By George F on Feb 4, 2009 in Africa, Economic Development, NewYork | 1 Comment
Shana Dressler, the Landmark Education graduate and photographer from New York City who raised money for the poor and awareness of the Indian deity Ganesh (see our previous story in Landmark Education News about Dressler’s multimedia project), has a new venture: Global Giving Circle, a group of people dedicated to finding creative and innovative solutions [...]
By Johntrue on Dec 18, 2008 in Africa, NewYork, Women's Issues | 2 Comments
Allison Osborn knew from the outset of the Self-Expression and Leadership Program that she wanted to do something for the women of the Congo who have suffered violence in the country’s ongoing civil war. Osborn, who is a Yoga practitioner training to be a Yoga teacher, decided that if her project would be the [...]
By George F on Dec 10, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, NewYork, UK | 0 Comments
The independent of London recently featured an article relating to the Landmark Self-Expression and Leadership Program project of Thomas Lindner, which according to his Tango Commute website forms a distributed network of individual couples conveying a sense of compassion and connection through the close embrace of participants' favorite dance. Through shared headphones (there is no [...]
By George F on Dec 4, 2008 in Music, NewYork | 0 Comments
Acclaimed Composer and Landmark Forum graduate Michael Whalen won his second Emmy award on Monday September 22, for his work on the “America at a Crossroads” series. The award was presented in New York City at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards held at the Rose Center in the Time/AOL Building. The category Whalen [...]
By George F on Sep 29, 2008 in Gulf Coast, NewYork | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By George F on Sep 19, 2008 in Film, NewYork, children | 1 Comment
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, [...]
By George F on Jun 11, 2008 in Landmark Education, NewYork | 0 Comments
Reporter Diane Odasso of the Huffington Post, one of the largest political and news blogs based in the United States, recently attended the Landmark Forum in New York City and wrote an extensive review of the program. The article, titled “My Landmark Experience”, appeared in the Huffington Post on June 5. It documents the reporter’s [...]
By Vincent Cahill on Jun 6, 2008 in Business/Industry, Landmark Education, NewYork | 0 Comments
Dana Roc is a successful actress and entrepreneur from New York City who has led seminars and programs for Landmark Education. She is the founder and president of www.danaroc.com, a leading e-magazine that presents a variety of compelling interviews, inspirational essays and personal thoughts. Her acting work has led her to appear in television shows, commercials [...]