Tag: Religion and Churches
Voices for Humanity Goes the Extra Mile to Battle Drug Abuse With Gergő Németh
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 10, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Scientology Network's VOICES FOR HUMANITY, the weekly series presenting heroic changemakers from a variety of faiths, cultures and nations, working to uplift their communities, announces a new episode featuring Hungarian anti-drug activist Gergő Németh, premiering June 12, 2024.
Meet a Scientologist Creates With ‘Design Goddess’ Yuli Fu
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 8, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Scientology Network's MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST, the weekly series spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists from around the world and all walks of life, announces an episode featuring interior designer Yuli Fu. MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Scientology Network.
Voices for Humanity Unites Canada’s Diverse Cultures Through Human Rights Education With Nicole Crellin
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 6, 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, announces a new episode featuring human rights advocate Nicole Crellin. VOICES FOR HUMANITY airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Scientology Network.
Rallying With The Way to Happiness and its Message of Human Understanding and Peace to Help Avert Predicted Riots During South Africa’s Elections
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 6, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A diverse and eclectic team of volunteers mobilized on election day, May 29, at Castle Kyalami, Scientology headquarters for Africa. More than 400 joined the initiative to promote a fair and peaceful election with the precepts of The Way to Happiness, the nonreligious common-sense guide to better living written by author, humanitarian and Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard.
Athlete Uses His Own Life as an Example to Help Kids Decide to Live Drug-Free
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 5, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Lukáš Bechyně is no stranger to challenging situations. At 19, he qualified to compete as a pole vaulter in the International Amateur Athletic Federation World Championships. But after an injury sidelined him, he began to experiment with drugs, and that nearly defeated him. Now, as executive director of the Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Life Association of the Czech Republic, an affiliate of Foundation for a Drug-Free World, he is engaged in another kind of competition - reaching Czech youth with the truth about drugs before they begin to experiment with harmful substances.
Join Religious Leaders and the LA Community on June 2 for the 9th Annual Interfaith Solidarity March Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 31, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Join the Interfaith Solidarity March organized by the Institute for Religious Tolerance Peace & Justice (IRTPJ) in partnership with dozens of marches around the world. Let us walk together to affirm freedom, diversity, and respect among individuals, nations, ethnicities, and religions, as we learn to live in peace. This significant event aims to foster unity, peace, and understanding among different faith communities while addressing pressing issues in Gaza and Israel.
Documentary Showcase Presents ‘Liyana,’ a Tale of Orphaned African Children Transforming Trauma Into Hope
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 31, 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 "Liyana" on May 31, 2024.
Youth for Human Rights Petitions the Ontario Legislative Assembly To Require Human Rights Education Throughout the Province
TORONTO, Canada, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 30, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- "Despite Canada's public image as a human rights promoter," Nicole Crellin realized, "there were human rights violations hidden under the social veneer." That's why she took on being the director of United for Human Rights Canada. Crellin, who is featured in an episode of Voices for Humanity that premieres on the Scientology Network Wednesday, June 5, says, "As a teacher, I saw that human rights education was the only weapon that one could use to really raise awareness.
The 12th Zaragoza Awards Pay Tribute to the Courage, Achievements and Heritage of the Los Angeles Mexican Community
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 30, 2024 (SEND2PRESSS NEWSWIRE) -- The 12th Zaragoza Awards was hosted by the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre in Hollywood for a celebration of Cinco de Mayo organized by Mr. Pedro Ramos, president of the L.A.-based nonprofit UPEXT, Union de Poblanos en el Exterior (Union of People from Puebla Living Abroad).
Voices for Humanity Is Rockin’ the Truth About Drugs with Dave Scattergood
SEATTLE, Wash., and LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 29, 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, announces a new episode featuring anti-drug activist Dave Scattergood, premiering May 29, 2024.
