Comments on: Issue of the Week: Slavery and your easter chocolate http://acupofcoffee.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/slavery-and-your-easter-chocolate/ Thoughts, dreams & ideas discussed over a cup of fair trade coffee Fri, 16 May 2008 11:01:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Conflict Cocoa « A Cup of Coffee http://acupofcoffee.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/slavery-and-your-easter-chocolate/#comment-1956 Conflict Cocoa « A Cup of Coffee Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:18:55 +0000 http://acupofcoffee.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/slavery-and-your-easter-chocolate/#comment-1956 [...] 12th, 2007 by Sharon Chocolate slavery and now conflict cocoa.  I really have to try to keep to fair trade chocolate. Global Witness says [...] [...] 12th, 2007 by Sharon Chocolate slavery and now conflict cocoa.  I really have to try to keep to fair trade chocolate. Global Witness says [...]

]]> By: Mary Ann Varkaris http://acupofcoffee.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/slavery-and-your-easter-chocolate/#comment-306 Mary Ann Varkaris Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:13:03 +0000 http://acupofcoffee.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/slavery-and-your-easter-chocolate/#comment-306 I feel so much better when I read columns like this and realize that many others are also concerned about this terrible issue. It's SO hard to make people care, simply because they seem to feel overwhelmed by problems in the world. I think giving Fair Trade chocolate (and coffee, tea) as gifts is a great way to introduce people to the concept that buying Fair Trade is a feel-good thing to do. And, I agree that Green and Blacks is my favourite brand of Fair Trade chocolate. Sure wish we could get it here in London, Ontario, Canada. I feel so much better when I read columns like this and realize that many others are also concerned about this terrible issue. It’s SO hard to make people care, simply because they seem to feel overwhelmed by problems in the world. I think giving Fair Trade chocolate (and coffee, tea) as gifts is a great way to introduce people to the concept that buying Fair Trade is a feel-good thing to do. And, I agree that Green and Blacks is my favourite brand of Fair Trade chocolate. Sure wish we could get it here in London, Ontario, Canada.

]]> By: Sharon http://acupofcoffee.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/slavery-and-your-easter-chocolate/#comment-282 Sharon Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:05:43 +0000 http://acupofcoffee.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/slavery-and-your-easter-chocolate/#comment-282 Thanks for the comment. I am amazed to see the power of the internet in spreading the word about issues like this, I keep finding more articles and blogs to read. I have not bought anymore of my favourite eggs since this post, and instead of buying easter eggs for others I have bought <a href="http://www.greenandblacks.com/uk/index.php?flash=yes" rel="nofollow">Green & Blacks</a> chocolate. It's very yummy and totally guilt free! Thanks for the comment. I am amazed to see the power of the internet in spreading the word about issues like this, I keep finding more articles and blogs to read.
I have not bought anymore of my favourite eggs since this post, and instead of buying easter eggs for others I have bought Green & Blacks chocolate. It’s very yummy and totally guilt free!

]]> By: almostgotit http://acupofcoffee.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/slavery-and-your-easter-chocolate/#comment-274 almostgotit Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:03:21 +0000 http://acupofcoffee.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/slavery-and-your-easter-chocolate/#comment-274 Our <a> a href="http://almostgotit.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/the-chocolate-wars/"own awareness</a>of this issue was prompted by a recent visit to see "Amazing Grace" in the cinema, and my 10-yr-old daughter decided we needed to do something about modern-day slavery. Sadly, while we failed in our quest to find Fair Trade Chocolate Easter bunnies, we have been happy to find that there is lots of good fair trade chocolate available, and buying it supports reform! Here are some websites with lists of brands and suppliers of fair trade chocolate: http://vision.ucsd.edu/~kbranson/stopchocolateslavery/goodchocolateproducts.html http://www.transfairusa.org/content/certification/licensees2.php#cocoa Thanks for posting on this topic! Our a href=”http://almostgotit.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/the-chocolate-wars/”own awarenessof this issue was prompted by a recent visit to see “Amazing Grace” in the cinema, and my 10-yr-old daughter decided we needed to do something about modern-day slavery. Sadly, while we failed in our quest to find Fair Trade Chocolate Easter bunnies, we have been happy to find that there is lots of good fair trade chocolate available, and buying it supports reform! Here are some websites with lists of brands and suppliers of fair trade chocolate:

http://vision.ucsd.edu/~kbranson/stopchocolateslavery/goodchocolateproducts.html

http://www.transfairusa.org/content/certification/licensees2.php#cocoa

Thanks for posting on this topic!

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