PRESS RELEASES
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA •
Annual Clearwater, Florida , race kicks off a drug-free holiday season. More than 1,900 runners joined in the 28th annual Say No to Drugs Holiday Classic December 17 to promote drug-free living and raise community awareness of the dangers of drugs.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Since the program was created in 1976 by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard, Volunteer Ministers from 120 nations have responded to more than 200 disasters, helping people rebuild their lives.
EAST GRINSTEAD, UK •
First East Grinstead ice rink adds a whole new dimension to the holiday season.
EAST GRINSTEAD, ENGLAND •
Saint Hill hosted the East Grinstead Christmas Fair December 11, with Santa, a petting zoo and the town’s first ice skating rink.
SAN DIEGO •
The Church of Scientology of San Diego launched a series of community forums on International Human Rights Day.
HARLEM, NEW YORK •
The Church of Scientology Harlem celebrated International Human Rights Day with a forum and open house to bring the community together in honor of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
TAMPA, FLORIDA •
Annual Human Rights Day march draws support from a cross section of Tampa Bay Area communities and groups, organized by the Tampa Bay chapter of Youth for Human Rights and the Church of Scientology.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA •
The 24th annual Winter Wonderland graces downtown Clearwater, Florida, once again with plenty of fun for the young at heart, a public service of the Clearwater Community Volunteers and the Church of Scientology.
TURIN, ITALY •
"Contemporary Forms of Anatheism," a conference at Palazzo Lascaris in Turin, Italy, organized by the Buddhist Information Center of Giaveno and the Church of Scientology, brought together religious experts and representatives of diverse religious traditions to explore anatheism, "a mystical ground.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
A monograph published by the Church of Scientology International clarifies religious freedom and its ramifications in today’s troubled world.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Scientology Churches and Missions around the world commemorate Human Rights Day 2016 by standing up for the rights of others and raising awareness of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON •
The motto of the Church of Scientology Volunteer Minister Corps, "Something can be done about it," was put into action this month as Seattle volunteers helped the community at Food Lifeline.
MILAN, ITALY •
A United for Human Rights benefit concert at Teatro Auditorium in Milan, Italy, home of the Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of Milan, commemorates UN Human Rights Day and the 68th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights The 2016 United for Human Rights benefit concert a
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA •
Hitler adopted the theories espoused by a German psychiatrist in South West Africa to justify his racist policies. Dr. Koos Marais, keynote speaker at the opening of a human rights exhibit in Cape Town last week, addressed the role psychiatry played in the Holocaust and apartheid.
LES BOIS, HAITI •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers bring help to those traumatized by Hurricane Matthew Teams of Scientology Volunteer Ministers (VMs) are providing relief in Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the worst storm to hit the island nation in more than 50 years.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON •
Known as the Emerald City for its over 2,500 acres of forested parklands, Seattle depends on volunteers such as those of the Church of Scientology to maintain the sustainability of these natural resources.
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA •
International psychiatric watchdog group Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), an American civil rights leader and South African Khoisan royalty join forces at Cape Town rally to demand the World Psychiatric Association put an end to the potentially lethal drugging of South African children.
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO •
With increased violence threatening the lives of the people of the state of Baja California Sur, state officials have adopted the Truth About Drugs program of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World. The launch included training of 50 educators to begin delivery of the program in the state’s schools.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA •
Inauguration of Ideal Church hailed as moment for the American Dream in city Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard called home.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA •
The United for Human Rights program plays an important role in Atlanta’s legacy of freedom. In Atlanta, Georgia, the historic soul of the civil rights movement, the flame of that era is kept alive in a stunning museum—the Center for Civil and Human Rights .