🔴 STARTING SOON: 14:00 CEST TODAY! 🔴
📢 "Can UBI counter far-right hegemony in Europe?" - Keynote with Steven Forti
Today at 14:00 CEST, far-right expert Steven Forti (Autonomous University of Barcelona) discusses how Universal Basic Income could provide an answer to the rising tide of right-wing populism across Europe.
Can we counter the "welfare chauvinism" of far-right parties with an inclusive economic alternative?
👉 Register to join: LINK IN BIO ("Extra General Assembly 2025")
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#UBI #BasicIncome #UBIE #CounterTheRight #DefendDemocracy
📈 MYTH BUSTED: "People won't work if given basic income"
A 3-year German study giving €1,200/month to participants found:
💼 No reduction in work hours
🧠 Better mental health (comparable to therapy!)
👨👩👧👦 More time with friends & family
❤️ More charitable giving
🛡️ Greater financial security
"I've come to believe that the ability to say 'no' is very important in our society," says researcher Miriam Witz.
This evidence challenges assumptions about human motivation and shows what's possible when people have economic security.
Read our exclusive interview with the researchers who are changing the conversation about basic income in Europe.
👆 Link in bio: "Basic Income Visions for Europe"
#BasicIncome #UBI #SocialSecurity #EconomicJustice #EvidenceBasedPolicy #SocialInnovation
We kindly invite you to UBIE's Extraordinary General Assembly 2025 that will take place online on 10 May, from 14:00 to 17:00 CEST. Details and registration: LINK IN BIO!
This extraordinary session has been called to address important questions about the future direction of UBIE. In recent years, we have observed a strong decline in activity levels across the organization. Before proceeding with the regular board elections (which our statutes require this year), we believe it is essential to collectively reflect on UBIE's purpose and structure going forward.
The meeting will be divided into two main parts:
First part: Political Discussion – We will begin with a keynote speech by Steven Forti (lecturer at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and expert on contemporary far-right movements) addressing the question: "Can UBI contribute to countering the growing far-right hegemony in Europe and beyond?" This will be followed by an open discussion.
Second part: Future of UBIE -
We will engage in a candid conversation about the future of our organization, addressing key questions:
- Is there still a need for a European basic income network?
- If yes, what should be UBIE's primary focus and operational structure?
- What contributions are members ready to make to revitalize the organization?
Based on the outcomes of this extraordinary GA, we plan to hold our regular General Assembly with board elections in the second half of 2025. This approach will ensure that potential candidates understand what kind of work they would be volunteering for, and any necessary modifications to our statutes can be properly prepared for voting.
Your active participation in this extraordinary GA is crucial as we collectively determine the path forward for UBIE. We encourage all members to reflect on these important questions before the meeting. If you already have some thoughts and insights you already want to share with us, please do so on the registration form (even if you cannot attend the meeting) – FOLLOW THE LINK IN THE BIO.
We are excited to announce that the Krakow meeting of UBIE will be opened at 19:00 CEST on Friday, 27 September, by a joint keynote of Jurgen De Wispelaere and Fabienne Hansen with the title: "Getting Pilots Done" followed by a discussion.
We will live stream this on the event page (👉 link in bio!) and also try to include questions from the stream comments!
Jurgen De Wispelaere is a political theorist turned public policy scholar specialising in the political economy of basic income. He is a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research (University of Bath) and a past Visiting Professor at the Götz Werner Chair of Economic Policy & Constitutional Economic Theory (University of Freiburg). He has published extensively on the politics of basic income and is the co-editor of four volumes and is also a founding editor (with Karl Widerquist) of the interdisciplinary journal, Basic Income Studies. He is currently working on several research projects: exploring the policy impact of the recent wave of basic income experiments, examining the role of basic income in emergency situations, and the diffusion of local basic income policies in Brazil.
