FFR18: Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
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Part of Scalarama Liverpool: Uprising!
Sunday 23rd September: 4pm
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
Lisa Merton, Alan Dater, USA, 2008, 81 minutes
Discover the story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights and defend democracy.
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Part of Scalarama Liverpool's Uprising theme, exploring black activism across the world. Supported by the BFI Film Audience Network.
Organiser Food For Real: Autumn 2018
Organiser of FFR18: Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
We are SQUASH, an L8-based collective, passionate about food, art and community and we invite you to our home in Liverpool 8 for a weekend celebrating the harvest. In AUTUMN, the third of four seasonal events, we focus on local talent; the people, the produce, and the ideas through film screenings, cooking, urban agriculture and art workshops, an exhibition and a fruit and veg auction. Come and join in!
