PRESS RELEASES
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA •
Irate demonstrators converged on the World Psychiatric Association Congress in Melbourne to protest psychiatric abuse.
NEW DELHI, INDIA •
15th annual Youth for Human Rights World Tour hosts the 6th annual South Asia Summit in New Delhi.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM •
Those attending the World Health Day Open House at the Brussels branch of the Churches of Scientology for Europe learned how simple it is to reach out to young people with the truth about drugs.
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO •
Foundation for a Drug-Free World reached out to kids, parents and community leaders with vital information that can make all the difference in light of the overdose epidemic that continues to plague Colorado.
BANJUL, THE GAMBIA •
15th Annual Youth for Human Rights World Tour travels to The Gambia to support the reforms of the government and encourage broad implementation of human rights education.
ROME, ITALY •
Italian human rights group calls for an end to coercive psychiatry and to the use of physical or chemical restraints, particularly on children.
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA •
This is the wrong time for complacency, warned a drug abuse prevention program at the Church of Scientology Pasadena, held to educate parents and community groups on new dangers from an old drug.
KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN •
Volunteers from the Church of Scientology Taiwan team up with Lions Clubs International and the Kaohsiung Education Bureau to raise awareness of the dangers of drugs.
ANTWERP, BELGIUM •
On a brisk Saturday afternoon, a few blocks from Antwerp’s famous train station, those visiting the Scientology Volunteer Ministers tent came to understand why the group’s motto is “Something can be done about it.
HOUSTON, TEXAS •
Ceremony acknowledges Scientology Volunteer Ministers from across the country who responded to the region in its time of need. Hundreds of VMs converged on Houston last summer to help families recover from Hurricane Harvey.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Why do so many educators, school resource officers, parents and community and religious leaders rely on the Foundation for a Drug-Free World? Here are just a few of the reasons, taken from thousands of emails that pour in through the Drug-Free World website.
MODENA, ITALY •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers from the Church of Scientology Mission of Modena, Italy, reach out with one-on-one help and “tools for life.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA •
Centuries-old tradition brings joy to the next generation at the Clearwater Community Volunteers 26th Annual Easter Egg Hunt.
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers and Albuquerque Office of Emergency Management team up at the opening of the Volunteer Minister Cavalcade on the campus of the University of New Mexico.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA •
To provide the best possible service to those in need when disaster strikes, Scientology Volunteer Ministers of Florida attended the 2018 National Hurricane Conference to share their programs and coordinate activities with disaster response groups and organizations.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA •
Recognizing and thanking Tampa Bay area volunteers who lend their time, talent, voice and support to important causes. The Church of Scientology and Tampa Bay Charity Coalition will hold their annual National Volunteer Week Recognition Awards Banquet.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers disaster specialists join local volunteers in Papua New Guinnea to help villages recover from a magnitude 7.5 earthquake. A grassroots initiative is helping sooth the anxiety and stress of those coping in the wake of last month’s 7.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Singer-songwriter Wil Seabrook travels the world to promote kindness and decency by raising awareness of human rights. Founder and lead singer of Rock for Human Rights (R4HR), Wil Seabrook’s human rights advocacy informs his work.
OSAKA, JAPAN •
CCHR Japan brought the Psychiatry: An Industry of Death exhibit to the Osaka Dawn Center.
BUFFALO, NEW YORK •
At the University of Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center, women were empowered through a Youth for Human Rights seminar. A workshop presented by the Buffalo chapter of Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) March 25 at the 4th Annual Women’s Conference, introduced attendees to their rights.