{"id":422,"date":"2015-04-04T11:33:30","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T11:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basicincomeday.org\/?page_id=422"},"modified":"2015-04-04T11:54:15","modified_gmt":"2015-04-04T11:54:15","slug":"basic-income-is-the-future-of-the-labor-movement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/basicincomeday.org\/ubi\/basic-income-is-the-future-of-the-labor-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic income is the future of the labor movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Basic income is the future of the labor movement,<\/span> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/03\/22\/opinion\/sunday\/why-not-utopia.html\" target=\"_blank\">the policy we must all together now strive for in the 21st century<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BasicIncome\/wiki\/support\" target=\"_blank\">There are many ways to support the idea and to help grow the movement for Basic Income<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For one, <a href=\"http:\/\/basicincomeday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">take part in Basic Income Day<\/a> by<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderclap.it\/projects\/24575-basic-income-day-is-1st-of-may\" target=\"_blank\">Thunderclap<\/a>\u00a0to let the world know about basic income on may 1st.<\/li>\n<li>and by<a title=\"Pick your icon for basic income day\" href=\"http:\/\/basicincomeday.org\/pick-your-icon-for-basic-income-day\/\" target=\"_blank\"> changing your profile photos<\/a> on May 1st.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other things you can do are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BasicIncome\/wiki\/support#wiki_sign_a_petition\">Sign a petition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BasicIncome\/wiki\/support#wiki_join_an_advocacy_group\" target=\"_blank\">Join your national advocacy group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BasicIncome\/wiki\/support#wiki_talk_about_basic_income_on_social_media\">Spread the message on Social Media<\/a> &#8211; Add <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">#Basicincome<\/span> to your posts and also add the hashtag to your profile photos<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BasicIncome\/\">Discuss it<\/a> &#8211; Share <a href=\"http:\/\/basicincome.org\" target=\"_blank\">Basic Income news<\/a> with your friends and family and start local meetup groups<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BasicIncome\/wiki\/support#wiki_contact_your_local_politician\">Contact Politicians or the Media<\/a> &#8211; Start to demand it and they will start to listen<\/li>\n<li>Contact your labour union to join basic income on facebook \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/laborunionforBIG\/\" target=\"_blank\">laborunionforBIG<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Buy a shirt, mug, cap, cover : <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.basicincomeeurope.org\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.basicincomeeurope.org<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/supportbasicincome.spreadshirt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/supportbasicincome.spreadshirt.com\/<\/a>\u00a0and use it often!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2015\/03\/20\/free-money-for-everyone-whats-the-world-coming-to\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2015\/03\/20\/free-money-for-everyone-whats-the-world-coming-to\/\">Join the growing global movement\u00a0 <\/a>to create<a href=\"https:\/\/decorrespondent.nl\/541\/why-we-should-give-free-money-to-everyone\/35246939860-ec3a6c3e\" target=\"_blank\"> an income floor for everyone<\/a><a title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2015\/03\/20\/free-money-for-everyone-whats-the-world-coming-to\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2015\/03\/20\/free-money-for-everyone-whats-the-world-coming-to\/\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the century of technological emancipation from labor itself. We made it. We\u2019re here. <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">We need only actually embrace it<\/span>. Unemployment is not something to fear. It is something to welcome<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Without basic income, on the 1st of May we celebrate <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Human Labour Day<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>With basic income, tomorrow we celebrate <a title=\"Link: https:\/\/medium.com\/basic-income\/machine-labor-day-d77931dca9a8\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/basic-income\/machine-labor-day-d77931dca9a8\">Machine Labour Day<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More on basicincome:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UBIE:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/basicincome-europe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">basicincome-europe.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/basicincomeEU\" target=\"_blank\">@basicincomeEU<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BIEN:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/basicincome.org\" target=\"_blank\">basicincome.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/basicincome\" target=\"_blank\">@basicincome<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/basicincome-europe.org\/overview-established-facebook-pages-basic-income\/\" target=\"_blank\">overview\u00a0of\u00a0stablished facebook pages on basic income<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reddit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BasicIncome\" target=\"_blank\">\/r\/BasicIncome<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basic income is the future of the labor movement, and the policy we must all together now strive for in the 21st century. 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