Judy Bebelaar taught at Opportunity High when Jim Jones sent 120 Temple teens there. Within nine months, most were in Guyana. She wrote with Ron Cabral And Then They Were Gone: Teenagers of Peoples Temple from High School to Jonestown, about those they knew best: the few who lived, the many who died.

John Cobb was born into People’s Temple and was a member until its tragic end in Jonestown, Guyana in 1978. He lost nine members of his family in Jonestown and is currently penning his memoir.

Deborah Layton escaped Jim Jones’ Death Cult, hoping to save the lives of the 900 friends being held against their will. Seductive Poison shows how entrapment can happen to any of us. It has been required reading at universities across the country and has been optioned for film.

Herbert Kohl is an educator, writer and activist. He is author of more than thirty books. His work centers on social, economic, and racial justice.

Jordan Vilchez was a member of Peoples Temple from ages twelve to twenty-one. She processed her experience by attaining her BA in Humanities and MA in Culture and Spirituality. She hosts workshops in visual arts, poetry, and drama. She writes for the jonestown report and is currently working on her own book.