Sacramento program gives families $300 a month, no strings attached. How it’s changing lives
Sacramento Bee Fienishia Wash arrived in Sacramento three years ago, when untenable rent prices in Oakland forced her and her family to pack up their
A basic income for people with disabilities is a step forward for the whole movement: Rabia Khedr
Roderick Benns Disability Without Poverty’s national director, Rabia Khedr, says real headway is being made in securing a basic income for people with disabilities in
Time to invest in a guaranteed livable income, senators write
Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and various ministers in the government: As members of the Senate of Canada, we write to thank you for your
Guaranteed income experiment for Black women aims to tackle racial wealth gap
CBS News When Michelle Lockhart was a teenager in Atlanta, she had to work two jobs — as a camp counselor and fast-food worker —
Ireland Introduces Basic Income Program for Artists and Culture Workers Impacted by the Pandemic
The Arts Ireland has introduced its first basic income program for the nation’s artists and culture workers, offering sorely needed relief for a sector hit
Disability advocate Al Etmanski wants Canada to make history with a new guaranteed-income policy
Globe and Mail The paradox of being Al Etmanski as he approaches the end of a long and inventive career as an advocate for the
National basic income groups make joint statement
Bonne Année! Happy New Year! All of us at Basic Income Canada Network (BICN), Basic Income CanadaYouth Network (BICYN), and Coalition Canada, basic income –
Green Resilience Project Pinpoints Basic Income as ‘Key to the Climate Plan Canada Needs’
The Energy Mix A series of grassroot conversations in communities across Canada is building a picture of how a universal basic income can lay the
Staring down climate crisis, communities create roadmaps
Canada’s National Observer Communities across Canada are drawing the connections between climate change and income security in hopes of laying the groundwork for resilience and climate action