Former members of the Church of Scientology, local residents and leading experts on coercive control will gather in East Grinstead on Saturday 6 June for a public event examining Scientology’s long-standing presence in the town and the experiences of those who have left the organisation.
Developers overseeing the Church of Scientology’s proposals for a mega car park and mammoth event marquees to host their annual IAS gala are now claiming the 5 hectare construction scheme is only a “minor development.”
East Grinstead Town Council has issued a statement, reaffirming its position that it sees no issue with the Mayor and Councillors attending events at the Church of Scientology’s UK headquarters and refusing to meet with survivors who live and work in the town.
The Church of Scientology have resubmitted proposals for a major redevelopment of their UK headquarters near East Grinstead, Sussex claiming their annual IAS event brings more benefit to the UK economy than the Eurovision Song Contest.
The former Commanding Officer of the Church of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre International has joined a panel of ex-Scientologists set to speak at a landmark event in East Grinstead this summer.
Scientology’s reclusive leader David Miscavige is set to release a swathe of new courses aimed at indoctrinating children, despite a UK High Court judge warning of the organisation’s attempts to “indoctrinate” the young and vulnerable.
These are just a handful of accounts, written by former members who experienced Scientology’s abusive practices first-hand, in their own words.
Former Scientologists and residents of East Grinstead have joined forces to host an event later this year calling for greater awareness of the church of Scientology’s coercive tactics and growing influence in the town.
The Church of Scientology are continuing to recruit children to work for the organisation, despite claiming the practice was discontinued.
Earlier this month Scientology representatives admitting during a Mid-Sussex District Council hearing that their biggest annual event was not a religious ceremony. But that begs the question, what type of event is it?
