Global Feminisms

Assignment:  Interpreting the Greenbelt Movement of Kenya

In anticipation of Wangari Mathai's visit to TCNJ on October 17, 2001, for this class session we'll pool resources and build a website to explain to the rest of the campus the significance of Kenya's Greenbelt Movement.

To prepare for class: 

Review what you've learned about Kenya in the readings for the course--Global Feminisms Since 1945, The Globalized Woman--looking especially for information about rural women's lives and their positions in the global economy.

Surf the net, looking for websites on Wangari Mathai (sometimes spelled Maathai) and the Green Belt (or Greenbelt) Movement of Kenya.  Look for material that especially interests you, and that you think will help convey to students and faculty in different departments at TCNJ why women planting trees in Kenya matters.

Bring to class printouts of any especially unusual or impressive web pages, and  a page (or so) of notes, including:

•     A list of key points about Maathai and the relationship of her work to the global picture--economics, environment, politics, women and gender
•     A list of websites, with URLs, site titles, and very brief descriptions of each site  

By the end of the day Friday, these pieces will be pulled together as a website.