TEDx Talk Discusses Racism, Secrets, Aliveness
Bruze Muzik's TED talk discusses living as the only white person in one of South Africa's poorest neighborhoods, a move inspired by his participation in The Landmark Forum.
Category: Health/Medicine
Third Coast Ocean Force Aims to Prevent Great Lakes Drownings
Dave Benjamin created Third Coast Ocean Force (as a project in Landmark Education's SELP) to educate Great Lakes Swimmers about rip currents and prevent drownings.
R U OK?DAY, National Campaign to Reduce Suicide, Set for September 15th
R U OK?DAY was created as a national day of action to have Australians prevent suicide by having conversations to connect with people.
Saving Lives through Bone Marrow Donation
Pamela Moore, a leukemia survivor whose life was saved by a bone marrow donation, is encouraging people to become donors through the National Marrow Registry as her project in Landmark Education's Self-expression and leadership program.
Beverly Hills Wine Festival Honors Vin Scully; Benefits ‘Cancer Schmancer’
Alan Semsar leads Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program in Los Angeles, and his latest community project in that program was the Beverly Hills Wine Festival, which took place on […]
One by One Celebrates 6th Anniversary
One by One, a non-profit which came about when Heidi Breeze-Harris created a project in Landmark Education's SELP, makes a global difference in altering the lives of women affected by obstetric fistula, a devastating childbirth injury.
Robin Carlson, Former Self-Expression and Leadership Program Leader, Passes at 46
For Landmark Education SELP leader Robin Carlson died earlier this month of cancer at the age of 46.
Make a Film Foundation Featured on ABC
Make a Film Foundation, the non-profit created to empower sick children to make films as a project in the Landmark Education SELP program, was featured by ABC News in Los Angeles.
Anne Marie Schlekeway, ALS Activist, Former Landmark Staff Member, Passes at 44
Anne Marie Schlekeway, a former Landmark Education staff member who has inspired those who knew her for her ability to make a difference while dealing with a terminal disease, has died of ALS at the age of 44.
‘I Love My City’ Tackles Two Wheeler Safety, Promotes Helmet Use
I Love My City is taking on helmet use for two wheelers in Faridibad - the organization was created as PP Singh's project in the Landmark Education SELP program.
ADD and Loving It
The acclaimed ADD and Loving it?! documentary film was created by two graduates of the Landmark Forum.
Martial Arts Scholarships for Kids
CC Walters' project in Landmark Education's SELP course is to fund scholarships for kids to be able to attend martial arts classes.
Holiday Magic Celebrates Eighth Year
Jeff Gelder's Holiday Magic Project (created in Landmark's SELP course), which distributes holiday CDs to hospitalized children, is celebrating its eight year.
Foundation for Hope
Cameron Siemer's Foundation for Hope, conceived when he took the Landmark Forum, has given $5,000 grants to over 20 adults who survived childhood illnesses.
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Health/Medicine
One Woman’s Response to Lou Gherig’s Disease: Kiss My ALS
Formerly a Landmark Education Staff member, Chicago resident Anne Marie Schlekeway was diagnosed in 2009 with ALS. This is the story of how she has dealt with the disease while making a difference for others.
Weight Loss Contest also Raises Funds to Fight Breast Cancer
In Landmark Education's SELP, Karen Vlahos created a project that is both a weight loss contest with a $10,000 reward, as well as a vehicle to raise money for Breast Cancer research.
David Cunningham Discusses Health and Well-Being – Part One
Landmark Forum leader David Cunningham is interviewed on Syracuse radio about health and well-being.
Byron Beach Looking for Twenty ‘Big Losers’
A fitness and nutrition program for 20 contestants similar to 'The Biggest Loser' television program was the project created by Kylie Flevell in Landmark's Self-Expression and Leadership Program.
‘Born Schizophrenic’ Airs Tonight
Born Schizophrenic, a documentary about a rare case of childhood schizophrenia produced by Landmark Education graduate Steve Truitt, is showing on the Discovery Channel tonight at 9pm ET.
Seated Senior Tap Dancers
Ruth Pillet put together a team of senior tap dancers as part of a project started in a Landmark Education course.
New York City Players Pool Their Strength Against Cancer
Jason Gonzalez put together a fundraiser for free patient care at Sloan-Kettering at Eastside Billiards as his project in Landmark Education's SELP program.
Reach out to Help Haiti NOW
The editors of Landmark Education News request people give to the American Red Cross to support its relief effort in Haiti.
Warriors for Peace Offers 2nd Event
Warriors for Peace held its second annual yogathon fundraising event (originally created in the Landmark SELP program).
“Tying up Loose Ends” Looks at Life’s End
Landmark Education News has received word that “Tying up Loose Ends”, the play focusing on end of life issues written and performed by Ann and Catherine Gallogly, will be appearing […]
Jersey Wives Fight Prostate Cancer, Stand by their Men, with Nude Calendar
Longtime Landmark Education graduate Sheila Rosko was recently featured on CBS in New York for her work in the creation of a unique calendar designed to raise awareness about prostate cancer. […]
CCI Going Strong After 13 Years
This story discusses the latest achievements of Causes for Change International, a charity created by Chicago Businesswoman Zully Alvarado out of her participation in Landmark Education's Self-Expression and Leadership Program.
Kicking for Kids who Can’t Approaches 4th Annual Event
Back in 2006, Landmark education graduate Ginna Goodenow founded Kicking for Kids Who Can't (KFKWC), an organization dedicated to helping amputee children obtain prosthetic limbs and other medical devices and procedures.
Appreciating Widows
On July 16th, Houston area newspaper The Leader ran a story about Robin Craig's project to help her fellow widows. The project, which she came up with in Landmark Education's self expression and leadership program, recognizes and acknowledges widows and…
Pram Push Lobbies for in Vitro Coverage
Joanne Horibe leads Landmark Education's Self-Expression and Leadership Program. As a project she undertook inside of that course, Horibe teamed up with Ashley Bulley and Kerri Stanford to lobby the Ontario government to include in vitro fertilization as part of…