City Hall Arts Center
Friday, March 21 at 8:15 pm SOLD OUT
Marlboro, Vermont-based filmmakers Alan Dater and Lisa Merton present a sneak preview of their new film, which tells the inspiring 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. She started the Green Belt Movement in 1977 in her backyard north of Nairobi, to combat soil erosion and to produce a sustainable wood for fuel use. This began a remarkable 30-year journey of courage to not only protect the environment but also to ensure equality between men and women, defend human rights, and promote democracy, all sprouting from the achievable act of planting trees. Sponsored by Vermont Women’s Fund. Community Partners: Association of Africans Living in Vermont, Nature Conservancy. Post-film event: directors Alan Dater and Lisa Merton will be present at both shows. 81 minutes. Film review and interview
- Friday, March 21 8:15 pm
- Saturday, March 22 12:00 pm
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