Swiss people have a reputation for being at the vanguard when it comes to discussing and implementing progressive social ideas. Last Sunday, the whole world was watching as they went to the polls on the question of unconditional basic income. For the members of the transnational network Unconditional Basic Income Europe […]
In Febrary 2016, an important conference was held in Lisbon, Portugal, focused on basicincome (BI) and its implications. Although similar initiatives have occurred in Portugal in the past, this was the first conference of its scale; it brought together national and international speakers, received a large amount of media attention […]
Some interviews and lectures can be seen on the website for the conference in Maastricht. Opening of the Congress by André Willems (Seniorenpartij) – Maastricht 2016, Sjir Hoeijmakers on theStatus quo of the experiments in the Netherlands, Guy Standing on What role for a modest participation income? ,Interview Prof. Luc Soete from Maastricht […]
On 19 and 20 May 2016 there will a conference on Unconditional Basic Income and Degrowth in Hamburg, The aim of the conference is a dialog between the movements for degrowth and basic income. Both should become aware of the relevance of the other topic. Interfaces, common challenges and possibilities […]