Church of Scientology Nashville Continues to Share Resources from the Stay Well Center

 

The Churches of Scientology Disaster Response are known for helping communities during times of emergency.

 

As 2020 continues into Fall, communities are coming together, even while staying apart by utilizing resources to Stay Well and healthy. The Church of Scientology found it extremely important to help, but in a virtual way to slow the spread of COVID-19.

 

The Church of Scientology International created the How to Stay Well Prevention Resource Center at scientology.org/staywell. According to the website, “An ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure. This resource center was created to provide basic information about what you can do to help keep yourself and others well. All materials, including booklets and signage, are downloadable. We encourage you to use and share this information with others. Even though we are all keeping our distance, we are all in this together.”

 

Videos and downloadable resources on How to Keep Yourself and Others Well are available on the website. There are now almost two dozen short, easy-to-watch videos dedicated to helping prevent the spread of illness and keep everyone safe and healthy. Videos on the resource center include Why Prevention is Important, How to Wear Face Masks, How to Use Gloves, and more.

 

On the Scientology.org/StayWell page, a booklet is available for digital download, and there are many more tips including how to properly put on a mask and how to properly sanitize. “By following the guidelines and precautions in this booklet, you can help prevent the spread of illness and maintain a healthy environment.”

 

“These tips are very helpful to the community right now,” says Julie Brinker who oversees Community Affairs for the Church of Scientology Nashville, “By using this information we can slow the spread of COVID-19 and help many people stay healthy.”

 

For more information or to learn more, visit Scientology.org/StayWell.

Citizens Commission on Human Rights Encourages People to Report Abuses

 

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Nashville (CCHR Nashville) continues to work to spread information to parents on their basic rights so they can help their children.

 

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights Nashville Chapter (CCHR Nashville) is working to educate parents on their basic rights as they relate to their children’s mental health and well-being. On its website, cchrnashville.org, there is a tab specifically for Parents, under which comes educational resources, helpful forms and more. 

 

CCHR has long been an advocate for human rights, especially as relates to patients’ rights in the field of mental health. At CCHRNashville.org/Report-Abuse, it states, “If you or anyone you know has been harmed or damaged by psychiatric or mental health “treatment,” please fill out the form below or download a report form (pdf) (Word doc) and mail it in.”

 

One of the many virtual resources CCHR has to offer are 30 second public service messages as well as full-length documentaries aimed at informing people of the dangers of psychiatric drugs and other methods of treatment. According to CCHR.org, “Posing as ’authorities,’ their pseudoscience now woven through our educational systems and medical institutions, psychiatrists wreak havoc across the entire social fabric, by prescribing a smorgasbord of mind-altering drugs to adults and children. These drugs are so dangerous that government authorities have issued ‘black box’ warnings of mania, hostility, suicide, stroke and sudden death. Add to that the tens of thousands of documented cases of psychiatric drug-induced violence. Think psychiatry has nothing to do with you? Think again.”

 

CCHR is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious mental health watchdog. Its mission is to eradicate abuses committed under the guise of mental health and enact patient and consumer protections. CCHR receives reports about abuses in the field of mental health and is especially interested in situations where persons experienced abuse or damage due to a false diagnosis or unwanted and harmful psychiatric treatments, such as psychiatric drugs, electroshock (ECT) and electronic or magnetic brain stimulation (TMS). CCHR is often able to assist with filing complaints, and can work with a person’s attorney to further investigate the case. To contact CCHR Nashville for more information, visit cchrnashville.org.  

 

The Way to Happiness Friendship Day Challenge 2020 Success

 

The Way to Happiness Association reminds all of Tennessee to spread kindness to one another through virtual resources.

 

The Way to Happiness Association reminded the world that we are all in this together, no matter what. With the International Day of Friendship on July 30^th, and communities still encouraged to stay home and not gather in large groups, a virtual event was held this year, with people coming together from all backgrounds and communities, sharing #Friendship2020.

 

The International Day of Friendship was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2011 in the belief that “friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities.”

 

The Way to Happiness Association was formed around the book The Way to Happiness, written by humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard. The Way to Happiness is filled with twenty-one precepts based on the fact that one’s survival depends on the survival of others. The book begins with a message under the heading Why I Gave You This Book: “Your survival is important to me.”

 

The Friendship Day Challenge 2020 was a simple one: share photos of you and your friends on social media with #Friendship2020. A quick look to social media sites turns up thousands of pictures and messages of friendship and love with this hashtag, showing how the world remains united no matter how far we are apart.  

 

For more information on The Way to Happiness, visit twthtn.org.

Nashville Religion Communicators Council Announces Virtual Learning Session with Room in the Inn

 

The Nashville Chapter of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) meets monthly to talk about topics of interest and hear from professionals in religious communications.  

