Archive for September, 2008

Ithaca Spearheads 7th Ward Rebuilding »

Love Knows No Bounds, the organization created by Catherine Martinez in the wake of Hurricane Katrina as her project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program, continues to spearhead the rebuilding of the 7th ward of New Orleans. The organization worked tirelessly towards a sister city partnership between New Orleans and Ithaca, New York, where [...]

Martinis for Music: Chicagoans Party to Save Program »

Joanna Burgraf has created a project out of Landmark’s Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program that is raising substantial sums of money towards saving the music program at the Armor Elementary School in the south side of Chicago.
Named S.O.S., or Save Our Song, the initial idea for the project came from a partnership between Burgraf’s employer, [...]

Take Part in Make a Difference Day »

USA Today, the United States’ largest national newspaper, is holding its eleventh annual Make a Difference day on Saturday, October 25. USA Today recognizes some of the most worthy efforts by granting $10,000 to ten different charities based on the contributions that individuals make on Make a Difference Day, which is held every year on [...]

Wright Leads LAX in LA Fundraiser »

Acclaimed comedian Daryl Wright is performing for a fundraiser for LAX in LA, the organization that has brought Lacrosse to in inner city Los Angeles neighborhoods. The event is taking place Thursday, September 25 at 10pm, at the Improv in Melrose in West Hollywood.
LAX in LA was founded by Sean McKeon in 2003 as his [...]

Street Smart Aids Neglected Kids »

The Deccan Herald of Bangalore recently published an August 30th story on the Self-Expression Leadership Program project of Roshini Davidson. Davidson’s project is designed to ambitiously tackle the issue of child homelessness and poverty through a complete program of education, job training and medical help. The story appears below.
Connecting Dreams
Suryana Suresh
Bengaluru has a growing breed [...]

Peace Being Now! Debuts in New York »

Glenn Biren’s project in Landmark Education’s SELP program, an independent film titled Peace Being Now!, is making its New York debut at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. NYIIFVF has been recognized by the firlm and entertainment industry as one of the leading film events on the independent festival circuit, hosting film, [...]

Can I Come With You? A Guidebook to Furthering Social Justice »

The new book of Amanda Koster, “Can I Come With You?” is being released September 16 at a special event at the Seattle Central Community College. Koster, whose photography based social media tours have attracted major media attention, and who used her participation in Landmark Education’s SELP program to expand her difference making projects, wrote [...]

Key Rings for Change »

Bryan Davis used Landmark’s Self Expression and Leadership Program to partner with his friend AJ Bontempo to create a novel key ring: The ChangeRing. Inspired by Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and its message of change, the key ring has a delta symbol, the Greek symbol for change at its heart that is also used in [...]