TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai : Indybay

TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

How does the simple act of planting trees lead to winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Ask Wangari Maathai of Kenya. In 1977, she suggested rural women plant trees to address problems stemming from a degraded environment. Under her leadership, their tree-planting grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, defend human rights and promote democracy. And brought Maathai the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.

Screening will be followed by a panel discussion.

TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
Date	Tuesday March 24
Time	6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Location Details
San Francisco Main Public Library Koret Auditorium 100 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA
Event Type	Screening
Organizer/Author	Sara Smith
TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai How does the simple act of planting trees lead to winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Ask Wangari Maathai of Kenya. In 1977, she suggested rural women plant trees to address problems stemming from a degraded environment. Under her leadership, their tree-planting grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, defend human rights and promote democracy. And brought Maathai the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. Screening will be followed by a panel discussion. original image (1712x2288) For more event information: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/takingroot Added to the calendar on Tuesday Mar 3rd, 2009 11:26 AM

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