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The Dark Side of Chocolate

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Halloween may be past, but chocolate is still on everyone’s mind.  However, few of us know the truth about our favorite Halloween treat.  Seventy percent of the world’s cocoa, the essential ingredient in chocolate, is grown in West Africa, a region plagued by abusive child labor, forced labor and trafficking on cocoa farms.

Filmmakers Miki Mistrati and U. Robin Romano traveled to cocoa farms in the Ivory Coast and what they found was dark.  

Few improvements have been made on the ground and egregious labor rights abuses continue, years after major chocolate companies committed to ending this exploitation.

In partnership with the filmmakers and our allies, Green America is organizing a National Week of Dark Side of Chocolate Screenings. From October 23rd through the 31st 2010, concerned consumers across the county will host events in their home to share the truth about chocolate.

Click here to download a Home Screening Kit to prepare for your event.

Order the Dark Side of Chocolate Home Screening Kit :

Each Kit contains:

  • 1 Dark Side of Chocolate DVD
  • 1 Guide to Fair Trade
  • Materials for background information
  • Questions for discussion

$3/kit (to cover shipping and handling)

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