Taking Root, The Vision of Wangari Maathai

Taking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into Kenya’s “Greenbelt Movement”- a globally recognized movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy—a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration. (80 minutes)

Author: Dater and Merton, Alan and Lisa
Call Letter: VAo
Call Number: 25
Publication Format: DVD
Publication Year: 2008Website:



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