While reading "Rod Fletcher"s posts I had an idea - why not picket scientology schools. I suggest to start in Houston, where people have complained of not being able to picket:
The advantage of picketing a scientology school is that you just need to picket one 30min window (morning) and one 15min window (afternoon). Some intelligence gathering needs to be done, to get the correct times. But in a successful picket you would get more "audience" per minute than in any other place. Leaflets should focus on Hubbard's bogus education instead of Lisa McPherson. You could make copies of the LA Weekly article as "2nd" leaflet, i.e. for people who approach you. Suggestions for signs:
> On Mon, 01 Jun 1998 07:35:13 GMT, til...@berlin.snafu.de (Tilman Hausherr) > wrote:
> >Some intelligence gathering needs to be done,
> Who do you work for and how much do they pay you, Tilman?
> Keith > -------------------------------
Keith, Keith, Keith - can you not get it through your head - this is NOT your local org. The "What's your crimes" schtick means nothing here, except that it makes you look like a fool. At least Enzo and Russ can communicate in English. If posts like this are supposed to make you look good to your comrades when you turn them in, that's one thing. But if you think that anyone here is impressed by your schauspieler impression you are quite wrong. Anyway, what business of yours is it if he works for the eeeeevil psych lords, Bob Minton, or the Fifth Marcabian Invasion Fleet? And what would you do if he said he did work for the Marcabs ? Are you truly so far into hubbard's fantasy that you believe that Tegeeackians work hand in .....er.......claw with invading space aliens? If so, I suggest a looong vacation. Jeez, no wonder $cienos are afraid of psychiatrists.........
Tommy --
"The fact that Scientology or it's members may have done something illegal has no bearing on the Keith Henson case."
"I don't make the mistake of mixing my beliefs with reality.."
> While reading "Rod Fletcher"s posts I had an idea - why not picket > scientology schools. I suggest to start in Houston, where people have > complained of not being able to picket:
Tilman, Thank you for the URL on the study tech opinions. I had not realized that they are so pervasive, or so mind limiting. I like to keep an eye on the school systems, as my son goes to a public elementary school, and I like to know what the kids are studying and what methods they are using. Please don't hesitate to let us ars'er parents know anything further about this subject. --The invis. Flamethrowers need not apply.
In <35965434.88724...@news.snafu.de>, Tilman Hausherr (til...@berlin.snafu.de) writes:
>While reading "Rod Fletcher"s posts I had an idea - why not picket >scientology schools. I suggest to start in Houston, where people have >complained of not being able to picket: > http://tanglewoodacademy.org/ > 5714 Dolores Street
The only problem I can see with that is that the 5700 block of Dolores is in an area that's still primarily residential -- it's just southeast of the intersection of Chimney Rock and Westheimer, and I grew up in that end of Houston -- so it'd be best to have a better idea of just how the neighbors might feel about it before proceeding. (A lot of Houston neighborhoods have civic associations, but a lot don't -- and I'm not whether this particular neighborhood has such an association or not.)
>The advantage of picketing a scientology school is that you just need to >picket one 30min window (morning) and one 15min window (afternoon). Some >intelligence gathering needs to be done, to get the correct times. But >in a successful picket you would get more "audience" per minute than in >any other place. Leaflets should focus on Hubbard's bogus education >instead of Lisa McPherson. You could make copies of the LA Weekly >article as "2nd" leaflet, i.e. for people who approach you. >Suggestions for signs:
Good suggestions for signs...assuming the other details could be worked out, the timing would be the biggest hurdle for me, as I work days. If the school day started early enough or ended late enough, I _might_ be able to help out on my way to or from work. (Of course, I wouldn't disappoint "Tom Wright", since I'd be pedaling...matter of fact, every event in Houston we've crossed paths at, I've pedaled there. Go figure.)
If any other Houston critics are interested, I'd like to know your thoughts -- personally, I don't know if Tanglewood even has classes during the summer or not, so we might have until later in the summer to coordinate this thing.
I am not sure how I feel about picketing at schools. My first inclination would be to say No. I'm not sure if the majority of children there are COS even. It's a very small school. I think the total enrollment is around 50 - all grades.
Also, the school is in a weird, off the beaten tract location. Their would be NO advantage to picketing, except to scare little kindergarteners out of their minds.
No, I don't think this is a good idea at all. I don't feel that involving innocent children is necessary.
Plus - Tilman, do you have ANY idea of how fucking hot it is in Houston right now? Are you nuts? Do you want us to die of heat stroke? I mean, Patrick can bike all over Houston -- that's his perogative. Me, I'm too spoiled.
In <3573071C.2...@idt.net>, jbwebb <jbw...@idt.net> wrote:
>I am not sure how I feel about picketing at schools. My first >inclination would be to say No. I'm not sure if the majority of >children there are COS even. It's a very small school. I think the >total enrollment is around 50 - all grades.
They are *all* scientologists by attending this school. Sometimes without their knowledge. We don't picket to annoy the children - but to inform them. These schools are not schools at all, these are brainwashing factories for children, to take away their ability to think critically.
>Also, the school is in a weird, off the beaten tract location. Their >would be NO advantage to picketing, except to scare little >kindergarteners out of their minds.
We could hand out balloons!
>No, I don't think this is a good idea at all. I don't feel that >involving innocent children is necessary.
Ask this the scientologists. They destroy these children's future.
>Plus - Tilman, do you have ANY idea of how fucking hot it is in Houston >right now? Are you nuts?
Not on 8am, when the parents bring their kids to school. Maybe on 4pm, but we'll just picket naked:-)
In article <6kuqlb$ha...@joe.rice.edu>, patr...@rice.edu (Patrick L Humphrey) wrote:
>If any other Houston critics are interested, I'd like to know your thoughts -- >personally, I don't know if Tanglewood even has classes during the summer or >not, so we might have until later in the summer to coordinate this thing.
I've never picketed before, and there's never been an opportunity to "get my feet wet" doing it (as I never see any Houston pickets getting organized). However, I face some of the same hurdles you do (work days, etc).
For me, personally, it'd be much easier to arrange time to picket either the Tanglewood location or the mission on Fondren on a weekend, though I understand picketing the Tangelwood location on a weekend would make it a pretty moot issue :)
In article <3573071C.2...@idt.net>, jbw...@idt.net wrote: >Plus - Tilman, do you have ANY idea of how fucking hot it is in Houston >right now? Are you nuts? Do you want us to die of heat stroke? I >mean, Patrick can bike all over Houston -- that's his perogative. Me, >I'm too spoiled.
>Take care >Joni
(grin) I'm not so much worried about the heat myself. I teach a martial arts class twice a week, and I figure that if I can make students let me stand on their stomachs while they do legs lifts in this heat, I certainly wont begrudge a little time carrying a sign :)
In article <35965434.88724...@news.snafu.de>, til...@berlin.snafu.de (Tilman Hausherr) wrote:
> While reading "Rod Fletcher"s posts I had an idea - why not picket > scientology schools. I suggest to start in Houston, where people have > complained of not being able to picket:
> The advantage of picketing a scientology school is that you just need to > picket one 30min window (morning) and one 15min window (afternoon). Some > intelligence gathering needs to be done, to get the correct times. But > in a successful picket you would get more "audience" per minute than in > any other place.
You really are desperate, Tilman, to come up with such propaganda. Do you know the result of this campaign? You will be ridiculed because of the millions of adults and children who have been helped. Rod.
