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Akademie-Gespräch 17 "Es sollte überhaupt kein Armer unter euch sein" 5. Mose, 1-6. Gabriele Gillen im Gespräch mit Daniela Dahn, Thomas Krüger. Über Armut in Deutschland anlässlich der Heinrich-Zille-Ausstellung
SummaryThe latest poverty and wealth report of the Federal Government (2005) defines poverty on the basis of income and socio-cultural living conditions. Not only the physical existence becomes the point of reference, but also the exclusion from the participation in the socially usual life, the social exclusion. The report names about three million people in Germany who live on social assistance. According to "Kinderreport Deutschland 2007", published by Kinderhilfswerk in November, one child in six now lives on social welfare (in 1965 it was every 75th child in Germany). Many of them receive only inadequate education and few cultural offers and start their lives with poor training and career opportunities. The numerous art projects with children initiated by artists and cultural institutions are important because they draw attention to deficits in cultural education as well, because they show what is possible and how creative young people are; nevertheless, so far they reach only a few of those affected.
The Academy discussion with Gabriele Gillen, Daniela Dahn, Thomas Krüger, Sewan Latchinian and Klaus Staeck takes place on the occasion of the Heinrich Zille exhibition.
(Source: Internet presence of the Academy of Arts)
