‘Redditors For Basic Income’ (/r/BasicIncome) calls for taking actions for BIG on 1st May, 2015. The day has been cerebrated by workers all over the world since more than a century ago. ‘Redditors For Basic Income’ argues; ‘Basic income is the future of the labor movement, and the policy we must all together now strive for in the 21st century.’ The details of suggested actions can be found here.
The PEI [Prince Edward Island] Working Group for a Livable Income organizes three community forums:
9th April, Thursday. 6.30pm-8.30pm. Community Connections, 701 Water St., Summerside.
14th April, Tuesday, 6.30pm-8.30pm. Montague Regional High, 274 Valleyfield Road, Montague.
16th April, Thursday, 6.30pm-8.30pm. Murphy’s Community Centre, 200 Richmond St., Charlottetown.
For more information, call Cooper Institute, 902-894-4573 or 1-877-894-4573 (toll free) or email cooperinstitute@eastlink.ca
For history of the organizer, see:
https://www.cooperinstitute.ca/content/page/programs_income/
On 2nd October 2014, Natalie Bennet, Leader of Green Party of England and Wales, argued for a Basic Income at BBC Radio 4 program Women’s Hour. It can be listened at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb/episodes/player .
On 30th January 2015, Cambridge University Students’ Union (CUSU) Women’s Campaign hosted ‘Feminist Fightback workshop on Anti-capitalist Feminism and Basic Income.’ Three women from ‘Feminist Fightback’ collective introduced history of the idea and current campaigns on basic income, and also their own anti-capitalist feminist struggle. Around 30 people turned up and had good discussions.
For CSUS Women’s Campaign, see:
https://www.womens.cusu.cam.ac.uk
For Feminist Fightback collective, see:
https://www.feministfightback.org.uk
from https://www.feministfightback.org.uk
Yahoo Japan, a Japanese online news site features Basic Income. In the first article written by Toru Yamamori, he explains failure of the Japanese Social Security systems. The article also contains information on Guy Standing talk on Basic Income at the International Sociology Association in Yokohama.
Toru Yamamori, “Why Basic Income Now? Limitations of the Japanese Welfare State,” Yahoo Japan News, July 11, 2014.
