Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

[1]Redeye

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February 20, 2009

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The movie Taking Root profiles Wangari Maathai, leader of Kenya's Green Belt Movement, an environmental and social justice movement that eventually brought down the government of Daniel Arap Moi.

Artist: Lisa Merton [2]
Title: Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai [3]
Album: Redeye: Vancouver Cooperative Radio [4]
Genre: Interview [5]
Year: 2009 [6]
Length: 10:40 minutes (9.77 MB)
Format: Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai's work with rural women in Kenya has led to the planting of over 35 million trees and the transformation of Kenya's physical and political landscape. Lisa Merton is co-director of Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai.

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[6] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/year/2009
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