ICSA Event, Scientology, Jerry Seinfeld, Doomsday Documentary, Multi-Level Marketing Schemes, Royal Commission of Inquiry
Day 1 -- Saturday Conference Sessions, July 11, 2020 (11 am - 4 pm US Eastern Time)
Day 2 -- Sunday Workshops, July 12, 2020
This two-day event will include a variety of presentations, panels, and workshops for former members of cultic groups, families and friends, professionals, and researchers.
Day 1 -- Saturday Conference Sessions, July 11, 2020 (11 am - 4 pm US Eastern Time)
Day 2 -- Sunday Workshops, July 12, 2020
Saturday, July 11, 202011:00 AM - 11:05 AM"Opening Session" Steve Eichel
11:05 AM - 11:50 AM"MIND FIXERS: The History of Mass Therapy With its Roots in Mind Dynamics Institute, Misuse of Zen Insights, and Hyping the Positive Thinking of New Thought Religion." (Joseph Kelly, Joseph Szimhart, Patrick Ryan)
11:05 AM - 11:50 AM"The Neurobiology of Sexual Abuse - Healing and Triggers" Doni Whitsett
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM"Moonie SGAs - Different Experiences in the Church, Leaving it, and Thriving After" (Lisa Kohn; Teddy Hose; Jen Kiaba)
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM"Coercive Control and Persuasion in Relationships and Groups– Intersections and Understandings" (Rod Dubrow-Marshall; Linda Dubrow-Marshall)
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM"How Female Former Cult Members Can Reclaim their Relationship with Knowledge and Self-Identity"(Jacqueline Johnson)
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM"Lived Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Former Cult Members – Counseling Implications" (Cyndi Matthews; Stevie Powers)
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM"Raised in a Cult: Psychological and Social Adjustment of Second- and Third-Generation Former Cult Members" (Sofia Klufas)
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
"What’s awe got to do with it?."
(Yuval Laor)
3:00 PM - 3:55 PM"Nxivm: the Reinventive Path to Success?" (Susan Raine, Stephen Kent)
3:00 PM - 3:55 PM"What Do I Tell People? Empowered Ways that Cult Survivors and their Families Can Tell their Stories. Cults, Recovery and Podcasts." (Rachel Bernstein)
3:55 PM - 4:00 PM"Closing Session" (Steve Eichel)
Sunday, July 12, 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PMResearch Workshop
11:00 AM - 2:00 PMMental Health Workshop
1:00 PM - 4:00 PMFormer Member Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMFamily Workshop
Fox News: Jerry Seinfeld addresses rumors that he once practiced Scientology: 'I found it very interesting'
Screenanarchy: Doomsday Doc ME AND THE CULT LEADER: First Trailer, Poster
Refinery29: Multi-Level Marketing Schemes Are The Friendship Ruiner You Didn't See Coming
Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry: Royal Commission seeks information from faith-based abuse survivors
"Jerry Seinfeld is setting the record straight.
The famous comedian recently paid a visit to Marc Maron's podcast "WTF," where he addressed rumors that he once was a Scientologist.
According to Uproxx, rumors of Seinfeld, 66, belonging to the religion have surrounded him since the 1990s, when fellow comedian Bobcat Goldthwait accused him of participating in the religion.
While Seinfeld said he was never directly a member of the church, he did dabble in it decades ago.
"I did do a course in Scientology in like '75," he said. "I found it very interesting, never pursued it."
Seinfeld noted that he appreciated the religion's "emphasis on ethical behavior," but found no interest in "avoiding negative people," as Maron, 56, put it."
"Set to enjoy its world premiere at the upcoming Sheffield Doc/Fest, Me and the Cult Leader tells the story of the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo from the point of view of one of its victims. But the documentary promises to do more than that.
Sakahara Atsushi "was one of over 6,000 people injured in the attack on the Tokyo metro by the Aum Shinrikyo cult, which still operates and recruits today," according to the official synopsis. "In his debut film, the documentary Me and the Cult Leader, Sakahara embarks on a journey with the cult's executive, Hiroshi Araki, to record the parallel experiences of a victim and perpetrator."
What does the documentary reveal? The synopsis continues: "The two men are around the same age, grew up in the same region, and attended the same university, but their lives diverged dramatically in the late 80s as Hiroshi Araki joined the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo following a family illness and Atsushi Sakahara found himself a job in downtown Tokyo."
Refinery29: Multi-Level Marketing Schemes Are The Friendship Ruiner You Didn't See Coming
"'Use this time to do the personal development you've always wanted to do.' These are the words not of my therapist but of my childhood friend, who is on Facebook Live from her bathroom in Ibiza, explaining why we should 'think positively' to get through the pandemic. On the surface it makes sense – a negative attitude isn't much help in any scenario – but staying on the stream a couple of minutes longer reveals her true intent. 'I'm not saying if you've got a business, it's not going to be horrendously stressful...' she begins, and I sigh. She's trying to covertly recruit viewers into her multi-level marketing scheme, which sells everything from liquid fat burners to weight loss coffee and skincare products, using the language of self-care and self-sufficient girlboss culture. We don't talk anymore.
What is a multi-level marketing scheme, you might ask? A company setup which has boomed in recent years, a multi-level marketing scheme – or MLM – is structured so that once someone signs up under you, you become their 'upline', taking a percentage of their earnings. Although it's a topic of much dispute, many consider MLMs to be pyramid schemes, where the business model convinces members to enlist as many newcomers as possible, the only difference being that in an MLM they're also selling products. The more products you sell, the more commission you make, but the further 'downline' you are, the more people that commission is shared among. The more people you recruit, the more commission comes back to you. MLMs sell clothes and toys, protein powders, essential oils, weight loss supplements and beauty products but, according to a 2018 poll, most participants aren't even close to making the minimum wage."
Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry: Royal Commission seeks information from faith-based abuse survivors
"The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry is appealing for information from survivors who reported the abuse they suffered while in faith-based care and sought redress either directly from the Church or other Faith-based Institution or by filing civil proceedings in Court or the Human Rights Review Tribunal.
It would like to hear about their experiences of seeking and receiving redress in the form of financial settlement or non-monetary processes (such as an apology, counselling, etc.), and any suggestions for how claims processes could be improved or made more effective.
The Commission is also keen to hear from anyone who may have knowledge of a claim of abuse in Faith-based care, or claims related to abuse in the Catholic Church, Anglican Church or Salvation Army, whether as family or whānau of a survivor, a legal representative, a professional, or defendant in any claim.
The Royal Commission Faith-based Redress public hearing will take place from 23 November – 11 December 2020. The Royal Commission will investigate the adequacy of the redress process of the Catholic Church, Anglican Church and the Salvation Army and what needs to be done to support people who have been abused or neglected in Faith-based institutions.
Catholic Church abuse survivor Mike Ledingham said he encourages other abuse survivors to come forward and speak with the Royal Commission so that they can collectively "hold the Catholic Church and other faith-based institutions to account."
"As a former soldier, nothing the SAS threw at me physically or mentally phased me as much as the sexual and mental abuse I suffered as a child in that convent. Abuse has life-long effects."
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