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Mayor of Rotterdam Discusses Racism and Sustainable Urbanism, International Peace Day Started in Chicago. Meet Three Religious Women Keeping it Going., Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents "BigMouth”

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Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb poses during a meeting with Mayors to push for local actions to fight climate change at Paris city Hall on the margins of the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Paris, Friday, Dec. 3, 2015. The French president Francois Hollande said that “no region in the world could feel protected of climate disorders” and encouraged city mayors to get involved in fighting climate change. | Francois Mori
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Jerome McDonnell, Valentijn Dhaenens and Doreen Sayegh
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On Today's Show:

  • We talk with Ahmed Aboutaleb about domestic politics and some of the challenges he faces as Mayor of Rotterdam.
  •  This year Chicago’s “Build the Peace Committee” marks Chicago’s 40th peace day on September 19th with an event at Daley Plaza.
  • Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents a new one-man performance, “BigMouth”.

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