Five years ago, Chicago Public Radio's Worldview began a new series to showcase individuals working to improve the world through small-scale efforts, working to accomplish huge change with whatever resources they could, driven by remarkable stories of inspiration and passion for the task at hand.  Taking guest suggestions from Worldview listeners, the Series has never struggled— each Thursday, Worldview host, Jerome McDonnell, introduces listeners to another initiative driving the exchange of ideas and commodities among cultures and regions. 

...and now you can come meet these guests of Worldview's Global Activism Series, talk with them about their work, enjoy food and music and meet other Chicago Public Radio listeners and members from around the region.  Nearly 80 organizations have been invited to set up information tables and talk with you about their work.

Invited guests include:

100 Friends Project Arzu Rugs Asha for Education Awassa Children's Project Bambenninye Development Services Batchu Foundation BOSCO Ugandan Relief Project Build Cambodia Building With Books Campaign for Collateral Compassion Causes for Change International Center for Global Initiatives Chances by Choice Chiapas Media Project Chicagoans for a Peaceful Colombia Coprodeli Digital Divide Data Dignity for Women of Zimbabwe Engineers Without Borders Feed My Starving Children Fighting Malaria Force of the Sun Foundation for Children in Need Global Alliance for Africa Global Business Assist GlobeMed Hands of Hope Health for Humanity Heartland International Hearts in Motion Help Sudan Jewelers’ Burma Relief Project Landmines Blow! Lavenda LEAP Science and Maths School LemonAid Fund Manos Unidas (Hands Together) MarketPlace Handiwork of India Matanya’s Hope Mekelle Institute of Technology

Mosaic Initiative Mosel Chemotherapy Project My Lai Peace Park Project Mwangaza, Inc. Mzake ndi Mzake (Friend to Friend) Nicaragua-Direct Nyansha Child Healthcare Project One Acre Fund Operation Asha Organic Retreats Paraguay Hecho a Mano Peace Journey Project Play for Peace Prevention Through Education Project Harambee Radios Populares Range of Motion Project (ROMP) Rat Patrol Run for Congo Women SAFRA Sango Association Sarvodaya SHAREcircle Share Your Soles Solar Service, Inc. Solidarity Bridge South Sudan Voices of Hope Sun Ovens International The Citizens Foundation The Malaria Project Tiller’s International Upendo Village Vocational Training for Children at Risk Vumilia WE-ACTx Women’s Global Education Project Working Bikes Cooperative Zakat Foundation of America ZongoMundo

This event is presented in partnership with the Chicago Global Donors Network which works to educate, encourage and support donors in their international giving in order to increase knowledge of international philanthropy and to deepen its impact; and is sponsored in part by The Onion.