Most remote large city in the world won’t be overlooked by Scientology’s zeal to be ‘ideal’

 
Rod Keller keeps an eye on Scientology’s “Ideal Org” program, and he has a great update for us on what’s happening Down Under.

Perth Org is going Ideal. That’s the message the staff of the Scientology org there want everybody to know. They will join Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Kaohsiung and Tokyo as an Ideal Org in the ANZO “continent.”

The city of Perth is isolated on the Western coast of Australia, more than 2,600 Km away from the nearest population center in Adelaide, South Australia. For years Scientology maintained a small office on Murray Street in the Central Business District. The Scientology sign on that building was removed in 2016 and the org has been operating out of the new facility in a warehouse district in the Rivervale neighborhood. It continues a trend we have seen for some orgs to relocate from neighborhoods with high foot traffic to more peripheral areas where they can afford the required 50,000 sq.ft. building, such as in Boston, Seattle, Dallas, Orlando, Birmingham and Dublin.

The building is currently under renovation, as News 7 reported with video of the construction work. They have relocated to a rented temporary space in what is advertised as “Belmont’s Cheapest Office.” The Southern Gazette reported that the org has agreed to a public art installation at the Ideal Org in exchange for relocating some electrical equipment. At a cost of at least 1 percent of the renovation we expect Scientology will erect a truly exceptional statue at their warehouse before the grand opening.

 
Part of the Ideal Org process is the reorganization of Central Files or “CF,” the folders that contain the contact information of every person who has done a course, taken a personality test, or made contact with Scientology in any way. Most orgs never complete the work before the grand opening, and Perth is no exception. Leaked video shows that as of last month they are up to the letter “C.” Central Files are used to generate mailings and are almost always in disarray. But more than CF the org is trying to work on all files.

The Perth Org’s Files Project is Full Steam Ahead and All Hands On Board!
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Central Files
Student Files

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The targets are wildly impossible. In previous Ideal Org openings a total of 100 hours per week was commendable. The idea that one person could spend 1,000 hours on filing is absurd, but that’s what would be required to maintain 55,000 physical file folders. More than CF, Perth intends to reorganize Pre-Clear, or “PC” folders. Not everybody can do that. Policy requires an auditor who has a higher grade chart level than the PC to maintain that particular folder. Whether it’s high level staff or an untrained public, the person who maintains PC folders will have access to the notes made during auditing sessions, and all the personal thoughts and feelings a Scientologist discloses. It’s frightening that volunteers are being recruited to maintain these files.

The other target Perth needs to reach is to recruit at least 200 staff.

Staff Members Wanted! Perth Org is HIRING! We need a total of 200 staff to meet our Ideal Org Complement and we want YOU on our team!

We think Perth is a long way from 200 staff, as this photo of all staff and public at a recent fundraiser demonstrates. If they had close to that many staff they would need to have graduations featuring more than the six completions featured at a recent weekly ceremony.

 
Ideal Org fundraisers continue to be held right up to the start of construction. We estimate 50 Scientologists total in Perth from the leaked photos and video. In the recently opened Dublin and Amsterdam orgs the problem was solved by bringing in staff from all over the world to supplement the small number of staff of the old missions. We don’t know whether the plan includes a similar influx of non-Perth Scientologists or not, but to reach 200 would require more than all the attendees at that fundraiser.

 
Perth is going Ideal, and the org is excited for their special opening ceremony with David Miscavige to arrive. Expect an opening ceremony next year, probably in the fall (March-May) to avoid the frequent winter rains of July and August.

 
— Rod Keller

 
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Bonus items from our tipsters

In Tampa, you’re never too young for a dangerous sauna-and-vitamins combo!

 
In Budapest, this guy has a Freedom Medal — he’s a rock star!

 
Hey, remember Willow Bellotti? Last time we encountered her, she had gone on camera to slam Leah Remini. Well, why wouldn’t she — she apparently has two sons on staff, and that youngest one must be nearing recruiting age any day now! Willow’s actual creepy caption: “Family time”

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on November 19, 2017 at 07:00

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