Meet a Scientologist Showcases Top Brass With Virtuoso Trombonist Gianluca Scipioni
LOS ANGHELES, Calif., May 25, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Scientology Network's MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST, the weekly series spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists from around the world and all walks of life, announces an episode featuring professional classical trombonist Gianluca Scipioni, premiering May 28, 2024.
Institute Founder Credits Youth for Human Rights for the Vision That Informs Her Life’s Work
WASHINGTON, D.C., and LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 24, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- From the playgrounds of a ghetto neighborhood in Romania to the halls of the United Nations, Isabelle Vladoiu's journey has been driven by a single compelling force: the pursuit of justice and human dignity. But it was not until she took part a UN Summit organized by United for Human Rights that the underlying theme in her life's work crystallized. This experience ultimately led to her founding the U.S. Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights, a top-rated nonprofit think tank.
Human Rights Group Marches in Protest to Demand RANZCP End Dangerous Coercive Psychiatric Practices as Advised by the World Health Organization and the UN
CANBERRA, Australia, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 23, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Scores of protesters marched on the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Annual Congress in Canberra to demand it end its support of electroshock treatment, psychiatric restraints, forced drugging, and involuntary detainment. The protest was organized by Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog founded in 1969 by the Church of Scientology. CCHR demands a complete ban on coercive and dangerous psychiatric practices, citing their harmful effects on the vulnerable.
Upholding Commerce’s Reputation as a Model City
COMMERCE, Calif., May 22, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Observing debris along the on-ramps leading to the I-710 Freeway, City of Commerce Mayor Mr. Hugo Argumedo decided to do something about it. He partnered with Bridge Publications, the all-digital in-house printing facility for the nonfiction works of author L. Ron Hubbard, and together they organized a cleanup of the Northbound I-710 Washington Blvd. on-ramp.
Foundation for a Drug-Free World Reaches Out at the 79th Annual National PAL Training Conference to Empower Youth With Effective Drug Education
SAN DIEGO, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 20, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports drug overdoses are killing young Americans in unprecedented numbers. To help turn the tide on this epidemic, Foundation for a Drug-Free World reached out to those attending the annual National Police Athletic and Activities League (PAL) Training Conference at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside Hotel May 7 - May 10.
Meet a Scientologist Gets Fired up With World Champion Pizza Maker Scot Cosentino
NEW YORK, N.Y., and LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 18, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Scientology Network's MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST, the weekly series spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists from around the world and all walks of life, announces an episode featuring world champion pizza maker Scot Cosentino, on May 21, 2024. MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Scientology Network.
Documentary Showcase Presents ‘Soul on Ice: Past, Present and Future’ – The Unsung Heroes Who Changed Professional Hockey Forever
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 17, 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 documentary "Soul On Ice: Past, Present and Future" on May 17, 2024.
Celebrating the Anniversary of ‘Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health,’ the All-Time Bestselling Book on the Human Mind
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 16, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Scientologists, neighbors and guests gathered at an outdoor auditorium at the Church of Scientology Los Angeles Saturday, May 11. They filled Scientology Churches up and down L. Ron Hubbard Way in East Hollywood for a dinner and awards ceremony to honor top-producing Dianetics auditors and disseminators, celebrate the 74th anniversary of Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, and launch the book's diamond anniversary year.
New South Wales Sikh Motorcycle Club Promotes Peace, Equality and Human Rights at an Annual Festival
COFFS HARBOUR, New South Wales, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 15, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Every April, Sikh communities around the world celebrate the Sikh faith festival of Vaisakhi with a procession known as Nagar Kirtan. The religion holds that everyone is equal in the eyes of God and must be treated with respect and equality. This is why the Singhs Social Motorcycle Club of Australia (Singhs SMC) joined forces with United for Human Rights New South Wales, a human rights campaign supported by the Church of Scientology, to raise awareness of an important human rights issue affecting Australians.
Voices for Humanity Chronicles a Massive Movement Against Drug Abuse Led by Salomon and Lucy Dabbah
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 15, 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, announces a new episode featuring anti-drug activists Lucy and Salomon Dabbah on May 15, 2024.
