UBI Piloters Network

Newsletter 3- October '23

UBI as an emerging right

Sergi Raventós, Aida Martínez and Àngel Ferrero highlight news from the conference 'Universal Basic Income, an Emerging Human Right, ' hosted in Barcelona. The event included several round tables to analyse the implication of this right in different areas including the environment, children, and the sustainability of cities.

Just Income named finalist for prestigious justice innovation prize

Kevin Scott shares the news that Just Income has been chosen as a finalist for Dream.Org's Justice Innovation Prize, in recognition of their work providing unconditional guaranteed income to formerly incarcerated people. They're excited to let you know that they'll be presenting at SOCAP23 in San Francisco this October, with the opportunity to secure $250,000.

In Her Hands- 6 month findings

Leah Hamilton shares the 6 month findings for In Her Hands.

Basic Income and democracy in Latin America

José Whellison Brito dos Santos discusses Basic Income and democracy in Latin America.

Updates

Alex Nawar shares:

1)    The Longview Philanthropy TED talk that used our research to talk about global poverty

2)    Op-ed from Rory Stewart, Senior Advisor, and Op-ed from Yolande Wright, VP of Partnerships on cash for ending extreme poverty 

3)    Rory Stewart at DevEx (media hit and video) speaking about the case for cash

Unleashing aspirations and boosting the local GDP with unconditional cash transfers

Pankuri Shah discusses the success of Project DEEP’s project in Krishnapur.

Comingle Launches Indiegogo Crowdfunding Campaign to Make Universal Basic Income a Reality

Conrad Shaw and Scott Santens delve into the innovative startup known as Comingle, which is committed to bringing together individuals who share a deep concern for ensuring that no one goes a week without any income. Comingle's vision is to transform society's approach to financial support by harnessing contemporary technology to establish a secure, confidential network founded on the ideals of solidarity and the principles underlying Universal Basic Income (UBI).