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Basic Income for the Arts in Ireland – What have We Learned after 20 months?
This is to announce the fourth in a special series of discussions dedicated to reflecting on what we can learn from the Irish Basic Income for the Arts Pilot Scheme, as it unfolds.The Government of...
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An article to better inform the debate about the amount of UBI
Because Elon Musk has decided to start talking about a concept he refers to as “universal high income” as being different and seemingly better than universal basic income, I feel the need to set the...
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What can be learned from Australia’s natural experiment with basic income...
Photo by Amber Weir on Unsplash Abstract: “The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread social and economic policy experimentation as governments sought to protect household finances while locking down...
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Billionaire backlash shows the power of basic income
“Last month, the US state of Iowa enacted a law banning local governments from adopting basic income programmes. This follows similar developments in Arkansas, Idaho, and South Dakota. In Texas, after...
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Webinar: Towards a Universal Basic Dividend – 12:00 CEST June 13
Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity introduces Citizen Funds and a Universal Basic Dividend (UBD) as bold proposals to reduce inequality, increase wellbeing, and boost creativity and...
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Denver Basic Income Project Releases Year One Research Report
Photo: Armando GeneyroNote: The use of the term Basic Income in this article does not conform to BIEN’s definition. Denver Basic Income Project (DBIP) has released the results its Year One quantitative...
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Basic Income to be discussed July 20 at Festival of Ideas, Unicamp, Campinas,...
Panel 9 Universal basic income and the future of social policy in the global south [Interpretation into English and Portuguese, No Spanish]Venue: Fausto CastilhoModerator: Leandro Ferreira, Head of...
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Monthly payments of $1,000 could get thousands of Los Angeles homeless people...
“A monthly payment of $750 to $1,000 would allow thousands of the city’s homeless people to find informal housing, living in boarding homes, in shared apartments and with family and friends, according...
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New book explores why and how guaranteed-income programs should be a social...
“Natalie Foster believes in creating economic resilience for families. She says income inequality is a real problem; some people work three jobs just to stay afloat. Foster, who serves as the president...
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Universal Basic Income is Close to Being a Reality in Oregon
Note: Alaska already has the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), a similar UBI-like program funded from revenue derived from invested state petroleum revenues, so Oregon would be the second, not the first...
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Equal Right’s Cap and Share Proposal to Fight Climate Change
Equal Right (formerly ‘World Basic Income’) is a global justice organization advocating for climate and economic justice without borders. We research and campaign for innovative approaches that could...
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BIEN contribution to UN Peacebuilding Support Office (UN PBSO): Call for...
BIEN has been invited to submit a proposal to the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) for the 2025 Review of the global Peacebuilding Architecture.The work of PBSO, is to, among others,...
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Online Open Forum: The BIEN working group on Clarification of Basic Income...
Date: 24 th July 2024Time: 11.30am -1.00pm GMTTo register click here. The information on zoom link will be shown in the form.Speaker: Annie MillerTopic: Adequacy, poverty benchmarks and a maximum...
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Four years of U.S. Mayors for a Guaranteed Income
“MGI was founded in June 2020 with 11 members. The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED), which was announced in 2017 and implemented in 2019, had proven Mayor Michael Tubbs’s assumption...
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2024 BIEN Congress Program is now available
Congress Full Booklet Download This booklet aims to answer every question you may have about the congress, from location, to schedule. To access the BIEN Congress 2024 site and download the 52-page...
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BIEN Members: Register for the August 30 General Assembly!
We have the pleasure of inviting you to our annual General Assembly (GA), scheduled for 30 August at 1pm British Summer Time (UTC+1), taking place online and on the sidelines of BIEN’s Annual Congress....
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Forbes article on UBI includes quotes from BIEN members
Guy Standing, Carl Widerquist and Evelyn Forget are quoted in this article dated July 17. Forbes article on UBI includes quotes from BIEN members
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15 th Online Open Forum: BIEN working group on Clarification of Basic Income...
Date: 14 th August2024Time: 1pm -3pm GMT (2pm-4pm BST)Please register via this form: https://forms.gle/DZjSRS7wDdRhK1nw6The information on Zoom link will be shown in the form. 15 th Online Open Forum:...
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Final Report on Los Angeles Guaranteed Income Pilot
“In October 2021, former Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot (BIG:LEAP) program. Benefitting just over 3,200 households, the program...
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1st Latin American Congress for Unconditional Universal Basic Income
“Thinking about basic income in a context of crisis and transformation in Latin America” was the general theme of the congress that brought together participants from ten countries in the region and...
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