Media Advisory

Tree planting ceremony to celebrate the life of Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai

On Tuesday, November 8 at 11 am the Nobel Women’s Initiative and Ecology Ottawa will be joined by Mayor Jim Watson, the High Commissioner of Kenya, and the Ambassador of Norway to plant a tree in memory of Wangari Muta Maathai in Ottawa, Canada.

Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her work as an environmentalist and women’s rights activist. She founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya which has planted over 47 million trees, empowering millions of women and restoring degraded environments. She continued to work tirelessly for women’s rights, democracy, and climate justice throughout her life.

Read her biography here.

The ceremony will take place in Minto Park (corner of Elgin and Gilmour), Ottawa.

“Those of us who witness the degraded state of the environment and the suffering that comes with it cannot afford to be complacent. We continue to be restless. If we really carry the burden, we are driven to action. We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk!” – Wangari Maathai

Tuesday, November 8 – 11 am
Minto Park (Elgin & Gilmour), Ottawa

Hosted by Nobel Women’s Initiative & Ecology Ottawa and distinguished guests:

Jim Watson, Mayor of the City of Ottawa
Simon Nabukwesi, High Commissioner of Kenya
Else Eikeland, Ambassador of Norway

For more information, please contact media@nobelwomensinitiative.org.