[Noisebridge-discuss] policy on electronics gear dropoff?

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On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Ian Smith <ismith at metaforgotten.org> wrote:
> On Monday, October 1, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Mitch Altman wrote:
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>> Goodwill accepts old computer donations.
>>
>> FYI, The Salvation Army has spent a very large amount of fighting LGBT rights in San Francisco and elsewhere in the world (they sued San Francisco because the City stopped giving them grants due to their discriminatory policies). I personally don't use them for donations or purchases.
>  Goodwill also has discriminatory practices - they are one of the biggest users of "special wage certificates" allowing employers to pay workers with disabilities far under minimum wage - as little as $1.44 an hour.
> http://www.nfb.org/national-federation-blind-urges-boycott-goodwill-industries
> http://www.nfb.org/fair-wages
>
> Ian

Dangitall, I'll just stick to Out of the Closet for my thrifting needs.

However, they only accept donations of working electronics (their
discretion), so that probably means the device has to turn on and not
have any obvious issues.

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