Neo
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After rereading over Bjorkist's recent post about Dr Thomas Szasz and CCHR, I thought I would look more into this. I was once a volunteer for CCHR. It was whilst I was a public at the Melbourne Org. My experience of it was it being totally a part of the 'greater' Scientology corporate structure, but not directly part of the Church.
The following is a quote from the CCHR website
http://www.cchr.org/
My first experience with CCHR was after being on staff for a few months. The ANZO President (OSA, Nick Broadhurst, IIRC), held a presentation specifically on CCHR, and the purpose of the event was to sign people up as volunteers for CCHR. It was run by the Church, specifically OSA PR, in association with the IAS.
When I was routed off staff, I started helping out the local CCHR chapter. It had been quite non-existent, but had recruited a few people in the previous 6 months. ALL CCHR volunteers were Scientology public. It was operated in direct liaison wth DSA Melbourne, Mary Anderson. For the last 6 months that I helped out, until rejoining staff, it operated out of the DSA's office space, which is a highly secured area, and even actual staff members aren't usually allowed in there.
The stats of CCHR, are a part of the DSA's stats.
People were helped for the purpose of obtaining data of use ultimately to the DSA, and more so to OSA.
Neo
The following is a quote from the CCHR website
http://www.cchr.org/
Is CCHR part of the Church of Scientology?
CCHR is an independent organization. It comprises members of the Church of Scientology and many other people of various denominations, faiths and cultural beliefs. Scientologists are not unique in their view that psychiatry is harmful. People from all walks of life are concerned about the destructive impact of psychiatry on society. They work with CCHR to do something effective about it. CCHR's Board of Advisors—called Commissioners—include prominent doctors, lawyers, artists, educators, businessmen, civil and human rights representatives and professionals who see it as their duty to expose and help abolish any and all physically damaging practices in the field of mental health.
We are proud to have been founded by the Church of Scientology, which has a long and impressive history of human rights achievements. CCHR members work closely with Church members on social reform issues and consult with the Church's social reform or human rights departments.
My first experience with CCHR was after being on staff for a few months. The ANZO President (OSA, Nick Broadhurst, IIRC), held a presentation specifically on CCHR, and the purpose of the event was to sign people up as volunteers for CCHR. It was run by the Church, specifically OSA PR, in association with the IAS.
When I was routed off staff, I started helping out the local CCHR chapter. It had been quite non-existent, but had recruited a few people in the previous 6 months. ALL CCHR volunteers were Scientology public. It was operated in direct liaison wth DSA Melbourne, Mary Anderson. For the last 6 months that I helped out, until rejoining staff, it operated out of the DSA's office space, which is a highly secured area, and even actual staff members aren't usually allowed in there.
The stats of CCHR, are a part of the DSA's stats.
People were helped for the purpose of obtaining data of use ultimately to the DSA, and more so to OSA.
Neo