Explora Books announces the republication of Karen East’s Sanctuary under the Explora Books imprint, bringing renewed attention to the novel’s layered vision of a fractured near-future America. Blending speculative fiction with literary storytelling, Sanctuary returns to readers as an exploration of power, resilience, and the importance of community.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 4th Aug 2026 – Set in Minneapolis in the early 2040s, Sanctuary imagines an America shaped by environmental decline and creeping authoritarianism. Under the government’s “Rebirth of the Cities Plan,” families are sorted into neighborhoods policed by listening devices, elderly citizens are relocated without consent, and a single accusation can strip a household of its future. Against this backdrop, journalist Janet Ryan uncovers the cost of her parents’ compliance and the rumored existence of a clandestine network helping the desperate slip beyond Homeland Security’s reach. East builds tension through the accumulation of small, chilling compromises ordinary people make to survive.

What distinguishes Sanctuary from many entries in the dystopian genre is the warmth running alongside its warnings. Interwoven with Janet’s story is life on an Anishinaabe reservation, where an elder’s passing is honored with a traditional ceremony of drumming, tobacco offerings, and the community that gathers around it. These chapters, grounded in ritual, humor, and multigenerational care, offer a counterweight to the novel’s surveillance state: a portrait of a community that has protected its resilience and sense of belonging for generations.

The result is a novel that explores both what people fight to preserve and what they fear losing.

That authenticity draws directly on the author’s own background. Karen East is a retired marriage and family therapist who spent nineteen years working with American Indian tribes across the Midwest, an experience that informs the novel’s unhurried, clear-eyed depiction of Indigenous family and community life. She has two children, a grandson, and four great-granddaughters, and lives in northern Wisconsin.

With this republication, Explora Books positions Sanctuary for readers seeking speculative fiction that offers more than a cautionary tale, presenting a story of isolation, resilience, and the communities that sustain hope in the face of uncertainty.

Sanctuary is now available in paperback and hardback through Amazon and other major online bookstores. 

About Explora Books

Explora Books is a book marketing firm located in the heart of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company specializes in self-publishing and marketing, taking pride in its exhaustive research and creative strategies that provide wider avenues for aspiring authors to gain recognition for their works. Explora Books aims to guide authors through the complexities of self-publishing, offering convenient solutions to navigate this process. The firm fosters and redefines creativity and innovation, setting new industry standards. Explora Books is dedicated to empowering authors globally.

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Programme at the Church of Scientology & Community Centre of Dublin will connect international humanitarian principles with everyday community service

Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, 4th Aug 2026 — A World Humanitarian Day programme focused on community service and practical methods of helping others will be held at the Church of Scientology & Community Centre of Dublin on Saturday, 29 August 2026.

The three-hour programme, scheduled from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the centre on Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, will celebrate humanitarian service and introduce techniques that people can use when assisting relatives, neighbours, colleagues and members of their communities.

The event will place the international observance within a local context, examining how humanitarian values can be expressed not only during major disasters but also through organised community work and individual acts of practical assistance.

Humanitarian service is often associated with emergency teams operating in areas affected by natural disasters, displacement or severe hardship. At community level, however, the same principles can be seen when volunteers help an isolated resident, support a family facing difficulties, organise essential supplies or provide additional hands to a civic or charitable project.

The Dublin programme will examine skills intended to help individuals respond constructively when someone around them is experiencing stress, confusion or practical difficulty. The subjects include communication, organisation, conflict resolution and methods of providing calm and responsible support.

These areas form part of the training used by Scientology Volunteer Ministers, a religious social-service programme established in the mid-1970s by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.

The programme is based on the principle that individuals can become more effective in helping others when they are equipped with practical knowledge and are prepared to apply it responsibly.

“Humanitarian responsibility is not confined to institutions, governments or international organisations,” said Ivan Arjona, representative of the Church of Scientology to the European Union, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the United Nations.

“It is also expressed through citizens who notice when help is needed and who possess the skills, discipline and willingness to respond. European values of human dignity, solidarity and civic participation become meaningful when they are reflected in practical service within our neighbourhoods and communities.”

Arjona added that humanitarian education can help strengthen local resilience by enabling people to cooperate more effectively during both ordinary difficulties and larger emergencies.

From an international observance to local responsibility

The United Nations observes World Humanitarian Day each year on 19 August to recognise humanitarian personnel and the people who provide assistance to communities affected by crises.

The annual observance draws attention to humanitarian needs around the world and to the importance of protecting those who deliver assistance. It also provides an opportunity to consider the contribution of volunteers and community organisations that work outside the international humanitarian system but share the objective of reducing hardship and preserving human dignity.

The Dublin event will take place ten days after the official United Nations observance, extending its themes into a programme centred on practical community service.

Ireland has a long tradition of voluntary involvement in social care, education, sport, cultural life, neighbourhood development and support for vulnerable people. Much of that work takes place through local associations, charities, faith communities and informal networks whose members contribute their time and experience.

Such activity can become particularly important when public services or specialist organisations require additional community support. Volunteers may assist with logistics, communications, distribution, administration or direct care, depending on their training and the needs of the situation.

Practical tools for everyday situations

The methods introduced through the Volunteer Ministers programme are drawn from The Scientology Handbook, compiled from the works of L. Ron Hubbard.

Its 19 areas of study cover subjects including communication, study and learning, marriage and family relationships, children, workplace difficulties, personal integrity, organisation, setting goals and resolving conflicts.

The Volunteer Ministers training programme presents these subjects through individual courses designed to provide step-by-step methods that can be applied in everyday situations.

A person attempting to help may have good intentions but still lack the communication or organisational skills needed to improve the situation. Training can provide a clearer structure: establishing what has occurred, listening to those involved, identifying immediate priorities and coordinating useful action.

Communication is particularly important when people are distressed or when several groups are attempting to work together. Misunderstandings can delay assistance, create unnecessary tension or lead to duplicated efforts. Clear communication and defined responsibilities can make community responses more orderly and effective.

Conflict resolution is another area with direct relevance to humanitarian and civic work. Volunteers frequently encounter people with different backgrounds, beliefs and expectations. The ability to reduce hostility and restore cooperation can be essential when assistance depends on several individuals or organisations working together.

The programme also includes organisational principles that may be used when coordinating activities, distributing materials, managing volunteers or establishing a sequence of priorities.

Volunteer Ministers and humanitarian service

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers programme in Dublin forms part of an international network whose members participate in community projects and provide assistance following emergencies and disasters.

Volunteer Ministers have worked with public authorities, emergency responders, religious communities, charities and other voluntary groups. Their activities have included organising and distributing supplies, assisting at shelters and collection centres, cleaning damaged premises and supporting logistical operations.

The programme’s motto, “Something can be done about it,” reflects Mr. Hubbard’s view that people should not regard social and personal difficulties as inevitably beyond their ability to influence.

In everyday settings, this approach may involve helping a community organisation prepare an event, assisting someone who is struggling to communicate a problem, supporting a neighbourhood initiative or contributing practical work to a charitable activity.

Participation in the training is not restricted by religious affiliation. The methods are available to people of different backgrounds who are interested in developing their ability to help others.

A home for community activity in Dublin

Opened in October 2017, the Church of Scientology & Community Centre of Dublin was established as a venue for religious, cultural, educational, charitable and community activity.

The multi-acre Firhouse Road property includes an auditorium, meeting and seminar rooms, audiovisual facilities, a café and sports areas. The centre has hosted programmes organised by local associations, cultural groups, charities and organisations working in education and social betterment.

The World Humanitarian Day programme continues the centre’s emphasis on providing space for civic engagement and cooperation among people from varied cultural, national and religious backgrounds.

By focusing on skills that can be used in everyday life, the event will connect a global humanitarian observance with the practical question of how individuals can become better prepared to assist those around them.

About the Church of Scientology in Europe

The Church of Scientology, its churches, missions, groups and members are present throughout the European continent. Inspired by the religious and humanitarian work of founder L. Ron Hubbard, Scientologists support initiatives in education, drug prevention, human-rights awareness, moral education, disaster response and community betterment. Recognition of Scientology as a charitable and bona fide religion continues to grow across Europe, alongside its commitment to education, prevention, volunteer service and constructive participation in civil society.

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Solution based on PolyGraft-9, a highly reactive cysteine protein—developed by a former Senior Vice President of Chemistry for Redken that was discovered by his grandson

United States, 4th Aug 2026 — QAI Hair today announced the launch of a line of hair care products featuring the world’s first Covalent Grafting Polypeptide. The products’ Covalent bond Conversion Catalyst represents the final evolution of molecular hair repair, which restores hair back to its permanent natural covalent state. The line is based on PolyGraft-9, a highly reactive cysteine protein developed in secrecy but never released by the late Dr. Lee Hunter, former Senior Vice President of Chemistry for Redken. Dr. Hunter’s grandson, Kollin King, discovered the formula and is bringing it to the market.

“I was always fascinated by my grandfather’s ability to create, and I was always seeking to understand. But of course, everything he did was very secret,” Kollin explained. “It was to my surprise when I stumbled across a box of his research and found Super Tiger, looking for another formula, that I saw the science behind PolyGraft-9 and the Tiger Catalyst and it inspired me to carry on his legacy of Covalent Grafting into the next era.”

PolyGraft-9 imitates protein synthesis by growing a synthetic polypeptide into the alpha-helix (innermost layer of the hair), permanently grafting the bonds back together. This is why it is the only product that can even repair hair that has been burned or overoxidized from chemical damage to the point where it is pulling apart and gummy because it permanently replaces missing mass with Covalent Grafting Technology. 

“Most stylists would just be forced to cut the hair off after it reaches that point, but not with PolyGraft-9. Now there is a way to splice it back together with Covalent Grafting even with the most damaged hair…and when used in buffer in bleach and perming solutions, the hair comes out unscathed and in many cases in better condition than before we started,” said Marina Kenard, a stylist of over thirty years who personally worked with Dr. Hunter.

Super Tiger (QAI’s Salon Only version of Tiger Reconstruct) actually uses oxidation to enhance repair, meaning the hair is intentionally softened to enhance the Covalent Grafting. (This has never been done before, to intentionally oxidize and break the disulfide bonds in order to enhance the permanent repair) Covalent Grafting, as explained by QAI, is the process of chemically growing and permanently splicing a synthetic polypeptide (PolyGraft-9) into the alpha-helix (the innermost layer of the hair). 

Working in combination with PolyGraft-9 and the Tiger Catalyst (a Covalent Bond Conversion Catalyst), Tiger Reconstruct, Tiger Masque, Tiger Moisture Mist, and Super Tiger become more reactive with oxidation in the hair. This means that the product is enhanced with more damaged hair. The PolyGraft-9 Complex used in the Tiger products also will only bond with negative charges inside the hair, which is how the product prevents over-proteinizing. 

This result is not a mere cosmetic treatment. Rather, the process restores hair to its natural covalent state using a fundamental molecular repair solution.

QAI Hair has tested the product line extensively. Early adopting salon partners are sharing that Covalent Grafting Technology works with outstanding results in repairing damaged hair that was previously seen as too compromised to fix. 

For more information, visit https://qaihair.com/

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