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CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Environment
CATEGORIES:Film
CATEGORIES:James Bland
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Parker Gray
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
CATEGORIES:Women
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=3046\n\nPlanting trees for fuel\, shade\, and food is n
 ot something that anyone would imagine as the first step toward winning t
 he Nobel Peace Prize. Yet with that simple act\, Wangari Maathai\, a woma
 n 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 24-year dictatorship. "Taking Root: The Vision of Wan
 gari Maathai" tells the dramatic story of the woman whose simple act of p
 lanting trees grew into a nationwide movement for which this charismatic 
 woman became an iconic inspiration. (80 min.) This screening is part of M
 ovies with a Mission\, a series of films about Africa and the African Dia
 spora that seek to inform and inspire dialogue. Screening followed by a d
 iscussion.\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\nContact Pho
 ne: 703.746.4356\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arts\, Environment\,
  Film\, James Bland\, Museums\, Parker Gray\, Visual Arts\, Women\n\nWeb 
 resources:\n\nhttp://www.alexblackhistory.org\n
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LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:"Taking Root" Film Screening
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URL:http://www.alexblackhistory.org
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 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=3046">https://apps.alexandria
 va.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=3046</a><br />\n<br />Planting trees for f
 uel\, 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\, provi
 ded 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 24-year dictatorship. ?Tak
 ing Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai? tells the dramatic story of the 
 woman whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement 
 for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration. (80 min.) 
 This screening is part of Movies with a Mission\, a series of films about
  Africa and the African Diaspora that seek to inform and inspire dialogue
 . Screening followed by a discussion.\n<br />\n<br />Location: Black Hist
 ory Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\n<br />Contact Phone: 703.746.4356\n<br />Audi
 ence: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Arts\, Environment\, Film\, James Bl
 and\, Museums\, Parker Gray\, Visual Arts\, Women<br>\n<a href="http://ww
 w.alexblackhistory.org">http://www.alexblackhistory.org</a><br>\n
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