Annie Dawid
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There are a skeleton staff at the temple, because their job is to keep shipping everything to Guyana to make it function. So that's a huge responsibility and very important. So when we talk about survivors from Jonestown, some of those survivors of Jonestown are the people who never went to Jonestown because they stayed in San Francisco and they were doing the work.
There are a skeleton staff at the temple, because their job is to keep shipping everything to Guyana to make it function. So that's a huge responsibility and very important. So when we talk about survivors from Jonestown, some of those survivors of Jonestown are the people who never went to Jonestown because they stayed in San Francisco and they were doing the work.
And one of my characters in my book is one of those people. And she is heartbroken. I mean, she's heartbroken when everybody dies, but she's also heartbroken she never got to go there. And that was a kind of common feeling amongst survivors. They lost their entire community at once, and they wish that they had been part of it, even though it was so awful, the end of it, it was still their family.
And one of my characters in my book is one of those people. And she is heartbroken. I mean, she's heartbroken when everybody dies, but she's also heartbroken she never got to go there. And that was a kind of common feeling amongst survivors. They lost their entire community at once, and they wish that they had been part of it, even though it was so awful, the end of it, it was still their family.
And one of my characters in my book is one of those people. And she is heartbroken. I mean, she's heartbroken when everybody dies, but she's also heartbroken she never got to go there. And that was a kind of common feeling amongst survivors. They lost their entire community at once, and they wish that they had been part of it, even though it was so awful, the end of it, it was still their family.
So he keeps saying there's 1,200 people. I keep running into that number, 1,200. But on the day of the massacre, 918 people die. So there were not 1200 people in Jonestown on that day. Now, another group of survivors were in Georgetown, which is the capital of Guyana. And people were constantly going to Georgetown to do things like go to the dentist.
So he keeps saying there's 1,200 people. I keep running into that number, 1,200. But on the day of the massacre, 918 people die. So there were not 1200 people in Jonestown on that day. Now, another group of survivors were in Georgetown, which is the capital of Guyana. And people were constantly going to Georgetown to do things like go to the dentist.
So he keeps saying there's 1,200 people. I keep running into that number, 1,200. But on the day of the massacre, 918 people die. So there were not 1200 people in Jonestown on that day. Now, another group of survivors were in Georgetown, which is the capital of Guyana. And people were constantly going to Georgetown to do things like go to the dentist.
Like there were a bunch of people at the dentist that day. There was a basketball team who was playing the Guyanese team They were in Georgetown that day. They had a Georgetown headquarters for dealing with the government. So there were people who were there all the time and dealing with customs and all the shipments, because everything that got shipped
Like there were a bunch of people at the dentist that day. There was a basketball team who was playing the Guyanese team They were in Georgetown that day. They had a Georgetown headquarters for dealing with the government. So there were people who were there all the time and dealing with customs and all the shipments, because everything that got shipped
Like there were a bunch of people at the dentist that day. There was a basketball team who was playing the Guyanese team They were in Georgetown that day. They had a Georgetown headquarters for dealing with the government. So there were people who were there all the time and dealing with customs and all the shipments, because everything that got shipped
would be shipped to the airport in Georgetown. So there's another large contingent of survivors there. So I don't know if you added all that up, if you'd get to 1,200.
would be shipped to the airport in Georgetown. So there's another large contingent of survivors there. So I don't know if you added all that up, if you'd get to 1,200.
would be shipped to the airport in Georgetown. So there's another large contingent of survivors there. So I don't know if you added all that up, if you'd get to 1,200.
Quite a bureaucracy in running the People's Temple. Lots of committees. as I have said already, it was mostly white women who were doing the running of everything. And part of Jim Jones's genius was that he understood that women had all this energy and wanted to work. And this is just kind of the early women's movement where a lot of women are very frustrated that they can't put their
Quite a bureaucracy in running the People's Temple. Lots of committees. as I have said already, it was mostly white women who were doing the running of everything. And part of Jim Jones's genius was that he understood that women had all this energy and wanted to work. And this is just kind of the early women's movement where a lot of women are very frustrated that they can't put their
Quite a bureaucracy in running the People's Temple. Lots of committees. as I have said already, it was mostly white women who were doing the running of everything. And part of Jim Jones's genius was that he understood that women had all this energy and wanted to work. And this is just kind of the early women's movement where a lot of women are very frustrated that they can't put their
their smarts and their energy into play. And he sees that as a great opportunity and nails it. So you've got this, the structure has been described as like a wheel with lots of spokes and Joneses at the hub. And so everybody's reporting to him. He has like an individual relationship with everyone. Yeah, they have committees.
their smarts and their energy into play. And he sees that as a great opportunity and nails it. So you've got this, the structure has been described as like a wheel with lots of spokes and Joneses at the hub. And so everybody's reporting to him. He has like an individual relationship with everyone. Yeah, they have committees.
their smarts and their energy into play. And he sees that as a great opportunity and nails it. So you've got this, the structure has been described as like a wheel with lots of spokes and Joneses at the hub. And so everybody's reporting to him. He has like an individual relationship with everyone. Yeah, they have committees.