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Above: Peoples Temple Letterhead:Reconstruction 1999
This letterhead was used on many of the Temples Literature including press releases.
Above: Concerned Relatives flyer:Reconstruction 1999.
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This flyer was handed out by Concerned Relatives at one of their protests against The Peoples Temple.
The text of the flyers' sensationalist claims (which have been both disputed and championed by various survivors and ex members) about the situation at Jonestown make it an important piece of evidence that characterises the opposing world views of, on the one hand many of those in Jonestown, and on the other hand the apostatical postion of the Concerned Relatives.
The the first page of text is as follows:
THIS NIGHTMARE IS TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW
WILL YOU HELP US FREE OUR FAMILIES?
WHO ARE THE CONCERNED RELATIVES?
We are individuals having only one bond in common;
relatives isolated in the "Jonestown" jungle
encampment in Guyana, South America, under the
total control of one man, Jim Jones. We espouse
no political or religious viewpoint. Our only
concern is for our families. We are bewildered
and frightened by what is being done to them.
Their human rights are being violated and the
fabric of our life is being torn apart.
WHAT SPECIFICALLY IS BEING DONE TO OUR RELATIVES
These are the sad and terrible facts:
*All decisions in Jonestown are made by one man, Jim Jones.
There is no democracy. There is no dissent permitted.
*Armed guards are stationed around Jonestown to prevent
anyone leaving unless given express permission by the
leader. 200 guns have been transported in. A "SWAT"
team patrols the borders of Jonestown.
*Passports and monies are confiscated by Jones on arrival
of his members in Guyana so that they cannot be "cleared"
by Immigration Officials to leave Guyana.
*Long distance telephone calls to the United States are
prohibited as part of Jones' campaign that all family
ties be cut in favour of his "cause".
*All incoming and outgoing mail is censored.
*No one is permitted to leave Jonestown except on business
for the "cause" and then only in the company of other
residents who are required to spy and report back to Jones.
*The Residents are told that if they try to leave the
Peoples Temple organisation. they will be killed and their
bodies left in the Jungle.
*Their leader, Jim Jones, says publicly that a "unanimous
vote" of the 1,000 residents of Jonestown (including
children) was taken to put "our lives on the line" if
the alleged "harrassment" continues. Jones has held
mock "mass suicide" sessions to condition his members to
die for "the cause" at the moment he gives the order.
The illustration is titled:
JONESTOWN
CONCENTRATION CAMP
GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA
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