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Easter is the second top-selling confectionery holiday of the year. As consumers buy chocolate eggs and Easter bunnies, it is a great time to take action to stop forced, trafficked and child labor in the cocoa industry. As the iconic Hershey Company lags behind its competitors in sourcing cocoa that has been certifed by independent third parties to meet international labor rights standards, it is also a good time to call on Hershey to start sourcing Fair Trade Certified cocoa. (Find out more in ILRF's report about Hershey here).

Here are some ways you can take action to support the Raise the Bar, Hershey campaign leading up to Easter and Passover this year!

• Collect petitions to Hershey in your community;
• Host a screening of The Dark Side of Chocolate;
• Send an Easter-themed letter to Hershey and color it in;
• Use this supplement as part of your Passover seder and collect Passover-themed letters to Hershey (additional Passover materials are available from Fair Trade Judaica);
• Tell Hershey to make Fair Trade Cadbury Creme Eggs available in the US this Easter!
• Support ILRF's Hershey campaign.

Plus, you can always send an e-mail to Hershey online here.