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Child Labor and Cocoa is Still a Huge Problem
Halloween conjures up images of costumes, monsters, scary stories, and of course - lots and lots of chocolate candy. While those of us in the United States enjoy the explosion of chocolate treats around the holiday, the reality behind how cocoa, one of chocolate’s main ingredients, is produced is far from enjoyable. -
Fair Trade LA's Summer Reading List
Summer is here and with its arrival comes long-awaited vacations, in-person hugs, and a tentative return to normal life. Whether opting for a stay-cation or cruising out of town, we’ve compiled a list of essential Fair Trade reads to last you through your summer outings (and beyond). -
FAIR Talks | Dressember
Blythe Hill, the founder of Dressember, was an English major who loved puns and decided to wear a dress every day of December in 2010 to raise mon... -
FAIR Talks | The Tote Project
Free to explore. Free to bloom. Free to soar. Best friends Michelle and Fay focus on a hopeful approach toward fighting human trafficking. They ha... -
FAIR Talks | We Are HUMAIN
The man who inspired Elena, sophomore at LMU and founder of the non-profit, H.U.M.A.I.N, is now 70 years old. He was trafficked from Haiti when he was only 15, a story not uncommon to the men of the Bateyes. He has cut sugarcane from 7 am to 6 pm for 56 years. -
FAIR Talks | Global Fashion Mission
Lyneath Vong had no backup plan. In 2016, she sent in her resignation at her job and hopped on a plane to connect with the families in Cambodia she had met years before, on a trip that changed her from the inside out.
