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Op Reconnect Awareness Campaign/Mini-Raid

Munkee_Boy — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:53:06 +0000

Welcome back Anon, and well done. The March 15th Raids were amazing and after a well deserved Easter break it’s time to begin anew. The March 15th Raid saw approximately 260 people Marching the streets of Adelaide in an epic rally drawing people’s attention to the tax exempt status. 160 people signed the petitions that were being handed out, predominantly signed by the General Public.

Now it is time to focus on a new topic: Disconnection. For those of you who are in the know, Scientology’s disconnection policies tear families apart as evidenced by the hundreds of stories on Ex-Scientology Kids. So this next March (planned for April 12th) is to be named “Operation Reconnect“. As concerned Anon we need to try and reach those Adelaide citizens effected by the Disconnection Policy, this includes people who have been harassed to join after receiving “Stress Tests” and “Dianetics Therapy”.

This Saturday 29th March at 13:00, Anonymous will meet again at Hindmarsh Square near the Griffins Head to distribute hundreds of flyers asking for people to step forward. Be aware this is a mini-raid not a protest. While we hope for as many to attend as possible we will be splitting into groups of 5 or so depending on numbers to avoid requiring a permit. An E-Mail Address has been set up at reconnect@anonsa.org for people to get in contact with us to relate their stories. All stories will be kept in the strictest confidence and will only be related with false names and dates depending on the level of involvement agreed to by the victims of this kind of abuse.

Flyers will be made up in the next week and I urge all those coming to print as many as possible. We handed out over 1600 last time and it’d be great to get out even more this time. Please comment on whether you think it would be a good idea to bring the petitions to the mini-raid or wether we should leave them for the big push on April 12th. See you all there!

Posters for March 15th

Munkee_Boy — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:00:15 +0000

Petition for March 15th

Munkee_Boy — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:10:20 +0000

This is it folks. March 15th is fast approaching and the preparations for the march plow on despite a few red herrings. The following is a copy of a petition that we have drawn up in an effort to get enough signatures to request a public inquest into Scientology and it’s tax exempt status. This is the big one folks.

For those of you who are concerned about your name appearing if you sign the petition, we will be gathering public signatories and mixing up anon signatories amongst them, meaning your anonymity remains intact as you blend in with the general public. Few specifics are required, just names, signatures and your region. Please read this draft version of the petition and suggest as many changes as you like. All changes suggested for this weeks Media Release were added and your contribution on this would greatly benefit the final product. Now without further ado:

To the Honourable the President and Members of the Senate in Parliament assembled:

The Petition of the undersigned shows:

That the public has become aware of the human rights abuses and corporate nature of Scientology. By exhibiting this behaviour we feel that Scientology is abusing its Tax Exempt Status and the rights of Australian Citizens.

Your Petitioners ask/request that the Senate should:

conduct a public inquiry into the practices of Scientology be undertaken to reveal the true extent of their “Fair Game” and “Disconnection” policies in Australia.
order the ATO to Audit the Church of Scientology to show the amount of tax exempt dollars used for charitable work.
consider that a third principle be added to the High Court definition of religion, being that a religion “must ensure the Human Rights of its practitioners (past, present and future) are not abused in any way as a result of joining, practicing, leaving the religion.

(signatures)

March 15th News Media Release

Munkee_Boy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:03:01 +0000

We here at AnonSA have taken the time to produce a short media release that will be sent to media outlets including radio, television and print media. This document is designed to be short, balanced and concise and is meant to inform he public about what to expect on March 15th. A further media release is being planned as a follow up after March 15th as an answer to the claims that we are “Religious Bigots” and “Cyber Terrorists”.

We invite you to comment regarding anything you think we have left out, any innacuracies or any general edits to the script. It is due to be sent out this Wednesday 12th March 2008, so please get your changes and edits in befor then. A final copy will be reposted in this article once we have knocked it into shape. Now with out further ado, here is the first draft media release:

Second Scientology Protest Scheduled for March 15^th

A second protest directed at the Church of Scientology has been scheduled for this Saturday, March 15^th. Australia’s capital cities, and other major cities around the world, will be greeted by the masked collective known as Anonymous marching the streets.

Adelaide-based Anonymous will be meeting at 2pm in Victoria Square before marching on a loop around the city and finishing up at the Church of Scientology in Waymouth St. Protest Organisers continue to stress that this is to be a peaceful rally and anyone wearing a mask who causes trouble will be separated and pointed out to authorities.

