tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919213371762895514.post8171752199020301737..comments2023-10-21T07:27:52.627-07:00Comments on To Inspire and Mobilize: Celebrating an Eco-HalloweenEarth Ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902901008513773114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919213371762895514.post-70424945584183334722009-11-02T09:02:34.492-08:002009-11-02T09:02:34.492-08:00Thanks for your writing and great ideas. Since mas...Thanks for your writing and great ideas. Since massive amounts of cocoa is harvested by child labor (often enslaved children), another good idea is to use Halloween to promote fair trade chocolate, the only chocolate you can help ensure that your chocolate purchasers are aiding rather than exploiting farmers and laborers. <br /><br />See:<br />http://www.equalexchange.coop/where-can-i-learn-more-about-the-cocoa-industrys-child-labor-issue-<br />http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/cocoa/<br />http://www.projecthopeandfairness.org/cm/Home.html<br />http://www.lwr.org/chocolate/index2.asp<br /><br /><br /><br />BTW, I hope your LVC year is going well.<br /><br />shalom,<br />Michael Isensee (LVC 92-93)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315515810779917034noreply@blogger.com