A Tribute to Wangari Maathai March 13, 2012

The late environmental, social, and political activist Wangari Maathai earned a Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the Green Belt Movement. She founded this Kenyan organization in 1977 to encourage the planting of trees to protect the soil and provide women with wood for cooking and building. Join her daughter Wanjira Maathai, documentary filmmakers Lisa Merton and Alan Dater, and Green Belt’s U.S. director Stephen Mills for a special tribute to an environmental hero of our time. A reception will follow this event.

Co-presented with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital.

Official Website: http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/special-events/2012/03/13/wangari-maathai-tribute/