Community Cinema Cafe presents: TAKING ROOT March 15, 2009

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.

Free film and guest speakers.

For reservations, email [email protected] or call 202-939-0794

Community Partners:
Washington DC Jewish Community Center
WETA TV 26
Social Action and Leadership School for Activists
The Mayor's Office on African Affairs for the District of Columbia
Casey Trees
TransAfrica Forum

For more information, visit www.communitycinema-dc.org and www.pbs.org/independentlens/getinvolved.

Official Website: https://spongecell.com/event_page/view/829005