BROOKLYN, NY & ONLINE: Public Meeting Tonight: “Are we ready to start a political movement for BIG in the United States?” March 1, 2015

Tonight at 6pm a group of citizens are gathering in Brooklyn to discuss whether the United States is ready to start a political movement for basic income. Discussion and interest in Basic Income—an unconditional cash income for all citizens without means test or work requirement—has taking off around the world. Other countries have increasingly active political movements for basic income. It’s time to discuss whether the Untied States is ready to start a similar movement.

Everyone is welcome to attend this meeting and take part in this discussion. All points of view are encouraged. It will be an open discussion with no pre-set agenda and no list of speakers. We’ll be using an open format that gives everyone opportunities to participate actively, equally.

Anyone who can’t be there in person is invited to participate online. A live video stream will be broadcast by the Basic Income Project. Text of the discussion will be posted on Reddit and Twitter. Online comments on Reddit and Twitter will be monitored and read aloud to the meeting, so that people can participate in the meeting even if they can’t be present.

Let’s get together; talk it over; and see what happens.

We’ll have pizza and drinks. We’ll take up a collection to pay for them, but they’ll be distributed unconditionally—even to those unwilling or unable to contribute to the costs.

Time & date: 6:00pm, Sunday March 1, 2015

Location: The Commons Brooklyn, 388 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217 (easy to get to by subway from the rest of New York City)

Contacts:

By email: Karl Widerquist <Karl@widerquist.com>

By phone: Michael Lewis, USBIG Committee, +1(646) 270-0911

Directions: from Google Maps

Online:

Video: the Basic Income Project.

Interactive text: Reddit and Twitter.