Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
Taking Root pays homage to Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai is a spiritual leader and passionate advocate for women's rights, democracy and the environment in Kenya. Imprisoned and beaten repeatedly for her courageous stands on these issues, Wangari Maathai has brought hope and economic gain to thousands of Kenyans. Emmy-Award winner Alan Dater and his wife, artist and educator Lisa Merton, have followed Maathai for several years and will bring to light formative events in her life in Kenya. They plan to trace the turbulent history of the Green Belt Movement founded by Maathai, which became the vehicle for Kenya's women's rights and pro-democracy movements.
Hartley Update
Wangari received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, and a Doctorate of Humanities from Yale. She has called on individuals throughout the world to plant and maintain 1 billion trees in 2007 to fight global warming. Taking Root, her story, is now playing on the film festival circuit.
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