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Laura Johnston Kohl : JONESTOWN SURVIVORLAURA JOHNSTON KOHLLaura Johnston Kohl grew up as an activist in Washington, D.C., and watched as many of her heroes were assassinated in the 1960s. While she was in high school and college, John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and others were killed. While in college in Connecticut she continued her commitment to work for change and to make a difference. While exercising her civil rights to protest peacefully, she was tear-gassed while protesting the war in Viet Nam. After a brief marriage, a visit to Woodstock, and a stint working with the Black Panthers, she moved to California to join her sister. Soon after that, she was introduced to Peoples Temple and spent the next nine years in California and Guyana. She was away from Jonestown on the day when 913 of her friends and family died. The next twenty years were spent recovering, and rebuilding her life. For the first ten years, she lived in Synanon, a residential community. The following ten years, with her husband and young son, she began rebuilding her life. She earned her BA in philosophy/psychology, and then earned her California Teaching Credential. She also found some peace by becoming a Quaker. In the last ten years, she has become a public speaker about Peoples Temple and is on the Speakers' Bureau of the Jonestown Institute. She has been interviewed locally, nationally, and internationally on television, on radio, in newspapers, in documentaries, and for research papers. She has written many articles about the details of life in Peoples Temple and her survival. She is an annual speaker at the Communal Studies Association Conferences, and her scholarly work is published in their Communal Societies Journal. Last March 2010, she published her own book, JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider's Look. She continues to make frequent speeches locally and nationally about her experiences. She and her family live in San Diego, California, and she is a bilingual public school teacher and Quaker.Her website is www.jonestownsurvivor.com.Laura Johnston Kohl can be reached through her website, and appreciates questions and feedback.JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider's Look in print is available on amazon.com. (Publisher iUniverse)buy the book https://amzn.to/3txHYNuThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

No Frills Re-Release from The Ochelli.com ArchiveJonestown SurvivorThe Ochelli Effect as Broadcast on UCY.TV 1-8-2015 Laura Johnston KohlUncut with dropped internet - Warts and all Ochelli Links:Ochelli Link Treehttps://linktr.ee/chuckochelliChuck on Twitter:https://twitter.com/OchelliEffectOchelli Effect Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/347608015411227/Care and Feeding for the network, Organ Grinder, and the badly trained monkey we call Chuckhttps://ochelli.com/donate/

Laura Johnston Kohl : JONESTOWN SURVIVORLAURA JOHNSTON KOHLLaura Johnston Kohl grew up as an activist in Washington, D.C., and watched as many of her heroes were assassinated in the 1960s. While she was in high school and college, John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and others were killed. While in college in Connecticut she continued her commitment to work for change and to make a difference. While exercising her civil rights to protest peacefully, she was tear-gassed while protesting the war in Viet Nam. After a brief marriage, a visit to Woodstock, and a stint working with the Black Panthers, she moved to California to join her sister. Soon after that, she was introduced to Peoples Temple and spent the next nine years in California and Guyana. She was away from Jonestown on the day when 913 of her friends and family died. The next twenty years were spent recovering, and rebuilding her life. For the first ten years, she lived in Synanon, a residential community. The following ten years, with her husband and young son, she began rebuilding her life. She earned her BA in philosophy/psychology, and then earned her California Teaching Credential. She also found some peace by becoming a Quaker. In the last ten years, she has become a public speaker about Peoples Temple and is on the Speakers' Bureau of the Jonestown Institute. She has been interviewed locally, nationally, and internationally on television, on radio, in newspapers, in documentaries, and for research papers. She has written many articles about the details of life in Peoples Temple and her survival. She is an annual speaker at the Communal Studies Association Conferences, and her scholarly work is published in their Communal Societies Journal. Last March 2010, she published her own book, JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider's Look. She continues to make frequent speeches locally and nationally about her experiences. She and her family live in San Diego, California, and she is a bilingual public school teacher and Quaker.Her website is www.jonestownsurvivor.com.Laura Johnston Kohl can be reached through her website, and appreciates questions and feedback.JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider's Look in print is available on amazon.com. (Publisher iUniverse)7 years ago #ed, #jim, #johnston, #jones, #jonestown, #kohl, #laura, #opperman, #peoples, #report, #survivor, #temple

