======================================================================= LEO J. RYAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION CONFERENCE 2001 CULTS AND TERRORISM: ABUSE OF THE VULNERABLE Where:

The Hilton Cleveland South Hotel 6200 Quarry Lane Cleveland, OH 44131 When:

October 26 - 28, 2001 Reservations:

800/774-1500 (mention special conference rate of $79 for double or single room) 216/447-1300 hotel direct LJREFoundation P. O. Box 700 Bridgeport, CT 06601 TEL: 203/366-5500; FAX: 203/338-9738 WEB: www.cultinfo.org ======================================================================= SCHEDULE -------------------- Friday, October 26 9:00 a.m. Registration and coffee - Bookstore (all day) 10:00 a.m. Committee meetings 12:00 p.m. Luncheon - Priscilla Coates: President's Opening Welcome Speaker - Paul Martin, Ph.D.

- Thirty Years of Reflection on the Cult Phenomenon:

Parallel Lessons on Terrorism 1:30 p.m. Workshops Group A 1. Children in Christian Science: Perils of Perfection - Linda Kramer, Ph.D.

2. There is Hope: Successful Exits After Longtime Cult Involvement - Mary Alice Chrnalogar, exit counselor and author of Twisted Scriptures 3. Crazy Therapies: Reparenting and Rebirthing - Patricia Crossman, M.S.W.

4. Cult Awareness Educational Programs for Colleges and Universities and Support Groups for Parents of Cult Members - Ron Loomis, cult educator 5. Magic, Deception, and Critical Thinking Skills - Dan Feaster, Ph.D.

3:00 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. Workshops Group B 1. Personal Stories: Growing up in Scientology - Former Members 2. Understanding the Making of a Terrorist - David Clark 3. Providing Psychotherapy to Children and Families affected by Destructive Groups - Linda Dubrow, Ph.D., and Steve Dubrow-Eichel, Ph.D.

4. The Non-Negotiable Factors in Cult Recovery - Paul Martin, Ph.D.

5. Coping with Cult Involvement; What Can Families Do?

- Livia Bardin, M.S.W.

5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Panel Discussion - Extreme Belief: How and When Does Religion Become Violent?

- Dave Clark, Kevin Garvey, and Stephen Kent, Ph.D.

Moderator: Michael Kropveld 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Speaker - William Zellner, Ph.D.

- Cult Apologists: Are They Blind?

9:15 p.m. Film - Surprise presentation -------------------- Saturday, October 27 7-9 a.m. Breakfast on your own. The hotel has several restaurants 9:00 a.m. Workshops Group C 1. Our Years in the Jehovah's Witnesses - Calvin Lehman, a former elder and overseer of the Jehovah's Witnesses' Theocratic Ministry School will describe his life in the group. Lehman's daughter, Traci Sonney, will share her childhood experiences and the problems she encountered growing up as a third generation Witness.

2. Magic, Deception, and Critical Thinking Skills - Dan Feaster, Ph.D.

3. Enforced Realities: The Parallels between Cult Practices and Terrorism - Kevin Garvey 4. How Law Enforcement can be Proactive in Helping Families Affected by Cults - Mark Roggeman, member of Denver Police Department and cult specialist 10:00 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Workshops Group D 1. The Non-negotiable Factors in Cult Recovery - Paul Martin, Ph.D.

2. Personal Stories: Growing up in Scientology - Former Members 3. Coping with Cult Involvement; What Can Families Do?

- Livia Bardin, M.S.W.

4. Enforced Realities: The parallels between Cult Practices and Terrorism - Kevin Garvey 5. Incest, Rape, and Abuse in Polygamist Families - Former Mormon and author Andrea Moore Emmett 12:00 p.m. Luncheon Speaker - Stephen Kent, Ph.D.

- Child Sexual Abuse in International New Religious Movements 1:30 p.m. Workshops Group E 1. There is Hope: Successful Exits After Longtime Cult Involvement - Mary Alice Chrnalogar, exit counselor and author of Twisted Scriptures 2. Children in Christian Science: Perils of Perfection - Linda Kramer, Ph.D.

3. Cult Apologists: Are They Blind?

- William Zellner, Ph.D. Linda Dubrow, Ph.D., and Steve Dubrow-Eichel, Ph.D.

