Violence in Lebanon, how snow impacts water supplies and hospitality training in Cambodia

vor 12 Jahren

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WBEZ's global affairs program. Featuring in-depth conversations about international issues and their local impact. Also, foreign film reviews and human rights commentaries. Hosted by Jerome McDonnell.

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vor 12 Jahren

Lebanon has seen an increase in violence in the last week linked to the conflict in Syria. We get an update from Middle East scholar Joseph Kéchichian. Then, Kate Sackman from EcoMyths Alliance and Tim Loftus from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning join us to talk about how snow affects our water supply. Plus, Ben Justus introduces us to his organization, Everything's Gonna Be Okay Mission, or EGBOK. The nonprofit focuses on providing hospitality vocational training to disadvantaged youth in Cambodia.

(Photo: Lebanese citizens gather at the site of an explosion in a stronghold of the Shiite Hezbollah group at the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. The explosion took place during rush hour in the Haret Hreik neighborhood, killing several people, setting cars ablaze and sending a column of black smoke above the Beirut skyline. AP Photo/Hussein Malla)