Hi all, A friend of mine looked up the Ricki Lake schedule for next week and noticed we were not listed. Our show has been pre-empted. The folks at the show were not able to tell when it will be rescheduled. We will let you know! In peace, Laura
» continue readingAs I approach my THREE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY of publishing my book, I am excited to share that I'm about 97,000 on the amazon authors' list, and Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,069 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #10 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Social Scientists & Psychologists #48 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Social Scientists & Psychologists. Exciting!
» continue readingIn an article in the Bucknellian on March 6, 2013, Kerong Kelly's article appeared here: http://bucknellian.blogs.bucknell.edu/2013/03/06/jonestown-survivor-discusses-her-experience-as-part-of-the-peoples-temple/ My good friend spoke at Bucknell at a class studying Peoples Temple and the events of Jonestown thirty-five years ago. Jordan Vilchez, one of the survivors of the tragedy at Jonestown, spoke to the University community on March 6, about her experiences as a young member of the People’s Temple. At age 12, Vilchez became a member of the People’s Temple and subsequently relocated to Redwood Valley with her older sister. Just eight years later, they moved to Guyana. Vilchez left Jonestown the day ...
» continue readingI am a proud member of the Occupy Movement. Why? This vignette tells it all. I have a friend who has spent her life caretaking – AIDS patients, her daughter, many others during her lifetime. We sit at different activist events and I am delighted to share the table/bench/banner with her. Last week, she attended an event in our local park – a green park with swings and kids’ climbing equipment, a railroad museum, and multitudes of homeless men and women. The event was to bring attention to some of the voiceless in our society – ...
» continue readingLeslie Wagner-Wilson and I will have our program on the Ricki Lake Show on MARCH 19! Our I Survived A Cult episode airs Tuesday March 19th, 2013. I have attached the link where you can type in your city to see when the show airs. In some markets, we rebroadcast the episode the following day. For example, in Los Angeles, this episode will air first run Tuesday on FOX 11 at 3:00 pm and then we will rebroadcast it Wednesday at 11:00 am on channel 13. This isn't the case in every city, but here is where you can ...
» continue readingI have updated my recent presentations - these are within the past year: • Penn State U - Political Science, History, and Sociology classes • SD City College Author Table • Ricki Lake Show • Libraries throughout California • Co-housing groups in California • Visalia, Lake Co., Santa Rosa and San Diego Meetings of Society of Friends • KPOO Radio Interview, San Francisco • Books, Inc. San Francisco • Puget Sound and West. WA University • San Diego Branch Library Book Talks • Numerous Local Author events • CA Women’s Conference – Host Table • Cal State San Marcos History Classes • Miramar Coll. Women’s History Month • Communal Studies Assoc. Conference at the Oneida Community
» continue readingHola California Friends! As part of my JONESTOWN SURVIVOR persona: I'll be at the Petaluma Library 3/23 at 2. I'll be at the Friends House in Santa Rosa on 3/26 in the evening. I'll be at Fresno Pacific University on 3/28 at 9:30 a.m. I will present a Book Talk and include a Power Point presentation, and introduce you to other resources for Peoples Temple information. Let me know if you are interested in coming and I will give you more details!
» continue readingI was interviewed after a Book Talk and discussion at Western Washington University in February 2013. Here is the link: www.westernfrontonline.net/.../image_26d15a70-7d13-11e2-bf34-001a4bcf6878.html
» continue readingYesterday and today, (2/19 and 2/20/13) my husband and I were guests of Western Washington University. I spoke about Peoples Temple and my life in a New Religion Class, a Latin American 1970s and 1980s History Class, and an Introductory Religions class. Ron spoke about Synanon at a Senior "Community Commitment" class. It was fantastic, with great enthusiasm and curiosity. We had wonderful questions. Our thanks to Western Washington University!
» continue readingI have had a wonderful day in Bellingham and in Tacoma! I had a great group of Quakers in the Bellingham Friends Meeting. People in the Meeting had great insights and questions. They made me feel right at home! Then, I went on to Puget Sound University and had a fantastic class with Jeffrey Matthews' leadership class. University of Puget Sound is a great liberal arts college in Tacoma. He had the class read my book and they just finished Friday. About forty students came on this Sunday night. They were a ...
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