A series of online Basic Income groups have been formed in the UK in the past couple of weeks. The groups are affiliated with BIEN member, Basic Income UK. About half of the groups are focused on local areas within the UK, e.g. Basic Income UK – South East England, while the other half are international and focused on societal groups amongst whom Basic Income could have support, e.g. Basic Income – Interfaith, Humanist, Agnostic and Atheist.
The groups were founded as part of a plan to solidify and encourage support of Basic Income amongst those who are already active as part of community organisations. Becca Kirkpatrick, the founder of some of the groups, said “Unions, churches, parent groups, carers groups, all of these have a huge part to play in expanding the conversation and helping to normalise the idea.”
The creation of the groups comes amid a growing number of local groups forming in different countries, including Canada, the USA and Ireland. A map of Basic Income local groups around the world is available here.
The full list of groups is as follows:
UK
National – https://www.facebook.com/groups/basic.income.uk/
West Midlands – https://www.facebook.com/groups/WestMidsBIUK/
North East England – https://www.facebook.com/groups/BI.UK.NE.England/
South East England – https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthEastBIUK/
Trade Unionists – https://www.facebook.com/groups/TUBIUK/
International
Caregivers – https://www.facebook.com/groups/caregivers.for.a.basic.income.guarantee/
Interfaith, Humanist, Agnostic & Atheist – https://www.facebook.com/groups/BI.Interfaith.Nonfaith/
Active Life (Sports, Gardening) – https://www.facebook.com/groups/BI.ActiveLife/