In memory of Laura Johnston Kohl, a Jonestown survivor who went on to join another cult, Synanon. Cults are a topic I find endlessly fascinating. But I wanted to know: how are cult leaders able to subtly and gradually influence their followers' beliefs over time? To find out more, I spoke to writer, language scholar and podcast host, Amanda Montell. Amanda's new book, "Cultish", explores the language of cults and the techniques used by all kinds of organizations, including SoulCycle and Instagram, to build stronger in-group affinities. Are they cults or not? Stay tuned to find out. In this episode, we learn all about Amanda's dad's experiences growing up in the cult Synanon, the cult of the patriarchy, and why the phrase “boys will be boys” is more insidious and problematic than you'd expect. We also trade stories on how Scientology tried to recruit us. Follow for more: @amanda_montell @thisismisseducated --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/misseducated/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/misseducated/support

This is a bonus episode that builds on the previous episodes Jonestown Parts 1 and 2. This will make more sense if you finish those two episodes first. So much of the research I did for those episodes didn’t make it into the final cut. So today I’m giving you a little bonus content--what you could consider the silver lining: those who survived and those who tried to save the lives of others. Connect on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/failedutopiapod ) or at the Failed Utopia website ( http://www.failedutopia.com/ ). Failed Utopia merch now available! www.failedutopia.com/shop ( https://failedutopia.com/shop/ ) *Links & Resources* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233 VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846 Make The Connection ( https://www.maketheconnection.net/what-is-mtc/ ) * Laura Johnston Kohl’s “I Am a Cultist, Two Times Over" ( https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=67567 ) * Laura Johnston Kohl’s Jonestown Survivor: An Insider's Look ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8454825 ) Written and produced by Anna Roberts Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez ( http://www.perryvasquez.com/ ) Intro music by Elliot Middleton Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Laura Johnston Kohl grew up as an activist in Washington, D.C., and watched as many of her heroes were assassinated in the 1960s. She attended college in Connecticut and continued her commitment to work for change and to make a difference. While exercising her civil rights to protest peacefully, she was tear-gassed while protesting the war in Vietnam. After a brief marriage, a visit to Woodstock, and a stint working with the Black Panthers, she moved to California to join her sister. Soon after that, she was introduced to Peoples Temple and spent the next nine years in California and Guyana. In this episode of Failed State Update, Laura will tell us how Jim Jones used radical politics and religious faith to trap people in his apocalyptic cult. It's a riveting history and an important cautionary tale. Laura Johnston Kohl website: https://www.jonestownsurvivor.com/ Music by Forest Lawn: "Beyond the Gates," "A Sunny Day in the Graveyard," "Mausoleum Blues" Forest Lawn on Bandcamp: https://forestlawnpsych.bandcamp.com/ End music by Frank Zappa: "Jonestown" Joseph L. Flatley website: https://www.lennyflatley.net/ Joseph L. Flatley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennyflatley Joseph L. Flatley on Instagram: https://instagram.com/lennysbookclub --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/failedstateupdate/message

An interview that was edited and transcribed in 2016. For "Ethics and The Modern Guru" a publication dedicated to cults and undue influence. Debra Van Neste interviewed Laura Johnston Kohl. She was a survivor of the The Peoples Temple. This was the first time they spoke and it sparked a loving and dear friendship. Laura Kohl passed away on November 19, 2019. She was one of the finest and bravest woman I have ever known. This was a very casual interview and Laura edited it and loved the issue.

Laura Johnston Kohl was a teen activist working to integrate public facilities in the Washington, D.C., area. She actively fought for civil rights and free speech, and against the Vietnam War throughout the 1960s. After trying to effect change single-handedly, she found she needed more hands. She joined Peoples Temple in 1970, living and working in the progressive religious movement in both California and Guyana. A fluke saved her from the mass murders and suicides on November 18, 1978, when 913 of her beloved friends died in Jonestown.Soon after this, Synanon, a residential community, helped her gradually affirm life. In 1991, she got to work, finished her studies, and became a public school teacher. On the 20th anniversary of the deaths in Jonestown, she looked up fellow survivors of the Jonestown tragedy and they have worked to put the jigsaw puzzle together that was Peoples Temple. Her perspective has evolved as new facts have cleared up mysteries and she has had time to reflect. Her mission continues to be to acknowledge, write about, and speak about why the members joined Peoples Temple, why they went to Guyana, and who they were. She lives with her family in San Diego.

