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Photo exhibition at the Chemnitz Environmental Centre, from 2 to 22 November
From Friday, 2 November to Thursday, 22 November, the photo exhibition "Mensch-Macht-Milch" by photographer Fred Dott will be on display at the Chemnitz Environmental Centre. The exhibition can be visited during the opening hours of the Environmental Centre, Monday and Thursday from 8 am to 6 pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. Admission is free.
The photo exhibition documents how farmers in Germany, France and Burkina Faso work and how EU agricultural policy affects these people. Over a period of one year, Hamburg photographer Fred Dott portrayed people on seven farms in three European countries and Burkina Faso in West Africa. With his camera, he captured the faces and stories behind the milk. Berit Thomsen from the Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft (AbL) documented the background to the farms.
The environmental centre is showing the exhibition as part of the educational market for sustainability, which is being held for the 14th time under the motto "Fair Play". Fair producer prices and trade relations are among the topics on offer for children and young people. Over 530 schoolchildren are registered for the event, which takes place at the Kraftwerk socio-cultural centre.
The Chemnitz Environmental Centre, Sächsische Landesstiftung Natur und Umwelt, Verbraucherzentrale Sachsen, solaris FzU gGmbH Sachsen, Kraftwerk e.V., Staatsbetrieb Sachsenforst, Interkultureller Garten, Abfall- und Stadtreinigungsbetrieb, Arthur e.V., Radio T, CVJM Computerclub e.V., Gesundheitsamt der Stadt Chemnitz and Weltladen Chemnitz are working together on the education market.
The exhibition is a joint project of Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft e.V., Brot für die Welt, Bundesverband Deutscher Milchviehhalter, European Milk Bord e.V., Germanwatch e.V. and the Episcopal relief organisation Misereor e.V.
Misereor maintains close contact with farmers' organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America and sees itself as an advocate for small farmers who are suffering from the increasing global trade in agricultural goods. 40 per cent of the world's population works in agriculture. It is often the only employer in many regions of the countries of the South.