Anonymous are not opposed to the beliefs of Scientologists but are protesting to make people aware of the human rights abuses perpetrated by Scientology and the tax exempt status Scientology holds in Australia. All public and media are invited to attend the rally and are encouraged to wear a mask.

For further information go to www.anonsa.org or direct any queries to media@anonsa.org.

Thankyou.

(This has now been updated and is the final version.)

Second Mini-Raid March 8th

Munkee_Boy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:26:10 +0000

Due to the unbridled success of the Mini-Raid on 1st of March, and the increasing necessity to raise awareness and inspire action amongst the populace, we are holding another Mini-Raid. Donations are being collected to raise funds for public liability insurance and March 15 is less than two weeks away, the time to promote our cause grows short.

So gentlemen, we once again ask you to don your masks and join us in taking to the streets armed with flyers and a perpetual smile. February 10th was just the beginning. We need more people to stand up if we really want to see Scientology’s tax exempt status removed and it’s criminal abuses of human rights brought to light.

Again we meet on a Saturday, March 8th this time, at 14:00 in Hindmarsh Square near the Griffin’s Head. Depending on numbers a few small groups will then embark on a distribution run in and around the CBD. The groups need to be kept small to avoid the need for Public Liability Insurance as well as giving us a better opportunity to cover more ground.

If you have any suggestions or questions feel free to leave a comment or join us in IRC. A petition has been suggested and may be available to sign if we can come up with appropriate wording. If you are interested your assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

March 1st Awareness Campaign a Success

Munkee_Boy — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:18:19 +0000

AnonSA’s first attempt at raising awareness about our cause was met with great success. With a perfect turn out of ten people (one anon catching up with us mid-raid – TBC), allowing us to send out two small groups into the city to distribute flyers. We managed to distribute over five hundred flyers (edited and grammatically correct) by posting or handing them out with over two hundred and fifty making it directly into the hands of a public eager for knowledge about our cause.

The public reception was heartwarming to say the least, with the majority of people being cautious but curious about what we were saying. Many gave thanks and some indicated their interest in joining us on March 15th. To those who are new visitors to AnonSA we welcome you and invite you to read the information and interact with others on this site. Information is free and we wish to share ideas and opinions with anyone who is interested in finding out the truth.

We did have a few people who were disinterested, a couple of smart ass kids and a crazy lady, but all in all we were received well. To the citizen who we spoke to about his Mother’s own personal experience with the cult’s harassment tactics: please post a comment on this site to a false email. We will be in touch as we would like to raise awareness on the devastating effects Scientology has on families at our Rally in April.

Over the next few months Anonymous will continue to raise awareness of this Organisation, bringing into question it’s business practices and tax exempt status, it’s harassment and manipulative recruitment tactics, it’s past criminal activities and it’s current litigious nature, it’s beginnings as a pseudo psychology taken advantage of by a greedy science-fiction writer and many other practices that should not be tolerated from a religious organisation.

Our peaceful attempts to raise awareness will continue and we wish for all people to take part in our quest for truth as we look forward to the 15th of March. Please take the time to check out the Lisa McPherson Trust, Xenu.net, and “The Unfunny Truth…” and post any questions or observations on AnonSA. We are not cyber terrorists or religious bigots, we merely want to see the abuse of Human Rights cease. Thanks again to all those who participated in the awareness campaign, more details will be posted outlining our next actions.

Further information:

Flyers for March 1st

Munkee_Boy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:09:26 +0000

The following are three flyers that are made to invite the general public to March 15th when we meet on the 1st of March. We have refrained from using the more professional pamphlets which we are saving for the 15th. These A4 flyers are designed to inspire curiosity and invite people to make themselves aware/join us in our cause. Please comment if you wish to add anything or find any errors. Your assistance is much appreciated.

2nd of Mar Edit:

Our selection of flyers has grown. Please check out the following album, and get these up around Adelaide leading up to Mar 15th:

The Quest for Tax Exempt

Munkee_Boy — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:37:11 +0000

Before February 10th Anonymous was a collective of strangers. They drifted through the Internet, gathering information, playing games and dealing in the priceless currency of LULZ and Justice. Scientology had persistently tried to remove the LULZ from the Anonymous collective and that’s when the game started. As anon learned moar about the litigious nature and blatant disregard of human rights of this ‘religion’ we banded together to face the most epic battle for LULZ to ever be faced by Anon.

