Zhana Books
Greetings, everyone. Black History Studies will host this free film screening on Saturday the 15th of March. Details are below.
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Zhana
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
Planting trees for fuel, shade, and food is not something that anyone would imagine as the first step toward winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Yet with that simple act, Wangari Maathai, a woman born in rural Kenya, started down the path that reclaimed her country's land from 100 years of deforestation, provided new sources of food and income to rural communities, gave previously impoverished and powerless women a vital political role in their country, and ultimately helped to bring down Kenya's twenty-four-year dictatorship.
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.
There will be a discussion after the screening,
The screening will be held on SATURDAY 15TH MARCH 2014 from 5.00pm to 8.00pm. at the Marcus Garvey Library, Tottenham Green Centre, 1 Phillip Lane, Tottenham, London, N15 4JA. Nearest Tube: Seven Sisters Station. Nearest Mainline: Bruce Grove Station. Buses: 123, 149, 230, 243, 259, 279, 318, 341, 349, 476, W4. Parking available on site.
Doors open at 4.30pm.
Admission is FREE. Donations will be welcomed.
Hot food and Refreshments will be on sale.
Places for this film screening are limited so if you are interested in attending please reply as soon as possible to acknowledge your place.Please confirm via email in...@blackhistorystudies.com how many of you will be attending this event. Please can you also notify any cancellations made after confirmation.