About 158 groups around the world celebrated the first International SWAN Day on March 29. More than 150 people attended the Saturday program at the Landmark Century, with more than 75 people participating in the Sunday program at the Landmark Renaissance in Highland Park. Maureen Hart reviewed Empathy for the Chicago Tribune while Bill Stamets covered it for the Chicago Sun-Times. Suzanne Hanney reviewed it in StreetWise.

Adi Refaeli during question and answer period. (Photo Credit:

WITASWAN Coordinator Jan Lisa Huttner (left) with IWPA President Suzanne Hanney at the 4th annual WITASWAN Program held at Chicago's Landmark Century Center Cinema on March 29, 2008. (Photo Credit: Sel Yackley)