We started International Basic Income week early, with a think-in on Sept 12th in Dublin, on the links between basic income and sustainability. 22 people attended a stimulating event. We will now draft a new page on sustainability for our website and all members of this list are invited to participate in drafting the page on the Basic Income Ireland wiki here. If you are not already a member of the wiki, you can get the link to join from John Baker, email John at john.baker@ucd.ie This week is the 8th Basic Income week and we have organised some activities both online and off. “UBI: A safety net for life” The theme of this years Basic Income Week is “UBI: A safety net for life” (see more here)- here are some suggestions for activties you can get involved in to further the cause of Basic Income. Twitter Thunderclap To help get the word out, there's a Thunderclap you can sign up for, to lend your social voice. For those who aren't familiar, a Thunderclap is like a Kickstarted social media message, where the message goes out from everyone who signs up to take part, all at once, but only if enough people sign up to take part. Click here to take part. Add a banner to your Facebook & Twitter profiles Use these websites to help you add a #BASICINCOME banner to your profile picture on Facebook & Twitter Hit The Streets! Dublin Next Saturday the 19th of September Basic Income Ireland will hit the streets, handing out flyers and spreading the word in person. Meet at the main entrance to Arnotts on Henry Street at 11am, you'll see us wearing our new green Basic Income Ireland teeshirts! Cork Colette and Margaret from Basic Income Ireland will be doing some flyering on Sat 19th. Please email margaret.okeeffe@cit.ie to join in. Start A Conversation! All members to be encouraged to talk to somebody about basic income during basic income week, or to post or share something about basic income on social media. Upcoming Meetings DIT Aungier Street room 3-077 Tuesday Oct 20th 6-8pm

Thursday Nov 19th: 6.30-8.30pm

Tuesday Jan 12th 2016: 6-8-30pm