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"TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai" (2008) tells the story of the Green Belt Movement of Kenya and its founder Wangari Maathai, the first environmentalist and first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
In response to rural women's problems stemming from a degraded environment, Maathai suggested they plant trees. Starting with this simple act, these women worked successively against deforestation, poverty, and violent political oppression until they became a political force that helped to bring down Kenya's 24-year dictatorship.
"TAKING ROOT" follows Maathai's courageous thirty-year journey to safeguard the environment, democracy and peace.
In response to rural women's problems stemming from a degraded environment, Maathai suggested they plant trees. Starting with this simple act, these women worked successively against deforestation, poverty, and violent political oppression until they became a political force that helped to bring down Kenya's 24-year dictatorship.
"TAKING ROOT" follows Maathai's courageous thirty-year journey to safeguard the environment, democracy and peace.
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mariacwhittaker
(1 year ago)
Assante sana and thank you. This is inspirational and wonderful. We the people are the only solution. We have to make our leaders accountable as Dr. Maathai says.
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