Laura Johnston Kohl was a teen activist working to integrate public facilities in the Washington, D.C., area. She actively fought for civil rights and free speech, and against the Vietnam War throughout the 1960s. After trying to effect change single-handedly, she found she needed more hands. She joined Peoples Temple in 1970, living and working in the progressive religious movement in both California and Guyana. A fluke saved her from the mass murders and suicides on November 18, 1978, when 913 of her beloved friends died in Jonestown. Soon after this, Synanon, a residential community, helped her gradually affirm life. In 1991, she got to work, finished her studies, and became a public school teacher. On the 20th anniversary of the deaths in Jonestown, she looked up fellow survivors of the Jonestown tragedy and they have worked to put the jigsaw puzzle together that was Peoples Temple. Her perspective has evolved as new facts have cleared up mysteries and she has had time to reflect. Her mission continues to be to acknowledge, write about, and speak about why the members joined Peoples Temple, why they went to Guyana, and who they were. She lives with her family in San Diego.

Laura Johnston Kohl was a teen activist working to integrate public facilities in the Washington, D.C., area. She actively fought for civil rights and free speech, and against the Vietnam War throughout the 1960s. After trying to effect change single-handedly, she found she needed more hands. She joined Peoples Temple in 1970, living and working in the progressive religious movement in both California and Guyana. A fluke saved her from the mass murders and suicides on November 18, 1978, when 913 of her beloved friends died in Jonestown. Soon after this, Synanon, a residential community, helped her gradually affirm life. In 1991, she got to work, finished her studies, and became a public school teacher. On the 20th anniversary of the deaths in Jonestown, she looked up fellow survivors of the Jonestown tragedy and they have worked to put the jigsaw puzzle together that was Peoples Temple. Her perspective has evolved as new facts have cleared up mysteries and she has had time to reflect. Her mission continues to be to acknowledge, write about, and speak about why the members joined Peoples Temple, why they went to Guyana, and who they were. She lives with her family in San Diego.

Laura Johnston Kohl was a teen activist working to integrate public facilities in the Washington, D.C., area. She actively fought for civil rights and free speech, and against the Vietnam War throughout the 1960s. After trying to effect change single-handedly, she found she needed more hands. She joined Peoples Temple in 1970, living and working in the progressive religious movement in both California and Guyana. A fluke saved her from the mass murders and suicides on November 18, 1978, when 913 of her beloved friends died in Jonestown. Soon after this, Synanon, a residential community, helped her gradually affirm life. In 1991, she got to work, finished her studies, and became a public school teacher. On the 20th anniversary of the deaths in Jonestown, she looked up fellow survivors of the Jonestown tragedy and they have worked to put the jigsaw puzzle together that was Peoples Temple. Her perspective has evolved as new facts have cleared up mysteries and she has had time to reflect. Her mission continues to be to acknowledge, write about, and speak about why the members joined Peoples Temple, why they went to Guyana, and who they were. She lives with her family in San Diego.

Laura Johnston Kohl was a teen activist working to integrate public facilities in the Washington, D.C., area. She actively fought for civil rights and free speech, and against the Vietnam War throughout the 1960s. After trying to effect change single-handedly, she found she needed more hands. She joined Peoples Temple in 1970, living and working in the progressive religious movement in both California and Guyana. A fluke saved her from the mass murders and suicides on November 18, 1978, when 913 of her beloved friends died in Jonestown. Soon after this, Synanon, a residential community, helped her gradually affirm life. In 1991, she got to work, finished her studies, and became a public school teacher. On the 20th anniversary of the deaths in Jonestown, she looked up fellow survivors of the Jonestown tragedy and they have worked to put the jigsaw puzzle together that was Peoples Temple. Her perspective has evolved as new facts have cleared up mysteries and she has had time to reflect. Her mission continues to be to acknowledge, write about, and speak about why the members joined Peoples Temple, why they went to Guyana, and who they were. She lives with her family in San Diego.

