On Mon, 08 Dec 2003, Mike Gormez <mgormez@chello.nl> wrote:

>Notice how minorities are now very prominently included. Could this indicate a
>marketing shift or is it in response to the flap years earlier when they got
>lambasted for the way they depicted handicapped people in the 'study tech'
>books
>and Hubbard's well known racism?

No I think it's because they have found from their own internal surveys that blacks are more likely to join staff. And they need staff because the orgs are generally doing lousy and there are less and less new people to recruit into the SO.

See internal Scn email below.

Date: Jan 2003

Did you know that over 12% of America is Black, but that a far lesser percentage than that make up American Scientologists? Did you know that the Black population is 3rd and 4th dynamically oriented -- when Black people do get on to Church lines, 50% of them join staff!! More than any other ethnic group!! This is a community that NEEDS our Tech, and you can help!

One of the most significant dissemination projects of all time has just been launched . . . the opening of the Harlem Mission, in Harlem, New York, home of the Apollo, Jazz and the heart of Black Culture.

What do we need?

Glad you asked. Money. Of course! What else? Well, staff. New materials. You name it. But, mostly, money. And now. And fast. A building has been found. It will be a wonderful, upstat space located near the NY Urban League, Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and the Jackie Robinson YMCA. We are now fund raising to secure it. We need 1.5 Million for the entire cycle. That includes purchasing the building, furnishing it, putting in the Purif, and funding the literacy program and the Grand Opening. (Can't you just imagine being there???!!!)

LRH said "Completely aside from what it means to the whites, Scientology offers to the black people of America a wonderful chance." Let's make that chance a reality!!

We have a great Mission Holder, Thelma Mitchem, and a Flag Trained, Golden Age of Tech Hubbard Professional Supervisor signed on in Sasha Jackson, Black Scientologist from Washington, DC Contribute to this most theta motion!

No flow too small. There is an SO project in New York right this minute to get this mission opened. You can help! Send us your money! (your donation is tax deductible) Make your checks payable to SMI EUS. Send themto: SMI EUS, 349 W 48th St., NYC, NY 10036 (or call Willie Frink at 646-327-3176 or Pablo Lobato at 646-541-9892 to make payments by credit card). Let's make history!

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Cerridwen

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