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WANGARI
MUTA MAATHAI (1940-2011) The threads of our sadness are woven into a cloth that covers the world since Wangari’s death yesterday. Her work continues through all of us, with deep love, respect, and passion. Please go to the Greenbelt Movement website www.greenbeltmovement.org to read the notes from her friends and colleagues, and other leaders she inspired. Here is one such eulogy, from sister recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize: “We are terribly saddened by the death of our beloved friend and sister Nobel Peace Laureate, Professor Wangari Maathai. Wangari was a true visionary whose work and life served as a powerful example to women everywhere. She showed us that the eradication of poverty, the empowerment of women, and a sustainable future for our planet are all essential building blocks of a more just and peaceful world. She lived her belief that all of us have a role to play in creating sustainable peace… Wangari’s fearless strength in adversity, her creative approach to building a peaceful, healthy planet and her hard work to inspire and empower women will live on. Her passion and commitment have moved countless people to take action to improve their communities. We will miss her great shining smile and her indomitable spirit but all those she has inspired will keep her vision alive through each small action we take toward a better world.” —Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, and Mairead Maguire We are grateful for our friend Wangari and will miss her greatly. Our deepest condolences to her children Waweru, Wanjira, and Muta—and her granddaughter, Ruth Wangari. And we send our sympathies as well to all her friends who have courageously worked alone and beside Wangari for years at Greenbelt Movement and those who supported them all through Greenbelt Movement International. On behalf of the WELL board of directors, WELL honorary board, and other longtime WELL members and friends of Wangari Maathai, Sincerely, Peggy Lauer, former Executive Director |
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