Global Activism Expo 2012

Date:

Saturday, April 28 2012 @ 12:00pm

Admission

FREE - Reservations Recommended

Venue:

UIC Forum

725 W Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago, IL 60607

Presenter:

Chicago Public Media - WBEZ 91.5FM
312-948-4600

WBEZ's Off-Air Event Series extends your listening experience to nights on the town – come see what you’ve been hearing and celebrate Chicago! Each month promises to be different and something not to miss—with discounted tickets for WBEZ members.
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Derived from WBEZ's Global Activism Series hosted by Worldview’s Jerome McDonnell, the Global Activism Expo has become our largest event of the year and we are thrilled to again present this remarkable celebration – complete with music & food – for a fifth year! With over 3,000 in attendance last Spring, this event gathers literally hundreds of Chicago-area global activists each providing ways you can immediately get involved and join their efforts. Doors open at NOON on Saturday and stay open until 6 pm; it’s FREE – so bring your classes, your children, your neighbors, your friends and family.

A full list of participating organizations will be posted closer to the event.

Representing work taking place in over 100 countries, the services these organizations provide range from buying cows for Kenyan families to helping victims of human trafficking in Vietnam to shipping bicycles, shoes, backpacks, books, medicines, and even bridges to people all over the world. In addition to learning about these incredible organizations, event attendees will also have the unique opportunity to participate in volunteer activities on-site, attend presentations, and network with other Chicagoans interested in this work, as well as shop for interesting art, free-trade jewelry and apparel (where proceeds go to fund organizational efforts).