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CREATED:20091115T184800Z
DESCRIPTION:A parable of making peace with both the earth and its residents, Taking 
 Root is one of the most inspirational documentaries the Series has 
 presented at the Fremont Library. In the words of noted author and activist 
 Frances Moore Lappé, this remarkable film "captures the transformative 
 potential of regular people finding their voices . . .  it will inspire 
 untold, endless acts of courage."\n\nStarting with the simple act of 
 planting trees throughout her native Kenya, Nobel laureate activist Wangari 
 Maathai initiated a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, 
 protect human rights, and defend democracy. She and those she inspired have 
 reclaimed land from 100 years of deforestation, provided more food and 
 income to rural communities, empowered previously impoverished and 
 powerless women, and ultimately helped to bring down Kenya’s 
 twenty-four-year dictatorship. \n\nIn the 1970s, Maathai founded the Green 
 Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental effort focused on trees, 
 environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004 she became the 
 first African woman—and the first environmentalist—to receive the Nobel 
 Peace Prize for “her contribution to sustainable development, democracy 
 and peace.” Maathai was elected to Parliament and served as Assistant 
 Minister for Environment and Natural Resources in the government of Kenya's 
 new president, Mwai Kibaki. \n\nTaking Root has won the Amnesty 
 International Human Rights Award, the Durban Film Festival Prize, and ten 
 other awards.\n\nDiscussion will be led by Tabitha Kanogo PhD, University 
 of Nairobi, currently Professor of history at UC Berkeley.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/15/18628769.php
SUMMARY:Free Documentary
LOCATION:Fremont Main Library\n2400 Stevenson Blvd at Paseo Padre\nFremont CA 94538
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/15/18628769.php
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