Entries Tagged as 'cults'

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 7:30pm
USA 2006. Director Stanley Nelson
Post-screening discussion with Dr. Barry Beyerstein

The 1960s ushered in nearly two decades of intense social and cultural tumult; change was in the air, revolution on the horizon, and all things seemed possible. Many looked to transcendental meditation, free love, Black Power, or LSD. But for some, Jim Jones, the charismatic and forceful leader of Peoples Temple, offered the perfect balance of spiritual fulfillment and political commitment.

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