Jonestown Survivor Author News: On Tuesday, October 13, 2015, from 7-8:30 p.m., I will present about my book, and the physical property in Jonestown, Guyana. I will have architectural maps and other photos. I will also sell signed books to the public. As always, I will have lots of time for Questions & Answers.
» continue readingJONESTOWN SURVIVOR UPDATE - the Next 60 Days September 22, Saturday, 9-1 p.m. JONESTOWN SURVIVOR will host an Author's Table, and have her signed book for sale, at University of Phoenix Writers' Expo. I will sell signed copies of my book. September 6, Sunday, at 11 a.m. EST as JONESTOWN SURVIVOR will be a featured guest on #BoldRadioStation, a 5 star experience; turn-key radio show! Bold Radio Station aims to be the #1 listened to Radio Station across the globe and I am very excited to be a part of this journey. Tune in at boldradiostation.com. October 1, Thursday, 6-8 p.m. JONESTOWN SURVIVOR Book Talk and Power Point ...
» continue readingLAURA JOHNSTON KOHL (GNOSTIC WARRIOR INTERVIEW) transcribed by Kathy Tropp Barbour Interviewer: Moe Seo [Introduction] Hello, and welcome to the Gnostic Warrior radio show and podcast, broadcasting from gnosticwarrior.com in San Diego, California, to around the world. I’m your host, Moe. And today on the show I have Jonestown survivor Laura Johnston Kohl. When 914 members of the Peoples Temple and 4 visiting Americans died in Guyana, South America on November 18, 1978, Laura Johnston Kohl survived. She is one of the 87 who lived through the trauma. After participating with the Black Panthers and attending Woodstock, Laura moved into the Peoples Temple ...
» continue readingDelta Mu Delta UOPX is proud to announce the 3rd Annual Writers' Expo, to be held Sat., Aug. 22, from 9:00am to 1:00pm at the UOPX Stonecrest Learning Center, 9645 Granite Ridge Drive, SD. This is a landmark opportunity to attend a number of informative writing workshops, as well as network amongst a multitude of published authors. This year, Delta Mu Delta UOPX San Diego is honored to announce our Keynote Speaker: Antoinette Kuritz, founder of the La Jolla Writers Conference. Attendees of the Delta Mu Delta UOPX Writers Expo will also have the opportunity to register for a discounted admission ...
» continue readingJONESTOWN SURVIVOR Interviewed September 6, 11 a.m. EST Please join me (Jonestown Survivor) on Sunday September 6 at 11 a.m. EST as I will be a featured guest on #BoldRadioStation, a 5 star experience; turn-key radio show! Bold Radio Station aims to be the #1 listened to Radio Station across the globe and I am very excited to be a part of this journey. Tune in over at boldradiostation.com.
» continue readingJONESTOWN SURVIVOR EVENTS - Upcoming My next month or so has some interesting (Peoples Temple-related) events. Monday - I'll have a taped interview with a Canadian internet program. Tuesday - I will meet with a documentary producer. Aug 13, Thursday, Fallbrook Library, 6 p.m. I will present about my book JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider's Look. August 22, Saturday, U of Phoenix in downtown SD - hosting an Author's table at a Writers' Expo. And, I will continue posting and labeling photos released from the FBI from Wikileaks info - Guyana photos - on flickr.com. I've recently posted 200 more. And, I will continue working to put ...
» continue readingJONESTOWN SURVIVOR: I received an email from a Peoples Temple researcher. He had this question: What do you believe Jim Jones meant by 'revolutionary suicide' and what he was protesting at the massacre? Jim used the phrase "Revolutionary suicide" to protest that we had people from outside of our Jonestown community thinking they could come in and monitor what was happening. He turned his decision for everyone to die into a political message - a message that was in the rhetoric of the Left during that time in the US. He tried to put the burden of the suicides (he called it suicide ...
» continue readingJONESTOWN SURVIVOR responds to an email inquiry: Over the past few days, a person researching a book has contacted me. She mentioned that the other survivors she tried to contact have not responded. Here is what I told her: What made you decide to write about Peoples Temple? Are you including any information about Jonestown? Life for children and parents was completely different in Jonestown for both children and parents - for everyone. Do you know Dr. James Taylor at USF? Just out of curiosity, what are the ethnicities of your primary characters? In terms of contacting survivors, what none of us wants ...
» continue readingHello everyone, I am posting hundreds of new Jonestown photos in the Peoples Temple Photo Gallery on www.flickr.com. The FBI has just released these photos, so I am posting them on flickr. Here is the link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/peoplestemple/ It is not very user-friendly. When I go on - 1. I go to www.flickr.com, and go to search. 2. I just search for my full name since I posted most of the photos - so Laura Johnston Kohl 3. Then, I click on the reference to Peoples Temple Photo Gallery. 4. I look at the albums - I am ...
» continue readingJONESTOWN SURVIVOR NEWS - I was interviewed by Greg Jones of I WANT TO KNOW, and he has created a Podcast and other links to the interview. Here is his note: I hope all is well, I wanted to let you know that your episode of I Want To Know is out (and is very highly anticipated at that, a lot of people asking me when this one was coming out). I wanted to make sure you had all the links and possible ways to listen to the show. www.iwanttoknowshow.com will have the episode, as well as a brief bio on you. www.facebook.com/iwanttoknowshow will have the announcement ...
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