Trump De-emphasizes Human Rights During Visit To Philippines, La 72 Home And Refuge For Migrant Persons And Film ‘Viacrucis Migrante’, And Chicago Fair Trade’s 2017 Globalfest
By Worldview Staff
Trump De-emphasizes Human Rights During Visit To Philippines, La 72 Home And Refuge For Migrant Persons And Film ‘Viacrucis Migrante’, And Chicago Fair Trade’s 2017 Globalfest
By Worldview Staff
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On today’s show:
- Trump and Rodrigo Duterte discussed a number of issues, including mutual dislikes, but there was little discussion of Duterte’s human rights record during Trump’s first official trip to Asia.
- Humanitarian organization La 72 Director Ramon Marquez talks about the Central American migrant crisis while in Chicago for a screening and discussion of Viacrucis Migrante, a documentary which features his organization.
- Nasreen Sheikh, who started a fair trade company in Kathmandu at the age of 16, and Chicago Fair Trade Executive Director Katherine Bissell Córdova discuss the uplifting stories you can hear at Chicago Fair Trade’s 2017 Globalfest.