Worldview: March 7, 2016

Sheila Watt-Cloutier is an Inuit environmentalist and human rights activist.
Sheila Watt-Cloutier is an Inuit environmentalist and human rights activist.
Sheila Watt-Cloutier is an Inuit environmentalist and human rights activist.
Sheila Watt-Cloutier is an Inuit environmentalist and human rights activist.

Worldview: March 7, 2016

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Today on Worldview:

  • A new investigative report from GlobalPost reveals that the U.S.-led bombing campaigns in Iraq and Syria resulted in more civilian casualty deaths than the United States has reported. Richard Hall, Middle East and Africa editor and senior correspondent in Beirut for GlobalPost, joined us to talk about their report.
  • Environmentalist and human rights activist, Sheila Watt-Cloutier told us about the effects of climate change on her native Inuit community in Arctic Canada. Her latest book is The Right to Be Cold: One Woman’s Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic and the Whole Planet. Watt-Cloutier will speak on Tuesday, March 4th, 2016 at The Union League Club of Chicago.