Basic Income Manitoba

We're hiring a Basic Income Community Organizer & Policy Analyst! Collaborate with a diverse network of partners to envision, plan and build support for a basic income system in Manitoba. Applicants will be interviewed on a rolling basis until position is filled.

Excited that our book "Cash Transfers for Inclusive Societies: A Behavioral Lens" is coming out this October!!! 💵💰💳 utorontopress.com/9781487547851/… So many ideas and lessons learned on using behavioral insights to improve cash transfer programs in the Global North and South, how to experiment with UBI, what design features are needed to reach the hardest to reach, innovate, and scale. @JPAL @poverty_action @WorldBank @scottsantens @BasicIncomeOrg @ubi_works @basicincome With amazing editors and authors: @dilipsoman @sd268 @UofT_BEAR @ideas42 @BasicManitoba @rvakis @danaturetski @ashleywhillans @AniaJaroszewicz @Gen_Pov @utpress

Extended - express your interest by April 7, 2023! MPHA is seeking new members to join our Board. For more details: manitobapha.ca/boardmembers/

#ICYMI: We hosted a webinar in conversation with @jiayingzhao discussing her research on the impacts an unconditional cash transfer had for those experiencing #homelessness in Vancouver. Check out the recording: youtube.com/watch?v=is4fVY… @spcw1919 @mpha_outreach @EHW_Wpg @um_mchp

This'll be a late night here in NL, but well worth it IMHO. Really interesting results coming out of the recent program in Vancouver

🛎️This is happening TONIGHT! Dr. @jiayingzhao will be chatting about how a #CashTransfer impacted the lives of those experiencing homelessness in #Vancouver. Register here: eventbrite.ca/e/basic-income… @um_mchp @mpha_outreach @spcw1919 @EHW_Wpg

Reminder: Register for our AGM (Wed Mar 22) eventbrite.ca/e/make-poverty… Event Details: Wed March 22, 2023 12pm-1:30pm Community Gathering Room, Harvest Manitoba 1095 Winnipeg Ave, Winnipeg MB R3E 0S2 *Virtual option available for those unable to attend #mbpoli #wpgpoli

What happens when you give 50 unhoused people in Vancouver a one-time, unconditional grant of $7,500? Find out what @jiayingzhao learned at a #webinar taking place March 21 at 7 pm. Registration is required: eventbrite.ca/e/basic-income… #basicincome #ubi #homelessness #ubiworks

🔈UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENT: What happens when you give 50 unhoused people in Vancouver a one-time, unconditional grant of $7,500? Find out on March 21 @ 7:30 (CST) in conversation with Dr. @jiayingzhao 👉 Register eventbrite.ca/e/basic-income… @spcw1919 @EHW_Wpg @um_mchp @mpha_outreach

Come get inspired and mobilized to help put poverty on the political agenda in our province. The General Meeting is your chance to learn about the coalition’s work and get engaged in the work to Make Poverty History.

“We need to see this consistent investment in actually ending poverty because we are spending all of this money managing poverty,” SPCW Executive Director Kehler said. A program like guaranteed income could help people out of poverty. #BasicIncome winnipegsun.com/opinion/column…

The 2023 Manitoba Child and Family Report Card recommends the immediately introduction of a Livable Basic Needs Benefit, which would transform EIA as a first step towards a basic income.

“Child and family poverty is a [...] serious problem in MB. It affects more than one in five children. Manitoba data show that poverty damages the health, mental health and education outcomes of our children. How long will Manitobans tolerate this?" - Sid Frankel, board member

📢NEW RELEASE! The 2022 National Report Card, “Pandemic Lessons: Ending Child and Family Poverty is Possible” is out now. Read the report for over 50 recommendations to end poverty and realize a just future for all: bit.ly/3DWq4WN #EndingPovertyIsPossible #cdnpoli

A reminder that our two community consultations are just around the corner - Tues Feb 7 for our online event (fb.me/e/2GqTVoUv2) and Thurs Feb 9 for our in-person event (fb.me/e/3er55CkgY). We're really looking forward to gathering this community to share ideas.

Our community consultations are a couple days away - if you haven't registered for the virtual event on Tuesday yet, make sure to do so here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

"The root cause of many societal problems lies in our inability to address poverty. A universal basic income is a practical, sustainable and equitable solution that can meet many of the needs of the most vulnerable members of society." - Dr. Alan Katz winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analys…

We support #CERB amnesty! Sign this petition by Thursday, January 19 demanding that the federal government stop its efforts in clawing back CERB payments: petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/De… @LeahGazan @MPH_Manitoba @Campaign2000

An extra $25 a month? That's not going to go far at all to pay for groceries, rent and bills. We need a Guaranteed Livable Income for Canada @Disability_WP @AShoutAbout @votelau @cafreeland @KPateontheHill @basicincomecdn @ubi_works @BasicManitoba cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…