Ah...Christmas shopping is on! So what is the first thing you think of when you purchase a shiny new gift? If you answered "hmm, I wonder if there were any slaves involved in the making of this product", then we've got just what you need! From the creators of
Call + Response, comes:
ChainStoreReaction.com. The best and quickest way to bug those big scary corporations until they give you the answer you need. The website has pre-written emails requesting answers from these corporations about their stand on human trafficking and forced labor slavery. All you need to do is select a brand, fill in some minimal information about yourself, and click send!
Why go through the trouble? It is estimated that 27 million people are currently slaved in some way or another around the globe. There are more slaves in the world now than in any other time in history. So what can one little American consumer do about such a huge problem? To quote from the movement's founder Justin Dillon, "
we are the last link the supply chain...How do we affect that? You just yank them. You yank the chain if you are at the end of it." Two minutes of your time could make a difference
