IS THERE SLAVERY IN YOUR
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read full article by John Robbins
(This is a really informative article for the change maker.. worth the time to read)


A - F CHOCOLATE COMPANIES - How does the chocolate you buy rate? 
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Straight from knol.google.com website: "Today about 70% of the world's chocolate comes from West Africa, while the remaining bit is harvested in Central/South America and Asia. About 40% of the world's cocoa comes from the small West African country Ivory Coast where in 2002 it was discovered that 284,000 children were trapped in bonded labor on cocoa farms. 15,000 of those children have been trafficked from surrounding countries, the majority of which are Mali, Benin, Togo and Burkina Faso." 




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click to go to article on Fair Trade

Support Divine Chocolate has an A rating and is 
A farmer owned FAIR TRADE company

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Click to go to their website


 



Equal Exchange has an A+ rating as a slave free company - do your part by supporting them!

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Straight from their website: "Equal Exchange has created Big Change since 1986. Our founders envisioned a food system that empowers farmers and consumers, supports small farmer co-ops, and uses sustainable farming methods. They started with fairly traded coffee from Nicaragua and didn't look back. Today, we continue to find new and powerful ways to build a better food system. We partner with co-operatives of farmers who provide high-quality organic coffees, teas, chocolates and snacks from farmers all over the world, including here in the United States. "

"We invite you to join us. Together we can create stronger local communities, a more just food system and a healthier planet."






OTHER  ETHICAL CHOCOLATE COMPANIES TO 
SUPPORT WHO PRODUCE WITHOUT SLAVE LABOR:
     
      Clif Bar 
     Cloud Nine
     Dagoba Organic Chocolate
     Denman Island Chocolate
     Gardners Candies
     Green and Black's
     Kailua Candy Company
     Koppers Chocolate
     L.A. Burdick Chocolates
     Montezuma's Chocolates
     Newman's Own Organics
     Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company
     Rapunzel Pure Organics
    The Endangered Species Chocolate Company
Your wallet has the strongest voice of all.

                                           
SUPPORT SLAVE FREE CHOCOLATE and BOYCOTT UNETHICAL COMPANIES LIKE NESLTLES, HERSHEY AND M&M MARS. (My favorite Reeces is on the do not buy list!) SEND THE MESSAGE THAT YOU WILL NOT TOLERATE SLAVERY. PERIOD. YOU TRULY CAN BRING AN END TO CHILD SLAVES IN THE COCOA FIELDS. 

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