Taking Root

"Taking Root" tells the story of the Green Belt Movement of Kenya and its
founder Wangari Maathai, the first environmentalist and first African woman to win
the Nobel Peace Prize. In response to rural women's problems stemming from a
degraded environment, Maathai suggested they plant trees. Starting with this
simple act, these women worked successively against deforestation, poverty, and
violent political oppression until they became a political force that helped to bring
down Kenya's 24-year dictatorship. "Taking Root" follows Maathai's courageous
thirty-year journey to safeguard the environment, democracy and peace.