Landmark Education Self-expression and Leadership

Making Organ Donation Easier in India

Julia Taylor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:23:55 +0000

A campaign to allow an organ donation option on drivers’ licenses in the Indian state of Karnataka is Priyanka Shylendra’s project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme. According to Citizen Matters of Bangalore, Shylendra has been working with transport commissioners in the state and an NGO called Gift Your Organ Foundation (GYOF). India does not have an automatic option for drivers to be able to choose to be organ donors, and Shylendra and the commissioners hope a Karnataka program can be a model for the whole country.

From November 27th and 29th, in conjunction with International Organ Donation Day, a three day awareness programme took place which included media coverage and celebrity events. Soon Shylendra will be meeting with the health secretary and other organizations to move the project to the next level. Read more at The Bangalore Citizen.

Energy for Life

DJacoby — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:41:38 +0000

Barb Holland contacted Leadership and Self Development to let us know that her project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme is ‘Energy for Life’, out of her personal experience of watching a friend struggle with Stage IV breast cancer while at the same time having to figure out her treatment options and what resources were available to her. She decided to create an event that gave free energy treatments (Reiki, Healing Touch, Reflexology, Massage, etc) to women with breast cancer and their caregivers. The event is also designed for cancer patients to be able to network with local organizations, so as to receive products or services without delay.

The event is taking place at the Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree, Arizona, on Saturday, February 11th from 9am – 5pm. To get involved, contact Holland at 480-760-3921, email energyforlife2011@gmail.com, or visit the Energy for Life Facebook Page.

Colour Your City Makes London More Vibrant

Julia Taylor — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:10:52 +0000

In Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme, a Londoner has created a project to bring colour and vibrancy to her city in a variety of ways. On January 16th, ‘Colour Your City’ held its first meeting to come up with different ways for people to ‘Colour Your Day’.

Plans include developing large scale art projects to colour neighborhoods, planting new gardens and flowers, creating homemade craftwork for public locations, and even having individuals dress more colourfully. Read more at Colour Your City.

Scary-Good

DJacoby — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:00:16 +0000

Last fall, David Bates put on a unique haunted house event in Brookline, Massachusetts, as a benefit for sick children. ‘Scary-Good’, his project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program, was both a haunted house and costume party held on Sunday, October 30, with a $10 fee that went to Milagros Para Ninos (Miracles for Children) Fund at Children’s Hospital. Bates has a strong connection to Children’s Hospital – his own son Andy was diagnosed with a terminal illness, and survived it thanks to treatment and care received at the hospital. Bates wants to be sure that all parents and children have access to groundbreaking research and care. The full story of the event is available at Wicked Local Brookline.

IBN Tells of Chennai Landmark Projects

Julia Taylor — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:20:07 +0000

Leading Indian news network IBN recently wrote about projects created in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme in Chennai, India. Each of the projects mentioned improved the city in some tangible way. One woman took on having companies adopt sections of bad road in the city for improvement, bringing attention to the issue. Another man is tackling illiteracy by setting up a one-to-one teaching programme. Read about all the different projects at the website of the Indian Broadcasting Network or at Landmark Education News.

Flash Mobs Beats It For Diabetes Awareness

DJacoby — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:48:53 +0000

Veronica Spencer took a novel approach with her project from Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program. In an effort to raise awareness about Diabetes and encourage people to take actions to reduce their risk from the disease (November is Diabetes Awareness Month), Spencer arranged a Flash Mob dancing to Michael Jackson’s Beat It in Oak Harbor, Washington, at a Chamber of Commerce after hours event. The Flash Mob Project, titled ‘Beat It – Diabetes’, was made into a video for Youtube and reported on in The Whidbey News-Times.

Horn of Plenty Event Benefits East Africa

DJacoby — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:41:42 +0000

For his project in the Landmark Education SELP program, David Tait is holding a fundraiser titled ‘Horn of Plenty’, which will benefit the Canadian Red Cross in its efforts to help famine victims in East Africa. Taking place at 7pm on Thursday, November 24th, at the Croation Cultural Center at 3250 Commercial Drive in Vancouver, the event is featuring a silent art auction, original poetry, a variety of musicians and refreshments and a cash bar.

According to an article in Tidbits of Vancouver, the magnitude of the famine in Africa led to Tait creating this particular project:

“I considered volunteering on community projects that could use some carpentry skills, but then a piece on CBC radio about the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa caught my attention. The Red Cross estimates up to 13 million people will be affected by this event, causing famine and suffering on a massive scale”, Tait said. “This is turning into the largest humanitarian disaster our generation has seen.”

To find out more or buy tickets, call 604-224-7024 or 604-789-3925.

Concert on the Lewin Supports Stroke Rehabilitation Ward

Julia Taylor — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:51:59 +0000

On Wednesday, November 9th, a concert event took place as part of Emily Bingley’s project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programmme. The concert/recording event, titled ‘Concert on the Lewin’ took place from 6:00 – 7:30 in the evening and featured music by a variety of jazz, folk and classical music performers. Specifically, there was a the Cam Sax Quartet, a jazz group; Nicky Hair and Andrea Cockerton, a duo featuring jazz and folk violin; and classical music played by Classic Buskers ‘on unlikely instruments at unusual speeds’.

The event took place for patients at the Lewin Stroke and Rehabilitation Ward at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge – a recording was made, and proceeds went towards stroke and rehabilitation ward at the hospital.

Miami Book Donation for Literacy Taking Place November 18th

DJacoby — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:24:58 +0000

According to a notice in the Biscayne Bay Tribune, Landmark Education graduates in Miami have created a project to distribute books to children who don’t have them in their own home. On Friday November 18th a large number of books will go to schools to give children with few books of their own. People can contribute new or gently used books to a variety of locations, including at 1400 Biscayne Center, 1444 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami, and New York Roma Pizza, 2985 McFarlane Rd. in Coconut Grove. To arrange to drop off a large amount of books, contact Hilary Andalman at Hilary@mygreatlifecoach.com or 305-962-6097, or Leti Cadavid at lettyon@bellsouth.net.

Awaken to a Balanced Life

Julia Taylor — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:52:10 +0000

A participant in Landmark Education’s SELP programme in the UK has written a self-help book as his project, titled ‘Awaken to a Balanced Life’. The book was written by Hernando Garces, with the intention of looking at every area of one’s life, and how when can achieve effective action, change and balance in those areas.

The book also tells of Garces’ journey from being raised on a farm in Columbia, to becoming a successful IT consultant to London’s financial institutions, to leaving that whole career behind to pursue what is next in his life. To find out more about Garces and the self-help book he has written, visit Garces’ personal blog.