Independent Lens presents award winning film “Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai” by Lisa Merton and Alan Dater at the Back Space Theatre at 8:00 pm. The dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, whose simple act of planting trees grew into a global movement. TAKING ROOT captures a worldview in which nothing is perceived as impossible. An awe-inspiring profile of one courageous woman’s 30-year journey to protect the environment, ensure equality between women and men, defend human rights, and promote democracy—all sprouting from the simple act of planting trees. http://www.itvs.org/films/taking-root Discussion to follow.