Basic Income Events, Actions, and News in Oregon!
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We are ONE week away from #TheBIG2022! Have you registered yet?
Don't miss this opportunity to meet with researchers, advocates, elected officials, grassroots activists, and artists working in the basic income space across the globe!
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Portland! Come watch Inherent Good at the Clinton Theater
Portland! Here's your chance to check out @traecrowder on the big screen at the Clinton Street Theater (@cstpdx). The film is being screened by @PathHomeNW who will also share some of their own learnings from the #UBI pilot they're running in Southeast Portland. Details below.
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These are just some of the friendly @Powells workers greeting customers outside the City of Books today, asking for community support in our negotiations for a fair contract 📝 1/2
ALT Photo of four smiling workers standing on a street corner, holding up bright green flyers that say “Support Powell’s Workers”.
ALT Photo of three smiling workers standing on a street corner, holding up bright green flyers that say “Support Powell’s Workers”.
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Can a #BasicIncome change lives? Yes absolutely, and transform the #economy too
@zadri on her journey from skeptic to advocate
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The 2023 BIG Conference is almost here! Join us in Chicago for an exciting 2-day event bringing together organizations, policymakers, grassroots activists, & more from across the basic income movement.
Learn more 🔍 thebigconference.org
Get your tix ➡️ bit.ly/BIG2023tickets
Did you know Multnomah County has a guaranteed income pilot?
As #WomensHistoryMonth comes to a close, learn about one county program that is using #GuaranteedIncome to help women get the basic support they need to thrive. In Multnomah County, Oregon, Black mothers are receiving basic income thanks to the Multnomah Mothers’ Trust Project.
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We agree, @LastWeekTonight. This is why we need to move towards unconditional cash assistance that respects the dignity and autonomy of individuals and recognizes that care work is real work.
Watch the full clip here: youtube.com/watch?v=wJDk-czs…
#basicincome #guaranteedincome
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Join us in wishing a happy birthday to @BerniceKing. We are grateful for her ongoing work to end poverty through a federal #GuaranteedIncome, a vision that her father, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., dreamed of.
Last year at @The_BIG_Conf @OregonRebate
spoke about their ballot initiative which has begun collecting signatures to get on the ballot for 2024!
Check out the recording here:
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Last year, The BIG Conference was hosted here in Portland - this year - join this amazing conference in Chicago, IL!
The 2023 BIG Conference is almost here! Join us in Chicago for an exciting 2-day event bringing together organizations, policymakers, grassroots activists, & more from across the basic income movement.
Learn more 🔍 thebigconference.org
Get your tix ➡️ bit.ly/BIG2023tickets
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Clinton's 'welfare reform' increased deep poverty and left families who couldn't find work without a safety net — setting the nation on a course toward record levels of economic inequality.
Read more in this compelling article from @voxdotcom: vox.com/2016/6/20/11789988/c…
ALT Image ID: A quote in red text reads "If the goal of welfare reform was to get rid of welfare, we succeeded. If the goal of was to get rid of poverty, we failed." The quote is attributed to Timothy Smeeding, Professor of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin. There is a black and white image of Bill Clinton speaking at a microphone, with a black bar covering his eyes.
Thank you @SusheelaJayapal for being a part of the basic income movement and a founding member of @CountiesforAGI. We love to see Multnomah County be a part of this!
It is exciting to see more energy in Oregon happening around basic income.
If you're a supporter of Basic Income, please sign this open letter! #BasicIncome
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The fund would provide two years' worth of $1,000 monthly payments to individuals who are experiencing homelessness, are at risk of homelessness, are severely rent burdened, or earn at or below 60 percent of the area median income.
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Thank you @RonWyden for fighting for the #ChildTaxCredit
"It is literally a lifeline for thousands and thousands of families. We saw what it did, for example, in reducing poverty. "
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