Laura Johnston Kohl was a teen activist working to integrate public facilities in the Washington, D.C., area. She actively fought for civil rights and free speech, and against the Vietnam War throughout the 1960s. After trying to effect change single-handedly, she found she needed more hands. She joined Peoples Temple in 1970, living and working in the progressive religious movement in both California and Guyana. A fluke saved her from the mass murders and suicides on November 18, 1978, when 913 of her beloved friends died in Jonestown.Soon after this, Synanon, a residential community, helped her gradually affirm life. In 1991, she got to work, finished her studies, and became a public school teacher. On the 20th anniversary of the deaths in Jonestown, she looked up fellow survivors of the Jonestown tragedy and they have worked to put the jigsaw puzzle together that was Peoples Temple. Her perspective has evolved as new facts have cleared up mysteries and she has had time to reflect. Her mission continues to be to acknowledge, write about, and speak about why the members joined Peoples Temple, why they went to Guyana, and who they were. She lives with her family in San Diego.

40 years after the massacre in Guyana, Amanda Knox speaks to survivors about the aftermath of Jonestown and how they continue to deal with it in their daily lives. This episode also features audio from the 40-year anniversary memorial of the Jonestown Massacre held on November 18, 2018 at Evergreen Cemetery in Oakland, California. Guest include Stephan Jones, Jim Jones, Jr., Jeff Guinn, Jordan Vilchez, Grace Stoen and Laura Johnston Kohl.

Forty years ago Jim Jones led over 900 people to commit suicide by drinking cyanide based kool-aide. Jonestown Cult Survivor testimony with Laura Johnston Kohl previously recorded Beware of False Prophets lest they devour you! Put your trust in Jesus, not in flesh.

Forty years ago Jim Jones led over 900 people to commit suicide by drinking cyanide based kool-aide. Jonestown Cult Survivor testimony with Laura Johnston Kohl previously recorded Beware of False Prophets lest they devour you! Put your trust in Jesus, not in flesh.

Jim Jones used skillful performance tactics to generate fear and awe among his congregation, keeping them loyal and afraid. Amanda Knox examines the theatrics Jones used to grow his church, leading the Peoples Temple from Indiana to California. Guests include Jeff Guinn, Jim Jones, Jr., Jordan Vilchez and Laura Johnston Kohl.

In this shocking, baffling, and powerful episode, Laura Johnston Kohl gives us an insider's look into Jonestown. She shares her interactions with Jim Jones -- his sick manipulations, twisted ambitions, bizarre shaming meetings, his craving for power and control, his creepy dark glasses, his chimpanzee, his suicide practice runs, and culminates with the fatal events of November 18, 1978. Some elements of this podcast might be too intense for children. Laura's Book: Jonestown Survivor Her webpage: www.jonestownsurvivor.com Like her on Facebook: Laura Johnston KOHL   Thank You Laura for an amazing, heartfelt, and wise interview. Cover Art: Oz by Ian Armstrong  

Sumario Informe Enigma Dirige y presenta: Jorge Ríos Música: No Surrender - Judas Priest - When The Seasons Change - Five Finger Death Punch Escúchanos cada semana en Radio Platja d’Aro de 23:00 h a 01:00 h Enlace Online: http://www.rpa.cat/docs/Live.html Síguenos en Facebook y en la web: jorgeriosweb Preguntas Sorteo Ensaimada Enigma. Buenas tardes amigos aquí están las preguntas que pueden hacer que ganéis una ensaimada de Can Sintes Menorca, como la que veis en la imagen. Tan solo tenéis que responder a dos preguntas muy sencillas. Las respuestas, las encontrareis en el programa de esta semana y son las siguientes: 1/ ¿Cómo se llama la población de Guayana donde se produjeron los hechos? 2/ ¿Qué método se utilizó para cometer el suicidio? Podéis enviar las respuestas a enigma-rpa@hotmail.com 1 – Esta semana abrimos nuestro Informe Enigma viajando a una de las culturas más misteriosas del mundo, la Inca. De nuevo, de manos de nuestro compañero José Luis Gieménez, seremos participes de que la verdad no esta en los libros de historia oficiales. ¿Quién construyo en realidad todas esas ciudades? ¿a que dioses adoraban?¿pudieron tener ayuda exterior? Todas estas cuestiones y otras serán desveladas en Informe Enigma. 2 - El Suicidio de Jonestown. El "mayor suicidio colectivo de la historia", lo calificaron los medios que cubrieron la tragedia. Sin embargo para otras personas, como Laura Johnston Kohl –una de las sobrevivientes de la masacre-, se trató de un crimen mucho más grave. Conoce esta semana de manos de Badger Hannibal que ocurrió de verdad en uno de los crímenes más numerosos de la historia..

