Indie Scientologists after their protest: We want to hear from church members about abuses
Last week we were curious about how the protest of independent Scientologists had panned out at Scientology’s Los Angeles headquarters.
It was a small affair, but we gave organizer Victoria Palmer credit for having the gumption to march right down L. Ron Hubbard Way while calling out the church for its abuses.
We thought we’d check in with Victoria to see how she felt about the event.
“Thanks for checking back with me! We had a blast on Saturday,” she told us. “Our small team of bold independent Scientologists marched to a PAC base that had shut down in fear. What happened to using confront and communication?”
That certainly seemed to be the case as the base seemed deserted, and we assumed that the workers there had been instructed to keep indoors as the protest was going on.
We asked Victoria what her plans were going forward.
“I will continue to build the team and get our message across to our friends in the church, as we are their fellow Scientologists. More activities will be planned. For now, I would love to hear from anyone that has suffered at the hands of the Church of Scientology. The Church will have to make up for the damage done so I will be acting as an independent chaplain to hear grievances, whether financial, emotional, or otherwise. We can all agree that their abusive practices need to end and that starts by listening. Anyone can email me at Victoria@MarchForFreedomWA.com.”
We’re glad to get that word out.
We also wanted to thank SP Spanglish, the videographer who shot the protest, talked to Victoria, and sent us his footage. He’s also helped us keep an eye on Scientology’s developments in Mexico, where an Advanced Org is planned but, thanks to help from SP Spanglish, appears to us to be going nowhere fast. Check out his other videos at his TikTok channel.
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I have to give credit to Victoria for creating an event that put Scientology’s abuse and destructive conduct right at their front door. And the Sea Org staff hid like cockroach’s in the walls of their ideal orgs. Good job Victoria and thank you Tony for covering the protest on L. Ron Hubbard way.
Stan Gerson OT VIII considers himself a wizard, some kind of magical Merlin.
48 Hours before Alexander's death Alex had severe breathing problem while spending an evening with Stan.
(autopsy said pneumonia)
Stan Gerson did not take him to emergency. Breathing is a serious issue for any one.
Stan give Alexander Touch Assists !
48 hours later Alexander was dead.
I have often wondered if Stan ever reflected on his stupidity.