PRESS RELEASES
Church of Scientology Activities
KUMAMOTO, JAPAN •
When two freak earthquakes within two days devastated Kumamoto prefecture on the southernmost island of Japan, Scientology Volunteer Ministers responded.
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA •
Church of Scientology Sacramento chose the truth about marijuana as the theme of their World Health Day open house and forum. The Church supports one of the world’s largest nongovernmental drug education initiatives.
NORTH GREENWOOD, FLORIDA •
Volunteers from the Church of Scientology and The Way to Happiness Association of Tampa Bay join North Greenwood residents in another neighborhood cleanup. Volunteers from the Church of Scientology are proud to play a role in lowering the North Greenwood crime rate.
A new model tutoring center, the Applied Scholastics Community Learning Center of Clearwater, joins a growing number of programs, schools and educational facilities throughout the world that utilize the Study Technology developed by L. Ron Hubbard. The Clearwater center was made possible through generous contributions from members of the International Association of Scientologists (IAS).
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Los Angeles hit-and-run victim Damien Kevitt is spearheading a movement to make the streets of Los Angeles safe for everyone. He thanks everyone who has backed his campaign for making a difference—hit-and-run crime was down by 16 percent in Los Angeles last year.
PARIS, FRANCE •
French and Belgian Scientologists reach out to their communities with a booklet renowned for its ability to spread calm in turbulent times.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON •
This year’s World Happiness Report calls for a secular moral code to sustain people in living good lives — Exactly what The Way to Happiness has to offer. Volunteers from the Church of Scientology were surprised to find the activity they planned for this year’s U.N.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM •
Reaching their communities with factual information about drugs, French and Belgian Scientologists back the drug prevention strategy of the 59th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the U.N.
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA •
Citizens Commission on Human Rights St. Petersburg in Russia continues campaign to educate students, educators and medical professionals on the harmful effects of psychiatric drugs with a private screening of the documentary Dead Wrong: How Psychiatric Drugs Can Kill Your Child.
HAMBURG, GERMANY •
Through information stands and drug prevention open house events, the Church of Scientology is committed to reaching the youth of Hamburg with the truth about drugs.
VANCOUVER, CANADA •
Teams from the Church of Scientology Vancouver hit the streets to spread the message—“Say No to Drugs.”
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
A freak landslide in Chile that killed at least 280 last October illustrates the need for disaster preparedness and the value of Scientology Volunteer Minister training. Disaster preparedness is an urgent necessity—this is the theme of World Civil Defense Day, commemorated annually March 1.
NALALAWA, FIJI •
Christian pastor heads team responding to Cyclone Winston. Pastor Alfred (Alfy) Waqa and his team of 10 Volunteer Ministers are helping their village of Nalalawa, Fiji, recover from Cyclone Winston. The storm rampaged through the island on February 20, killing 42.
MOSCOW, RUSSIA •
Scientologists look back on 22 years of service and look forward to the future at the celebration of the Church of Scientology of Moscow’s official registration in 1994.
DALLAS, TEXAS •
A team of Scientologists from the Church of Scientology of Dallas and the Scientology Mission of Deep Ellum, Texas , have been providing relief to those affected by the deadly North Texas tornadoes since December 26, 2015.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
The Church of Scientology supports myriad humanitarian initiatives worldwide to overcome attitudes that foster marginalization and injustice. In his World Social Justice Day message, U.N.
PUEBLA, MEXICO •
The Youth for Human Rights Chapter of Puebla, Mexico, champions human rights education and reform.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM •
In a complete vindication of the Scientology religion and Scientologists, presiding judge rules that entire case was a “serious and irremediable breach of the right to a fair trial.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. •
Top human rights advocates presented with President’s Volunteer Service Awards Outstanding Youth for Human Rights volunteers and partners were honored in a Capitol Hill ceremony March 2 that launched the 13th annual Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) World Educational Tour.
SAN JOSÉ •
Vibrant and colorful traditional Costa Rican dance and song set the mood for the opening of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour in the nation’s capital, San José.