BIYC (formerly BICYN) is a national, grassroots group of engaged young people under 35 who are passionate about #BasicIncome đź’°hello@basicincomeyouth.ca

Joined February 2021
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✍️ BIYC members Kendal David & Hannah Owczar penned an op-ed about basic income Bill C-233. MPs vote on this bill TOMORROW - write to your MPs urging them to vote YES! Read More: Gazan’s basic income bill could be a game-changer in… | The Monitor (monitormag.ca)

New in @ccpa Monitor: The house will vote on an independent member's bill (NDP MP Leah Gazan) that would introduce a framework for a basic income in Canada. It would be a game changer in the fight against poverty. By @kendaldavid & Hannah Owczar #cdnpoli monitormag.ca/articles/gazan…
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📣📣📣BIYC is thrilled to announce that we are recruiting new members to join our collective!!! Applications are due by August 26th. Learn more and apply on our website: basicincomeyouth.ca/join-our…
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Webinar alert! This webinar considers the transformative potential of a guaranteed basic income in supporting families and youth involved with Canada’s child welfare system. This webinar will take place on Friday June 14th at 1PM EST. Register at casw-acts.ca
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We’re going through some changes! TL;DR: we’ve got a new name and a new organizational structure! We’re making some changes to how we work and how we present ourselves to the world. We’re now called the Basic Income Youth Collective (or BIYC, for short)!
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We are also making some cosmetic tweaks, like changing the colour palette we use on our website and across social media - it felt like the right time for a fresh coat of paint! Our website, social media handles, and email address will stay the same, so you know where to find us!
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Thanks for being with us on this journey! We are really excited about these changes. 
In solidarity, Chloe, Ellen, Hannah, Kendal, Manpinder, and Shanaya (aka, the Basic Income Youth Collective)✨
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Use the tool created by @BICYN_ to write your representatives and urge them to support the bill! basicincomeyouth.ca/glbi2024

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It's time for a guaranteed livable basic income, add your voice to this campaign! #basicincome #Canada #cdnpoli @BICYN_ nwmd.social/s/twitter/4AOGaF…

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RT @NewModeInc: There is an affordability crisis in Canada, and existing supports are inadequate and unlivable, and keep people trapped in…
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It is time to provide a real solution to poverty. We support Bills C-223, An Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income, and S-233, the identical Senate bill. We believe #GLBI will reduce gender inequalities in 🇨🇦. #basicincome #LivableIncome4All
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Poverty is a policy failure. The current system of conditional income supports doesn’t work. Cash transfers redistribute wealth and power from the ultra-wealthy to communities. It’s time for the rich to pay their fair share. #BillC223 
Write your reps: basicincomeyouth.ca/glbi2024
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Yesterday I joined @KPateontheHill at a meeting with Premier Dennis King focused on the proposal for a Guaranteed Basic Income in PEI. The federal and provincial governments must work together to reduce poverty and its damaging impacts on individuals, families and communities.
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📣 Canadian youth, have your say on basic income 📣 Calling all high school students ‼️ Do you have something to say about #BasicIncome? We have an exciting opportunity! The 2024 Basic Income Forum is hosting two contests just for you… ⬇️💭🎊 yorkregion.com/opinion/contr…
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Check out forum2024.ca/contests/ for more details. The submission deadline is May 1. Send yours to tom@forum2024.ca. 👀💜

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Basic Income Youth Collective retweeted
Opinion: Income security cannot wait: it’s time to support Bill S-233, write Tracy Smith-Carrier, Lauren Touchant, and Chris Hergesheimer. (subs) buff.ly/49cGOG2

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Happening today at 1:00pm EST! #SocialWorkers if you haven’t already, make sure to register! Registering also gives you the on-demand version if you miss it ‼️🌞 #cdnpoli
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📣Webinar alert! 💻Basic Income 101 explores the connections between basic income advocacy and core social work values. Examine key concepts, the history and evidence from basic income experiments. Register to join the conversation on March 27th here 👇 buff.ly/4a5S9bV
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Thank you so much @CASW_ACTS for hosting us today for basic income 101, and for your ongoing advocacy! Thanks to all who joined us and made this conversation so engaging and inspiring!
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