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Underprivileged Kids Get Movie Night

When she took part in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme, Anjali Goyal wanted to bring joy to underprivileged children, who can’t usually afford the entertainments that many children take for granted. Goyal has worked to create EntertainKids, a group partnering with governments, NGOs and other groups to have shows put on specifically for children.

As the first step and as her project in Landmark Education’s SELP, Goyal arranged a movie show for 180 children from Bangalore, which took place on 1st April at the Galaxy Theatre. The movie shown was Care of Footpath, which was chosen to relate specifically to the lives of the children attending – it’s about a child of humble beginnings who learns to excel in school and become educated.

Read about this initiative in more detail in at article from Bangalore’s Citizen Matters.

 

Date Auction Benefits Kenyan Children

As her project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program, Victoria Tangata has created Date to Educate, a date auction being held February 9th in Seattle, to benefit the education of Kenyan children.

The event will take place from 7-11pm downtown at the Pink Ultra Lounge on 6th and Pine. Dates with ten men and ten women will be auctioned, with the package including a complete date experience such as a romantic dinner, a movie night, dancing or even rock climbing.

The event is intended to raise $10,000 for children’s scholarships and provoke awareness about what it will take for Kenyan children to get real opportunities.

Tickets cost $15 in advance, or $20 at the door. For more information visit the Date to Educate event page.

‘Justice Day’ March Scheduled for January 17

A ‘March for Justice’ in Washington D.C. has been created by Dr. Paul Zeitz out of his participation in the Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership Program. The march, scheduled for Martin Luther King Day, January 17, is a march for economic and social justice taking place on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Zeitz, who professionally is the executive director of the Global AIDS Alliance nonprofit, says that “What once was an America ‘by the people and for the people’, today is a dysfunctional and ailing America ‘by corporations and for corporations.’ Our elected leaders have failed us, as they are stuck in an intractable quagmire of greed-driven, lowest-common-denominator deal-making.”

Shelter Overhaul Fights Bedbugs

Extensive reconstructions of a men’s shelter in Mesa, Arizona are being cited by the press as a model example of how to counter bedbug infestations. Scientists from the University of Arizona are teaming up with a construction company owner, Shane Orlando, who has persuaded eight companies to donate more than $20,000 to the cause. Orlando’s work appears to be his project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program.

According to an article at AZ Central, the work was part of a Landmark effort to gain funding to eliminate bedbug infestations at public shelters, and to increase awareness of the problem. Orlando’s partner in his efforts, Dawn Gouge (an etymologist whose efforts guided the work at the Mesa shelter), is seeking $190,000 in grants to take on the issue at other shelters.

Connecting to Kai Tahu Roots

LSD - kai tahuFrom Kapiti News in New Zealand comes a story about the creating of a meeting for those with Kai Tahu ancestry to explore those roots – the event is James Muirhead’s project in Landmark Education’s Self-expression and leadership programme. Kai Tahu is the principal Maori people of southern New Zealand. (more…)

Creating a Grandparents Day

LSD - grandparentsThe following article was written by Agnes Ginestet in August 25th Cook Strait News in New Zealand – it’s about the project Charlotte Clark created in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme to appreciate grandparents by having a Grandparents Day established in New Zealand.

Appreciating Grandparents

A 24-year old Thorndon resident is hoping to gather 50,000 signatures on a petition to create a National New Zealand Grandparents’ day. (more…)