I want to share this great blog about Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan woman who has been active in the environmental movement for many years. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her work in the Green Belt Movement.
Often, the environmental movement has operated in a way that is very Eurocentric, and has marginalised and excluded African people and other people of colour.
This blog about Kibera describes some of the conditions endured by people in Kenya, and the way these conditions have been exploited by Europeans.
Anna Renee's blog underlines points I have made on this blog many times - that we need to tell our own stories and that we, as African people all over the world, need to network with each other. We need to share our stories. We need to communicate with each other and educate ourselves about each other's lives.
Long may this continue.
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