The regional impact of conflict in Iraq, indigenous Brazilian film festival, and Weekend Passport

Politicians, diplomats and analysts have voiced grave concern over the possibility of recent sectarian violence in Iraq spilling over into the region, especially into Syria. Neoconservatives, who led the effort for the 2003 Iraq invasion, are objecting loudly to President Obama’s decision not to involve U.S. troops in the fight. We’ll ask historian and security expert, John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago, about the possible consequences of Obama’s decision.
Then, Facets Multimedia’s “Indigenous Film Festival: Brazil” runs this weekend in Chicago. The festival will feature films and panel discussions “that depict the struggles of indigenous Brazilians in contemporary society.” WBEZ film contributor and director of Facets, Milos Stehlik, is joined by Brazilian indigenous filmmaker, Nilson Tuwe Huni Kuin, whose film “Us and Them” (Nós e Eles), will help kick-off the festivities.
And, for Weekend Passport WBEZ reporter Lauren Chooljian will tell us about the Kandinsky exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Then, global citizen Nari Safavi will tell us about a Spanish dance performance, an event promoting Indian authors, and a benefit for the Chicago Artists Coalition.

(photo: Shiite tribal fighters raise their weapons and chant slogans against the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the northwest Baghdad's Shula neighborhood, Iraq, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim))