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With endorsement from 70 of its affiliates and partner organizations from over 30 countries, BIEN has submitted the following inputs to the office of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights seeking inputs for the Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth. In our...
on Apr 30
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Videos of BIEN 2024 Congress sessions now available | Basic Income News
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on Apr 24
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The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), at its general assembly in 2019, created the Working Group for Clarification of Basic Income Definition. Since then we have had online open forum, including at the online venue of the BIEN congress in 2021 Glasgow and in 2022 Brisbane, and had an hybrid...
on Feb 3
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BIEN's Asia-Pacific Hub publishes its first newsletter | Basic Income News
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In January, BIEN’s Asia-Pacific Hub published its first newsletter, 14 pages complete with many articles and photos. To view the newsletter, click here.
on Jan 31
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Karl Widerquist on Political Philosophy of Basic Income | Basic Income News
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Today, we are joined by Karl Widerquist, a political philosophy professor at Georgetown University-Qatar. He has an extensive research and publication record on universal basic income. He uses an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating economics, politics, philosophy, and anthropology into his...
on Jan 30
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REMINDER: CALL FOR PAPERS FOR BIEN CONGRESS 2025 ENDS ON FEBRUARY 18 | Basic Income News
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The 24th Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) will take place from August 27 to 29, 2025, in the cities of Niterói and Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The call for papers is open until February 18. Submissions for panels, papers, posters, and cultural productions are welcome in...
on Jan 30
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Steven Janssens on Basic Income in Impoverished Communities | Basic Income News
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Steven Janssens is a Belgian filmmaker and engineer known for his diverse career as a director, editor, and trainer. He gained recognition for documenting Crazy Money (2020), a film capturing the Eight project in Busibi, Uganda, where residents receive unconditional basic income. His extensive...
on Jan 27
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The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) is seeking a consultant to develop a comprehensive overview of the global fundraising ecosystem as part of our strategy to ensure financial sustainability in 2025. Deadline for applications: 17 January 2025. Project Overview ● Scope: Conduct a systematic...
on Jan 14
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Climate Justice Without Borders | Basic Income News
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How Cap and Share can end fossil fuel extraction, raise trillions for climate finance, and create a global universal basic income. To read more, click here.
on Jan 8
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Social currencies have emerged as an innovative instrument not only for transferring cash, but also for promoting local development. By boosting local consumption and supporting small businesses, they help communities build self-sustaining economies. Drawing on examples from Rio de Janeiro’s...
on Jan 7
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MGI/CGI publishes 2024 End-0f-Year Report and Narrative Change highlights | Basic Income News
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Looking back at 2024, it’s clear that the needle has moved on guaranteed income. With over 150 pilots happening in the United States, more people than ever know about guaranteed income, and a majority of voters support it. Independent researchers have begun releasing data on early pilots — and...
on Dec 22
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US: Per Caps, Basic Income, and Learning from Tribal Nations | Basic Income News
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Per capita payments, or 'per caps', as they are known in Indian Country, function as a kind of basic income for tribal nations that have them.
on Dec 16
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Basic Income in Malaysia | Basic Income News
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The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) has collaborated with Prof Geoffrey Williams, a Malaysian-based economist and Basic Income advocate, to share their collective vision of a Basic Income in the Malaysian context. Involved with the collaboration from BIEN were our chair of the EC – Dr Sarath...
on Dec 10
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Guaranteed Income Works in Tacoma, Washington | Basic Income News
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“This month, researchers released independent data for Tacoma, WA. A partnership with the City of Tacoma, the United Way of Pierce County, and Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, the Growing Resilience In Tacoma (GRIT) pilot focused on families that are considered “asset-limited, income-constrained...
on Dec 5
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New publication on Iran's UBI | Basic Income News
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Photo by Sina Drakshani via Unsplash “Despite growing interest in Universal Basic Income (UBI), evidence of its impact remains limited. To address this gap, a new paper examines household behavior three years after Iran’s 2010 reform, which replaced energy subsidies with unconditional flat cash...
on Dec 4
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PRIORITIES FOR THE SECOND WORLD SUMMIT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 2025 | Basic Income News
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As more countries are facing a secular stagnation and as it is becoming clear that it is unrealistic to hope to increase total economic output (measured as the gross domestic product GDP)) without further worsening the environmental crisis, a new question emerges: how can we make progress...
on Dec 1
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Basic income as an innovative social protection tool | Basic Income News
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As a tool that speaks to 7 out of the 17 SDGs, basic income pilots have shown transformative effects in communities. This blog post calls for a systematic consideration of this tool in social protection schemes across humanitarian, development and peacebuilding settings. Basic income, aka...
