As Easter has come and gone, the kiddies have all probably fully gorged and digested their chocolate easter bunnies and other candies.
Therefore, it was good to see the Chocolate - Fair Trade - child slavery issue get a little more press. Granted, it is via the BBC website, but press is press and the more people are informed about the issue, the more people can take a stand against the chocolate industry and demand changes.
Child cocoa workers still 'exploited'
'Slavery' behind Easter chocolate
Even mom asked me if I had gotten my chocolate bunny for Easter and I had to explain the reason I was boycotting all non-Fair Trade marked chocolate, tea, coffee, and sugar. She thinks I am crazy, but I did tell her I would get her some Fair-Trade dark chocolate bars since she lives in podunk Georgia and her local grocery store probably doesn't stock anything Fair Trade.
09 April 2007
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2 comments:
Guess your giving up Frangos too.
ah crap.... I forgot about Frangos.
And yes, I will give them up unless they change to Fair Trade chocolate.
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