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Demonstrations against (and for) Scientology in Australia

If you are having problems with outbreaks of Scientology around your area, consider demonstrating against the local organisation. Two or three demonstrators have a lot of presence when they know the entire Internet stands by them - get out there with thirty million of your mates behind you.

"One reason a picketer is so powerful is that it shows how much and how many people are protesting. You are there because you want to, not because you were ordered to ... Each one of you represent an army of followers." - anonymous e-mail to Ted Mayett

[ 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Pro-Scn ]

• Fier's Canberra picket page
• Leaflets from and for demonstrations
• Hints and tips on demonstrating against Scientology

• xenu.net Picket Central - picketing message-board
• Jeff Jacobsen's Worldwide Demo Site - coordinating page for international pickets
• Worldwide Picket Report Page - links to every known demo report as collected by Ted Mayett
• Picket Database - compiled by Kristi Wachter
• L. Ron Hubbard's poem The Picketeer - which fits the present context wonderfully ;-)

Demonstrations in Australia listed in reverse chronological order.

Canberra

• Demo report, Fri 04 Aug 2000 - "ACT"

Adelaide

• Demo report, Sat 01 Jul 2000 - Lynton

Canberra

• Demo note, Sun 30 Jul 2000 - Lynton (he never did post the full report)

Canberra

• Demo report, Sat 03 Jun 2000 - Lynton

Canberra

• Demo report, Sun 14 May 2000 - Lynton

Canberra

• Demo report, Thu 09 Mar 2000 - Louise Cook
• Demo report, Mon 13 Mar 2000 - Louise Cook

Sydney

• Demo report, Fri 11 Feb 2000 - Anonymous

Canberra

• Demo report, Fri 28 Jan 2000 - Fier

Canberra

• Demo report, Fri 03 Dec 1999 - Fier
• Demo report, Fri 03 Dec 1999 - Louise Cook

Canberra

• Demo report, Thu 07 Oct 1999 - Goombaj
• Demo report, Wed 13 Oct 1999 - Fier
• Demo report, Mon 18 Oct 1999 - Fier

Canberra

• Demo report, Thu 02 Sep 1999 - Fier
  • Further reporting, Thu 02 Sep 1999 - Liam McGuire
• Demo report, Thu 09 Sep 1999 - Fier
• Demo report, Thu 09 Sep 1999 - Goombaj
• Demo report, Thu 09 Sep 1999 - Joseph Xemuson
  • Further reporting, Thu 09 Sep 1999 - Fier
• Demo report, Fri 17 Sep 1999 - Joseph Xemuson
• Demo report, Fri 17 Sep 1999 - Fier
  • Further reporting, Fri 17 Sep 1999 - Goombaj
  • Further reporting, Fri 17 Sep 1999 - Fier
• Demo report, Fri 24 Sep 1999 - Fier
• Demo report, Thu 30 Sep 1999 - Goombaj
  • Further reporting, Thu 30 Sep 1999 - Fier

• Fier's Why we picket flyer (Fri 17 Sep 1999).

Canberra

• Demo report, Thu 12 Aug 1999 - Goombaj
• Demo report, Thu 12 Aug 1999 - Fier
  • Photos from the demo.
• Demo report, Mon 23 Aug 1999 - Mike K, Goombaj
• Demo report, Mon 23 Aug 1999 - Fier
  • Further reporting, Mon 23 Aug 1999 - Goombaj
• Demo report, Wed 25 Aug 1999 - Fier

• Fier's Why we picket flyer (Thu 12 Aug 1999).

Canberra

• Demo report, Thu 22 Jul 1999 - Louise Cook
• Demo report, Thu 22 Jul 1999 - Fier
  • Legal threat hand-delivered to the demonstrators, concerning distribution of the Xemu flyer.

Melbourne

• City leafleting, 14 Jan 1999 - David Gerard

Melbourne

Leaflets from Scientology, March 1998

• 'PUBLIC WARNING' - attempted character assassination of Tony McClelland, Stuart Riley and myself
• Freedom, 1997 Australian edition

Melbourne

• Demo report, Sat 14 Mar 1998 - Frank Copeland
• Demo report, Sat 14 Mar 1998 - David Gerard
• Photos from the demo

Leaflets from Scientology, December 1997

• Brisbane: 'The Facts That Are Not Included In Reports Of Lisa McPhersons Death' - photocopied fax, single-sided
• Melbourne: 'Church Denounces Outrageous Account Of Scientologists' Death' - photocopied fax, double-sided

These were handed out in both Melbourne and Brisbane:

