European Citizens Initiative - Unconditional Basic Income

Our ECI starts on the 4th of January 2027. Today (Monday, 26. Oct. 2026), there are only: 70 days (10 weeks) left. Come join us and help us prepare the ECI. Contact us at info@basic-income.eu basic-income.eu #UBI #ECIUBI2027 #basicincome

»The dignity of the individual will flourish when the decisions concerning his life are in his own hands, when he has the assurance that his income is stable and certain, and when he knows that he has the means to seek self-improvement.« -- Martin Luther King Jr. he supported #BasicIncome #ubi

Our next public online meeting: We try to hold it on TikTok Live this time. Maybe reaching a new audience? Join us on: Wed 21.10.2026, 18:00 CEST Get the latetest news about our ECI and learn how you can support us. basic-income.eu/live #ECIUBI2027 #UBI #BasicIncome

Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts is moving from pilot to permanent policy. The renewed scheme will provide 2,000 professional artists with €1,413 a month for three years, backed by €34.4 million in government funding. zurl.co/gfKvn

Did you know: October 17th is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty »Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated. To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our solemn duty.« #BasicIncome #UBI #ECIUBI2027

Today, Friday 16th of October, 2026, there are only 80 days left till the start of our ECI. Come join us and help us prepare the ECI. Help us make it a success. Contact us at info@basic-income.eu #basicincome #eciubi2027 #ubi

Freiwilligenmesse im Wiener Rathaus: 16.10 bis18.10 (Freitag bis Sonntag) Eintritt frei. Runder Tisch Grundeinkommen, Netzwerk Grundeinkommen, GrundeinkommenAttac #bge #grundeinkommen #freiwilligenmesse

⚔️The sword & shield of corporate power🛡️ Big business is still allowed to sue our countries over public-interest policies, demanding billions in public money. All thanks to #ISDS. No more. Sign this petition for a world free from secretive corporate tribunals ✍️ friendsoftheearth.eu/news/take-ac...

»AI [..] could drive an unprecedented transformation [..] larger than the Industrial Revolution, but unfolding over a vastly shorter timeframe. It could bring risks, including large-scale job displacement, [..]« Signed by Nobel laureates, incl. P. Krugman, J. Stiglitz, .. basic-income.eu #ubi

»The truth is that a guaranteed adequate income for everybody is the only answer to poverty in this country« »If I were paid for all the work I did every day, I’d be rich.« -- Johnie Tillmon, in her essay »Welfare Is a Women’s Issue« #ECIUBI2027 #basicincome #poverty Sign 2027 basic-income.eu

50,000 took to the streets in Belgium today. And Monday, we strike again! ✊ From Belgium to France, Spain and beyond, we fight the same austerity, cuts and militarisation. Schools, hospitals and homes - not war. Nobody’s safe until everybody’s safe. See you in the streets!

Coming Monday (12. Oct. 2026), there are only 12 weeks left. That is 84 days. Come join us and help us prepare the ECI. Contact us at info@basic-income.eu #basicincome #eciubi2027 #ubi

We already have posters. This are the German ones but we have another languages as well. But of course we need you help to distribute then. Contact us if you are interested.. info@basic-income.eu #basicincome #eciubi2027 #ubi

youtu.be/JeRd91a14V8?... Excellence Video about UBI. Must watch. #basicincome

A Post-Work Futre only works with Basic Income. 29 September 2026 13:00-16:30 we have a slot at the »Post-work futures in the EU and beyond: Grounding digital transformation in lived experience« in Brussels where we can present our ECI. lino.lmt.lt/en/events/po... #postwork #ubi #eciubi2027

The more of us who stand together for universal basic income and say it, the harder it is to ignore.

Another UBI skeptic flipped because of AI--a contributor to the American Conservative and New York Post "For years, I opposed Universal Basic Income, firmly and reflexively... That position no longer survives contact with reality."

It's great to see economist @justinwolfers.bsky.social making the case that AI has given new urgency to the case for universal basic income, calling it "a payment society is owed rather than a form of redistribution." ALL of us trained those AI models. It's OUR work and OUR data being fed to them.

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you held and event or participated in an event at basic income week? share your experience (contact us to be part of the panel) or just follow the live stream.

