I want to share an on-line screening today at 1 p.m. http://ovee.itvs.org/screenings/a4wlw

Social Screening of Taking Root

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In celebration of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, Women and Girls Lead presents a special social screening of the documentary Taking Root. The film tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, whose simple act of planting trees grew into a global movement. This screening is presented in partnership with 350.org and the Greenbelt Movement and will include special guest panelists Stephen Mills, Director of the Greenbelt Movement U.S., and Kelly Blynn, Co-Coordinator of 350.org. See more films presented in the Women and Girls Lead Online Film Festival Here: http://itvs.org/women-and-girls-lead/film-festival Learn more about the Women and Girls Lead campaign here: http://womenandgirlslead.org/

Video Description

March is Women's History Month, and to celebrate we're bringing you 10 films as part of the Women and Girls Lead Online Film Festival. Watch Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai, the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, whose simple act of planting trees grew into a global movement.

Duration: 55min 25sec