When we talk about globalization, we usually talk about bodies that are massive in scale—multinational corporations, international governing bodies, states, transnational organizations. However, globalization works on another, important level. Before we even used the term, individuals were driving the exchange of ideas and commodities among cultures and states.
Worldview showcases individuals who are working to improve the world through small-scale efforts in our Global Activism stories. Learn more about an listen to these stories below.
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Making a Difference
with Shoes
Mona Purdy—Founder of the Share
Your Soles Foundation
Peace Park in
Vietnam originally broadcast 10.24.03
Mike Boehm — Chairman, My
Lai Peace Park Project
Play for Peace:
RUSH event originally broadcast 10.18.03
Michael Terrian — CEO & Founder, Play for Peace
Denise Reed-Burbon — Chicago Park District
Jamie Thorvilson — Consultant, Ernst & Young
Aga Khan originally broadcast 9.18.03
Iqbal Noor Ali — CEO of the Aga
Khan Foundation
Chiapas Media Project originally broadcast 8.21.03
Alexandra Halkin — Chiapas
Media Project
Securing Grants
Through the Web originally broadcast 8.15.03 Randy Kritkausky — founder, The
Virtual Foundation
Documenting victims
of China’s Cultural Revolution On-line originally
broadcast 8.7.03
Youqin Wang — author of the Chinese
Holocaust Memorial website, Senior Lecturer and director
of the Chinese language program at the University of Chicago
Oppression of
Afro-Colombians originally broadcast 7.31.03
Ruth Goring — Senior Copy editor, Intervarsity Press,
staff member at the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Backpack Nation:
Adam Carter
Adam Carter — Backpack
Nation’s second ambassador, freelance writer, global
traveler, and beer vendor at Wrigley Field
email: adrockisland@yahoo.com
Chicago Youth Make Peace
Journey to Tanzania originally broadcast 7.10.03
Jeannette Kravitz — President, CEO and founder, sponsorKIDS
Stan Hickory — Director, Peace
Journey Expeditions
Andrew Bermudis — Peace Journey Volunteer and student
at the Latin School
Peace Journey Volunteers
share their stories in the
Worldview studio.
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Solar Cookout for Angola originally broadcast 6.26.03
Presented by Patricia Deer
Working Bikes Cooperative originally broadcast 6.05.03
Presented by Lee Ravenscroft
The Peace Boat:
a Japanese Organization Trying to Make Diplomacy Personal
Presented by Emiko Ichinose
Medical Supplies
to Zambia
Presented by Gordon Muleya
Youth in Bosnia:
Making the most out of Mostar
Presented by Vedran Kordic and Mela Zuljevic
We want to hear from you!
Worldview welcomes suggestions for future Global Activism
Stories. If you or someone you know is working on a small-scale
project to benefit an international issue or region, please read
below then send an email to Worldview producer Andrea
Wenzel
If possible, please include in your message:
A description of the person doing the project
What is their background? Why and how did they get involved
in this project?
A description of the project
What is the project trying to achieve and how does it hope
to do so?
Logistics
Is the person doing the project available for an interview?
Would they be comfortable talking about their project on the
radio? Where are they?
Keep in mind that most Global Activism Stories focus on Chicago-based
individuals or groups.
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