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 Heather D on Mar 25, 2008 in Chicago, Diet, Entreprenureship, Health/Medicine, Video Features | 2 Comments
Mehmet Ak is a restaurant owner, chef and Landmark Forum Graduate who lives in Chicago. He has been in the restaurant business for most of his life. First arriving in the United States at the age of 23, he worked his way through the various jobs of the food service industry until […]
By Vincent Cahill on Mar 14, 2008 in Canada, Health/Medicine | 1 Comment
Landmark Forum graduate and Toronto native Suley Fattah has caused $20,000 to be donated to the Emmanuelle Gattuso Chair in Breast Surgery Oncology, through sales of his latest charity comic book, Drawing the Line, Again. The book, which is an anthology of comics from internationally renown artists, is the second such effort from Fattah; the first, Drawing the Line, […]
By George F on Mar 8, 2008 in Health/Medicine, Ireland | 0 Comments
Anne Moore has found a unique way to make a difference for cancer patients: She has founded New Hairizons, an organization that raises money for superior quality wigs for those undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Anne, who is a hair salon owner and resident of Lurgan, Northern Ireland, began the New Hairizon project out of her participation in […]
By George F on Mar 7, 2008 in Chicago, Health/Medicine, Sports | 1 Comment
This year will mark the sixth year of the National AIDS Marathon Training Program in Chicago, a program designed to train people to run a marathon or half marathon, where each participant agrees to raise money for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. During the last five years, thousands of people have participated, and the event has allowed for […]
By George F on Feb 27, 2008 in Chicago, Health/Medicine | 0 Comments
Landmark Education graduate Ronnie Walker has launched a new website for individuals grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. The site provides extensive information about survivor reactions and traumatic grief, support for healing, and a variety of essays. There are discussion forums, links to support groups, a recommended book list, even poetry. The site was designed to be both informative […]
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 George F on Feb 19, 2008 in Africa, Health/Medicine | 0 Comments
Since 1992, Landmark Education graduate Dr. Christine Lathuras has travelled across the developing world to provide dental for those who lacked it. Recently she returned from two refugee camps in Tanzania, where she and two colleagues spent three weeks training local volunteers with to perform dental surgery. The trip was funded by Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO), […]