• 'PUBLIC WARNING'
• 'CultAware: Serpent of Hate' by Victims of CultAware

Brisbane

• Demo report, Mon 22 Dec 1997 - Neil Muspratt

Melbourne

• Pre-demo city leafleting report, Fri 05 Dec 1997 - David Gerard
• Demo quick notes, Sat 06 Dec 1997 - David Gerard
• Demo report, Sat 06 Dec 1997 - David Gerard
• Photos from the demo

Melbourne

• Leaflet run, 09 May 1997 - David Gerard

Brisbane

• Demo report - Neil Muspratt

Melbourne

• Demo report - David Gerard
  • Further reporting - Frank Copeland

Brisbane

• Demo report, Fri 14 Mar 1997 - Neil Muspratt
• Demo report, Sat 15 Mar 1997 - Neil Muspratt
• Photos from the demo

Leaflets from Scientology, December 1996

• Lies, Lies and More Lies: The careful twisting of truth by Tony McClelland (the conspiracy of the 'Internet cronies')
• Do We Need 2 Pauline Hansons? (Pauline Hanson is an Australian politician)
• What The Devil Is CultAware? (CultAware as loony conspiracy theorists).

Melbourne

• Demo report - David Gerard
  • Memories of the news photographer mentioned in the above report
• Demo report - Frank Copeland
• Photos from the demo

Sydney

• Demo report - Zed
• Demo report - Tony McClelland

Brisbane

• Demo Report, Fri 06 Dec 1996 - Neil Muspratt
• Demo report, Sat 07 Dec 1996 - Neil Muspratt

Sydney

• Demo report, Fri 06 Sep 1996 - David Gerard
• Demo report, Sat 07 Sep 1996 - David Gerard
  • Demo report, Sat 07 Sep 1996 - Eric Rose
• Demo report, Sat 07 Sep 1996 - Zed
  • Scientology leaflets handed out 07 Sep to obscure the purpose of the demo
  • Victims of CultAware leaflet handed out by Scientologists 07 Sep
• Photos from 06 and 07 Sep 1996

Brisbane

• Sat 07 Sep 1996 - Neil Muspratt

Sydney

• Thu 02 May 1996 - Tony McClelland
  • Thu 02 May 1996 clarified further - Tony McClelland
• Fri 17 May 1996 - Tony McClelland
• Fri 17 May 1996 - Zed
  • plus further comment from Zed and Tony McClelland

Melbourne, March 16th

• Announcement of Melbourne demo
• Demo report - David Gerard
• Photos from the demo
• "Demo report" from Andrew Milne (CoS PR, based in LA)
  • Reply from "Anthony Fore" (including further demo reportage)
    • Reply from Andrew Milne (CoS PR)
      • Reply from "Anthony Fore"
        • Reply from David Gerard
  • Reply from Frank Copeland (including further demo reportage)
    • Reply from "Anthony Fore"
  • Reply from Darren Hutchinson (including further demo reportage)
  • Reply from TarlaStar
  • Reply from "Two-Dogs"

Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide

• Demo reports - Tony McClelland

Melbourne

• Announcements of Melbourne demo
• Demo report - Ian Dean
• Demo report - David Gerard
• Photos from the demo
  • Leaflet handed out by CoS staff
  • Leaflet handed out by demonstrators

• Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide demo reports - Tony McClelland.
  • The leaflet used by Tony McClelland in Sydney.
• Canberra long demo report and short demo report - Ashraf Ghebranious

Demonstrations by Scientologists

Sat 31 Jul 1999: Melbourne - CCHR against alleged psychosurgery at Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Did cult march on wrong hospital? - The Big Issue (Australia) #81, Mon 06 Sep 1999
• No religious agenda - The Big Issue (Australia) #82, Mon 20 Sep 1999 - reply letter to above article

Wed 16 Jun 1999: Sydney - CCHR, against release of killer John Lewthwaite

• Announcement of protest
• AAP Event Diary entry
• AAP report

Tue 06 May 1997: Sydney - against Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany

• AAP report
• Courier-Mail (Brisbane) report
• Photos from above demo, of Scientologists in Nazi uniforms. (Yes indeed - see for yourself!)

Sat 19 Apr 1997: Brisbane - outside Stuart Riley's office

• Forwarded report - Tony McClelland
  • Followup - Neil Muspratt

Wed 16 Oct 1985: Adelaide - against South Australian parliamentary committee report on Scientology

• Advertiser (Adelaide) report

Fri 03 Nov 1972: Perth - against Dr. A.S. Ellis, director of Mental Services in Western Australia

• West Australian report

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