by Peter Knight | Mar 2, 2023 | News
The photo above is ofPresident Aragonès (ERC) next to Salvador Illa (PSC) after ratifying the agreement on the Catalan anual budget. (C) Joan Mateu Parra.
The Spanish UBI Network has elaborated a short manifesto to support the Catalan UBI Pilot plan –which is now under the menace of the Catalan Socialist Party that is trying to withdraw funds for the pilot during the public budgetary negotiations.
The Spanish version of the manifesto has already collected over 700 signatures. The Pilot’s organizers hope the international, English version could collect a large amount, too.
To read the English version and find a link to sign the manifesto (at bottom), click here.
Sign the manifesto directly by filling in your full name / profession and email address at the bottom of the Catalan text by clicking here.
by Peter Knight | Feb 28, 2023 | News
Philippe Van Parijs, one of BIEN’s founders, will take part in a discussion on “Universal Basic Income: Pathway to a More Humane Economy” to be held on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 6:00 PM in Brown University’s List Art Building in Providence, Rhode Island. The event is part of the Janus Forum Lecture Series of Brown’s Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.
by Peter Knight | Feb 25, 2023 | Events, News
The Cambridge Trust for New Thinking in Economics (CTNTE) has announced its first conference since the global pandemic – Policies to Tackle the Cost of Living Crisis.
Speakers will cover a range of topics and potential solutions to spiralling costs of living, including:
– the macroeconomic implications of basic income
– the role of technology in reducing labour income
– the funding of basic income via direct money financing
– the links between wealth and income, and their implications for basic income
– national solutions to the cost of living crisis
Read the conference invitation and more details here.
by Peter Knight | Feb 17, 2023 | News
BIEN is recruiting for a new paid position as Latin American Hub Coordinator. The deadline to submit applications is 1 March 2023.
The Latin American Hub Coordinator will be responsible for formalizing BIEN structures and operations in Latin America with respect to its current and potential affiliates and members; growing the conversation around and movement towards UBI.
To view the job description, requirements, and application information, click here.
En español.
Em português
by Peter Knight | Feb 16, 2023 | Events, News
Counties for a Guaranteed Income (CGI) is a coalition of county elected officials from across the United States working to ensure that all Americans have an income floor. Mirroring and complimentary to Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI), CGI’s approach is threefold: (1) invite county electeds to join in our efforts, and provide technical assistance for new county-led pilots; (2) invest in narrative change efforts to highlight the lived experience of economic insecurity; and (3) implement cash-based policies at the local, state, and federal level. Because CGI is an initiative of MGI, CGI’s county officials will be absorbed into MGI’s existing infrastructure.
To visit GGI’s website, click here.
