‘Blood Chocolate’ drive combats sexual violence
Yalies who enjoyed chocolate treats on Valentines Day may have indirectly aided rebels in the Ivory Coast in committing sexual violence against women.
Semuteh Freeman ’08 and Maggie Mapondera ’09 held a “Blood Chocolate” drive in the Woolsey Rotunda on Thursday afternoon to encourage students to sign a petition against, and inform Yalies about, sexual violence against women in the Ivory Coast resulting from the sale of the cocoa beans to large American chocolate companies.
Freeman, Mapondera and other volunteers asked students to read a flier about the current situation in...
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