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Sautez

Patron with Honors
Hello,

This is very unusual for me to send a letter like this. But Warrior is the kind of man who deserves every critic's full support.

I'm writing to you today to ask for your help in helping my very good friend Mark Plummer, aka "Warrior". For those of you not familiar with Mark's work in supporting victims of Scientology, let me tell you -- Mark has worked tirelessly over the past 17 years (1995 and ongoing today), offering his services and assistance to everyone and anyone who needed his help. He has easily put in over 25,000 hours exposing the con and helping victims of the cult.

During a phone conversation recently, Mark told me that he is in danger of having his utilities shut off, losing his internet connection and even his home in the very near future. His auto insurance will be canceled Friday, January 25 unless paid. He is two months past due on his utility bill, and is half way into the billing period for the third month since he was last able to pay the bill. So he's facing cutoff soon. His credit cards have already been cancelled. He is two months behind on his high speed internet and phone services. His mortgage payment is due February 1.


For several years Mark had a great job providing technical support for the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/65791_175866015766228_5070936_n.jpg during which time he obtained Top Secret clearance from the U.S. Department of Defense. He was laid off in August of 2010. Next he went back to school and completed the Microsoft Certified Network Engineer program at CyberTex Institute of Technology (http://CyberTexIT.com). Mark is proficient in Windows, Windows Server 2008 R2, Active Directory, Security, and malware troubleshooting. He is actively looking for a job, but in the meantime he and his family (wife, daughter and grand daughter) REALLY need you help.
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Although many of you know Mark's history against the cult, if you need more information on Mark, please visit these pages:
Mark's web site: http://warrior.xenu.ca
Mark's LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/markoplummer
Mark's Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/Mark.O.Plummer
Why We Protest Wiki (includes Mark): https://whyweprotest.net/wiki/Former_Church_of_Scientology_members_who_have_spoken_out
Entry for Mark on Xenu-Directory: http://www.xenu-directory.net/critics/plummer1.html
Pictures of Mark picketing Flag: http://home.snafu.de/tilman/clearwater1999/scenes.html
Certificate of Courage given to Mark by Paulette Cooper: https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/151038_175902702429226_322284_n.jpg

A short summary of a few of the things Mark has done:

1) Assisted several individuals during litigation involving Scientology
a) F.A.C.T. Net: subject matter expert to attorney Dan Leipold; prepared an affidavit in November of
1998. See http://www.factnet.org/declaration-mark-plummer-support-motion-reopen-discovery &
http://www.factnet.org/declaration-daniel-leipold-support-motion-amend-pretrial-order &
http://www.factnet.org/bpi-v-factnet-index
b) Gerry Armstrong - Mark prepared a declaration for use by Gerry Armstrong. See
http://www.suppressiveperson.org/sp/archives/1013
c) Lawrence Wollersheim - Mark provided support to Lawrence, working on a special project
d) Lisa McPherson civil suit - Mark provided assistance to Kennan Dandar, beginning in May of 1997 and
continuing for several years. He prepared an affidavit (although not filed) and subject matter expert
assistance on Scientology policy and 'technical' issues.
e) Gave subject matter expert assistance to Zenon Panoussis and Karin Spaink in their lawsuit
f) Assisted numerous individuals in the litigation involving Scientology, including:
Arnie Lerma, Grady Ward, and Keith Henson
2) Assisted dozens of individuals seeking refunds or repayments from Scientology
3) Created the first Gerry Armstrong Archive (see http://armstrong.xenu.ca )
4) Picketed at Flag and at the Austin organization too many times to count:
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/58078_175925935760236_345060_n.jpg
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/65846_175976889088474_8040285_n.jpg
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/155333_175978785754951_2569812_n.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrEXH9g0Mro
5) As a member of the Rabbit Hunters, Mark tracked the Scientology sporgers bombing alt.religion.scientology from Oct. 1998 to Nov. 1999
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporgery
6) Posted thousands of educational writings to alt.religion.scientology beginning in 1996
7) Participated in radio talk shows, such as The Spiritual Seeker and X-Women
http://warrior.xenu.ca/warrior.mov
8) Shared documents exposing Scientology and its front groups
9) Assisted ex-members and their families as part of the "underground railroad" effort helping them to connect to resources for jobs, shelter, and counselling.

If you can find it in your heart to assist a truly wonderful human being and activist against Scientology, please send a donation to Mark's PayPal account -- [email protected]

If you'd like to contact Mark, he may be reached at [email protected], or by a private message on Facebook.

Please pass on this message to anyone whom you feel may be willing to assist Mark.

Thanks so much for your support. Any amount that you can donate will help to take the edge off for Mark and will be greatly appreciated.

Love,
Sautez
 

AnonyMary

Formerly Fooled - Finally Free
I was surprised to see this posted, so I PM'd him on Facebook for verification. He said he accepted Sau Tez's offer to post this because it was so urgent. I support this thread request. I sent him what I could and would appreciate it if others sent something, even if it's a couple of dollars.

