An economic revolution towards a system of universal benefit

EHF2018 May 21, 2018

By Amanda Boucault for Pressenza

What is the future you aspire to? And how can you contribute to make it happen? These two questions laid the groundwork for the roundtable discussion A New Economy for the Universal Human Nation at the Humanist Forum 2018. Different representatives of new trends in the sector participated in this meeting to present their proposals for transformation. All of these have in common the search for a more just and supportive economy, reducing inequality and ensuring the benefit of all human beings. (more…)

Mayte Quintanilla: “Creating alternatives to today’s world is an act of freedom that unites us”

EHF2018 May 8, 2018

Mayte Quintanilla, an activist for a universal and unconditional basic income, is a long-time humanist who has been working for decades to transform the world around her in the political and social fields.

She will participate in the European Humanist Forum 2018 in the area of A New Economy for the Universal Human Nation and as a speaker at the opening session, but she is also one of the protagonists in the documentary film that will premiere at this event “UBI, our right to live“, directed by the filmmaker Álvaro Orus.

EHF2018: It is evident that the economic system we live in is leading us to disaster. When we talk about a new economy, what are we talking about? (more…)

World premiere of the documentary: “UBI, Our Right to Live” in #EHF018

EHF2018 April 12, 2018

The world premiere of the documentary on Universal and Unconditional Basic Income “UBI, Our Right to Live” will be on 12 May, at 12 noon in the European Humanist Forum as part of the working area “A New Economy for the Universal Human Nation“.

Director Álvaro Orús and some of the Spanish “protagonists”, such as Julen Bollain and Mayte Quintanilla, will be present.

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