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Event
- Title:
- Taking Root: The Story of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai
- When:
- 11 May 2010 - 11 May 2010 18.00 - 21.00
- Where:
- Caponata/The Forge - London
- Category:
- Our Events
Description
AWARD-WINNING NEW FILM CONNECTS ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION WITH HUMAN RIGHTS
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai, a new film by Lisa Merton and Alan Dater, tells the inspiring story of the Green Belt Movement of Kenya and its unstoppable founder, Wangari Maathai, who, in 2004, became the first environmentalist and first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for sustainable development.
Taking Root illustrates the development of Maathai’s holistic worldview and model for sustainable development. Maathai discovered the core of her life's work when she turned her attention to the rural women with whom she had grown up in Kenya’s central highlands. Their daily lives had become intolerable: they were walking exhaustive distances for firewood, clean water was scarce, the soil was eroding, and their children were suffering from malnutrition. One hundred years of colonialism and neo- colonialism had devastated the forests they’d lived with for centuries.
“Why not plant trees?” Maathai thought. Trees provide shade, prevent soil erosion, supply firewood, building materials, and produce nutritious fruit. In 1977, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya and began teaching women about the connection between environmental problems and their daily problems.
For more information on the film, Click here.
Source: takingrootfilm.com
Venue
- Venue:
- Caponata/The Forge
- Street:
- 3-7 Delancey Street
- ZIP:
- NW1 7NL
- City:
- London
- Country:
- UK
Description
The Forge, located in London, is a brand new architecturally-designed sustainable building. All spaces have been created with environmental concerns in mind and feature natural insulation and ventilation systems, the extensive use of sustainable materials and solar thermal panels for hot water. The centrepiece is a stunning glazed courtyard with its own ‘living wall’ of plants which improves the air quality throughout the venue.
The Forge is a not-for-profit family-run venue designed by Burd Haward Architects who worked with Arup Acoustics for the delicate acoustic result.
The Forge is part of a larger multi-use space which consists of Caponata, a Sicilian Ristorante, Osteria and Bar which serves delicious food, all handmade and prepared on-site.
Caponanta and The Forge are currently our official venue partners.
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