Now that the speeches finally have fought their way through my crappy internet connection and onto my screen, all I can say is:
Powerful stuff, from all of you. Thank you guys 'n gals, you really got your message across.
SYDNEY - Feb 13, 2010
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Now that the speeches finally have fought their way through my crappy internet connection and onto my screen, all I can say is:
Powerful stuff, from all of you. Thank you guys 'n gals, you really got your message across. 
mate
Patron Meritorious
Hi Paul,
The girl in the red top and blond hair is Kookaburra.
The girl with pink gloves and black hair is Purple Rain.
The girl in dark glasses and a taupe coloured top is Gottabrain.
David.
sallydannce
Gold Meritorious Patron
Aaron, Kookaburra, Gottabrain, and Purple Rain...
Thank you.
My last service in scientology was at the AOSH.
It was the most insane time for me. As I walked down Greek Street away from the org, I knew in my heart I would never return. Though I still had a long way to go to work out "why" I felt this way, I knew I could no longer abide to the cold harsh scientology system.
So when I watched you four on the vids, in the street from where my big "spiritual freedom" deluded dream began to unravel, my heart did a little weeping. Sadness is okay when one is sad.
It was powerful to watch you all.
Warmest thanks.
Thank you.
My last service in scientology was at the AOSH.
It was the most insane time for me. As I walked down Greek Street away from the org, I knew in my heart I would never return. Though I still had a long way to go to work out "why" I felt this way, I knew I could no longer abide to the cold harsh scientology system.
So when I watched you four on the vids, in the street from where my big "spiritual freedom" deluded dream began to unravel, my heart did a little weeping. Sadness is okay when one is sad.
It was powerful to watch you all.
Warmest thanks.
Purple Rain
Crusader
Sadness is okay when one is sad.
Oh, yes! Most certainly!
It was a funny feeling walking down Greek St again. My I'm-never-setting-foot-in-this-place-again moment occurred as I left CLO in Castlereagh St for the last time, so I know how you feel. In some ways I would have liked to walk by, but we didn't. I think our time in Scientology will always evoke mixed emotions. Whatever those are I think we need to own them and be honest with them. I strongly believe that people should cry when it hurts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDIaDS9HhMw
Big hug!
Dulloldfart
Squirrel Extraordinaire
HappyGirl
Gold Meritorious Patron
Amazing speeches. Thanks for posting the videos.
AnonyMary
Formerly Fooled - Finally Free
, Purple Rain
I told you I was trouble
Suspended animation
Thanks so much for being there and doing this guys.
Patricia Curtis
Patron with Honors
Fantastic! Loved hearing you all! Awesome work telling the world who you are and what you've been through. You do go back. That warms my heart like nothing else. Thank you all so much.
Kookaburra
Gold Meritorious Patron
Thanks everybody and especially Purple Rain and Gottabrain. It is a big step to stand in front of an org and tell them your experiences for the first time. But it is a giant leap in your recovery from your Scientology ordeal.
There is an instilled fear that Scientology puts in it's members using the tools of ethics, fair game, peer pressure, blackmail and disconnection, and this fear resides in ex members for a long time. This is a ginormous piece of baggage that is so spiritually healing to just take it back where it came from and dump it there.
I have just watched the videos. I think the impact of the speeches increases exponentially with each additional speaker. Also the credibility, as the one thing you are led to believe when you are in is that the bad things are isolated incidents, and that when they happen to you it is because "you pulled it in". What a giant lie and a ser fac of magnitude that one is. But the credibility factor is huge, as it is not just a "disgruntled ex employee" but it is confirmation that each person is not the only one who has had the bad experience, or who notices and rejects the callous behavior required of members. And we're not lying! This same shit happens wherever there is an org all over this planet.
I urge anyone who was in who is now out, who can possibly make it to a demonstration to go. I promise you, you will not regret it.
There is an instilled fear that Scientology puts in it's members using the tools of ethics, fair game, peer pressure, blackmail and disconnection, and this fear resides in ex members for a long time. This is a ginormous piece of baggage that is so spiritually healing to just take it back where it came from and dump it there.
