Surviving Centrepoint / Ella James.

By:

James, Ella [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1877378836
9781877378836

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.774 23

LOC classification:

BL632.5.N45 J36 2013

Contents:

My years before Centrepoint -- Visiting Centrepoint -- My years at Centrepoint -- My years after Centrepoint -- Reflection -- The Centrepoint community.

Subject: "Shortly before I turned 13, my life changed forever when my family moved to the Centrepoint Community on Auckland's North Shore. Centrepoint was founded by Bert Potter and was at peak capacity at the time. He was its 'spiritual leader'. During my four years there I was pressured into inappropriate and at times frightening situations by many of its adult members including its counsellors; free sexuality was strongly encouraged, including between different age groups, and to resist was actively discouraged. Sometimes I was given drugs. I was told at the time they were a treat. As an adult I now see only darkness behind the intention in giving them to me, a child. Due to the sensitive nature of this book, I have chosen to use a pseudonym to protect my privacy and that of others. This is my story." --Cover.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	307.774 JAM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A529640B

"A young woman's story of her life inside the infamous Centrepoint Community"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

My years before Centrepoint -- Visiting Centrepoint -- My years at Centrepoint -- My years after Centrepoint -- Reflection -- The Centrepoint community.

"Shortly before I turned 13, my life changed forever when my family moved to the Centrepoint Community on Auckland's North Shore. Centrepoint was founded by Bert Potter and was at peak capacity at the time. He was its 'spiritual leader'. During my four years there I was pressured into inappropriate and at times frightening situations by many of its adult members including its counsellors; free sexuality was strongly encouraged, including between different age groups, and to resist was actively discouraged. Sometimes I was given drugs. I was told at the time they were a treat. As an adult I now see only darkness behind the intention in giving them to me, a child. Due to the sensitive nature of this book, I have chosen to use a pseudonym to protect my privacy and that of others. This is my story." --Cover.

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