Glosslip Radio: Astra and Lawrence Woodcraft, Monday, May 5th, 9:00pm EDT
Glosslip.com is thrilled to announce a special radio segment on our BlogTalkRadio show, Glosslip Radio. This Monday we will be interviewing Astra Woodcraft, ex-Scientologist and child Sea Org member and her father Lawrence Woodcraft, an architect, ex-Scientologist and former Sea Org member. Recently, Astra and her father were profiled on ABC's Nightline interview with Jenna Miscavige, niece of CoS leader, David Miscavige. Astra, Jenna and another ex-Scientologist, Kendra Wiseman started a website called Exscientologykids.com.
Also significant is Lawrence Woodcraft's detailed history on the CoS cruise ship, the Freewinds. Just yesterday we reported the ship has been permanently sealed due to a massive asbestos leak discovered during renovation. Mr. Woodcraft reported the "blue asbestos" problem years ago, but the Church of Scientology has worked hard to cover up the problems until the recent news leak our of the Caribbean, where the ship is dry-docked.
Astra's Bio — I was born 1978 and raised in London until I was 7. My mom was a public Scientologist and she occasionally took me for auditing at Saint Hill, but I mainly led a normal life. At age 7, my mom joined the Sea Org and we moved to Florida. Between the ages of 7-9, I was in the cadet org (Sea Org for kids) in Florida. I went to school, lived in a dorm, worked doing chores and labor when not in school. I saw my mom once a week, dad was sent off to work on Freewinds.At age 9, my mom was transferred to LA. Dad left Sea Org. I was in cadet org in LA. At age 14 I was recruited for Sea Org. Told I would be paid $350 a week, not have to wear uniform and have one day off every two weeks. Was immediately transferred and had to wear uniform, got paid $11 a week, fed beans and rice 3 meals a day, almost no days off, with just 2 to 3 a year at most. At age 15, one month after 15th birthday, I was sent of to Las Vegas to get married, my husband was 22.
Between the ages of 15-19 I was in the Sea Org, working as a receptionist, then ethics officer, then head of ethics and security for the entire staff at Flag Liaison office (upper middle management of CoS.) Age 19 - got pregnant, left sea org. I ran away, was chased down at airport, got on a plane to england and stayed with family. Came back under threat of being declared suppressive person. Did their confessionals, they tried to convince me to have abortion. I refused and left. Divorced my husband who stayed in sea org.
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