Sumario Informe Enigma Dirige y presenta: Jorge Ríos Música: No Surrender - Judas Priest - When The Seasons Change - Five Finger Death Punch Escúchanos cada semana en Radio Platja d’Aro de 23:00 h a 01:00 h Enlace Online: http://www.rpa.cat/docs/Live.html Síguenos en Facebook y en la web: jorgeriosweb Preguntas Sorteo Ensaimada Enigma. Buenas tardes amigos aquí están las preguntas que pueden hacer que ganéis una ensaimada de Can Sintes Menorca, como la que veis en la imagen. Tan solo tenéis que responder a dos preguntas muy sencillas. Las respuestas, las encontrareis en el programa de esta semana y son las siguientes: 1/ ¿Cómo se llama la población de Guayana donde se produjeron los hechos? 2/ ¿Qué método se utilizó para cometer el suicidio? Podéis enviar las respuestas a enigma-rpa@hotmail.com 1 – Esta semana abrimos nuestro Informe Enigma viajando a una de las culturas más misteriosas del mundo, la Inca. De nuevo, de manos de nuestro compañero José Luis Gieménez, seremos participes de que la verdad no esta en los libros de historia oficiales. ¿Quién construyo en realidad todas esas ciudades? ¿a que dioses adoraban?¿pudieron tener ayuda exterior? Todas estas cuestiones y otras serán desveladas en Informe Enigma. 2 - El Suicidio de Jonestown. El "mayor suicidio colectivo de la historia", lo calificaron los medios que cubrieron la tragedia. Sin embargo para otras personas, como Laura Johnston Kohl –una de las sobrevivientes de la masacre-, se trató de un crimen mucho más grave. Conoce esta semana de manos de Badger Hannibal que ocurrió de verdad en uno de los crímenes más numerosos de la historia..

Den 18e november 1978 omkom 909 människor i det som har beskrivits som den moderna historiens största massjälvmord. Nästan tio år tidigare, klev den unga aktivisten Laura Johnston Kohl, in i Folkets Tempel i Kalifornien för första gången. Hon var inte religiös, men slogs direkt av den unge pastorn Jim Jones karisma. Men framför allt, så attraherades hon av deras politiska engagemang. Idag, är hon en av få, som tog sig ut ur Jonestown levande. Med hjälp av 1000 kassettinspelningar direkt inifrån hjärtat av den Amerikanska sekten, och ett samtal med Laura, försöker vi ta reda på hur allt kunde få ett så fruktansvärt slut. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This episode is part two of a two-part conversation with Laura Johnston Kohl, one of only 87 survivors of the Jonestown Massacre. Laura shares how she was able to cope in the days and years following Jonestown, how she eventually rebuilt her life, as well as the life lessons that she learned along the way. To learn more about Laura http://www.jonestownsurvivor.com/ To learn more about Frame of Mind Coaching, visit www.frameofmindcoaching.com