 

The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) is an interfaith association of religion communicators at work in print and electronic communication, marketing and public relations. The Nashville Chapter meets monthly at rotating locations to learn about other faith traditions, learn from fellow communicators and gain professional development opportunities.

 

Due to the onset of COVID-19, RCC members have been meeting virtually, for the most part, since March. The September meeting will be no different to take place over Zoom with a special guest from Room in the Inn.

 

According to its website, “Room In The Inn began in the winter of 1985, when our Founding Director, Father Charles Strobel, opened the doors of his parish to individuals seeking sanctuary in the church parking lot. This simple act of kindness marked the beginning of Room In The Inn. In December 1986, four congregations committed to sheltering people experiencing homeless through March 1987. By the end of that winter, 31 congregations had joined. Now, we have nearly 200 congregations from a wide variety of traditions and over 7,000 volunteers who shelter almost 1,500 men and women from November 1 through March 31 each season.” The last time the RCC heard from Room in the Inn was over seven years ago.

 

“It will be wonderful to hear from Room in the Inn again,” says Julie Brinker, RCC Communications Coordinator and Community Affairs Director of the Church of Scientology, “They are a Nashville institution and are consistently helping the community.”

 

The RCC has members from every faith group and walk of life including Baha’is, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Scientologists, Sikhs, Hindus and more. The RCC, founded in 1929, is an association of communications professionals who work for and with a diverse group of faith-based organizations in the areas of communications, public relations, advertising and development.

 

The RCC provides opportunities for communicators to learn from each other. Together, RCC members promote excellence in the communication of faith and values in the public arena. For more information about the Religion Communicators Council, visit religioncommunicators.org/nashville-chapter.

Drug-Free Tennessee Shares Virtual Learning

Drug-Free Tennessee has a vast amount of online resources for the community to help educate people on the Truth About Drugs.

 

Keeping Youth off Drugs has long been the message of Drug-Free Tennessee (DFT), which is the local chapter of the international non-profit The Foundation for a Drug-Free World. The group has promoted a drug-free life with education and prevention materials for young people.

 

The cornerstone of the Foundation’s educational program is the Truth About Drugs booklets, which enlighten all ages on the dangers of common street drugs. These booklets are available for download or to order for free online.

 

As well, the international website for the Foundation has a plethora of educational tools including award-winning public service announcements on every drug of choice, educator’s kits, as well as posters and other visual assistants.

 

The booklets can be passed out in volume, presented during lectures and seminars with adults and youth alike, or shared one on one to pass along the message. Volunteers are working in schools and communities continuously throughout Tennessee and the South to ensure young people can lead better lives without the grip of addiction or substance abuse.

 

With so many schools continuing in a virtual setting, Drug-Free Tennessee wants to ensure educators have the tools to work with their students, no matter how remotely, and is easing the transition with easy-to-use online learning tools.

 

The Foundation for a Drug-Free World is a secular nonprofit corporation that empowers youth and adults with factual information about drugs so they can make informed decisions to live drug-free. The Foundation’s Truth About Drugs campaign is the world’s largest nongovernmental drug education and prevention initiative. For more information, visit drugfreetn.org or drugfreeworld.org.

 

Nashville Religion Communicators Council Hears the Facts on Human Trafficking

The Nashville Chapter of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) meets monthly to talk about topics of interest and hear from professionals in religious communications.  

 

The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) is an interfaith association of religion communicators at work in print and electronic communication, marketing and public relations. The Nashville Chapter meets monthly at rotating locations to learn about other faith traditions, learn from fellow communicators and gain professional development opportunities.

 

Due to the onset of COVID-19, RCC members have been meeting virtually, for the most part, since March. The August meeting was no different and took place over Zoom with special guest from Free for Life International.

 

Free for Life is a non-profit organization with the mission to identify, assist, and restore life to the victims and survivors of human trafficking. Their vision, while simply stated, is bold, "freedom for all."

 

“We’re so glad to have Free for Life present to the RCC in any capacity,” says Julie Brinker, RCC Communications Coordinator and Community Affairs Director of the Church of Scientology, “It is one of the most important human trafficking awareness and restoration organizations in the country.”

 

Free For Life presented the facts to RCC Members, “Slavery is the current reality for over 40 million people around the world. It happens in every major city, every neighborhood. It affects every race and every nationality, and it has to stop.” The organization also provided two links to free webinars on the myths and misconceptions of human trafficking and how COVID-19 has affected human trafficking. Both links are available from the RCC website, Nashville Chapter page.

 

The RCC has members from every faith group and walk of life including Baha’is, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Scientologists, Sikhs, Hindus and more. The RCC, founded in 1929, is an association of communications professionals who work for and with a diverse group of faith-based organizations in the areas of communications, public relations, advertising and development.

 

The RCC provides opportunities for communicators to learn from each other. Together, RCC members promote excellence in the communication of faith and values in the public arena. For more information about the Religion Communicators Council, visit religioncommunicators.org/nashville-chapter.