February 10th came around and many of us believed it would be small. A group of five. Maybe ten? Not even close. Over one hundred people showed up in Adelaide alone. Around the whole world we rose to numbers well over nine thousand. What had we accomplished? The information war had begun and Anon, in its constant state of epic WIN, had gained the attention of mainstream media outlets worldwide. Once the shock had worn off, Anonymous set to work.

Realizing we are dealing with a strong media savvy corporate style organization we quickly determined a common goal. By removing Tax Exempt we could cut a large portion of Scientology’s funding. Initially we thought that by showing Scientology’s profit based structure (whereby all people of the Church need to pay incremental amounts of money to advance up the ladder and Scientology uses it’s business status as freely as it’s religious) and it’s abuse of human rights (Google Lisa McPherson, check out www.xenu.net or visit our own Australian story about Gary Beals) it should be an easy task to have the Tax Exempt Status removed.

We were wrong. According to legal documents in Australia, that regularly quote from the case of Scientology as an example, an organization can be defined as a religion as long as:

“…a religion [has] two characteristics: belief in a supernatural Being, Thing or Principle; and that there is an acceptance of canons of conduct that give effect to that belief by some part of the community.”

This means that scientology can undoubtedly be classed as a religion. To change the law as we know it would require one of two things:

To have a new clause included that requires religion to ensure the basic human rights of its followers is cared for and
To prove that Scientology has used Church Funds in a way that does not benefit its practitioners.

After having researched a little on the subject, neither is as easy at it would appear.

To achieve these two aims Anon must begin to think about what information needs to be in the hands of what people. We need to formulate a legally binding clause that sums up the first aim; we should distribute more information about the disgusting abuses of Human Rights perpetrated by Scientology. Whilst doing this, signatures can be collected for a petition to send to the appropriate heads of government. Failing that we need to find out if their are any Scientology businesses that are purely built for profit that have no relation to it’s members well being.

Any other ideas, questions or information on this topic are more than welcome as we have learned, as Anonymous, that the sharing of information is beneficial to all people. March 15th fast approaches and, though we stand ready, we must never stop planning. If you are interested in finding out how to raise awareness, or you just want to know more about Scientology’s crimes, come to the meeting on March 1st^st or check out www.xenu.net.

We are Anonymous.

We are LEGION.

Expect us.

Call Out for Mini Raids

Munkee_Boy — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:06:34 +0000

It has come to our attention that Sydney is already conducting the sorts of mini-raids we have been discussing for a while. We are falling behind in comparison to other global efforts and this must be rectified. To do so we are meeting at the Himeji Gardens (map provided) which is quiet, out of the way and DESU. Please bring your mask and flyers. We will meet to discuss future dates then split into three groups of five to eight people to spread the word. The groups are to be kept small to avoid the need for a protest permit.

Flyers will be posted shortly but if you are making one/printing one, please ensure that it is

a) focused on Tax Exempt
b) explaining the masks as a precautionary measure
c) not inflammatory by using the words (cult, war, raid etc.) and
d) invite’s the public to March 15th to join us and receive further information.

These are to be peaceful gatherings. Remember to keep your head if confronted by a Scientologist. We meet here at 13:00 on March 1st 2008, Cameras will be there to provide evidence; do not tarnish the anon name.

The Media is our Friend

Munkee_Boy — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:42:26 +0000

Media backlash getting you down? Fret not for the media has apparently helped us with our cause. They have published several factual articles on the negative (and occasionally fatal) practices of Scientology. The following links are stories related to Scientology from the last two years and paint the cult in a less than flattering manner. I, for one, am going to be printing out all of these articles and handing them out to the general public during the March 15^th rally. I urge you to do the same as by using the mainstream media as our source the general public will realise our claims are unbiased and based on fact. Now…. For a little light reading:

Please do not forget our main target is the tax exempt status of Scientology. These stories can be part of our defence against the media backlash that is likely to follow. Also remember that James Packer and Kate Cebrano are avid followers of Scientology’s teachings and both have a unique power over the general public. Packer owns the 9 network and many other mainstream media outlets and Cebrano (amazingly) still has many fans in Australia.