[homeles_ot-l] Basic Income (aka Guaranteed Annual Income) conference Toronto May 3 to 5

[Linda Lalonde]

Hi folks,

 
There's a conference in Toronto on what most of us call the Guaranteed Annual Income (GAI) on May 3rd to 5th which may be of interest to you. 

 
http://biencanada.ca/content/11th-north-american-basic-income-guarantee-congress-registration-now-open

 
The registration fee for seniors, students and low income folks is $40 before April 15th; $90 for non-profits and $150 for government, university and corporate folks. There doesn't seem to be a category for individuals who are not in the first group so I guess they would pay the non-profit rate - I am checking into that. Registration is through Canada Without Poverty and you can call Kizzy at 613-789-0096 if you have questions.

 
In addition to the speakers listed below, there are some very good workshops going on. There's a link to the full program below.

 
Linda. 


 
 
The 11th North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress will take place May 3-5, 2012 at the University of Toronto, on the theme of:

 
Putting Equality Back on the Agenda: Basic Income and Other Approaches to Economic Security for All. 

 
While Canada, the United States, and many other OECD countries have grown increasingly unequal in recent years, equality has not been on the political agenda. Yet evidence shows that income inequality is accompanied by a range of significant negative consequences. Putting Equality Back on the Agenda will examine this growing trend of inequality and consider the option of a basic income to reduce economic disparity.

 
READ THE ENTIRE SCHEDULE AT:
http://biencanada.ca/content/11th-north-american-basic-income-guarantee-congress-schedule

 
Featured speakers will include:

Richard Wilkinson, Professor Emeritus of Social Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham Medical School and co-author of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better;
Charles Karelis, Research Professor of Philosophy at The George Washington University and Author of The Persistence of Poverty: Why the Economics of the Well-Off Can't Help the Poor;
Erik Olin Wright, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, author of Envisioning Real Utopias, and American Society: How it Actually Works;
Armine Yalnizyan, Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives;
John Rook, Chair of the National Council of Welfare and CEO of Potential Place Society;
Evelyn Forget, Professor, University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine;
Trish Hennessey, Director of Strategic Issues for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives; and
Dan Meades, Director, Vibrant Communities Calgary.
The North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress is a joint Conference of the U.S. and Canadian Basic Income Guarantee Networks. It takes place in Canada and the United States on alternating years.
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