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Arguments for UBI were presented at the Constituent Assembly in Chile
On the 1st of December, the Comission of Fundamental Rights received the president and secretary of the Chilean Basic Income Network (Red Chilena de Ingreso Básico) Gabriela Cabaña and Cristóbal Ramos. The intervention included the justifications of basic income as a...
Recording of 11 January 2022 International Workshop on Korea’s Basic Income Manifestos
https://youtu.be/zbjwfS2i7Ss On 11 January 2022, the International Workshop on Basic Income Manifestos for Presidential Election 2022 in Korea was held and a recording is now available on YouTube The session lasted about 2 hours and 20 minutes, of which 1 hour and 40...
European Citizens‘ Initiative “Unconditional Basic Incomes (UBI) throughout the EU“
A European Citizens‘ Initiative (ECI) in favor of an EU UBI has been started on 25 September 2020. The collection period currently ends on 25 June 2022. The ECI proposes "... to establish the introduction of unconditional basic incomes throughout the EU which ensure...
FRIBIS-BIEN Webinar on UBI: One Idea, plenty of Experiences
Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) and Freiburg Institute for Basic Income Studies (FRIBIS) Student Group at the University of Freiburg are organizing a series of conversations oriented to bring the basic income debate to the global student community and to promote...
UBIEXP 2022 Essay Prize – “Unconditional Basic Income in Portugal: How Can We Afford It?”
The UBIEXP research group, from the Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society, together with the Portuguese Basic Income association, invite submissions for the international essay prize competition on the following topic:"Unconditional Basic Income...
Webinar on Manifestos of Candidates for President of the Republic of Korea in the March 2022 Elections.
In collaboration with our Korean affiliate and the UBI Advocates Worldwide and the National Research Foundation of Korea, we are organizing an international workshop on the basic income manifestos of at least two parties in Korea. The main manifesto is that...
A Research Agenda for Basic Income
Malcolm Torry has been asked by Edward Elgar Publishing to write a book with the title A Research Agenda for Basic Income. To ensure that what he writes will be as useful and comprehensive as possible, he would like to receive as many answers as possible to the...
Second Online International Basic Income March
The SecondOnline International Basic Income March was a 24 hours long, non-stop, online, and international event organized and facilitated by Worldwide Meetings of UBI Advocates and UBI Networks. It was held on 25September 2021, during the 13th International Basic...
Basic Income March 2021: Taking Stock, Celebrating Our Progress, and Getting Inspired
The Basic Income March serves as our movement's annual reminder to pause, take stock and celebrate our progress. This year was full of things to celebrate: from the over 90 pilots taking place across the U.S. to the extended Child Tax Credit - the first national...
Resolution passed by Basic Income Earth Network in its Executive Committee meeting held on December 16th, 2021
“The Executive Committee of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) which is a global network of social scientists and others studying basic income models across the world, appreciates and salutes Mr. Lee Jae-myung for proposing in his manifesto in the context of the...
BIEN Congresses
The 24th BIEN CONGRESS in Maricá & Niterói – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 27-29 August 2025
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BIEN2024 was August 29–31 (Pictures and more coming soon)