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In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs
April 21, 2009Host Amy Goodman speaks with Wangari Maathai about the Independent Lens film TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai. Listen to the interview >>“AT HOME IN UTOPIA a documentary by Michal Goldman, that will air on PBS’s Independent Lens, tells the story of the United Workers Cooperative Colony in the Bronx.” Read more >>Host Marc Steiner…
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TAKING ROOT Video Modules Available
April 17, 2009ITVS is proud to present COMMUNITY CLASSROOM lesson plans and video modules for TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai, which tells the story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a global movement. Classroom activities and homework assignments examine how environmental issues such as…
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One Take Online Global Video Competition
April 14, 2009ITVS and the University of Miami invite you to participate in One Take, an online global video competition that encourages participants to submit a video monologue responding to the question: “Is access to clean, safe water for drinking a basic human right? Why? or Why not?” Grand Prize is $500 USD Runner-up Prize $300 USD Special prize of $300 USD – for the…
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Watch TAKING ROOT Tonight on Independent Lens
April 14, 2009How does the simple act of planting trees lead to winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Ask Wangari Maathai of Kenya. In 1977, she suggested rural women plant trees to address problems stemming from a degraded environment. Under her leadership, their tree-planting grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, defend human rights and promote…
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Watch MILKING THE RHINO Tonight on Independent Lens
April 7, 2009Everyone has seen a nature documentary with a ferocious kill on the Serengeti Plain. Well, here's a different story about villagers navigating the dangers and costs of living with wildlife. The Maasai of Kenya and Namibia's Himba people are vying to share a piece of the eco-tourism pie. But can they fulfill the expectations of Westerners without…