At the annual Hunger Banquet , students experience the inequities in how people eat around the world: from rice eaten by hand, to a four-course meal with fine table settings.

Social Justice News

Students, Faculty Member Join Ride Against AIDS
Associate Professor of Music Stephen Press and four Illinois Wesleyan students will bike across America this summer to raise funds for the fight against AIDS.

Students Appeal on Behalf of Chinese Activist
A group of Illinois Wesleyan students appealed on behalf of Chen Guangcheng, before his case drew international attention.

Wesleyan Community Demonstrates Against Hate Crimes
Illinois Wesleyan faculty, staff and students gathered on the Eckley Quadrangle on Tuesday, March 27 to express disapproval of recent national events seen as hate crimes.

Students Build Habitat Homes During Spring Break
Illinois Wesleyan's chapter of Habitat for Humanity traveled to Mobile, Ala., over spring break to aid in construction of houses for underprivileged families.

Author and Activist Calls for Fire and Passion
Death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean told the Founders' Day audience how she discovered the fire within her for social justice, and encouraged students to find "something that will be worth giving your life."