CCHR



Zap2it.com reported on May 17th that Scientology plans to protest against

the annual convention of the American Psychiatric Association in San

Francisco.



"Actress Kelly Preston plans to lead a protest with hundreds of supports

from the Church of Scientology against the American Psychiatric

Association's annual convention in San Francisco on May 19. Preston says

she's protesting the psychiatric organization's recent opposition to

federal legislation designed to keep parents from being coerced by school

officials to give potentially addictive psychiatric drugs to children.



"Other celebrities such as Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley, Juliette

Lewis, Isaac Hayes, Anne Archer, Catherine Bell and Lynsey Bartilson have

spoken out at rallies and testified before the House of Representatives

Government Reform Committee on this issue since last September. The actors

are involved with the Citizens Commission on Human Rights - a mental

health watchdog founded by the Church of Scientology. The group says that

since the beginning of 2003, 16 states have introduced laws that would

prohibit the practice of psychiatrists using teachers to identify children

as mentally disordered and forcing parents to give drugs to their children

as a condition for them continuing school."



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Housing Authority



Connecticut newspaper the Greenwich Time reported on May 16th that a

Scientologist in charge of the local housing authority has retired.

Benjamin Little was involved in a lawsuit by an employee who claims his

termination was religious discrimination.



"Benjamin Little retired yesterday as chief executive officer of the

Greenwich Housing Authority because of health problems that began earlier

this year when he underwent emergency colon surgery, he said. Little said

his decision to retire was based on a desire to spend more time with his

family and not on a lawsuit that alleges Little, a Scientologist, fired a

former employee because of religious discrimination. Scientology is a

philosophy based on creator L. Ron Hubbard's teachings of self-discovery.

'The lawsuit still goes forward,' Little said. 'The suit's going to be

there. My leaving does not affect the suit.' The housing authority and its

board are also named in the suit."



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Interfaith Day



An email sent to Scientologists invited them to participate in an

Interfaith Day of Prayer being sponsored by the Los Angeles Police

Department.



"You are invited to join president CSI, Heber Jentzsch; Chief Bratton and

Reverend Leonard Jackson, of the first AME Church at CC Int on Sunday!

LAPD Religious Advisory Forum is holding this Interfaith Day Of Prayer to

recognize the commitment of the officers of the LAPD.



"This short event will be at the Pavilion at CC Int, from 5 to 6:30 on

this Sunday, May 18th.  The C of S Choir has organized an interfaith choir

to perform. Your attendance would be appreciated. It is important that our

Church shows its utmost respect to the men and women of the LA Police

Department."



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Protest Summary



Dave Bird reported a protest at the Birmingham, England org on May 10th.



"We did another picket of the Scientology cult's offices which are in

Churchill House on the floor above Pizza Hut in New St. Present were Dave,

Jens, John, Neil, Katie and Tony.  We had a gas cylinder and the

ever-popular Xemu Loves You helium balloons, white ones and clear ones. We

also have some 7 inch PVC inflatable space aliens with Xemu Loves You

printed on their little foreheads.



"The clams seem to have had their own promotional event in Library Square.

We split three and three when the gas cylinder ran out, half the group

going up there to check it out, but whatever it had been was already have

dismantled by the time our 3 got there."



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