Wangari Maathai has a very moving piece in Ms. Magazine this month....if you get a chance, check it out...she is a woman who understands social justice. How I would love to spend a day with her.
"GBM provides income and sustenance to millions of people in Kenya through the planting of trees. It also conducts educational campaigns to raise awareness about women's rights, civic empowerment, and the environment throughout Kenya and Africa.
Wangari Maathai is the founder of the Green Belt Movement, an environmentalist, a civil society and women's rights activist, and a parliamentarian. You can read about her life and her organization through her two books, Unbowed: A Memoir and The Green Belt Movement.
In her autobiography Unbowed, now available in paperback, Wangari Maathai explores her roots and the challenges she faced in an inspiriting message of hope and prosperity through self-sufficiency. You can also scan condensed versions of her life and achievements, including being awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize."
http://greenbeltmovement.org/index.php
http://greenbeltmovement.org/index.php
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