SankofaSpirit
SankofaSpirit
P.O. Box 54894
Atlanta, GA 30308
ph: 770-234-5890
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In 2004 SankofaSpirit created its film series, Movies with a Mission to counter the myths and negative images of people of African descent so often promoted by Hollywood. Movies with a Mission are free monthly films from and about Africa and the African Diaspora that seek to inform and inspire dialogue.
Movies with a Mission Chicago
The Dusable Museum, 740 East 56th Place
Every 2nd Sunday
Gallery Walk, Screening and Dialogue
Schedule Subject to Change
Free and Open to the Public
“Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai”
Sunday, February 12, 2012
2:00-4:00pm
Taking Root tells the dramatic 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-a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration.

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SankofaSpirit
P.O. Box 54894
Atlanta, GA 30308
ph: 770-234-5890
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