on Nov 26
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Designing a Basic Income Pilot for Australia - 2024 ABI Fellows Workshop | Basic Income News
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Photo by Amber Weir via Unsplash Workshop Program: Designing a Basic Income Pilot for Australia – Ethics, Implementation & Evaluation Challenges Location: Online (Zoom)Date: Friday, December 6Time: 9:00 AM – 1:15 PM Overview: Pilots, trials, and experiments have played a central role in...
on Nov 23
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"Recovery Dividends": An Emergency Basic Income for Palestine | Basic Income News
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The Palestinian Economic Policy Institute in Ramallah had asked me to draw up a proposal for an Emergency Basic Income, which I presented in Ramallah earlier this year. To access that paper, click here.
on Nov 21
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Basic Income for the Arts in Ireland - What have we learned after 26 months? | Basic Income News
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When? Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 6:30-8:00 PM UK GMT Where? Online (Zoom) UBI Lab Arts, UBI Lab Leeds, UBI Lab Network and Basic Income Ireland present: Please join us for the fifth in our special series of discussions dedicated to reflecting on what we can learn from the Irish Basic Income...
on Nov 20
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Special series of publications on UBI in Neoliberal Times | Basic Income News
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UBI in the Heartlands of Neoliberalism published by openDemocracy Part 1 | Getting on with it Part 2 | Widening the politically possible Part 3 | Getting the policy mix right
on Nov 11
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Basic income in crisis? (Hard) lessons from the pandemic | Basic Income News
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Photo by Anastasiia Chepinska on Unsplash Article by Jurgen De Wispelaere, Joe Chrisp, and Leticia Morales in Global Policy Abstract: This short paper reflects on the key lessons we can learn from the political debate around and policy experimentation with (emergency) basic income schemes in the...
on Nov 5
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Income To Support All Foundation Reaches $1.5 Million Fundraising Goal | Basic Income News
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Washington, DC, October 25, 2024 – The Income To Support All Foundation (ITSA), founded by globally renowned Universal Basic Income (UBI) expert Scott Santens, is proud to announce the successful completion of its $1.5 million fundraising goal for 2024. This milestone was achieved through a...
on Oct 28
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The burnout economy: poverty and mental health: Summary report | Basic Income News
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Social protection schemes should be implemented tothe fullest extent possible, without excessive targeting orconditionalities. Universal basic income schemes should beseriously considered, and pilots carefully evaluated, given theirrole in providing economic security and predictability. Read the...
on Oct 23
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Can Universal Basic Income really improve mental health? | Basic Income News
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Photo: Skorzewiak/shutterstock.com Recent UBI trials reveal that guaranteed income provides immediate mental health relief, but sustaining long-term benefits may depend on lasting economic security. Interest is surging in the idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) – a regular income paid by the...
on Oct 22
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New UBI Bath Winter School: Basic Income in the Global South | Basic Income News
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A universal basic income (UBI) is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all individuals, without means testing or work requirements. Today, a broad variety of ideas surrounding the topic of UBI circulate globally, leading to debates, suggestions, and experimentation, but not to...
on Oct 22
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“Building on previous experience in Uganda, the Belgian organisation Eight World vzw started in October 2021, an Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) pilot project in a village in an artisanal mining zone in the territory of Pangi, in Maniema province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...
on Oct 21
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New report on the Ethics of Basic Income Piloting | Basic Income News
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Increasing calls for reform to welfare provision have seen growing support for basic income (BI) – the unconditional provision of cash transfers to all. As a result, recent years have seen an exponential increase in the number of pilot experiments of BI, across all parts of the world. However,...
on Oct 18
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New podcast features an episode on UBI | Basic Income News
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In the first first episode of Responsa Cast, the host, Paulo Sodré, is joined by Jurgen De Wispelaere, a Belgian political theorist turned public policy scholar, specializing in the political economy of UBI. He’s a Visiting Fellow at the University of Bath (UK) and the Research Coordinator of...
on Oct 18
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New UN report calls for UBI | Basic Income News
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Photo by Nils Huenerfuerst on Unsplash Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, sent me his most recent report (attached). As you will see, §§ 54-57 contain a strong plea for UBI. To view the report, click here.
on Sep 26
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Registration Now Open for the FRIBIS Annual Conference 2024 | Basic Income News
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The FRIBIS Annual Conference 2024 will take place from October 7 to 9. It willexplore partial basic income models and their integration into existing welfare statesystems. The goal is to identify practical approaches to advance the politicalfeasibility of an unconditional basic income. The...