I have just watched the videos. I think the impact of the speeches increases exponentially with each additional speaker. Also the credibility, as the one thing you are led to believe when you are in is that the bad things are isolated incidents, and that when they happen to you it is because "you pulled it in". What a giant lie and a ser fac of magnitude that one is. But the credibility factor is huge, as it is not just a "disgruntled ex employee" but it is confirmation that each person is not the only one who has had the bad experience, or who notices and rejects the callous behavior required of members. And we're not lying! This same shit happens wherever there is an org all over this planet.
I urge anyone who was in who is now out, who can possibly make it to a demonstration to go. I promise you, you will not regret it.
Some more videos and photos from the protest
Click the link to see photos by Mal: http://www.zooomr.com/photos/malcolmwolf/sets/54152/
Click the link to see photos by Mal: http://www.zooomr.com/photos/malcolmwolf/sets/54152/
We started doing flyer raids around central around noon and proceeded to ANZO after that. We were being photographed from one of the balconies and assumed that they were sea ogres, but they were buddhists. Go figure. So we had a mexican standoff taking photos of each other and laughing until we figured it out.
Probably about 30-40 clams went in and out in the time we were there - about 2 hours. They erected an 'ostrich tech' barrier to keep out the entheta.
Aaron was awesome. As you will see.
After that, nothing happened. We all went home early. Really.
StevenBradleyWilliamson said:
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Gottabrain
Guest
Thanks so much. Great support here for a nervous first-timer.
I think the magic was in the three of us speaking out together. I can't even begin to tell you how that felt. Like we'd grown up as sisters and been in different countries, living similar lives and finally found our voices by getting together.
Purple, everyone on the Anon Board said you made them cry. Kookaburra was the best at bringing it all together and her experience in speaking shows. You couldn't have choreographed it better if you'd planned it, Kooka.
We need to speak together again. And we will.
I think the magic was in the three of us speaking out together. I can't even begin to tell you how that felt. Like we'd grown up as sisters and been in different countries, living similar lives and finally found our voices by getting together.
Purple, everyone on the Anon Board said you made them cry. Kookaburra was the best at bringing it all together and her experience in speaking shows. You couldn't have choreographed it better if you'd planned it, Kooka.
We need to speak together again. And we will.
AngeloV
Gold Meritorious Patron
I really liked the dancing to the song "Way we can't be friends?". That's priceless. Kudos to all of those who participated.
Terril park
Sponsor
Unlike London where we only have at most 2 class V staff in the
building, it seems Sydney has a whole AO, FOLO and class V org to
address, and it seems a common theme is to give help to those
wanting to leave. In that context saying anything that denigrates
Hubbard is counter productive. I'm sure everyone is aware of the
internal PR from OSA , anything up to and including that the psychs are
paying anons etc. Denigrating LRH would just just confirm OSA
propaganda.
Far better emphasising that the whole bridge, and most of the
senior tech terminals ever made are outside the COS.
building, it seems Sydney has a whole AO, FOLO and class V org to
address, and it seems a common theme is to give help to those
wanting to leave. In that context saying anything that denigrates
Hubbard is counter productive. I'm sure everyone is aware of the
internal PR from OSA , anything up to and including that the psychs are
paying anons etc. Denigrating LRH would just just confirm OSA
propaganda.
Far better emphasising that the whole bridge, and most of the
senior tech terminals ever made are outside the COS.
Panda Termint
Cabal Of One
You're correct, Terril and I know this from actually talking to still-in scientologists.
One of the greatest fears holding scientologists in the CofS in line is "denial of Bridge".
This is the carrot and stick that the CofS wields. (Jeff Hawkins talked about it during the LA Press Conference.)
I told one long suffering scientologist that, if they so chose, they could do the entire Hubbard Bridge outside of the CofS. They were completely gob-smacked by this idea, it had never occurred to them. I'm sure you can guess what happened next.
One of the greatest fears holding scientologists in the CofS in line is "denial of Bridge".
This is the carrot and stick that the CofS wields. (Jeff Hawkins talked about it during the LA Press Conference.)
I told one long suffering scientologist that, if they so chose, they could do the entire Hubbard Bridge outside of the CofS. They were completely gob-smacked by this idea, it had never occurred to them. I'm sure you can guess what happened next.
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