Here's a link to an article that appeared 4 years ago in the St. Petersburg Times. It is about Scientology, but features a great deal of information on Mr. David Miscavige, who is a great humanitarian.

The Man Behind Scientology (David Miscavige)

Ghandi was one of the great humanitarians of our era.

Here is a brief biography of Gahndi, from http://www.engagedpage.com/

Mohandas K. Gahndi was born in 1869 to Hindu parents in the state of Gujarat in Western India. He entered an arranged marriage with Kasturbai Makanji when both were 13 years old. His family later sent him to London to study law, and in 1891 he was admitted to the Inner Temple, and called to the bar. In Southern Africa he worked ceaselessly to improve the rights of the immigrant Indians. It was there that he developed his creed of passive resistance against injustice, satyagraha, meaning truth force, and was frequently jailed as a result of the protests that he led. Before he returned to India with his wife and children in 1915, he had radically changed the lives of Indians living in Southern Africa.

Back in India, it was not long before he was taking the lead in the long struggle for independence from Britain. He never wavered in his unshakable belief in nonviolent protest and religious tolerance. When Muslim and Hindu compatriots committed acts of violence, whether against the British who ruled India, or against each other, he fasted until the fighting ceased. Independence, when it came in 1947, was not a military victory, but a triumph of human will. To Gandhi's despair, however, the country was partitioned into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan. The last two months of his life were spent trying to end the appalling violence which ensued, leading him to fast to the brink of death, an act which finally quelled the riots. In January 1948, at the age of 79, he was killed by an assassin as he walked through a crowed garden in New Delhi to take evening prayers.

Some day we will be enlightened enough that a man of peace can live in safety among his fellows.

L. Ron Hubbard

One of the true humanitarian's of all time, not only did L. Ron Hubbard dedicate his life to helping others, but he took great care to ensure to pass his knowledge and skill on to others.

There have been great men, even saints, who have helped many people. But when they left, what remained was the memory of what they could do.

But today, millions of people are living better lives because Mr. Hubbard took the care to work out exactly how anyone could learn to do what he had done.

He applied scientific method to what was traditionally the field of the humanities and came up with technology that works every time it is used, provided it is used exactly.

The results from the technology L. Ron Hubbard developed are almost inconceivable. We hear and see the shattered lives of people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol, and even those who manage to pull themselves up out of their dependencies learn they have to live one day at a time and that they will always be addicts - always plagued by the very problems they "solved" by abusing drugs and alcohol in the first place. Yet Narconon, which uses L. Ron Hubbard's technical breakthroughs, has over 75% success rate. And Narconon would like nothing better than to share it with any group that wants to use it. Yet we still have "authorities" on drug addiction asserting that it is incurable and you have to hook an addict on some other drug to cure his being hooked on the first drug. Crazy.

It is very positive to see more and more people becoming aware of the brilliance of L. Ron Hubbard and his invaluable legacy.

Traditionally each year there is an anniversary celebration for the IAS (International Association of Scientologists) and the "IAS Freedom Medal Winners" are announced.

The event takes place at St. Hill Manor in England, the location where the IAS was first established.

Mr David Miscavige is the Master of Ceremonies each year, and part of the proceedings involve the validation of those who, as members of the IAS, have contributed above and beyond the call of duty.

Here is a list of IAS medal winners from the USA:

IAS Freedom Medal Winner - Anne Archer (USA)
IAS Freedom Medal Winner - Bud Reichel (USA)
IAS Freedom Medal Winner - Keith Code (USA)

IAS Freedom Medal Winner - Isaac Hayes (USA)

IAS Freedom Medal Winner - Chick Corea (USA)

IAS Freedom Medal Winner - John Travolta (USA)

IAS Freedom Medal Winner - Jane Allen (USA)

Other Countries:

IAS Freedom Medal Winner - Anne Roberts (UK)
IAS Freedom Medal Winner - Martha Ballasteros and Javier Ramirez (Venezuela)
IAS Freedom Medal Winner - Elana Roggero (Italy)
IAS Freedom Medal Winner - Lawrence Anthony (South Africa)