on Sep 26
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Project DEEP report on cash transfers in India | Basic Income News
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Project DEEP, incorporated in 2023, is the only organization in India implementing unconditional and direct cash transfers for poverty relief. DEEP’s mission is to transfer money directly to people, so that they can carve their own path towards prosperity. Compelling global evidence demonstrates...
on Sep 19
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How can Universal Basic Income Aid a Just Transition? | Basic Income News
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On September 24th at 6pm EST Equal Right, in collaboration with the Cap and Share Climate Alliance (CASCA), will be hosting an event as part of NYC Climate Week 2024 titled ‘How can Universal Basic Income Aid a Just Transition?’ The event will take place at the Silberman School of Social Work at...
on Sep 14
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UBIdata: Data for Basic Income Research and Policy | Basic Income News
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At its most recent congress, BIEN launched UBIdata, an innovative new tool with a mission to match reliable information about basic income with a rapidly growing global user base of individuals and organisations eager to learn more. UBIdata gathers, processes and displays data about basic income...
on Sep 13
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Breaking: Oregon Rebate has qualified as Measure 118! | Basic Income News
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We have fantastic news to share: Oregon Rebate has qualified for the November 2024 ballot as Measure 118! Measure 118 will increase the minimum corporate tax rate after $25 million of in-state revenue by 3%. The proposed increase will raise at least $6 billion annually, which will generate...
on Aug 28
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Video version of Scot Santens' article on Altman pilot | Basic Income News
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Scott Santens has recorded a video version of his article. To view it on YouTube, click here.
on Aug 13
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A US Basic Income Experiment that Wasn’t | Basic Income News
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By Guy Standing In July 2024, the National Bureau of Economic Research issued a report from the researchers on an income-transfer project conducted in Illinois and Texas. It has generated global attention, with some commentators saying it undermines the case for basic income, others that it...
on Aug 5
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Basic Income Interviews: Jennifer Lawson | Basic Income News
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Jennifer Lawson studied philosophy and psychology at Stetson University and the University of North Florida. During graduate school, she suffered several psychotic breaks, and now lives on disability. She has been an advocate and activist for over twenty years.
on Jul 9
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Four years of U.S. Mayors for a Guaranteed Income | Basic Income News
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“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 that low-income residents would use the money on basic necessities, and independent research...
on Jul 4
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Membership | BIEN — Basic Income Earth Network
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To become a member you need to do two things: 1. Complete the membership application form: Either fill in the online form here, or download the form here, print it, fill it in, scan it (both pages), and send it as a pdf or jpeg attachment to the Secretary at bien@basicincome.org 2. Pay a...
on Jul 3
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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 feasible level of BI ABSTRACTThe introduction of the concept of needs into utility theory specifies...
on Jul 3
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“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 to a policy brief by four prominent Los Angeles academics.” To read the full Los Angeles Times...
on Jun 26
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Denver Basic Income Project Releases Year One Research Report | Basic Income News
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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 and quantitative findings. What the research has discovered supports what DBIP always believed...
on Jun 26
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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 Brazilian Basic IncomeNetworkSpeakers: To learn more about the Festival of Ideas, click here.
on Jun 26
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“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 and co-founder of the Economic Security Project, was a guest on Wednesday’s edition of “Closer...
on Jun 25
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Basic Income for the Arts in Ireland - What have We Learned after 20 months? | Basic Income News
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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 Ireland is running a Basic Income pilot that began in September 2022. 2000 artists and cultural...
on May 22
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We'll need universal basic income - AI 'godfather' | Basic Income News
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Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash “The computer scientist regarded as the “godfather of artificial intelligence” says the government will have to establish a universal basic income to deal with the impact of AI on inequality. Professor Geoffrey Hinton told BBC Newsnight that a benefits...
on May 20
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Emergency basic income: Distraction or Opportunity – May 16th at 4pm | Basic Income News
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Jurgen De Wispelaere and Francesca Bastagli will explore the implications of Emergency Basic Income (EBI) for social protection systems and its relationship to Universal Basic Income (UBI). They will examine whether EBI can be integrated into existing programs, overcome barriers, and fuel...
on May 14
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Rentier Capitalism, the Precariat and Basic Income for China | Basic Income News
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Throughout history, capitalism has evolved, changing character and changing the class structure defining each era. The changes in the 20th century can be understood by reference to what Karl Polanyi called the Great Transformation. Briefly, in his formulation, in the 19th century, mainly in...
on May 10, 2024
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Emergency basic income: Distraction or opportunity | Basic Income News
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“This themed issue, guest-edited by Jurgen De Wispelaere and Troy Henderson, is devoted to examining, first, whether the widespread use of immediate and unconditional cash transfers as a policy response to the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis has provided a boost to cash transfer...
on Apr 30, 2024