Our Campus Ministry Team continued their endeavors to Take a Stand against Child Slave Labor in the Chocolate Industry. This past Wednesday, Benedictine Academy joined forces with Green America, Global Exchange, and the International Labor Organization, along with hundreds of other concerned citizens, to ask Hershey to implement fair trade practices in their manufacturing of chocolate. 
The Raise the Bar: Hershey Rally in Times Square was amazing even in 96 degree temperatures. 
As Candace Harvey said, "At least we have a choice. What about the kids in the Ivory Coast working in the hot sun? How wrong is that slavery." Child slave labor is immoral. Young Children are being forced away from their families to work long hours for no or little pay, and are unable to attend school.
"This isn't just a boycott," said Ariana Taveras, the co-leader of our Peace & Justice Club, "we're pushing for reform in a company that has the power to do great things." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ariana-taveras/why-i-am-marching-at-hers_b_871973.html
Andrea Mendoza, the other co-leader, added, " The power of signs to raise awareness is phenomenal. As we walked almost 15 blocks from Penn Station to Times Square, people on tour buses and passing by pedestrians stopped to read our signs, smiled and gave us a thumbs up." We would like to add a THUMBS UP to the Harvey Sisters, our Benedictine alumnae, who joined us and produced this awesome documentary for us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db7rrZqgyNo
The Harvey Sisters