Fabienne Hansen studied Ethnology and Political Science (BA) at Heidelberg University and Social and Cultural Anthropology (MA) at the University of Freiburg. At the moment, she is a research associate at the Freiburg Institute for Basic Income Studies (FRIBIS). Her research interests are the making of poliscapes, poverty reduction initiatives, and municipal welfare in relation to cash transfer programs in the Global South, with a regional focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. She is further interested in the impact of cash transfers on everyday interactions and lifeworlds. Currently, she is conducting an ethnographic study on the digital community curreny arariboia in Niterói, Brazil.
🚀 **Mayors for UBI – Help Us Make Basic Income a Reality!** 🚀
Across Europe, millions want to see Universal Basic Income (UBI) happen, but no country is close to implementing it. That’s why we’re launching **Mayors for UBI**—a campaign to get local leaders to commit to UBI pilot programs in their communities.
💪 **We need your help!**
Your donations will fund travel and accommodation for key participants at our Krakow event (Sept 27-29). Every donation helps bring us closer to UBI by empowering local leaders to take action.
🌍 **Be part of this change!**
👉 Tap the link in bio to donate and support the future of UBI in Europe!
#UBI #Mayors4UBI #MayorsForUBI #UniversalBasicIncome #DonateNow #BasicIncome #SupportUBI #ChangeMakers #UBIE
✨ **Join Us for the 2024 General Assembly of UBI Europe! 🌍**✨
We’re excited to announce that this year’s #GeneralAssembly of Unconditional Basic Income Europe is happening in Krakow from September 27-29, in collaboration with the @nausika.foundation ! 🙌
💡 **What to Expect:**
- Dynamic discussions, working groups, and networking 🌐
- Co-creating the European Mayors for Basic Income campaign!
- Remote access available for lectures and the official GA 🎥
The official General Assembly will be held on **Sunday, September 29**. Don’t miss this chance to shape the future of UBI in Europe! Register now and stay tuned for remote access details. 💻
👉 For more info, check the link in bio!
#UBIEurope #GeneralAssembly2024 #BasicIncomeNow #KrakowEvents #NausikaFoundation #SocialJustice #EuropeanFuture #MayorsForBasicIncome #UBI #EventAnnouncement #Krakow2024 #RemoteAccessAvailable
#UBIE members are grateful to have joined forces with passionate #UBI advocates from all around the world at the Basic Income Earth Network’s 2024 Congress in #Bath. Huge thanks to everyone who came together to discuss and champion the future of #BasicIncome. Together, we’re shaping a fairer, more inclusive world! 🌍💼 #BIEN2024 #EconomicJustice #SocialJustice #HumanRights #UBIE #ThankYou @basic_income_earth_network
If you’re at the BIEN Congress in Bath, make sure you pick up one of our lovely leaflets! And join us for our General Assembly 27-29 September in Krakow, Poland (follow the 👉 link in the bio 👈 to register)!
Join us on Friday, 12th January 2024 at 18:00 CET for an online reception to welcome the new year with like-minded UBI advocates! The UBIE Core Group is kindly inviting you to an informal get-together to look at the success stories of the year behind us and discuss challenges coming up in 2024.
Please register here so we can email you the access details before the event: /welcome2024 (Link also in bio)
Sarath Davala delivering the closing speech of the 22nd BIEN Congress, mentioning the growth of both BIEN and the basic income movement over the past few decades and years, appreciating the impressive number of papers submitted for this conference, praising the massive youth presence from South Korea and sharing hope for the future of basic income!
BIEN Congress 2023 has started quite excitingly today! We've had several inspiring talks so far, with many more to come.
#bien2023 #BasicIncome #ubi #unconditionalbasicincome #basicincomeinreality #seoul
Inspiring perspectives for #basicincome: At the #UBIE board retreat in Piedmont, Italy we are planning activities to promote #UBI in #Europe - from sending a delegation of young activists to Strasbourg for the #EYE2023 this June over organizing a study visit for mayors to Barcelona to learn about the Catalonia pilot, to our ideas for a powerful campaign around the 2024 European Elections. Watch this space for more infos - and let us know if you want to get involved!
