By George F on Apr 15, 2008 in Environment, california | 1 Comment
Moms for Mother Earth, an organization recently created by Landmark Forum graduate Zen Honeycutt in her Self-Expression and Leadership program, held its first event on March 15th: a Green Earth Festival in Santa Ana, California. The event was held in the beautiful Santiago Park and nature reserve, and was attended by over 400 people, including Santa […]
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 George F on Jan 28, 2008 in Environment, new jersey | 0 Comments
people who knew Ariane Delafosse before she took the Landmark Forum last year would tell you that she would be the last person to do any kind of community project. “I was a complete introvert,” she recalls. “I had no interest in my community at all.”
In the Landmark Advanced Course, she decided that she wanted […]
By George F on Jan 18, 2008 in Ecuador, Environment, Philadelphia, san francisco | 1 Comment
Be careful what you wish for, says Landmark Graduate David Usner. It might come true. By any measure, David and his wife Pat were extremely successful people. They lived in a huge, beautiful house in Philadelphia where Pat was vice president of a prominent hospital. Eventually, she quit this job and became extremely successful as […]
By Heather D on Sep 14, 2007 in Education, Environment, India, Sports | 0 Comments
Indian Landmark Forum Graduate Mahalakshmi Viswanathans has created a project to help bring adventure sports and outdoor education to people with disabilities.
Here is an article about the project from the Deccan Herald in Bangalore India.
Giving wings to their dreams
Mahalakshmi Viswanathans purpose of setting up Wings was an attempt to give differently-abled people a chance to […]
By Vincent Cahill on Aug 21, 2007 in Economic Development, Environment, People, Politics, Science/Technology, california | 0 Comments
Gerald Schwartz is a Landmark Education Graduate and leads introductions to The Landmark Forum. He has also been a farmer in California’s Central Valley for most of his life and was recently appointed to be the Central Valley Regional Liaison on water issues. The history of water rights in California is fraught with lawsuits, animosity […]
By Heather D on Aug 8, 2007 in Environment, High School | 0 Comments
When high school art teacher Sheri Focke had a Japanese Ceramic artist speak to her students she had no idea that it would lead her on a journey into the woods.
As participant in the Landmark Self Expression and Leadership Program, she had an assignment to create a project that made a difference in her community.
As […]
By seanc on Jul 26, 2007 in Autstralia/New Zealand, Elementary, Environment, High School, Innovation, People | 0 Comments
Can you shower in 1 minute?
This was the challenge that Chadstone resident, Vikki Mount set herself, when she received her water usage bill in January and was not happy with the amount of water she was using in managing her home. Vikki made some calculations, set herself a target and commenced changing the way […]