Den 18e november 1978 omkom 909 människor i det som har beskrivits som den moderna historiens största massjälvmord. Nästan tio år tidigare, klev den unga aktivisten Laura Johnston Kohl, in i Folkets Tempel i Kalifornien för första gången. Hon var inte religiös, men slogs direkt av den unge pastorn Jim Jones karisma. Men framför allt, så attraherades hon av deras politiska engagemang. Idag, är hon en av få, som tog sig ut ur Jonestown levande. Med hjälp av 1000 kassettinspelningar direkt inifrån hjärtat av den Amerikanska sekten, och ett samtal med Laura, försöker vi ta reda på hur allt kunde få ett så fruktansvärt slut.En mörk historia produceras av Joel Silberstein Hont och Carl Fridsjö för JUST STORIES. Har du tips eller är intresserad av samarbeten/annonsering i våra produktioner? Mejla info@juststories.se för mer information. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This episode is part one of a two-part conversation with Laura Johnston Kohl, one of only 87 survivors of the Jonestown Massacre. Laura shares her story of how she came to be involved with The People's Temple and eventually moved to Guyana, South America with the group and its charismatic leader, Jim Jones. Laura shares an inside view of what it was like to be a member of the group, and how she managed to survive. To learn more about Laura, visit  http://www.jonestownsurvivor.com/ To learn more about Frame of Mind Coaching, visit www.frameofmindcoaching.com

After participating with the Black Panthers, and attending Woodstock, Laura moved into Peoples Temple in California in 1970, and was an active and enthusiastic member until the day it ended.  She moved to Guyana in March 1977.  She frequently traveled between Georgetown and Jonestown, a 24-hour boat ride, but moved into Jonestown in October 1978.  Laura’s survival was a fluke. It took twenty years for Laura to rebuild her life and have the determination to research this tragedy.  The first ten years were spent in Synanon.  Then, she reunited with many of the other survivors to put the pieces together and to get some understanding.  After ten years she wrote her autobiography.   Today, Laura is a bilingual teacher, a member of ReadLocal San Diego, on the Speakers’ Bureau of The Jonestown Institute, a bilingual international speaker, a Quaker, and a Board Member of the Communal Studies Association.  She is interviewed often by national and international media, most recently on television, internet and radio programs.

Just days away from the New York City premiere, Triple Threat Danielle Mone’ Truitt will make an appearance to discuss her latest work, 3 Black Girl Blues. This play is described as an ironic, funny, painful and realistic journey through the lives of three women filled with complex growth and heart shattering change. http://unitedsolo.org/us/blackgirlblues-2015/ We will also have A JONESTOWN SURVIVOR and author, Laura Johnston Kohl.Johnston Kohl grew up as an activist in Washington, D.C., and watched as many of her heroes were assassinated in the 1960s. She was introduced to Peoples Temple and spent the next nine years in California and Guyana. She was away from Jonestown on the day when 913 of her friends and family died. The next twenty years were spent recovering, and rebuilding her life. In March 2010, she published her own book, JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider’s Look. http://www.jonestownsurvivor.com/ We will have none other than local Gospel Recording Artist Pele Price. Not only is he a gifted musician & artist but he has a story about some of his behind the scene experiences as he was gaining success and how it made him walk away in a search to find God. http://www.pelleprice.com/videos.html  

Episode 2 is here featuring Laura Johnston Kohl, author of Jonestown Survivor: An Insiders Look. Laura joins the show to talk about her amazing story and share her incredibly interesting past with the listeners. Her history includes activism in Washington D.C., going to Woodstock, living with the Black Panthers, joining the Peoples Temple, becoming a right hand woman of Jim Jones himself, surviving the Jonestown Massacre, joining another cult, rebuilding her life and so much more! Her compelling story is a can't miss interview. You can contact Laura or or fine out more by going to www.jonestownsurvivor.com, buy her book by clicking on the amazon banner on the I Want To Know home page.A big thank you to the listeners for all the great feedback from episode 1, I'm glad it was such a hit with everyone. Please spread the word with your friends and family and spread the knowledge! Keep the comments and questions comming, or if you have any suggestions for a topic email us at iwanttoknowpod@gmail.com.You can like us at www.facebook.com/iwanttoknowshow, follow us @iwanttoknowshow on twitter and visit www.iwanttoknowshow.com for more info on the guests, episodes, host and much more.

