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WorldWorks Inc. Orange County California

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Anonymous:
I was involved with this cult called World Works through the introduction, experience, and into the leadership. It is an extremely manipulative group where the main leaders squeeze volunteers to run the organization, yet the leaders pocket all of the money. Helping out in the community is definely the only benefit that comes from it, but it is at the cost of demeaning its members, manipulating their friends and loved ones, and dumping all of your free time and energy into the organization. People lose their identities in this thing. I still hear about events that they have, and one is coming up this weekend, their "Cradle night" - the culmination of a week long training where they punish and diminish everyone to their breaking points and then elevate them back up by having the rest of the group hold them over their heads in a huge ceremony.

Here is the information if anyone is interested for any reason:
**Cradling starts at 6:30pm**

The Holiday Inn Grand (not the Santa Anna Plaza )
2726 South Grand Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 481-6300

Please wear black or dark clothing (and don't be seen!)

In addition and also at the Holiday Inn we have:
The Experience Celebration
When:  Sunday, May 20th  - 7:00 pm

Guest Event
When: Monday, May 21st
LP clearing: 6:30pm
Registration:  7:00pm
Guest Event : 7:30pm

Anonymous:
My good friend is in month 4 of "training" she's tried to recruit me once but i fended it off. I assume she'll try again. Does anyone have info on World Works Inc? Please share your stories, I think in a month, if she's still in the haze I will try to intervene. I'd love to read ANYTHING about this group or it's founder Lisa Kalmin. I think it is run like a cult and need some ammo to talk some sense into her. Also if you've gone through the training and now look back and see what it really is, please share details or email me, I'd love to know what tactics they use specifically.

Thanks!!

rthompson53@yahoo.com

Oz girl:
http://www.factnet.org/discus/messages/ ... 1166567029

tihs is what someone posted on a message board

Anonymous:
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Anonymous:
I did the whole first entro and actually liked the fact that it was about love and peace and giving back to the community and helping each other.  I did feel some of their ways was a bit harsh and out there but I also know ( I am a psychologist) that sometimes people are afraid to see themselves and they need a little push.  I was fine with the whole course until when the guest event came...at that point I felt they were pushing people HARD and it became about SIGNING up and I felt bad.  I felt what the heck happened to world peace and love. Why are the pushing people so dang Hard. That was my warning sign!  I still liked the concept and I actually did learn things from the class about myself and may even do the next class but again I know the psychological forms of manipulation and just use from the class what I need and leave behind the rest and when pressured..I DID NOT BREAK...where someone who is younger or more naive, would.

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