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November, 2008:

Beauty Celebration Benefits Betty’s Haven

Nov 11th, 2008
by Tom.
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For his project in Landmark Education’s Self Expression and Leadership Program, Eric Riley held a gala, black tie fundraiser for Betty’s Haven, a prominent women’s shelter located in Houston. The event, which he named the ‘Essimage Beauty Celebration’ also featured some of the women from the shelter as guests of honors. The details come from the Essimage website:

Essimage Beauty Celebration is a black-tie formal affair that will lift you, move you and inspire you. Participants and guests alike will leave excited, satisfied, empowered and acknowledged for their contribution to Betty’s haven, a worthy local women’s shelter.

On Friday, June 13, a grand celebration of powerful effeminate beauty will be displayed on larger than life photo prints in a fine banquet hall creating the experience of an adoring art gallery. Women and girls from Betty’s Haven will be some of our guests of honor with their beautiful portraits decorating the walls.

Perfectly styled refreshments will be enjoyed by all attending while being entertained by talented local music artists. Other guests of honor will be the contributing who’s who of Houston’s celebrated women who are the models fo the high-fashion artistic photos on display.

There will be a silent auction and the evening will end with a special acknowledgment of Betty Street and the guests of honor given by a local Houston celebrity.

This celebration is a community leadership project as an expression of a program with Landmark Education.

The video below tells a little bit about Betty’s haven.

Amends Project Encourages Forgiveness, Healing

Nov 6th, 2008
by DJacoby.
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amends-project.jpgLiza Shaw created a powerful project in her Landmark self expression and leadership program earlier this year – an anonymous, online program to allow people the opportunity to make amends; to forgive and ask forgiveness. According to the Amends Project, participants have the opportunity “to heal their pasts, share the powerful impact of forgiveness with others and affect change on the planet.”

Participants who want their letters to appear on the Amends Project website are given some advice for writing the letter, including being asked to search themselves “for authentic gratitude about this person or this area of your life…The extent to which are able to be loving and compassionate can have a direct impact on the extent to which you experience relief from your suffering.” They are also asked to remove blame, anger or judgment from their letters.

There are currently five collections of forgiveness letters visible on the site available to inspire others. Some letters ask forgiveness from those who have died; others are a declaration of giving up a long standing grudge or resentment. All the visible letters seem to fulfill the project’s stated intention of “using the internet for something positive — as a vehicle for personal growth and healing.”

All letters submitted are anonymous. To submit a letter or be inspired by the contributions of others, visit the Amends Project web site.

Urgently Seeking Underwear

Nov 3rd, 2008
by Julia Taylor.
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Caroline Glasner’s project in the Self-Expression and Leadership Programme (offered by Landmark Education) is clearly a first: She put on a public walk and fundraiser with people wearing their underwear on the outside to raise underwear, money and attention for destitute asylum seekers in the U.K. Glasner’s walk on October 12 raised over £5,000 and almost 5,000 pairs of underwear. North London Today wrote an article shortly before the event that told the story.

Underwear as outerwear to help those fleeing from persecution

by Sarah Odams

Volunteers are urgently seeking unworn underwear for destitute asylum seekers.

Finchley resident Catherine Glasner has helped organize a sponsored walk during which participants will wear their underwear over their clothing to raise awareness of the plight of some of the most vulnerable people in the borough.

The Walkers will set out from the Sternberg Centre, in East End Road, and traipse around the borough before arriving at the Old Barn community centre in Fallows Close, Finchley, for refreshments on October 12. Caroline is searching for people with a sense of humor to take part.

The organizers of the Desperately Seeking Undies sponsored walk are hoping to obtain 5,000 pairs of pants for asylum seekers.

Pairs of underwear are welcome from sponsors who can also make cash donations. The lingerie will be donated in the North London Synagogue’s monthly drop-in, in East End Road, which cares for destitute asylum seekers.

Caroline first became involved in the good cause when she saw a sign in her son’s primary saying “Desperately seeking buggy.”

Caroline donated her buggy to Josianne, a lawyer from Cameroon who was tortured for campaigning for human rights before fleeing the country.

Caroline was particularly touched by her story and decided to try to help women in similar situations.

“I felt I had to do something,” she added. I couldn’t stand by and do nothing. Josianne is hoping to take part in the walk.”

Staff at Akiva Primary School in East End Road, which Caroline’s children attend, are also getting involved with the fundraiser.

There are more than 600 people registered at the drop-in centre.

The majority are professionals who, after condemning oppressive regimes, were subject to horrific physical, sexual and mental torture.

To take part in this charity walk or to donate underwear, contact Caroline at carolineglasner@tiscali.co.uk.

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