Basic Income Earth Network - Switzerland
Basic Income Earth Network - Switzerland
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Vote today and celebrate on June 5th!
Voting ballot (FR)
Vote today and celebrate on June 5th!
Dear friend,
And here we are - june 5th is approaching! It's time to be generous, to vote and keep motivating people around us to vote YES. Our activists are currently hyperactive on the field to share material about UBI and inform population. Here are some videos and articles that might eventually persuade our undecided friends:
- What you need to vote YES to RBI (FR, English subtitles)
- How to fund UBI? Very easy! (FR, English subtitles)
Summary:
Happy reading!
98% of the Swiss people love work!
Image: Samuel Asunscion
98% of the Swiss people love work!
If an unconditional basic income were to be approved by the population, only 2% of the Swiss people would stop working. Another 8 % would consider this option in some circumstances.
Results of the DemoSCOPE study
Dear friend,
The campaign has begun! On Wednesday 27th of January 2016, a golden fleet has taken the first results of the study, revealing that 98% of the Swiss people would continue working with basic income, to our capital. Our new website initiative-revenudebase.ch was launched especially for the referendum and completes our communication network. Talk about it, participate in the campaign for this historic vote and don't forget to vote YES on June 5th 2015!
Summary:
- It's official: we'll vote on June 5th 2016
- First representative study on basic income
- A website for the campaign is born
- Davos: will robots replace the human workforce?
Happy reading!
Does the parlement still represent the people?
Andreas Gross at the National Concil
Does the parlement still represent the people?
Dear friend,
While settling for a poor information, the National Council curtly refused to support our initiative, 49% of respondents to a survey Tagesanzeiger whom have declared themselves in favor. So take advantage of federal elections to renew our Parliament with the candidates supporting the RBI and find the necessary means for the people to vote being sufficiently informed.
Summary:
- The National Council sweeps the initiative after three hours of debate
- A poll shows 49% of people in favor of Unconditional Basic Income
- Candidate for the federal election supporting the UBI
- What is missing when everything is there?
- Last month for the «Sovereign Money» federal initiative
- Do you know a potential benefactor interested in financing the paradigm shift?
Happy reading!
UBI arrives in Europe
Beggars robots of Génération-RBI
Dear friend,
Three European countries are about to set up experiments on the Unconditional Basic Income: Finland, Holland and France. This shows that the UBI begins to be considered in Europe as a serious solution to the crisis of growth and employment. The European example could be an asset when, in one year about, the Swiss initiative will be voted. It will show to the people of the country that the UBI is not an utopia, but a realistic project which answers a real need.
Summary:
- Alternatiba-Geneva Festival, September 18-20, 2015 in Geneva
- Finland, Holland, France, the UBI will soon be experienced in Europe
- New UBI prospectus: What would you do of your your life if you didn't have to gain it ?
- ARTIAS file: Unconditional basic income, the Social Security of the XXIth century
- General Assembly of June 2015
- Our recent press review
Happy reading!
Information is essential!
Basic income TV show
Dear friend,
The information on unconditional basic income (UBI) is gradually getting organized, and there are new publications just waiting to stimulate your grey cells. One of them is the detailed information dossier we have just sent to the Members of Parliament (Conseillers nationaux) who are considering the matter; another is a brand new French-language newspaper entirely devoted to the subject of UBI.
Summary:
- Our new detailed information dossier
- To start well the new year, read and share L'Inconditionnel
- National coordination meeting for Switzerland, 17 January, Zurich
Happy reading!
