By Olivia Seery on Jul 23, 2008 in Ireland, Landmark Education, children | 1 Comment
A project created last year in the Self-Expression and Leadership Program in Ireland last year was featured in the Annual Review of Barnardos, Ireland’s largest independent children’s charity. A woman named Olivia created a 10k fundraising walk and run to benefit Barnardos that became a featured example of people making a difference in the 2007 […]
By Olivia Seery on Mar 25, 2008 in Africa, Family, Health/Medicine, Immigration, Ireland, Issues, Landmark Education, children | 3 Comments
Little did I know that my Self-Expression and Leadership Programme Project, World Community Day, which was held in Sligo, Ireland, in the Autumn of 2005, would have such far reaching effects. My commitment was to have the many new immigrants be formally welcomed and acknowledged by the public representatives of Sligo town. I was particularly interested in Globe House where […]
By Olivia Seery on Mar 21, 2008 in Books, Ireland | 1 Comment
When Brian Langan had to choose a project for his Self-Expression and Leadership Programme, it seemed natural to choose a book project. Brian works as an editor for a publishing company, and is himself a writer, having had a novel published in 1999. It was also not difficult to choose who would benefit from his […]
By Olivia Seery on Feb 22, 2008 in Family, Health/Medicine, Ireland, Issues, Landmark Education, People, Society | 1 Comment
When Garda Sgt. Sarah Hargadon participated in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme in Ireland she created ’Talk 2 Me’ sponsored walks which were aimed at heightening awareness of suicide and its devasting impact on families. ’In spite of there being more suicides than road deaths in Ireland the public debate on suicide is very low key.’ Her purpose was to […]
By Olivia Seery on Feb 7, 2008 in Environment, Europe, Family, Innovation, Ireland, Issues, Landmark Education, children | 0 Comments
Alison McDuff, a participant in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme, has been living in the North Dublin seaside town of Skerries for several years. Skerries harbour is a major landing port for Dublin Bay prawns and in season is a hive of activity. A large colony of grey seals resides in and around the […]
By Olivia Seery on Jan 31, 2008 in Arizona, Education, Family, Homelessness, Society, children | 0 Comments
Committed to impacting the lives of the over 12,000 homeless children attending schools in Maricopa County, Arizona in direct, positive and meaningful ways, the Real Gift Foundation is a volunteer-based organization committed to impacting the lives of the over 12,000 homeless children attending schools in Phoenix area.
The mission and purpose of the Real Gift Foundation […]
By Olivia Seery on Jan 16, 2008 in Health/Medicine, India, Women's Issues | 1 Comment
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 of forgotten burns victims while away their days. Most of them could easily have died […]
By Olivia Seery on Jan 11, 2008 in Commentary, Landmark Education, massachusetts | 1 Comment
In the Landmark Forum people have breakthroughs, powerful insights and genuine epiphanies: People use these breakthroughs and epiphanies to make powerful changes in the way they live their lives and to pursue their long held dreams. David Cunningham was recently asked to be an expert on the subject of epiphanies in an article published in […]