JONESTOWN SURVIVOR to Present at UCSD OSHER Class

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This is the archive of a large website of articles and blogs published in conjunction with the book, Jonestown Survivor: An Insider’s Look. The book and all the material in this archive were written by Laura Johnston Kohl, a member of Peoples Temple who survived the tragedy in Jonestown by being in Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown on 18 November 1978.

Following the twentieth anniversary of the Jonestown tragedy, Ms. Johnston Kohl became a prolific writer and active public speaker, work she continued to do until shortly before her death on 19 November 2019. She also made herself available to family members of those who perished in Guyana and scholars who try to understand the calamity of the ending. Finally, she was a generous contributor of articles and remembrances for the Alternative Considerations site, all of which may be found here.

In the interest of preserving the information from her site for future generations of Jonestown scholars and researchers, the managers of this site obtained permission from Laura’s husband Ron Kohl to archive her work in its entirety. Both the archive and the book itself are published with his permission.

April 30, 2017

JONESTOWN SURVIVOR will present at an UCSD OSHER Class:

Surviving Peoples Temple at Jonestown: One Woman’s Story Laura Kohls Johnston Peoples Temple was a response and thought to be a solution to the historic events taking place in the 1950s. From about 1953 on, television brought a new dimension to understanding history. We thought we could watch it as it evolved. We could see the characters and personalities, and we could see the consequences immediately. In other words, we could not just ignore the world around us anymore. This lecture will examine that part of U.S. history which allowed the creation and success of Peoples Temple, and what happened in Guyana on November 18, 1978.

Presenter: Laura Kohls Johnston is a Jonestown survivor who returned to California from Guyana and overcame great trauma. Since that time she has been a bilingual elementary-school teacher, author, and public speaker. She will be participating on an advisory committee for the Peoples Temple Collection at the California Historical Society in San Francisco. Kohls is the author of a book about her experiences, Jonestown Survivor: An Insider’s Look. Coordinator: Eileen Coblens

Time/Date: F 1:00-3:00 p.m., Jun. 9 Location: Rm. 129, UCSD Extension Complex

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