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| Wangari Muta Maathai (1940-2011) |
"I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
All of us have a God in us, and that God is the spirit that unites all life, everything that is on this planet.
It must be this voice that is telling me to do something, and I am sure it's the same voice that is speaking to everybody on this planet — at least everybody who seems to be concerned about the fate of the world, the fate of this planet."
-Wangari Maathai
Environmentalist and womens' rights activist
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, 2004
Founder, the Green Belt Movement
..And also,
-Nikhil Sheth
Teach for India Fellow, 2011-13
(hey, she's literally spoken my mind! No kidding!!)
Wangari Mathaai proved that we can all make a difference in saving the planet, and that we don't need huge resources at our disposal to lead the way.
Photo and words peacefully adopted from this album on 350.org 's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150329725607708.361945.12185972707
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