8-10, 1991 This style of shirt with the double-color neckline and rollup sleeves were very much the style in the late 80s and early 90s.
