Tree-Planting Event in Morningside Park in Honor of Wangari Maathai

Columbia University’s Professor Gayatri Spivak has organized a tree-planting in honor of Wangari Maathai.

Mrs. Marian Kamau Chege and Professor Vertistine Mbaya (both on the Green Belt Movement’s Kenya Board of Directors and many decades-long friends of Wangari Maathai) will attend as well. The Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and Columbia University’s Global Cultural Studies Department are the hosts.

The event is open to the public, but you need to RSVP: 212-408-0111 or special.events@parks.nyc.gov