A while back I spent a great afternoon with the way cool Gerome McDonald on his WorldView show, see:

http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?segmentID=19152

and

http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Program_WV.aspx?episode=19147

On Saturday, April 17, 2010 @ NOON – 6:00 p.m. you can come and meet him, me, and over 100 other global activist organizations (and mingle with >3500 of your peers!).

We have been invited each year and you bet we’ll be there again this April, in an even bigger and better venue:

UIC Forum
725 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608

Hosted by Worldview’s Jerome McDonnell, Chicago Public Radio Presents… is thrilled to again present this remarkable celebration – complete with food, music and over 100 Chicago-area Global Activists, all featured guests of Worldview’s Global Activism Series. On the air for seven years now, the Series continues to be inspirational, and bringing everyone together for this Expo has quickly become an annual event. 

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.

Last year over 3,500 people attended the Expo – this year they are expecting more!

This year's festivities will include a Performance Stage, curated by Lethal Poetry, Inc. where the amazing talent associated with many of these organizations will be performing for you alongside remarkable Chicago talent; there will be a variety of food for sale from local ethnic restaurants; presentations will be made by various organizations throughout the day, so that you can better learn what they do and how you can get involved; and this year we're adding volunteer opportunities as part of the festivities so you can actually get involved right on the spot.

 
Representing work in over 40 countries, what a remarkable list of organizations working here in Chicago to help those around the world.  With efforts ranging from buying cows for Kenyan families to collecting medical supplies for long-term humanitarian efforts in Haiti, from providing medical services to those with leprosy in Ecuador to helping victims of human trafficking in Vietnam, to shipping bicycles, shoes, backpacks, books, medicines, and even bridges to people all over the world - if you are interested in learning how you can give back, this is the place to be!

Details: http://chicagopublicradio.org/Event_Detail.aspx?eventID=1528