>50% of work is not paid at all (household, care). While women already earn 12% less than men when it comes to paid labor, if unpaid labor is factored in, the real pay gap: 45% less than men. UBI would help immensely here. #genderpaygap #UBI #eciubi2027 todon.eu/@eci_ubi/117... basic-income.eu

Two nice workshops as part of ars-electronica and attac: "AI and Property Relations: Who Owns Our Collective Knowledge?" and "Basic Income for Artists - Ireland as a Model?" grundeinkommen.at/a/2026-basic... #grundeinkommen #basicincome #ubi #linz #arselectronica

BIEN congress 2027 will take place in Wroclaw under the title 'Basic Income and the Spirit of Solidarity: Pathways to Justice and Equality'.🇵🇱🤍♥️

basic-income.eu/en/pages/live/ On Monday 31.8. 18:00 CEST - get to know the organizers behind the ECI. Learn how you can contribute. Learn about the campaign. #BasicIncome #UBI #ECIUBI

Everyone should know what she did in response to a thousand homes being lost to wildfire in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. She did basic income before the hundreds of new pilot experiments, not because of the evidence, but I think because of her profound sense of empathy.

ECI UBI Public Online Meeting: Mon 31.8.2026 18:00 CEST Interested in the details of our campaign for a ECI on UBI in 2027? Why now? How to participate? Get a short overview and discuss with us the details of our campaign. basic-income.eu/live

We used to have 7 day workweeks. Then labour fought long and hard for a day off, then 2, and better work conditions all around. There's no reason we can't keep progressing, given the promise of AI, robotics, and labour-saving technology. UBI is a central part of this vision.

»The demand for a basic income fundamentally points to the necessity of a different economy, to the end of money fetishism and market society. It proclaims the obsolescence of a political economy built on the fragile foundation of labor and, in a sense, prepares for its collapse.« André Gorz, 2003

Nobody should have to explain why they need to eat. What convinced you to support basic income?

Basic income doesn't ask you to prove you're deserving. It starts from the fact that you already are. We all bring something — even the small stuff: teaching a kid chess, checking on a lonely neighbor, holding space for a friend. What's something you or others bring that rarely gets counted?

Geoff Hinton supports UBI funded by AI as common wealth

Bruges and Vienna have already planned a first meeting for activists who want to support the ECI (European Citizens' Initiative) for UBI (Unconditional Basic Income). 15.8 Bruges, Gentpoorthal 28.8 Vienna, Amerlinghaus Want to turn your city into a UBI-city: basic-income.eu/en/pages/ubi...

No AI without UBI - Demand Our Leaders Prioritize People Over AI Corporations - Sign the Petition! c.org/dVRz6SJ2xB via @Change

ECI on #UBI - Bring #BasicIncome to the #EuropeanUnion Sign in 2027

Try to organize a local group to support the ECI in your city! Organize a group of volunteers in your city to support the ECI for basic income in the EU! basic-income.eu #ECIUBI #ECIUBI2027 #basicincome #ubi (Music: Anthem of Rain by "Trying" CC:BY-SA)

Basic income is a floor to stand on, but also a springboard, whether that's starting a business, making art, or caring for family, without having to prove your worth through production first.

What are the demands of the »European Citizens' Initiative for Unconditional Basic Income«? #UBI #ECIUBI #ECIUBI2027 #BasicIncome

Some guy a few thousand years ago stuck a fence in dirt and said "mine." No receipt. Every rent check since is interest on that bluff. UBI's not a handout. It's you finally getting cut in on what's still being denied you

The ECB is looking for new designs for the new Euro notes. We do not care so much how they look like. But we want them delivered unconditionally to our accounts! In 2027 you can sign the European Citizens Initiative. Join us to make this a success! #UBI #BasicIncome #ECIUBI

🎉BRUGGE🦢 is de eerste stad in België die het tot «UBI-city» trapt binnen het ECI (European Citizens' Initiative). Een eerste 'meetup' staat gepland op zaterdag 15 augustus om 15u00 onder de Gentpoorthal. 🧵1/3

Turn your city into a »UBI-city« by organising a group of activits to help support the ECI (European Citizens' Initiative) on UBI. Signature collectionon starts 2027 and we need YOUR support to make it a success. Lets have UBI-cities all around the EU. basic-income.eu/en/pages/ubi...

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Activists in Vienna preparing for ECI

A desperate worker is a profitable worker, that’s the quiet logic capitalism runs on. UBI takes the desperation out of the equation

European Citizens' Initiative Unconditional Basic Income signing starts in 2027 we are looking for volunteers basic-income.eu (Music by Anthem of Rain: "Trying" CC-BY) #UBI #ECIUBI #BasicIncome