Laura Johnston Kohl : JONESTOWN SURVIVORLAURA JOHNSTON KOHLLaura Johnston Kohl grew up as an activist in Washington, D.C., and watched as many of her heroes were assassinated in the 1960s. While she was in high school and college, John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and others were killed. While in college in Connecticut she continued her commitment to work for change and to make a difference. While exercising her civil rights to protest peacefully, she was tear-gassed while protesting the war in Viet Nam. After a brief marriage, a visit to Woodstock, and a stint working with the Black Panthers, she moved to California to join her sister. Soon after that, she was introduced to Peoples Temple and spent the next nine years in California and Guyana. She was away from Jonestown on the day when 913 of her friends and family died. The next twenty years were spent recovering, and rebuilding her life. For the first ten years, she lived in Synanon, a residential community. The following ten years, with her husband and young son, she began rebuilding her life. She earned her BA in philosophy/psychology, and then earned her California Teaching Credential. She also found some peace by becoming a Quaker. In the last ten years, she has become a public speaker about Peoples Temple and is on the Speakers' Bureau of the Jonestown Institute. She has been interviewed locally, nationally, and internationally on television, on radio, in newspapers, in documentaries, and for research papers. She has written many articles about the details of life in Peoples Temple and her survival. She is an annual speaker at the Communal Studies Association Conferences, and her scholarly work is published in their Communal Societies Journal. Last March 2010, she published her own book, JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider's Look. She continues to make frequent speeches locally and nationally about her experiences. She and her family live in San Diego, California, and she is a bilingual public school teacher and Quaker.Her website is www.jonestownsurvivor.com.Laura Johnston Kohl can be reached through her website, and appreciates questions and feedback.JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider's Look in print is available on amazon.com. (Publisher iUniverse)This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

LAURA JOHNSTON KOHL Laura Johnston Kohl grew up as an activist in Washington, D.C., and watched as many of her heroes were assassinated in the 1960s. While she was in high school and college, John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and others were killed.  That had a huge impact on her.  She attended college in Connecticut and continued her commitment to work for change and to make a difference.  While exercising her civil rights to protest peacefully, she was tear-gassed while protesting the war in Viet Nam.  After a brief marriage, a visit to Woodstock, and a stint working with the Black Panthers, she moved to California to join her sister.  Soon after that, she was introduced to Peoples Temple and spent the next nine years in California and Guyana.  She was away from Jonestown on the day when 913 of her friends and family died.  The next twenty years were spent recovering, and rebuilding her life

LAURA JOHNSTON KOHLLaura Johnston Kohl grew up as an activist in Washington, D.C., and watched as many of her heroes were assassinated in the 1960s. While she was in high school and college, John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and others were killed.  That had a huge impact on her.  She attended college in Connecticut and continued her commitment to work for change and to make a difference.  While exercising her civil rights to protest peacefully, she was tear-gassed while protesting the war in Viet Nam.  After a brief marriage, a visit to Woodstock, and a stint working with the Black Panthers, she moved to California to join her sister. Soon after that, she was introduced to Peoples Temple and spent the next nine years in California and Guyana.  She was away from Jonestown on the day when 913 of her friends and family died.  The next twenty years were spent recovering, and rebuilding her life

Laura Johnston Kohl joined the Peoples Temple in 1970 and was an active and enthusiastic member until the day it ended. On November 18, 1978, 914 members of Peoples Temple died in Jonestown, Guyana. Laura was one of 87 survivors. This is her story of survival. http://libraryyou.escondido.org/jonestown-survivor.aspx Music from the Peoples Temple Choir album "He's Able", released in 1973 by Brotherhood Records. Podcast recorded and edited by Viktor Sjöberg.

Laura Johnston Kohl joined the Peoples Temple in 1970 and was an active and enthusiastic member until the day it ended. On November 18, 1978, 914 members of Peoples Temple died in Jonestown, Guyana. Laura was one of 87 survivors. This is her story of survival.Laura is an author as well as a public speaker about Peoples Temple and is on the Speakers' Bureau of the Jonestown Institute. Her book, "Jonestown Survivor: An Insider's Look" was published in 2010. Find it in our catalog.Additionally, Laura has compiled an extensive collection of photos from Peoples Temple and has made this collection accessible on Flickr.Find more information on these subjects in our library catalog: Peoples Temple. Peoples Temple -- Biography. Jonestown Mass Suicide, Jonestown, Guyana, 1978 Music from the Peoples Temple Choir album "He's Able", released in 1973 by Brotherhood Records.