hat tip to the agitator.
i’ve been following the cory maye case for a while now, the guy was railroaded. here’s an excellent video from reason.tv hosted by drew carey.
please go to reason.tv to digg or reddit it.
just two more victims from the war on drugs.
Shay Corcoran wrote:
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On 8/26/07, Shane Corcoran <kinshane@bear411.com> wrote:
That is pretty frigging cool. How you find out about it?
On 8/26/07, Shane Corcoran <kinshane@bear411.com> wrote:
Write that shit up on CB, yo. I went through the website and I’m definitely getting involved. I think it would gain access from 5-7 more people if’n you wrote it up.
On 8/26/07, Shay Corcoran <kinshay@RealMenWearPink.com> wrote:
I subscribe to the Truemors rss feed. Dumb Little Man suggested it for socially retarded folks like myself so we can have talking points in our interactions.
I saw the link, love me some micro loans, and checked it out. Seems real legit, good write ups, good partners. I tried using a gift card for $25 I had hanging around, but Paypal took $1, then tried charging the $25. So it got rejected. And cost me a dollar. What the fuck I am supposed to do with a $24 gift card?
When I gets some time, I’ll hit up the nice Pakistani woman looking to make sausage. I love me some sausage. The whole world deserves sausage. Meat grinders for all.
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On 8/26/07, Shane Corcoran <kinshane@bear411.com> wrote:
Hi!
I just made a loan to someone in the developing world using a revolutionary new website called Kiva.
You can go to Kiva’s website and lend to someone in the developing world who needs a loan for their business - like raising goats, selling vegetables at market or making bricks. Each loan has a picture of the entrepreneur, a description of their business and how they plan to use the loan so you know exactly how your money is being spent - and you get updates letting you know how the business is going. The best part is, when the entrepreneur pays back their loan you get your money back - and Kiva’s loans are managed by microfinance institutions on the ground who have a lot of experience doing this, so you can trust that your money is being handled responsibly.
I just made a loan to an entrepreneur named Abdusamad Samadov in Tajikistan. They still need another $1,100.00 to complete their loan request of $1,200.00 (you can loan as little as $25.00!). Help me get this business off the ground by clicking on the link below to make a loan to Abdusamad Samadov too:
http://kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=15843&referralId=49190
It’s finally easy to actually do something about poverty - using Kiva I know exactly who my money is loaned to and what they’re using it for. And most of all, I know that I’m helping them build a sustainable business that will provide income to feed, clothe, house and educate their family long after my loan is paid back.
Join me in changing the world - one loan at a time.
Thanks!
Shane Corcoran
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What others are saying about www.Kiva.org:
‘Revolutionising how donors and lenders in the US are connecting with small entrepreneurs in developing countries.’
– BBC
‘If you’ve got 25 bucks, a PC and a PayPal account, you’ve now got the wherewithal to be an international financier.’
– CNN Money
‘Smaller investors can make loans of as little as $25 to specific individual entrepreneurs through a service launched last fall by Kiva.org.’
– The Wall Street Journal
‘An inexpensive feel-good investment opportunity…All loaned funds go directly to the applicants, and most loans are repaid in full.’
– Entrepreneur Magazine
