Toward a World that Works for Everyone
For Canadians. Regardless of who we are, most of us can agree that everyone deserves to live a decent life. This means ensuring we can all afford our basic needs, like putting food on the table and having a safe place to call home. But the pandemic has shown that our society doesn’t provide for […]
Thanks to Sitara. Stockton’s Basic-Income Experiment Pays Off A new study of the city’s program that sent cash to struggling individuals finds dramatic changes. Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, March 3, 2021 (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/stocktons-basic-income-experiment-pays-off/618174/) Two years ago, the city of Stockton, California, did something remarkable: It brought back welfare. Using donated funds, the industrial city on the […]
Liberal MP Says Some Cabinet Ministers ‘Very Supportive’ of Basic Income By Zi-Ann Lum, February 25, 2021 https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/basic-income-members-bill-strategy-canada_ca OTTAWA — Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz says her push for basic income has traction among her caucus colleagues, including a number of cabinet ministers. Dzerowicz introduced a private members’ bill this week, Bill C-273, which calls on […]
2 – 30 minute podcasts for novices, sceptics and enthusiasts to explore the wonders of Basic Income. How to overcome poverty and inequality one episode at a time. Some of the discussion points in the first podcast: the natural resources of this planet are for all the people but many have been excluded from that […]
By Scott Santens, Citizens Basic Income Trust, February 1, 2021 https://www.scottsantens.com/2020-revealed-that-universal-unconditional-basic-income-cannot-wait-any-longer-ubi Everything seemed to change in 2020, and yet in very important ways, what really needed to didn’t, which is what must change. It’s time to finally live up to our founding ideals as a nation with a monthly investment in the lifelong economic security […]
With thanks to Sitara. From the Foundations for Social Change website: In 2015, then Environmental Consultant Claire Elizabeth Williams returned to Canada from a six-month trip to India seeking a new direction. After volunteering with a non-profit organization there, she was compelled to pursue work that would make a real difference here at home, in […]
Remember I said that we keep our books, articles, and databases free – relying instead on your donations – so that a poor African child using a public-library computer could have full access to them? Behold that child. (1) (From 2019) Congo student: ‘I skip meals to buy online data’ Gaius Kowene, BBC News, Kinshasa, […]
Citizen’s Basic Income Trust November 2020 Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/6cd34862d8ea/monthly-update-november The spooky news on Halloween was that England is going into another lockdown for at least a month. October also saw the introduction of a “firebreak” lockdown in Wales and stricter rules in Scotland. All of this will no doubt heap misery, both economic and mental, […]
By Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company, October 20th, 2020 https://www.fastcompany.com/90565846/800-compton-residents-will-get-a-guaranteed-income In the city of Compton, one in five residents lives in poverty, double the national average. Since the pandemic began, the unemployment rate has risen from about 7% to more than 20%. But a select group will have a chance to get help reversing those trends, […]
A B.C. research project gave homeless people $7,500 each — the results were ‘beautifully surprising’ Participants found housing faster, boosted food security and reduced spending on substances, study found Bridgette Watson · CBC News · Oct 07, 2020 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-leaf-project-results-1.5752714) The results of a B.C. research project that gave thousands of dollars to homeless people are in and, […]
As I discussed in the article above, (1) despite what we may think or wish, the Company of Heaven maintains that the Reval is a matter of vibration, rather than timing. (2) That being the case, Archangel Michael says here, the groundswell of interest in a universal basic income is a good sign. It indicates […]
“Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come.” Victor Hugo Leeds becomes largest city in UK to call for universal basic income pilot Councillors vote for policy to be trialled Jon Stone, Independent, Sept. 17, 2020 (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/leeds-becomes-largest-city-uk-call-universal-basic-income-pilot-b468654.html) Leeds has become the largest city in the UK to call for a universal basic […]
Shakespeare said the wish was father to the thought. (1) How can I possibly write about universal basic income being made part of a ruling party’s platform without the wish being father to the thought? (2) What could I say that would not be ransacking heaven and earth to prove my thesis? Why even try? […]
The Liberal Party is the party in power in Canada. Therefore this has big implications. I wonder which country will be the first to bring in a guaranteed basic income? Guaranteed basic income tops policy priorities for Liberal caucus at upcoming convention Caucus is calling on government to adopt idea for consideration in November Joan […]
Clearly we’re not going to be able to cover all the bases on foundational values for Nova Earth in a few articles. To fill the gap, the Golden Age of Gaia, in the person of myself and Kathleen, have drawn together articles we’ve written on the philosophy of Building Nova Earth (Suzi is working on […]