I have known Mark for a number of years and consider him a friend. His work as a critic of Scientology is legendary. He is good and humble, which explains why he didn't trouble people for help until matters forced him to.

I knew he was looking for work and that times were tight. I should have probed him on this further but you know how it is, the 'it's none of my business' . But now it is.

No one anticipates that they will laid off in their later working years, only to find that one is among the many in your age bracket who are not being hired, no matter how skilled you are. It takes perseverance and Mark is persevering. I understand what that's like. I think many here do, too.

So please send what you can.
 

ethercat

Cat in flight
Warrior is one of the good guys. I met him at the Clearwater 1999 picket - he picketed in his old Sea Org uniform. It was the first time I'd ever seen one, outside of pictures.

This is a worthwhile cause, if there ever was one. Please help him if you can.
 

BunnySkull

Silver Meritorious Patron
Ill donate $10 when I get home from work tonight, it's not much but if everyone who reads this thread does the same it would make a HUGE difference to Mark.

I don't know Mark at all, but I have appreciated all the documentation he has uploaded online from his SO days and more. If only 5% of Ex-SO followed in Marks foot steps after leaving the SO, the cult would have been dead and buried long ago. SO members suffer more than most people in CoS, for them to turn around and help to take down the cult alongside never-in critics is absolutely vital to ending the con and abuse of Scientology. They deserve our help and support when it's needed.
 

CommunicatorIC

@IndieScieNews on Twitter
This message was cross-submitted as a comment on Marty's blog as follows. It has not yet been moderated, approved or posted.

Off-topic, but this concerns an ex-Sea Org member who is in need of help. Cross-posted from other venues.

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"Warrior needs our help stat! Please spread this far and wide.

Hello,

This is very unusual for me to send a letter like this. But Warrior is the kind of man who deserves every critic's full support.

I'm writing to you today to ask for your help in helping my very good friend Mark Plummer, aka "Warrior". For those of you not familiar with Mark's work in supporting victims of Scientology, let me tell you -- Mark has worked tirelessly over the past 17 years (1995 and ongoing today), offering his services and assistance to everyone and anyone who needed his help. He has easily put in over 25,000 hours exposing the con and helping victims of the cult.

During a phone conversation recently, Mark told me that he is in danger of having his utilities shut off, losing his internet connection and even his home in the very near future. His auto insurance will be canceled Friday, January 25 unless paid. He is two months past due on his utility bill, and is half way into the billing period for the third month since he was last able to pay the bill. So he's facing cutoff soon. His credit cards have already been cancelled. He is two months behind on his high speed internet and phone services. His mortgage payment is due February 1.

For several years Mark had a great job providing technical support for the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/65791_175866015766228_5070936_n.jpg during which time he obtained Top Secret clearance from the U.S. Department of Defense. He was laid off in August of 2010. Next he went back to school and completed the Microsoft Certified Network Engineer program at CyberTex Institute of Technology (http://CyberTexIT.com). Mark is proficient in Windows, Windows Server 2008 R2, Active Directory, Security, and malware troubleshooting. He is actively looking for a job, but in the meantime he and his family (wife, daughter and grand daughter) REALLY need you help.

Although many of you know Mark's history against the cult, if you need more information on Mark, please visit these pages:
Mark's web site: http://warrior.xenu.ca
Mark's LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/markoplummer
Mark's Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/Mark.O.Plummer
Why We Protest Wiki (includes Mark): https://whyweprotest.net/wiki/Former_Church_of_Scientology_members_who_have_spoken_out
Entry for Mark on Xenu-Directory: http://www.xenu-directory.net/critics/plummer1.html
Pictures of Mark picketing Flag: http://home.snafu.de/tilman/clearwater1999/scenes.html
Certificate of Courage given to Mark by Paulette Cooper: https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/151038_175902702429226_322284_n.jpg
A short summary of a few of the things Mark has done:

1) Assisted several individuals during litigation involving Scientology
a) F.A.C.T. Net: subject matter expert to attorney Dan Leipold; prepared an affidavit in November of
1998. See http://www.factnet.org/declaration-mark-plummer-support-motion-reopen-discovery &
http://www.factnet.org/declaration-daniel-leipold-support-motion-amend-pretrial-order &
http://www.factnet.org/bpi-v-factnet-index
b) Gerry Armstrong - Mark prepared a declaration for use by Gerry Armstrong. See
http://www.suppressiveperson.org/sp/archives/1013
c) Lawrence Wollersheim - Mark provided support to Lawrence, working on a special project
d) Lisa McPherson civil suit - Mark provided assistance to Kennan Dandar, beginning in May of 1997 and continuing for several years. He prepared an affidavit (although not filed) and subject matter expert
assistance on Scientology policy and 'technical' issues.
e) Gave subject matter expert assistance to Zenon Panoussis and Karin Spaink in their lawsuit
f) Assisted numerous individuals in the litigation involving Scientology, including Arnie Lerma, Grady Ward, and Keith Henson
2) Assisted dozens of individuals seeking refunds or repayments from Scientology
3) Created the first Gerry Armstrong Archive (see http://armstrong.xenu.ca )
4) Picketed at Flag and at the Austin organization too many times to count:
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/58078_175925935760236_345060_n.jpg
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/65846_175976889088474_8040285_n.jpg
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/155333_175978785754951_2569812_n.jpg
http://youtu.be/nrEXH9g0Mro

