Last night I heard my 6 year old ask my husband (who is completely wonderful, but also sees the world in black and white terms and is skeptical of all things unexplained) if he believes in magic. I was in … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2010
Fifteen years ago today the Nigerian activist and writer, Ken Saro-Wiwa, and eight other Ogoni leaders were executed by the Nigerian military government in collaboration with Shell. I can remember clearly writing my letter to Shell condemning their actions. I … Continue reading
Water. Nestlé is infamous for moving into down-on-their-luck communities with promises of jobs in exchange for: those jobs typically going to people from outside the community, a typical 99-year lease to bottle water and with it a loss of water … Continue reading
And this is the second reason why I choose to boycott Nestlé. The Ivory Coast is the source of half of the world’s cocoa. 90% of cocoa plantations use slave labor and trafficked children who are beaten and forced to … Continue reading