UstreamTV: 'CULT IN YOUR BACKYARD' Ex-Scientologists Speak Out OCT.20.12

thisissussex.co.uk [OCT.18.12] PROTESTERS from across the country will descend upon East Grinstead to demonstrate against Scientology. The demonstration, which has been described on one internet forum as a "mega raid", has been planned by the group Ex-Scientologists UK and coincides with the International Association of Scientologists' anniversary weekend at its UK base at Saint Hill Manor.

Up to 8,000 Scientologists are expected to attend the annual Saint Hill gala, which will highlight the organisation's humanitarian work over the last year – but, as guests arrive, protesters hope to spread their anti-Scientology message.

[youtube: interview with SeaOrg/IAS event gate guard]

Former Scientologist Martin Padfield was based at the Saint Hill headquarters from 1989 to 1993 and plans to attend the protest to add his voice to opposition anger. "When I started researching the situation within the church with the blinkers off, and after reading other people's stories, I decided to leave once and for all. "I am not one for standing around on the sidelines," he said. [more@thisissussex.co.uk] [protest post-game thread@WWP]

‘THE CULT IN YOUR BACKYARD’ press conference was broadcast live 1:30 PM G.M.T on October 20th from the Old Court House, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3LS. You can view the recordrd confrence below.


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East Grinstead, West Sussex, October 20th 2012 1.30pm G.M.T – Ex-members of the Scientology organization from the UK and abroad will expose abusive conditions inside the ‘church’, including financial exploitation, coerced abortions and broken families. Speakers will include several highly-placed defectors from the organization elite pseudo-paramilitary group, the ‘Sea Org’.

Media contact:
Pete Griffiths
(+00 353) 863703811
pete@exscientologists.co.uk
more at: exscientologists.co.uk,WhyWeProtest