Zully Alvarado Named a Chicagoan of The Year

Posted on January 12, 2012 by George F

Chicago Magazine has named Zully Alvarado one of its six Chicagoans of the year for 2011, thanks to the work she did through her Causes for Change International organization, which has continuously given medical supplies and information to the needy in Ecuador – a shipment of 550 wheelchairs was recently distributed through the charity. Alvarado, a Landmark Forum graduate, originally formed Causes for Change back in 1996 as her project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program. Watch Alvarado on the video below.

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Associated Press Notes Great Lakes Drownings

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Johntrue

As his project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program, Dave Benjamin created Third Coast Ocean Force to raise awareness of drownings in the Great Lakes region and promote safety and training events. His work led him to partner with The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project in creating surfboard rescue techniques classes. The Associated Press has quoted the head of the Rescue Project as it notes the 87 drownings which took place in the Great Lakes in 2011, including 44 in Lake Michigan. Of those, the Rescue Project says 15 occurred because of treacherous rip currents. Benjamin has ambitious plans for 2012, including turning The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project into a nonprofit, raising $500,000, setting up 14 surfboard rescue techniques classes this summer, and much more. Find out more at the Third Coast Ocean Force Facebook page.

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Jerusalem Post Tells Story of Genesis at the Crossroads World Tour and Jerusalem Concert

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Johntrue

The Jerusalem Post recently featured Genesis at the Crossroads, the acclaimed NGO founded by Wendy Sternberg in 1999 while she took part in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program in order to bring peace and understanding to the world through artistic expression.

Guitars, Not Guns

By Rebecca Baskin

The diplomats of the world can argue about what peace looks like and how to achieve it, but Wendy Sternberg knows what it sounds like – an Iranian Santour player, an Israeli-Arab oud player, Indian and French-Canadian percussionists and an American on the keyboard and harmonica, led by a cantor in a Greek-inspired rendition of L’cha Dodi in the auditorium of the Jerusalem YMCA. Continue reading →

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Landmark Spokesperson On CBS Discussing Family Harmony During The Holidays

Posted on December 22, 2011 by admin

Landmark Education program leader and spokesperson Josselyne Herman-Saccio appeared on CBS television in Los Angeles to discuss ways to have conflict-free family gatherings over the holidays. She discusses noticing one’s unspoken holiday expectations, and then look at what’s really important to people. Watch the interview below.

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