Workshop 5 of 6 in this Historical & Cultural Literacy Workshop Series
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai - Connecting Culture, Economics, Political Awareness
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Wangari Muta Maathai was a Kenyan environmental and political activist. Wangari Maathai (1940-2011) was the founder of the Green Belt Movement and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. She authored four books: The Green Belt Movement; Unbowed: A Memoir; The Challenge for Africa; and Replenishing the Earth. As well as having been featured in a number of books, she and the Green Belt Movement were the subject of a documentary film, Taking Root: the Vision of Wangari Maathai
Presenter: Shango Taha & Makini Owusu
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