4. Cult Awareness Educational Programs for Colleges and Universities and Support Groups for Parents of Cult Members - Ron Loomis, cult educator 3:00 p.m. Refreshment Break 3:30 p.m. Workshops Group F 1. Crazy Therapies: Reparenting and Rebirthing - Patricia Crossman, M.S.W.

2. How Law Enforcement Can be Proactive in Assisting Families Affected by Cults - Mark Roggeman, member of Denver Police Department and cult specialist 3. Falun Gong and the Anti-Cult Movement: American Political Activity and the Chinese Government Campaign - Dave Clark 4. Providing Psychotherapy to Children and Families affected by Destructive Groups - Linda Dubrow, Ph.D., and Steve Dubrow-Eichel, Ph.D.

5. Incest, Rape, and Abuse in Polygamist Families - Former Mormon and author Andrea Moore Emmett 5:00 p.m. Break (Cash Bar and social hour) 6:30 p.m. Awards Banquet 7:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker - Frederick Clarkson, - Overcoming the Cults' Assault on Religious Freedom -------------------- Sunday, October 28 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Former Members' Panel - Moderator, William Goldberg, M.S.W.

Gripping personal accounts of life in cults 12:00 p.m. Adjournment -- Board Announcements -- 2002 Conference -------------------- Conference 2001 includes Lunch and Dinner both Friday and Saturday and continental breakfast on Sunday. Conferees not purchasing the meal plan may attend the Friday and Saturday night after-8 dinner program free.

======================================================================= IN MEMORIAM Last year's conference keynote presentation was "Aum Shinryko, Destroying the World to Save It", delivered by Dr. Robert J.

Lifton. 2000 Conference presenters Flo Conway and Jim Siegleman, authors of Holy Terror and Snapping, and major contributors to the Moore Report, have been issuing warnings for decades of a coming conflagration in the United States to be precipitated by cultists under the influence of mind control or brainwashing. This year's Conference brings together mental health professionals, clergy, sociologists, and others who have studied the dynamics and danger of mind control over the past thirty years. Also attending are former members of totalitarian groups who have experienced first-hand the destructive force of psychological coercion. It has been the long-held belief of this organization that tyranny over the mind, whether sponsored by governments, organizations, or individuals, presents one of the greatest dangers to mankind in this era. We present this conference with the aim of providing both greater understanding of cults and effective methods for combating them.

We now join together in dedicating The Leo J. Ryan Education Foundation's(TM) 2001 National Conference to the victims of the terrorist cult attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001 in New York and Washington, D.C.

======================================================================= Conference 2001 Speakers Frederick Clarkson, is a veteran journalist and author who has written about the intersection of politics and religion for nearly 20 years. His groundbreaking exposes include the first report on the plans of Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition to take control of the Republican Party; the first report on far-right activists calling for the formation of militias; and the first investigation into the alliance between Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church and Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam. He has contributed to many scholarly publications, and he has frequently been cited as an expert by the media, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Public Radio and the CBS Evening News, among many others. He is author of the highly regarded book, Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy. Mr. Clarkson will give the keynote address:

Overcoming the Cults' Assault on Religious Freedom.

William Zellner, Ph.D., retired professor of sociology at East Central University, Oklahoma and author, has spent much of his academic life studying and writing about cults and alternative religions. Dr. Zellner has served three terms as president of the Association for the Scientific Study of Religion and was appointed in 1995 as a reference source for foreign entities by the U.S.

Information Agency. Of his several books on unconventional groups, two recent publications, Counter Cultures: A Sociological Analysis, and Extraordinary Groups: A Study of Unconventional Lifestyles, are used in over 600 colleges and universities in the U.S. Dr. Zellner will present: Cult Apologists:

Are They Blind?

Stephen Kent, Ph.D., is a sociologist of religion at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, specializing in the study of non-traditional and alternative religions. He has published extensively in a variety of both social science and religious studies' journals, encyclopedias and books. His latest book, From Slogans to Mantras, discusses the shift among disaffected youth from political protests to sectarian conversions that occurred in the early seventies. Dr. Kent will present his recent paper: Child Sexual Abuse in International New Religious Movements.

