Unconditional Basic Income can become the basis for “Building Social Cohesion in Europe”. This is the motto of this year’s International Basic Income Week, which is scheduled to run from September 15–21, 2014. BI Weeks activities in the Netherlands include, a viewing Enno Schmidt’s Basic Income Film, organizing a Parking Day for the UBI, debates, book presentations, workshops, etc. Swiss activist/filmmaker Enno Schmidt’s film, “Basic Income a Cultural Impulse” will be performed in several theaters (select subtitles of your choice).
Some well-known speakers will give presentations:
- Historian/Journalist Rutger Bregman, author of “Why-we-should-give-free-money-to-everyone.“
- Economist/rapper Joeri Oltheten AKA Parao, known from the song “The Good Life.“
- Jolanda Verburg, female blogger/politician for the Dutch Greens
- Willem Gieling, vice-chairman Dutch Basic Income Network
Events will take place cities including Tilburg, Amsterdam, Breda, Namen (B), Zoetermeer, Assen, Leeuwarden, Borger.
For more information see:
Dutch website: https://week-van-het-basisinkomen.nl
English website: https://basicincomeweek.org