SankofaSpirit

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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