Paul R. Martin, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and clinical counselor, and is a former member of an abusive religious group. Dr. Martin is the director of Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center in Albany, Ohio. Wellspring is a residential treatment facility that provides a program of counseling and instruction to victims of cultic abuse, religious abuse, and/or mind control. Dr. Martin will present The Non-Negotiable Factors in Cult Recovery.

Linda Kramer, Ph.D., spent thirty years in Christian Science before leaving for doctrinal reasons and then fought a long battle for emotional freedom. She now ministers to the emotional and spiritual needs of others touched by this religion, both through private correspondence and through her work with Christian Way, an outreach to current and former Christian Scientists. Dr. Kramer authored the book, The Religion That Kills, which uses Christian Science writings and Robert Lifton's mind control criteria to examine how Christian Science attracts, controls and harms its followers. Dr. Kramer will present:

Children in Christian Science: Perils of Perfection.

David Clark, is a former member of The Church of the Living Word (1972-74). After leaving the group Dave became actively involved in exit-counseling members wanting to leave abusive groups. He has served in the following capacities: court-certified cult expert; chairman of the American Family Foundation's, "Exit Counseling Studies Group;" contributing author and co-editor of the "Exit Counseling: A Practical Overview," contributing author, Recovery From Cults (Norton); national and international conference speaker and media consultant; former president of the National Association of Thought Reform Consultants; and currently board member of the Leo J. Ryan Education Foundation. Mr. Clark's workshop examines The Falun Gong and the Anti-Cult Movement: American Political Activity and the Chinese Government Campaign, and Understanding the Making of a Terrorist Linda Jayne Dubrow, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice with the Verree Psychology Group and RETIRN (Re-Entry Therapy, Information & Referral Network), which she co-founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has served as an expert wit-ness and forensic examiner in numerous malpractice cases against therapy cults, and has been a contributor to Cultic Studies Journal. Dr. Dubrow will present Providing Psychotherapy to Children and Families affected by Destructive Groups.

Steve K. Dubrow-Eichel, Ph.D., ABPP, is a licensed and Board Certified Counseling Psychologist. Dr. Dubrow-Eichel is a co-founder of RETIRN (Re-Entry Therapy, Information & Referral Network) in Philadelphia, PA and was a 1990 recipient of the John G. Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies. He has provided expert testimony in numerous custody cases involving cultic groups, and has been a contributor to Cultic Studies Journal. Dr. Dubrow-Eichel will present Providing Psychotherapy to Children and Families affected by Destructive Groups.

Livia Bardin, M.S.W., is a clinical social worker in private practice in Washington, D.C. Her book, Coping with Cult Involvement, is based on her work with former cult members and with families concerned about a loved one's involvement in a destructive cult. Ms. Bardin chairs the Family Workshop Advisory Board of the American Family Foundation (AFF), a national cult education group. In addition to workshops for families and friends of cult members, Ms. Bardin facilitates a support group for former members and conducts workshops on destructive groups for mental health professionals. Ms.

Bardin will present: Coping with Cult Involvement; What Can Families Do?

Dr. Dan Feaster, is the executive director of the Samaritan Counseling Center of Southern Wisconsin. His background includes 23 years experience as a counselor, educator, minister, and magician. He holds a Master of Social Work degree, Master of Divinity degree, and a Doctorate in Pastoral Counseling, and is a licensed psychotherapist. Dr. Feaster has published the manual, Youth in Destructive Groups: Cults, Gangs, Teenage Satanism, and Hate Groups. He also serves on the national board of directors for the Leo J. Ryan Educational Foundation. He will present: Magic, Deception, and Critical Thinking Skills Kevin Garvey has been actively exit-counseling members of abusive groups for a period of twenty-five years. He has also served as a consultant to corporations, educational institutions, and government agencies. He has lectured in seminaries and colleges, addressed academic conferences, and has served has an expert witness in cult related legal cases.

Garvey was one of seventeen North Americans who testified before Germany's Bundestag Commission on Cults. In 1993, he was selected by the Inspector General of the U.S.

