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Artists Focus on Human Rights at Sunscreen Film Festival \| St. Petersburg, Florida • Wednesday, May 22, 2013 \|
	For the past five years, Youth for Human Rights, supported by the Scientology Churches of the Tampa Bay area, has been one of the sponsors of the Sunscreen Film Festival. Industry professionals see film as the best medium to promote human rights.Once a year, St. Petersburg, Florida, goes “Hollywood” for the Sunscreen Film Festival, now in its 8th... \| Full Story >>

Annual International Convention Focuses on Education Quality \| Spanish Lake, Missouri • Tuesday, May 21, 2013 \|
	The annual international convention of a program featured in a new Scientology brochure focused on simple solutions to raise the quality of education. Quality education is essential in our increasingly technological world. And quality education depends on teacher skill. These were the focus of the annual convention in Spanish Lake, Missouri, April... \| Full Story >>

Scientologists Add a Touch of Happiness to Hamburg Marathon \| Hamburg, Germany • Monday, May 20, 2013 \|
	Volunteers from the Church of Scientology of Hamburg distributed thousands of copies of The Way to Happiness at the 2013 Hamburg Marathon.More than 10,000 finished the Hamburg Marathon April 21. Following a minute of silence in honor of the Boston Marathon, which took place exactly one week earlier, runners exploded past the starting line and kept... \| Full Story >>

Sacramento Event Targets Traffic Deaths from Drugs and Alcohol \| Sacramento, CA • Sunday, May 19, 2013 \|
	Church of Scientology of Sacramento introduces Sacramento religious leaders to the Truth About Drugs education program to help decrease fatalities and serious traffic accidents caused by drug abuse.To counter pro-drug propaganda, the International Faith Based Coalition (IFBC) called on religious leaders to speak out at a rally held to draw attention... \| Full Story >>

Human Rights Education Conference at the Moscow Church of Scientology \| Moscow, Russia • Saturday, May 18, 2013 \|
	A human rights conference at the Moscow Church of Scientology March 26 introduced educators to the human rights educational resources of Youth for Human Rights.The Moscow Church of Scientology opened its doors March 26 for a special Youth for Human Rights conference to provide Moscow educators with tools to teach the Universal Declaration of Human Rights... \| Full Story >>

Convention Highlights Social Change from The Way to Happiness \| Glendale, California • Friday, May 17, 2013 \|
	Delegates from 13 nations heard remarkable stories of social change in the wake of the distribution of a simple booklet featured in a new brochure by the Church of Scientology.More than 80 delegates representing 13 nations convened April 26-28 for the second annual convention and awards banquet of The Way to Happiness Foundation in Glendale, California.... \| Full Story >>

New Brochure on Applied Scholastics Released in Brussels \| Brussels, Belgium • Thursday, May 16, 2013 \|
	Overcoming the barriers to study was the focus of an open house and conference April 23, 2013, at the Brussels Branch of the Churches of Scientology of Europe.The Brussels Branch of the Churches of Scientology of Europe brought together students, educators and representatives of NGOs April 23, 2013, to introduce them to Applied Scholastics International... \| Full Story >>

Celebrating Youth for Human Rights Day at Scientology National Office \| Washington, D.C. • Wednesday, May 15, 2013 \|
	Civic, religious and community leaders met at the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office April 5 to celebrate Youth for Human Rights Day. April 5 is Youth for Human Rights Day and no better place to commemorate the occasion than at the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office in Washington, D.C. The Office was opened in September 2012 at... \| Full Story >>

Church of Scientology of Inglewood Hosts Seminar and Open House \| Inglewood, California • Tuesday, May 14, 2013 \|
	Honor students learn how The Way to Happiness has been used to uplift communities and reduce crime.A group of 77 students were guests at a special open house and seminar at the Church of Scientology of Inglewood, California, March 12, 2013.The students are enrolled in a sociology class at City Honors Preparatory High School, a charter school in Inglewood,... \| Full Story >>

St. Petersburg Scientologists Combat Racial Discrimination \| St. Petersburg, Russia • Monday, May 13, 2013 \|
	In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, volunteers from the St. Petersburg Scientology religious group carried out a week of human rights awareness activities. St. Petersburg Scientologists carried out a week of human rights activities to raise awareness of human rights and show support for those who are... \| Full Story >>

Scientology, How We Help—Taking Back our Communities with The Way to Happiness \| Minneapolis, Minnesota • Saturday, May 11, 2013 \|
	Members of the Church of Scientology support MAD DADS in its work to reclaim the neighborhoods of Minneapolis.MAD DADS—Men Against Destruction, Defending Against Drugs and Social Disorder—has added a new weapon in the fight against crime, drugs and violence on the streets of Minneapolis: The Way to Happiness, a common sense guide to better living.... \| Full Story >>

Scientology: How We Help—A Brighter Future for Ghana Children \| Ghana, Africa • Friday, May 10, 2013 \|
	The Association for Human Rights and Tolerance and the Church of Scientology of Milan opened the third UNITED for Africa school in Ghana April 13, 2013.Imagine the children of an entire village celebrating because they have a school to attend. Those who live in the remote western Ghana village of Asukese call this the “Magic School” because its... \| Full Story >>

Bernard Percy—One of those Teachers you Never Forget \| Los Angeles, CA • Thursday, May 9, 2013 \|
	Just returned to Los Angeles from Spanish Lake, Missouri, from the annual conference of Applied Scholastics International April 4 - 6, Bernard Percy has been involved for the past four decades in the movement described in a new brochure published by the Church of Scientology.Those of us who are lucky can look back over our schools years and remember... \| Full Story >>

Indonesia Embassy Hosts The Way to Happiness Seminar \| Washington, D.C. • Wednesday, May 8, 2013 \|
	Staff of the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office shared the “secret” of happiness with members of the Indonesian community in Washington, D.C.Head of the Consular Division for the Indonesian Embassy to the United States in Washington, D.C., hosted a seminar April 6 on The Way to Happiness—the nonreligious moral code based entirely on... \| Full Story >>

Youth for Human Rights Toronto Promote Tolerance \| Toronto, Canada • Tuesday, May 7, 2013 \|
	Volunteers from the Church of Scientology of Toronto introduced visitors to a unique human rights education program at the York Regional Police 11th annual commemoration of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.The Toronto chapter of Youth for Human Rights International actively supported the York Regional Police 11th annual... \| Full Story >>

On World Health Day, Tampa Scientologists Promote Drug-Free Living \| Tampa Bay, Florida • Monday, May 6, 2013 \|
	Volunteers from the Churches of Scientology of the Tampa Bay Area spent World Health Day April 7 helping local residents make healthy choices by providing the truth about drugs. Members of the Churches of Scientology in the Tampa Bay area marked World Health Day April 7 by taking action against drug abuse—a health issue that has become an epidemic.... \| Full Story >>