{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconversations4citizenship.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-04-conversation-with-prof-rommel-RKqmPMG1","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 04 | Art as Advocacy : Literature and Human Rights Education in the Philippines","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/35d8a019-4231-481b-beb4-7c5d7bff8b4e/6f43f24a-b197-4c7b-9b6a-98a5842bd4e9/rommel-20rodriguez.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/f92e17db-dbab-4a3d-a3aa-ebcfcd9ab49e\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 04 | Art as Advocacy : Literature and Human Rights Education in the Philippines\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In this episode, Professor Rommel Rodriguez of the University of the Philippines shares his work as a writer, unionist, and human rights advocate. He discusses the significant social and economic challenges facing the Philippines, which are intensified by the current Marcos administration's attempts at historical revisionism. Professor Rodriguez explains his unique approach of teaching human rights through literature to foster empathy and historical awareness among students from diverse academic backgrounds. Ultimately, he emphasizes that despite the dangers, there is hope in collective action, student activism, and international solidarity to create a more just future."}