Dr. Wangari Maathai is a Kenyan environmental, political activist and elected member of Parliament. She founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004 she became the first African woman, and the first environmentalist, to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.

The world-renowned environmentalist shared her vision of change. She inspired students with stories of personal sacrifice and stressed that every single person can make a difference.

Maathais lecture was presented by the Concordia Student Union (CSU) in association with the Sustainability Action Fund, the Arts and Science Federation of Associations, the university and the Yves Rocher Foundation.

Find out more about the Green Belt Movement, Maathais forest conservation effort based in Nairobi, by visiting:

http://greenbeltmovement.org.

For information about the CSU Speaker Series, visit:

http://life.csu.qc.ca.

The video of the lecture was produced by Concordia University Television, Canada's oldest student-run television station:

http://cutv.concordia.ca/
http://www.youtube.com/cutv

Wangari Maathai was the founder of the Green Belt Movement and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. She was born in Nyeri, a rural area of Kenya. Professor Maathai was internationally acknowledged for her struggle for democracy, human rights, and environmental conservation, and served on the board of many organisations. She addressed the UN on a number of occasions and spoke on behalf of women at special sessions of the General
Assembly during the five-year review of the Earth Summit. In recognition of her deep commitment to the environment, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General named her a UN Messenger of Peace in December 2009, with a focus on the environment and climate change. For more information on these interviews as well as more interviews: http://www.treemedia.com/#!11t....h-hour-research-tape

on Oct. 9th 2008, Wangari Maathai held this great speech at World Forum Lille opening session. First African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (in 2004), she is a Kenyan environmentalist known for her fight against deforestation. Mrs Wangari Maathai, in 1977, founded the Green Belt Movement and within its framework, already planted over 30 million trees! Through her commitment to environmental causes, she wishes to testify on the urgency and show that it is high time to recognize the impact of human activity on our environment.

Wangari Muta Mary Jo Maathai (1 April 1940 -- 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan environmental and political activist. She was educated in the United States at Mount St. Scholastica and the University of Pittsburgh, as well as the University of Nairobi in Kenya. In the 1970s, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 1986, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, and in 2004, she became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for "her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace." Maathai was an elected member of Parliament and served as assistant minister for Environment and Natural Resources in the government of President Mwai Kibaki between January 2003 and November 2005. In 2011, Maathai died of complications from ovarian cancer. (More http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangari_Maathai)

During her life time over 30 million trees were planted. She did not relent even at the blink of death. Wangari Maathai was awarded the 2004 Noble Peace Prize due to her fight for the environmental conservation and standing against governments which worked towards destroying natural habitats. But who was Wangari Maathai and how did her passion for environmental conservation start? Walk in the journey of the 'Eco Warrior' and learn more.

For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

Episode 2 of Winnie Mandela, Faces of Africa goes deeper into Winnie Madikizela's life after Mandela's release from prison. Faced with both praise and loathing, Winnie maintained an iconic status amidst scandalous events.#mandela#president#africa

Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA

Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8

Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/....apps/details?id=com.

Follow us on:

Website: https://www.cgtn.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChinaGlobalTVNetwork/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cgtn/?hl=zh-cn
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/CGTNOfficial/
Tumblr: http://cctvnews.tumblr.com/
Weibo: http://weibo.com/cctvnewsbeijing
Tiktok: https://m.tiktok.com/h5/share/usr/6593878228716666886.html?u_code=d1kab7mki4ai6e&utm_campaign=client_share&app=musically&utm_medium=ios&user_id=6593878228716666886&tt_from=copy&utm_source=copy
Douyin: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fv.douyin.com%2F8QTXhV%2F&redir_token=WkBScl40kZbx7ZwJ9M7QhhTjErx8MTU0NTcyMTg3N0AxNTQ1NjM1NDc3&event=channel_description

Winnie Mandela, a freedom fighter and the ex-wife of the late former South African president Nelson Mandela. Loved by many for her struggle to free her husband but on the other side disputed because of complicity for murder. Now more than 20 years on after her husband's release from prison, she seems to be forgiven and certainly not forgotten. But will her legacy go down as a black saint or sinner? Faces of Africa investigates on who Winnie Mandela really is...

This tribute to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela reflects through rare archival footage and interviews some of the most poignant moments of Winnie Mandela to pay tribute to a woman of strength and valour produced by The African Oral History Archive, a flagship programme of the @Ichikowitz Family Foundation @ivorichikowitz www.africanoralhistory.com

In a conversation with Dr. Felicia Mabuza Suttle, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela talks about the challenges her and other women like Albertina Sisulu faced for freedom in South Africa.

Check out Conversations With Felicia at Http://theafricachannel.com