Mon May 12, 2008 8:37 pm by Amy
Hi guys!! Thank you, and yes that's Astra and I who both attended the protest together. Unfortunately Jenna couldn't make it this time, but she was with us in spirit and supports everyone who could make it out there.
This protest was exceptionally good for me. The reason being that the two people you see me speaking to are both OTs who I knew very well as a teenager. I was dating their son's best friend and I'd spend the night at their house a lot, hang out there and swim and watch movies. Their other son is in the Sea Org at the Hemet base. They are very good people, but have NO CLUE just like most other Scientologists how messed up it is at Int and in the Sea Org right now. I am glad I got to talk to them and at least tell them that their son if he ever chooses to leave there will be declared and they will be in the same shoes me and my parents are in. I don't think that sat very well with them, not to mention the loads of info Marc Headley gave them about their son and conditions at Int. Every piece of truth is planting a seed of question in their mind!!
I also ran into good ole Jean Dale. She is the older blonde that was hanging around those two. She is also an OT, and I've known her since I was 12. She was the Producer of a performing arts group connected to Celebrity Centre called Kids on Stage for A Better World, and I used to sing and dance in this group when I was 12 till I was 15. I had a nice chat with her as well and let her know why I left, and that it was the best PTS handling I've ever gotten.
None of them knew what to say to me. They kept trying to tell me I could handle it and do my A-EE steps to get undeclared an SP, but I explained that I have no intention to be a Scientologist, and just want to be in communication with my family, so why should I have to pay the 40,000+ bill to the Church to be back in good standing again?? They didn't know what to say and just stopped talking to me at that point. Plus, they are under the impression the people protesting are big SP terrorists, and to see sweet old Amy out there who they know is a good person, is also not adding up for them.
I also saw several old friends of mine, Alex Inzel who was one of the guys trying to wash the windows. Astra and I both knew him and said hello and told him we were out here to support him if he wanted to leave. I also saw Caroline Spada, Karin Hvass, Heather Gross/Riddle, Larry Christensen, and of course the security guards Andy and Franck.
It was a good time and thanks to everyone who showed up. One thing I would suggest is that the yelling at Scientologists doesn't do any good. I spoke to these people in a friendly respectful manner and they listened. If you are screaming, they will just block it all out. Remember guys, we are not attacking these people, we are trying to get them to ALSO see the truth and leave like we did. We were once brainwashed like them and being screamed at by a bunch of protesters didn't do it, at least for me. It was actually Marc Headley who befriended my husband and I and told us story after story, fact after fact, truth after truth that was undeniable and perked my interest to look on the internet and find out for myself. Just a tip.