Landmark Education graduate and former seminar leader Gail Tyrrell was recently featured in the prominent Daily Record newspaper of Northern New jersey. The article focused on Tyrrell’s life journey and the difference she has made in people’s lives along the way, […]
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 encourages others to do the same.
Fundraiser Helps Women Dress for Success
Vicki LaRosa of Pennsylvania is holding a fundraiser for the Dress for Success Program on May 1 in Tullytown. The fundraiser is LaRosa’s project in her Landmark Education SELP program. Dress for Success is a volunteer driven organization that helps provide […]
Sister Act Expo Empowers Girls
April Preyar was recently recognized by the Chicago Tribune for the project she created in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program. The two day event at Robeson high school was designed to encourage, mentor and otherwise empower teenage African American […]
Recession Proofing Your Life
Landmark Education program leader Deb Beroset recently appeared on leading cable station WGN on its News at Noon broadcast to speak on the topic of dealing powerfully with the current economic recession, particularly for those in relationships. Here is the […]
David Cunningham on Dealing Powerfully with Relatives over the Holidays, Part 1
we can have all the dinners, we can have all the decorations, but really what’s at the heart of a great holiday, no matter how great the food was, how beautiful the decorations were, what makes or breaks a holiday is the relationships we have with people and whether we enjoy the people or not.
Yoga Event Aids Congolese Women
Allison Osborn knew from the outset of the Self-Expression and Leadership Program that she wanted to do something for the women of the Congo who have suffered violence in the country’s ongoing civil war. Osborn, who is a Yoga practitioner […]
‘Born with it’ Empowers Women
Tomiko Fraser is a prominent American model and actress, known for being one of the faces of Maybelline, and also known for her work as a spokesperson for the Lupus Foundation, raising awareness about the disease. In the Landmark Education […]
Kizorek Shares her Travels
Jessica Kizorek continues to receive critical acclaim for her work for two Parrot Productions, her film company that travels the world and provides to film services to NGOs so they can get their messages out. A leader of Landmark Education’s […]
Stephanie’s Angels Promote Ovarian Cancer Awareness and Research
Keisha Sapp and her close friends created Stephanie’s Angels Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day on Saturday, July 12, which had cancer awareness in a variety of locations in Northern New Jersey. Moved into action by the death of her friend Stephanie […]
Powerful Women International Creates First Ever Kenyan Empowerment Event
Powerful Women International (PWI) has held its first Kenyan women’s empowerment and networking event at the Grand Regency in Nairobi, on June 28. The event was a landmark–PWI’s first ever outside the United States. PWI CEO and founder Valeri Bocage literally knows […]
Now that She’s Gone: Snortland’s One Woman Show Hits LA
Ellen Snortland is a prominent author, activist and actor who is committed to the empowerment of women worldwide and who has participated in the programs of Landmark Education. She has written a book titled Beauty Bites Beast, about violence against women […]
Heidi Breeze-Harris Speaks out on Fistula
Earlier this year, Landmark Education News wrote of the efforts of Heidi Breeze-Harris to combat obsetric fistula, a crippling childbirth injury, through the efforts of the organization she founded out of her participation in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program, […]
Seattle Graduate Battles to End Fistula; Crippling Childbearing Injury
Seattle native Heidi Breeze-Harris was two months pregnant when she began Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program. She had recently heard about fistula for the first time, and was thinking about starting a non-profit organization to combat the problem. It seemed to […]
Landmark Education Graduate Project Provides Hope for Burn Victims
Imagine burns covering 75% of your body. Curled up at home, away from the light, curtains drawn. You are ashamed of your own reflection, spurned by family and in agony from huge lesions that cover you. That is how scores […]
Beauty Bites Beast a Book by Landmark Forum Gradaute Ellen Snortland
Landmark Education Graduate Ellen Snortland is an actor, author and activist and has dedicated herself to the empowerment of women. She has written a book Beauty Bites Beast that has received praise from women’s organizations around the world. Most recently […]
Aboriginal Birthright Quilt an Australian SELP Project
Seneka Cohen is a midwife and mother who while participating in the Landmark Education Self Expression and Leadership Program determined to make a difference in the exceptionally high mortality rate among Australian Aboriginal mothers and babies. She created The Aboriginal […]
Landmark Self Expression and Leadership Project in New Dehli gives mothers a chance to share and learn from each other
When Renu Sharma created a community project in the Self-Expression and Leadership Program, she wanted to provide an opportunity for mothers to share their experiences and learn from each other. Here is a story from the East Dehli Plus. Look […]
Utah Youth Making a Difference in India through Landmark Education Project
Youth Making a Difference got its start in the Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership Program when Robert Baird determined that he wanted to find a way for young adults to discover their own ability to make a difference. As a business […]
Valerie Bocage a Landmark Graduate who Lost Everything in Hurricane Katrina Sets Out to Empower Women
Founder and CEO of Powerful Women International (PWI), Valeri Bocage, tells her story of losing everything in Katrina to inspire women not to worry about things, but enjoy life. Weathering the Storm From: The Bay Area Business Woman By: Julia […]
Womens Resource Fairs: Begun in the Landmark Self-Expression and Leaderhip Program
In 2002 Penny Beatty had an idea to create a resource fair that specifically addressed the needs and interests of women. 5 years and 25 events later, this project is still going strong. From: Suburban Woman North Shore The spirit […]
Mothers for Mothers: A Project Created in the Landmark Self-Expression and Leadership Program
Group offering help to mothers Volunteers assist by tackling tasks From: Sun Sentinal South Florida By Laura Burdick-Sherman Mothers need as much help they can get as far as Joelle Smith is concerned. And that’s her vision for a newly […]
Landmark Education Graduate Project Uses Improv Comedy to Contribute to Survivors of Sexual Assualt
Using Improvisational Comedy to Bring Laughter and Light Heartedness Back Into the Lives of Survivors of Sexual Assault. Andrea Howe used the Landmark Education Self Expression and Leadership Program to create an organizations called “Living Out Loud”. A survivor of […]
Landmark Forum Graduates and Filmakers Document Fair Trade Measures in Africa
240,000 Miles, $1,000 in Shots, Two Feet From Instant Death Jessica and Bill Kizorek are not strangers to international travel. They have been to a combined total of 200 countries, including one journey involving all seven continents. By the beginning […]
Landmark Education Grad Writes Book to Empower Women
Single Working Moms, A Journey to Greatness – Author Cheryl Parker Moves, Leadership Program NEW YORK, March 14 /CNW/ — With her recently self-published book, “Single Working Moms, A Journey to Greatness,” Cheryl Parker has added book author to an […]
A Fashionista Grows Up in Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York— Brooklyn-based fashion designer Aja Calvitti announced today her collaboration with the 1City Youth Project , an innovative not-for-profit youth service agency dedicated to providing free programs, activities and services to inner-city youth. The agency, now celebrating its […]
Face Forward: Providing Makeovers for Women Recovering From Substance Abuse
Heather Rozen, of Lowell Massachusetts found herself moved by the plight of low-income women trying to put their lives back together while recovering from substance abuse. She created a community project called “Face Forward” to give them makeovers and support them in gaining […]