Film Screening:
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai (2008)

"It is the people who must save the environment. It is the people who must make their leaders change. And we cannot be intimidated. So we must stand up for what we believe in."
Wangari Maathai

Taking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy—a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration.

Join us for a screening of the film with an introduction by the film's co-director, Lisa Merton.

This film screening is presented in conjunction with the Tang exhibition, Environment and Object: Recent African Art and is co-sponsored by the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work; Environmental Action Club; Environmental Studies Program; Gender Studies; Government Department; International Affairs; Intercultural Studies; and the Tang Museum.