We were 'At Cause' over the Org. again.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The third picket was another 'surprise' hit and ran from 3:30 to 5:30. We kept it down to 2 hrs because of the heat, although at that time of the day, we were able to enjoy lots of shade while picketing the local 'Shady' Org.
Two of Toronto's Finest.
Local Co$ members got the hint we were going to run
another one on them at 3pm when three Bicycle Cops, (two pictured here),
showed up and planted themselves in front of the
org. and up against the windows. The Cosites then began to scout about
the neighborhood and spotted us at the our pre-picket
meeting place.
We mounted this picket with two experienced Picketers,
(myself and Artemis) and three new faces. Our three newbies
were dutifully photographed by the SeaOgre so they are
now official SPs, but not from the Net. Our resources
are now reaching into the non-Ars anti-CoS Management members of the
community.
I have pseudonyms for all three of our 'fresh faces':
'Burbank' sported a bandana,
and 'Buffalo Bill' just kinda occupied whatever space he wanted to.
All our signs, except for the Lisa M sign, had six inch
high headers added. These were bright green and said:
"Free Odhran Fortune!" in Celtic Bold script. Very visible
above the Bright Yellow signage.
'V-Tech'
The 2 Hour Picket was fairly uneventful, but highly successful in three areas:
Total of 540 flyers and pamphlets handed out.
Due to the obvious duplications this represents about
300 more locals and passersby that have been educated
on Co$ management abuses and related issues.
Many people refused to take the RXSpecial, but always said
something to the effect: ' I already got it, thanks. Keep up the good
work and give it to someone who hasn't seen it yet'
Some students said they had made copies after the last picket
and given them to their friends or posted them on Campuses.
Many people asked details on the Fortune situation and expressed
disbelief and then outrage.
Burbank
Buffalo Bill
He tried to taperecord me barkering to the passersby and
occasionally holding court with small crowds interested in hearing
details. He wanted to do this while my back was turned,
but a passerby alerted me.
Additionally, one of our Newbies brought
a Videocamera and caught Big Al in the act. Its a riot.
There is Al,
holding his minicorder out and standing behind me out of sight.
He looks left and right with that ferret look of a 3 year old,
y'know: "gee I hope no one sees me, especially mom"...then he spots
the videocamera and goes all embarassed and putout.
He actually pouts!
Other VideoCamera Highlights include yours truly in full crowd greeting mode; ear to ear and behind the hand 'secret whispers' between Buttnor and the SeaOrger and the few minutes of counter-Picket body routing.
A total of three people went in the org for the personality test.
All came out and took flyers. Two of them talked to me
(they were together). Both of these young men (19-24) thought
the Co$ was FOS and read the RXspecial and the
DEP with interest.
Big Al whined to Police about 'bigotry' at one point, deliberately
loud enough for me to hear. He didn't like my loud retort
that I am prejudiced against deceptive business practices and just
why doesn't he tell people, up front, that Hubbard taught
there is no God or Christ? He literally ran and hid in the Org.
for awhile.
He stayed in the back, glaring through the side windows or
occasionally waddling up to the front for the next hour.
He finally re-emerged about 5pm and did do some street
talking, issuing the same lies about 'religious persecution'
and 'ragtag radicals' etc. I saw a couple of people laugh at him.
I could tell the laughter was at his expense because of his
scowl.
Interesting Incidents:
We did get visited by a couple of what I call Irish Bullyboys.
Big guys with the Bikerbuild and sporting 'I'm proud to be Irish'
T shirts. They took copies of the Odhran Flyer and then
briefly stood in front of the Org doorway and read the flyers
aloud to each other. Then they briefly discussed the flyers,
with each other. The whole time they do this they are talking
just loud enough and forcefully enough to be heard inside
the Org. Someone briefly closed the Org door at this point and
the BIG IRISH DUDES left.
One lady literally cried on my shoulder about how, years
ago, her husband and blown their savings on Co$ courses,
& briefly seperated from her because she was anti-CoS and he was
ordered to Disconnect from her as she was an SP.
He eventually
left the Co$ after doing the OT3 and returned to her and
his kids a broken man. He had been down in the states
and came back, as she said tearfully, "Broken in mind,
spirit and body."
He died of liver failure while on
the transplant waiting list a while ago.
She cried because she said that when he came back
he was so ashamed and guilty because when he
finally found out about Xenu and Hubbards Secret teaching
that there was no God or Christ or any religion, just an infinite number of BTs to
exorcise for still more money, he knew he had
been decieved about everything and he just walked
away from the Co$. He had called her and asked
her to wire him busfare back, which she did.
She cried because, as she said, "No one told him
about Xenu upfront and no protestor stood
out front and dared to expose the Co$ Secrets."
I told her no one had had the opportunity to spread
this kind of information before.
She said she knew that and
she was glad to get him back still alive. They had
had time for him to reacquaint himself with his kids
and settle everything between themselves.
She had the chance to tell him she forgave him, but
he never really forgave himself.
She said, once
his liver problems were diagnosed he spent a week
cursing the CoS, Hubbard and his own foolishness
and then never mentioned them again.
She and her kids are in Family Counselling and still
dealing with this.
She gave me a big hug and went on her way.
Very sad indeed.
Epilogue:
Our Picketing Resources continue to grow and have spilled off of the Net into the General Community. Soon there will be enough momentum and available particpants that my absence will not end the local Picketing. This will make my family feel a lot happier, as I will be less of a target in their opinion.
A special Canadian Irish Hello and best wishes to the Fortunes. Your plight is known here too and sympathies and well wishes were expressed. Save a seat for Odhran at your hearth, he will return. Keep the pressure on and the Gardai alert!
All of the new faces expressed the intention of not
only returning but spreading the word and encouraging
others to join in. They all took copies of the Picket
Advisory to show others that we were organised,
and serious.
Gregg SP5
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