5) As a member of the Rabbit Hunters, Mark tracked the Scientology sporgers bombing alt.religion.scientology from Oct. 1998 to Nov. 1999
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporgery
6) Posted thousands of educational writings to alt.religion.scientology beginning in 1996
7) Participated in radio talk shows, such as The Spiritual Seeker and X-Women
http://warrior.xenu.ca/warrior.mov
8) Shared documents exposing Scientology and its front groups
9) Assisted ex-members and their families as part of the "underground railroad" effort helping them to connect to resources for jobs, shelter, and counseling.

If you can find it in your heart to assist a truly wonderful human being and activist against Scientology, please send a donation to Mark's PayPal account -- [email protected]

If you'd like to contact Mark, he may be reached at [email protected], or by a private message on Facebook.

Please pass on this message to anyone whom you feel may be willing to assist Mark.

Thanks so much for your support. Any amount that you can donate will help to take the edge off for Mark and will be greatly appreciated.

Love,
Sautez"
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I thought some of you might have known Mark when he was in the Sea Org or was otherwise involved in the corporate Church of Scientology, and/or might have ARC for an ex-Sea Org member who needs help.

I fully understand that some here may not like some (or even all) of the links posted or the information provided. It does not, for example, make any distinction between the corporate Church of Scientology, on the one hand, and the religion or applied religious philosophy, on the other hand. Then again, when Mark engaged in the vast majority of his activities, it was prior to the rise of the Independent Scientology movement, and as a practical matter no such distinction was recognized or perhaps even possible. The corporate Church of Scientology WAS Scientology, and WAS all of Scientology -- or so the world understood. And, indeed, so the world understood precisely because the corporate Church of Scientology wanted it that way.

I considered editing the cross-posted and quoted message for this specific forum, but decided not to omit data. The above is who Mark is because the above is what Mark has done. Be. Do. Have.

Only you can determine whether Mark is worthy of your support.

Thanks for listening.
 

Purple Rain

Crusader
Thank you so much for letting us know about this brave man's troubles. I have sent a donation. Please keep me posted on the ongoing situation. I hope someone can offer a job. My former husband was out of work for a year during the GFC. I truly sympathise with how difficult it is to not lose your home and put food in your children's mouths.
 

Red Valiant

Patron with Honors
Warrior is one of the good guys. I met him at the Clearwater 1999 picket - he picketed in his old Sea Org uniform. It was the first time I'd ever seen one, outside of pictures.

This is a worthwhile cause, if there ever was one. Please help him if you can.

Totally agree with E-cat!! Mark ~IS~ one of the good guys. Was e-mailing back and forth with him 3 or so weeks updating eachother's personal lives....after Magoo's post here a while back. I participated in 5 out of 6 Clearwater pickets from 1996 - 2000 where I got to know him quite well. Janie and I were able to visit with he and his lovely wife in Austin back in 2009.

He deserves the best. :yes:
 

Sautez

Patron with Honors
You're welcome Purple Rain and I will update the thread when there is some relief for him.

I could not stand to see him suffer like this and if anyone deserves the help, it's him. He has stayed a kind and gentle Warrior through all these years.

Thank you so much for letting us know about this brave man's troubles. I have sent a donation. Please keep me posted on the ongoing situation. I hope someone can offer a job. My former husband was out of work for a year during the GFC. I truly sympathise with how difficult it is to not lose your home and put food in your children's mouths.
 
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Magoo

Gold Meritorious Patron
Warrior is one of the good guys. I met him at the Clearwater 1999 picket - he picketed in his old Sea Org uniform. It was the first time I'd ever seen one, outside of pictures.

This is a worthwhile cause, if there ever was one. Please help him if you can.

:clap::clap::clap:

:bighug: Warrior. I love you~!

Tory/Magoo


PS: Please re-post the paypal account
 

BardoThodol

Silver Meritorious Patron
Actually that PayPal link doesn't work for me, or another person
I asked to try it. Is anyone else having trouble w/ it?

Didn't work for me either.

Being lazy and computer-ignorant, I appreciate easy access to donation-making.

I would bet that the easier making a donation is the more donations are made.
 

Purple Rain

Crusader
Didn't work for me either.

Being lazy and computer-ignorant, I appreciate easy access to donation-making.

I would bet that the easier making a donation is the more donations are made.

Oh, yes, definitely. It puts people off if it isn't easy, especially in this day and age.
 
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