Tomorrow, June 17, in Rionero in Vulture (PZ) – at the Visione Urbane headquarters in Via Fontana 1961- at 6.00 pm the exhibition opensGreen Gold – The bitter taste of Kiwi” in the presence of the author, the journalist and photographer Stefania Prandi. “The initiative -explained in a note- is financed with the resources of the SAI project promoted by the Province of Potenza and managed by ARCI Basilicata and the Officine Sociali Consortium.
Green Gold is an exhibition that arises from the investigation carried out between 2021 and 2022 by journalists Stefania Prandi, Francesca Cicculli, Kusum Arora and Charlotte Aagaard, financed by Journalismfund Europe and published in national newspapers, such as IrpiMedia, il Manifesto, Internazionale, and international such as El Pais, Al Jazeera, The Wire, Taz, Danwatch, VoxEurope.
Stefania Prandi’s photos retrace the stages of the research journey between the Agro Pontino, in the province of Latina and Punjab, an Indian state that borders Rajasthan to the south where the capital Delhi is located, and Pakistan to the east.
The investigation investigated the exploitation of Indian workers behind the kiwi supply chain. Italy, with 320 thousand tons exported to 50 countries, for a turnover of over 400 million euros, is the main European producer of kiwis and the third in the world after China and New Zealand.
The first region of our country where the “green berry” is grown is Lazio. Globally, a third of all kiwis traded in large-scale retail trade come from the multinational Zespri. A good part of the fruit sold under the New Zealand brand comes from the province of Latina (10%). A gigantic market, which in Italy alone has almost 3 thousand hectares of fields, hundreds of producers and thousands of labourers.
In addition to the author of the photographs, guests of the SAI project of the Province of Potenza managed by ARCI Basilicata with Consorzio Officine Solidali will participate in the inauguration, including the Mayor of Rionero in Vulture Mario Di Nitto, the Equality Councilor of the Province of Potenza Simona Bonito, the President of Arci Basilicata Paolo Pesacane and the President of Visioni Urbane Donato Pitoia.
This initiative is part of the “migrAzioni 2024” program organized by the Fondazione Città della Pace per i Bambini Basilicata which aims to celebrate the “World Refugee Day” as part of the reception activities of the SAI projects with photographic exhibitions, documentaries, cultural events and sportsmen. From May 13th to June 28th, the inhabitants of various centers in Basilicata hosting refugees will be involved to remember
that in 2023 over 110 million people were forced to flee war and persecution according to UNHCR data.
The exhibition can be visited for free until June 26th upon reservation by calling 348.47569527.”
Stefania Prandi she is a professional journalist, writer of reports and investigations and photographer.
It deals with human rights, exploitation at work, gender violence, social issues, environment and culture.
Among his collaborations, international and international newspapers such as The Guardian, National Geographic, Al Jazeera, El País, Correctiv, Action, Radiotelevisione svizzera, Taz, Danwatch, IrpiMedia, Internazionale, il manifest.
He has worked with associations and non-governmental organizations such as ActionAid, Dry-Art, Time for Equality and City of peace foundation for children in Basilicata.
He has written three books. The latest, published by People, is entitled Distant Mothers and tells the story of the lives of Romanian women and Bulgarians who work in the Italian fields and leave their children in their countries of origin with their grandmothers. The other two they are: Red gold. Strawberries, tomatoes, harassment and exploitation in the Mediterranean, on the workers they suffer sexual harassment, blackmail and rape in greenhouses in Italy, Spain and Morocco; The consequences. Femicides and it
gaze of those who remain on the victims of feminicide and their families. The latter were published by the house Settenove publishing house.
Stefania Prandi has won grants and prizes in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the United States. Among the most important: Fetisov Awards; Fnsi national award “Where is Tina Merlin today?”; Fund for Women Journalists – IWMF; Modern Slavery Unveiled Grant from the Journalism Fund; National Geographic Emergency Journalism Fund Grant; Henri Nannen Prize; Otto Brenner Prize; Volkart Stiftung Grant.
He speaks at national and international festivals and events and holds meetings in schools.
She organizes and conducts journalism workshops and teaches at the promoted feminist journalism laboratory from the contemporary Feminisms collective of the University of Venice.
His photographs have been exhibited in museums, schools, universities and libraries in Italy and Europe. His website is www.stefaniaprandi.it “
Registered in the register of journalists of Basilicata.
