Recently WBEZ Chicago Public Radio aired a 2005 episode of “Speaking of Faith” with Krista Tippett that included an interview with Eboo Patel, who founded a religiously diverse social action movement called “Interfaith Youth Core.”

It’s a pretty inspiring interview, and Eboo sounds like a really inspiring leader. Here’s some more information:

Interfaith Youth Core – Days of Interfaith Youth Service

Every April, thousands of religiously diverse young people come together in hometowns and college campuses around the world to serve their communities and engage in dialogue. DIYS is a grassroots phenomenon – it is planned and run by hundreds of local student leaders, college & university chaplains, congregational youth leaders, and interfaith organizers who are as united in a vision of social change as they are diverse in background. This year, over 50 cities and campuses around the world will participateDIYS Organizers: We hope your DIYS event was a wonderful success Please don’t forget to fill out an evaluation. You can find the form by clicking here.

It’s easy to start a Days of Interfaith Youth Service project or to get involved with a project in your community Check out our resources to start your own and contact Cassie Meyer cassie@ifyc.org for more info.