Tag: Religion and Churches
Rooting for a Drug-Free World at the Roller Hockey Championships : National News
NOVARA, Italy, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 28, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With Novara hosting the 2024 World Rink Hockey Championships at the World Skate Games this September, Drug-Free World volunteers organized an outreach campaign to promote drug-free living. Using Foundation for a Drug-Free World's Truth About Drugs materials, the campaign raised awareness about the dangers of commonly abused drugs and encouraged athletes, fans, and local residents to commit to a drug-free lifestyle. The volunteers also invited them to join the drug education and prevention movement.
Bringing ‘The Way To Happiness’ to the Los Angeles Mexican Community : National News
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 26, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Patriotic Mexican Civic Committee held its annual Mexican Independence Parade in East Los Angeles, commemorating the historic speech delivered by Father Miguel Hidalgo in 1810. His words ignited the movement for Mexico's independence, ending three centuries of Spanish rule. The Way to Happiness Foundation's participation in the parade complemented the event's message of freedom and a better life for all.
Human Rights Group Demands an End to Psychiatric Abuse : National News
MILAN, Italy, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 24, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Citizens Commission on Human Rights Italy (CCHR) demands an end to involuntary commitment and other human rights violations. Hundreds marched through the streets of Milan last month to the Milan Fiera City Convention Center, demanding that the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) annual congress implement the UN's October 2023 mental health guidelines.
Scientology Network’s Call for Action on World Mental Health Day
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 5, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In observance of World Mental Health Day, on Thursday, October 10, Scientology Network will present a marathon television event featuring the work of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights and its partners to expose psychiatric abuse.
Revealing Psychiatry’s Unscrupulous Child Drugging and Its Consequences
SEATTLE, Wash., and LOS ANGELES, Calif. Oct. 3, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A one-of-a-kind exhibit just completed the Seattle leg of its American tour in September. Displays and films of Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Exhibit document the results of 40 years of investigation into the psychiatric industry and its human rights abuses. They expose the devastating results of psychiatric drugging of children and the stark relationship between psychiatric drugs and mass shootings.
Volunteer Ministers Bring Hope in the Aftermath of Czech Floods
JESENÍK, Czech Republic, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 2, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Storm Boris rampaged through Eastern Europe beginning 13 September, leaving unprecedented disaster in its wake. With 500 mm (20 inches) of rain in the Czech Republic's Northern Moravia region, it surpassed previous flood records. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala described the disaster as a "once-in-a-century flood." Rivers overflowed their banks, submerging entire villages.
Scientology Network’s Documentary Showcase Airs ‘Finding Home,’ the Emotional Journey of Sex Trafficking Victims as They Rebuild Their Lives
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 1, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Scientology Network's DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE, the weekly series providing a platform for independent filmmakers to air films on important social, cultural and environmental issues, presents the award-winning documentary "Finding Home," on Friday October 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Voices for Humanity Shines a Guiding Light Forward With Dr. Warees Majeed
LOS ANGELES, Calif., and WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 28, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Scientology Network's VOICES FOR HUMANITY, the weekly series presenting heroic change makers from a variety of faiths, cultures and nations, working to uplift their communities, features community activist Dr. Warees Majeed.
Celebrating Freedom and El Salvador Independence Day
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 25, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Thousands lined both sides of Hollywood Blvd. At the head of the parade was a 30-foot Salvadoran flag, proudly carried by volunteers who beckoned all to join them at the end of the parade route for a Salvadoran festival on L. Ron Hubbard Way. This was the first of several events planned by the Church of Scientology Los Angeles.
Scientology Celebrates 60 Years in the Heart of Denmark
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 25, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Scientology was in its youth in 1964, when a young Danish man visited the home of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard in the town of East Grinstead in Southern England. After reading some of Mr. Hubbard's writings on the subject, the young man was so enthusiastic that he filled up his car with Scientology and Dianetics books and drove and ferried them home to Copenhagen, where he set up the first Scientology Center in the country that year.
Citizens Commission on Human Rights Exposes the Harsh Truth About Psychiatry
ATHENS, Greece, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 25, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Citizens Commission on Human Rights Greece brought the Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Exhibit to Athens in September 2024. The exhibit exposed the truth about psychiatry, the dangers of so-called psychiatric treatments, the harmful medications they promote, and the threat to the human rights of those trapped in the system. The passage of a new mental health bill increased the urgency of educating the people of Greece to protect them from abuse.
Scientology Tools for Life Empower 31,000 South Africans to Help
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 19, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With more than 31,000 South Africans trained on the 19 Scientology Tools for Life courses, the Scientology Volunteer Ministers are well on the way to achieving their purpose: to empower the people of South Africa.
The Truth About Overdose: The Need To Save Lives
NASHVILLE, Tenn., and LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 19, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Police, nonprofits and community leaders gathered at the Church of Scientology community hall in Nashville, Tennessee, to mark Drug Overdose Awareness Day with a united effort to raise awareness and combat the overdose epidemic.
Scientology Network Takes Viewers Inside Bridge Publications, the Ultimate 21st-Century Publishing Facility
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 14, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Scientology Network's INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY, the exclusive series that provides unprecedented access to the facilities and behind-the-scenes operations of the Church of Scientology, presents Bridge Publications Monday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Pillars of the L.A. Latin Community Honored at World Humanitarian Day Celebration on L. Ron Hubbard Way
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 12, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Church of Scientology Los Angeles hosted a World Humanitarian Day celebration and awards ceremony to honor men and women whose work empowers the county's Latinx community. Some 200 languages are spoken in Los Angeles County, and more than a third of county residents were born outside the United States.
Friendship Day at the Church of Scientology Seattle Promotes Sustainability
SEATTLE, Wash., and LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 12, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Volunteers with the Seattle chapter of The Way to Happiness Foundation and the Church of Scientology celebrated this year's International Day of Friendship with a community open house. They showcased Seattle programs and resources that bring neighbors together to enhance the beauty and sustainability of the community.
Scientology Network’s Documentary Showcase Airs ‘Man in Red Bandana,’ the Tale of a 9/11 Hero
NEW YORK, N.Y., and LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 11, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- "Man in Red Bandana" retraces the final hours of a mysterious American hero who gave his life in the South Tower on 9/11 to save others. Firsthand accounts from those he rescued speak of a man wearing a red bandana, the only clue that would lead to the reveal of his true identity: Welles Remy Crowther.
Scientology Volunteer Ministers Continental Cavalcade Reaches Out With Help at the Canadian National Exhibition
TORONTO, Canada, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 11, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The 75th anniversary of the Canadian Air Show at the Canadian National Exhibition was a perfect opportunity to showcase the humanitarian activities of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers. Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard, who developed the Volunteer Ministers program, was himself a pioneer at the dawn of American aviation, known as "Flash Hubbard" for his aerial achievements.
Celebrating the Magic of Hidalgo on L. Ron Hubbard Way
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 11, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- L. Ron Hubbard Way was transformed into a cultural festival last week, bringing the rich heritage of Hildago to life in East Hollywood. The celebration showcased the vibrant crafts, traditional music, colorful costumes, dancing and authentic cuisine of the magical villages in the green mountains of Hidalgo, the state named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, known as the father of Mexican independence.
Join the Scientology Network for Inside Saint Hill: First Worldwide Headquarters of Scientology and the Home of L. Ron Hubbard in the 1960s
EAST GRINSTEAD, U.K., and LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 7, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Scientology Network's INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY, the exclusive series that provides unprecedented access to the facilities and behind-the-scenes operation of the Church of Scientology, brings viewers inside Saint Hill-the first worldwide headquarters of Scientology.