Department of Transportation to participate in that office's investigation into a management training program that had been implemented by the Federal Aviation Administration. A Congressional committee received Garvey's testimony and later stopped the training program. He will present: Enforced Realities: The parallels between Cult Practices and Terrorism.

Ronald N. Loomis is an internationally recognized expert on cults and mind control. He is a Past President of the Association of College Unions International and has over 35 years of professional experience in college union and student activities administration, including those at Cornell University, where he served as Director of Unions and Activities for 23 years. Mr. Loomis has presented cult awareness lectures and seminars at over 100 colleges and universities and is the Education Liaison for the American Family Foundation (AFF).

During the summer of 1999 he served as a principle expert witness for the Legislative Task Force on Cults in Maryland.

Mr. Loomis is a contributing author to the book Cults on Campus. Mr. Loomis will present: Cult Awareness Educational Programs for Universities and Support Groups for Parents of Cult Members.

Patricia Crossman, M.S.W., is a clinical social worker who worked with the late Eric Berne, author of "Games People Play" on the early development of Transactional Analysis (TA).

TA became a popular therapy in 1960's and was the theoretical foundation for Reparenting, a pseudo-therapy created by Jacqui Schiff, a social worker who was a student of Berne.

Reparenting is considered to be a very dangerous procedure and is based in part on fabricated experimental data, and has resulted in at least one death and an indeterminate number of suicides. Over the last 25 years Patricia has counseled with many former patients and family members victimized by this therapy. She will discuss the recent reparenting death of Candace Newmaker. Crossman will present: Crazy Therapies: Reparenting and Rebirthing.

Mark Roggeman has been involved in outreach to those affected by cults and other high demand groups for a period of twenty-five years. He has assisted with exit-counseling individuals trapped in cults and provides support for the families with loved ones that are currently involved in a cult.

Roggeman has infiltrated several of these groups to gain an understanding how cults use deception in recruiting, control-ling, and retaining their members. He has served as a police officer in Denver, Colorado for the past thirty years and assists other law enforcement agencies with information and training on cults. Mr. Roggeman will present: How Law Enforcement can be Proactive in Helping Families Affected by Cults.

======================================================================= LJREFoundation Continues Tradition of Recognizing Achievement Leo J. Ryan Award: Named in honor of Congressman Leo J. Ryan, who was assassinated November 18, 1978 in Guyana by members of the People's Temple cult lead by Jim Jones. This is LJREF's highest award and is Given annually to an individual who embodies the courage and vision of Congressman Ryan in the fight against cults.

Community Action Award: LJREF is an action-oriented organization.

We are always in search of ways citizens can fight constructively and non-violently against the horrors of cults. This award recognizes a person or group who has waged a successful battle against a cult or high control group. This award focuses attention on LJREF's citizen action mission.

Media Awards: These awards acknowledge and support those members of the media, whether in the medium of print, radio, television or the internet, who have made a significant contribution in alerting the public to the dangers of cults and mind control. These awards recognize that information is our main weapon in the fight against cult abuse.

======================================================================= "The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it."

-- Thucydides THE LEO J. RYAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION(TM) The Leo J. Ryan Education Foundation(TM) is a national grassroots organization dedicated to providing a comprehensive source of education, information, and referrals regarding destructive cults, mind control, and psychological manipulation. The Leo J. Ryan Education Foundation(TM) provides vital information to mental health professionals, the legal community, government, law enforcement, media, clergy, and families; and serves as an advocate on behalf of former cult members, families, and children. Congressman Leo J. Ryan cared passionately about the human condition, and often became actively involved in causes that he believed would make a difference in the lives of the average American. He was tragically assassinated while investigating allegations of human rights abuses involving American citizens at Jim Jones' People's Temple, in Jonestown, Guyana, South America in 1978. Congressman Ryan is the only Congressman to give his life in the service of his country while on active duty.

======================================================================= REGISTRATION FORM The LJREFoundation is a private association and reserves the right to decline or refund any registration. Any person attending the conference who engages in demonstrations, outbursts or harassing activities will be removed from the conference. Application to come to the conference is consent to being removed by conference security for such activity. If an application is not accepted, full registration will be refunded. Cancellations may be subject to a $40 handling fee.

No refunds will be given if requested after October 6, 2001.

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