General Assembly of BIEN-Switzerland

The ordinary general assembly of BIEN-CH will take place: Saturday, June 7th 2014, 10am at CSP Fraternity room, Beau-Séjour 28 Place Arlaud 2, 1003 Lausanne.

It will be followed the afternoon with a presentation and an animation proposed by Génération RBI, the Swiss-French action group, members of BIEN-CH, working to promote the federal initiative for a basic income » (more info soon available).

A Canadian buffet is proposed between the two so feel free to bring a sandwich, a dish or even a beverage to share.

BIEN-CH GA agenda:

1. Greeting
2. Meeting Minutes of General Assembly from June 1st 2013
3. Annual Activity Report
4. Presentation of 2013 consolidated annual accounts reports
5. Budget 2014-2015
6. Membership Fee 2014-2015
7. Statuses
8. Elections
9. Propositions (to be received by the committee before May 31st)
10. Open topics

The Basic Income European network sets its ground in Brussels

Unconditional Basic Income Europe (UBIE), conceived during the European citizen initiative of 2013, on April 10th formalized its very existence in a big conference in Brussels held within the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), itself a consultative body of the European Union’s institutions.

Thanks to a diversified program and quality, notable speakers, the conference’s organizer has overcome the challenge of almost completely filling the room of 180 seats, provided by the EESC.

Basic Income at the solidaritéS spring university sessions

« Injustice raises at a sure pace » Berthold Brecht.

For its 5th Edition, the spring university will focus on the conflicting dynamics that the world is going through at the local, regional and international levels with a focus on the “new” challenges of what a modern radical left wing should be today. As such, anyone drawn to resistance and activism, will not only hold the ground on which all revolutionaries as well as neo-conservatives stand, it is always necessary to have a renewed understanding, to be able to act, to think to fight…

THE UNCONDITIONAL BASIC INCOME,
A SOLUTION TO OVERCOME WAGES ESCLAVAGISM?

Saturday May 17th

Full session 2 (in French):

• Jean-Marie HARRIBEY economist, professor at the University of Bordeaux IV, (France), member of scientific committee for ATTAC (France)
• Gabriel BARTA member of the committee that initiated the federal initiative “initiative fédérale pour un revenue de base” and member of BIEN-Switzerland committee
• Audrey SCHMIDT syndicalist, member of SolidaritéS group

First Summer University for Basic income

With the support of the local authorities of Coulounieix-Chamiers, the French movement for a basic income has organized the first summer university on the basic income. It will take place on on August 21st, 22nd, and 23rd in the Perigord region, in Coulouniex-Chamiers (close to Perigueux), France.

French and European personalities will be on hand to present their research and debate on basic income. Specialists on various topics connected to basic income will participate on those days, as well as some local citizen associations from the region.