RISE International works to protect children from abuse in cults.

We advocate for children's basic human rights and support those who seek justice for crimes committed against them as minors in these groups.

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News & Events

• RISE International directors Juliana Buhring and Celeste Jones appeared on CNN Larry King Live on Thursday, July 31, 2008.   A transcript of the show is available at cnn.com.
• The RISE International Lost Children Memorial event in Huntington Beach is scheduled to begin at 4PM on August 10, 2008 at the Red Horse Barn in the Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center (8381 Goldenwest St. Huntington Beach, CA. 92648)
• The RISE International Lost Children Memorial event in London is scheduled to begin at 4PM on August 10, 2008 at the Purple Turtle Bar in Camden (65 Crowndale Rd, London, NW1 1TN, United Kingdom).
• RISE International Foundation has established a web site to honor the memory of deceased individuals born and/or raised in cults.  It is still in the early stages of development and we need your help to improve it.  Please visit the RISE International Lost Children Memorial site for more information about how you can help.
• On May 27, 2008, Jenni Murray from the BBC Radio 4 program Woman's Hour interviewed RISE International directors Juliana Buhring and Celeste and Kristina Jones.  You can listen to the interview at bbc.co.uk or read a transcript at xFamily.org.
• The Mt. Kilimanjaro Climb has been indefinitely postponed as not enough money was raised to cover both the costs of the climb itself and the projects it was intended to raise money for.  All funds raised to sponsor the climb will be used for those projects.  We would like to thank everyone who contributed.
• On May 19 and 20, 2008, CNN broadcast an interview by CNN London correpondent Paula Hancocks with RISE International directors Celeste Jones, Kristina Jones and Juliana Buhring: Watch video on cnn.com: Growing Up In A Cult:  Sisters detail cult sex abuse.
• Educational Presentation Now Available for Bookings:  Over the past few months, we have been working to put together a presentation that is now in its final stages of completion.  The presentation will discuss the special problems of children in cults. It will define and describe the different types of cults, how they are structured and operate, and why children in such groups may be at risk of abuse, neglect, or educational deficits. It will also discuss the long-term consequences for persons born or raised in these closed groups. This presentation will be useful to those working with children and youth and will stimulate discussion on how best to protect children in cults as well as how to help those who have left the groups in which they were raised.  For more information, please email RISE International director Alexandra Stein.
• RISE International director Juliana Buhring was interviewed for an April 13, 2008 Sunday Telegraph article, "Texas sect victims now face a reality shock," by Tim Guest (author of My Life in Orange: Growing Up with the Guru).
• On April 10, 2008, the third issue of RISE News was posted.
• On June 28, 2008, RISE International directors Alexandra Stein and Juliana Buhring will participate in a panel discussion, "Growing Up in Cults: The Special Issues of Children in Cults and Second Generation Cult Members," at the 2008 Annual International Conference of the International Cultic Studies Association at the University of Pennsylvania.
• On March 17, 2008, RISE International Foundation was incorporated as a domestic not-for-profit corporation in the state of New York.
• On January 28, 2008, RISE International and Safe Passage Foundation announced they are working together to organize a worldwide memorial day to be held on August 10, 2008 to commemorate the deaths of children and adults born and/or raised in cults.
• On December 9, 2007, the second issue of RISE News was posted.
• A Dark Look Into the Children of God Cult - RISE International film screening and fundraiser was held Sunday, 11 November, 5PM-7PM, at The Screening Room in Tucson, Arizona.
• On September 24, 2007, the first issue of RISE News was posted.
• RISE International Directors attended the 2007 International Cultic Studies Association conference in Brussels, Belgium June 29-July 1

• Not Without My Sister Hits Shelves

  Not Without My Sister, the book written by RISE International founders Juliana Buhring, Celeste Jones and Kristina Jones has been available in book stores since July 2, 2007.