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Basic Income Peterborough Network

@basicincomeptbo.bsky.social
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A hopeful group of Peterborough, Ontario residents who believe in the transformative power of a basic income guarantee.

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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
TODAY! Join us at Millennium Park between 12:30 -4:30 for free ice cream, fun activities, and lots of opportunities to cultivate hope and collective action! #HopeFestival #ptbo
Hope Festival:

Growing hope, dignity & belonging together.

Organized by Basic Income Peterborough Network with support from United Way Peterborough & District and Peterborough Public Health.
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Will we see you at the Hope Festival this saturday? You'll enjoy FREE interactive activities provided by our featured groups! Saturday July 26, 12:30PM-4:30PM, at Millennium Park
Hope Festival Featured Groups

Organized by Basic Income Peterborough Network, with support from United Way Peterborough & District and Peterborough Public Health.Enjoy FREE interactive activities provided by our featured groups:

Basic Income Peterborough Network
Bedford House
Canadian Mental Health Association HKPR
Council for Persons with Disabilities
Peterborough Action for Tiny Homes
Peterborough AIDS Resource Network
Peterborough Community Health Centre
Peterborough Food Action Network
Peterborough Youth Substance Use Prevention
The Seasoned Spoon Café

Saturday July 26, 12:30PM-4:30PM, at Millennium Park
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
The Hope Festival is coming up fast (THIS SATURDAY!) and we have some great artists lined up to entertain and inspire you. Grab a free ice cream and jump into the festivities! Saturday July 26, 12:30PM-4:30PM, at Millennium Park
Hope Festival Featured Artists

(Organized by Basic Income Peterborough Network with support from United Way Peterborough & District and Peterborough Public Health)
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Basic Income Peterborough Network is hosting its first Hope Festival in Millennium Park #ptbo on July 26 2025 from 12:30PM - 4:30PM! Join us for participatory art, interactive activities, and FREE ice cream!
Hope Festival: growing hope, dignity, and belonging together

Organized by Basic Income Peterborough Network with support from United Way Peterborough & District and Peterborough Public HealthBasic Income Peterborough Network is hosting its first Hope Festival in Millennium Park on July 26 2025 from 12:30PM - 4:30PM!This highly interactive and family-friendly festival will bring community members together to celebrate the transformative work already happening locally, and generate new ideas for collective action.The Hope Festival will feature participatory art projects by local artists, as well as activities presented by groups doing important work in our community. We’ll also have FREE ice cream!
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Hope Series: Artists for Basic Income Join Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series, this time in partnership with Artspace! Find us at Artspace (378 Aylmer St N) Wed July 9, 5PM – 7PM
Artists for Basic Income Hope WorkshopJoin Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series, this time in partnership with Artspace!In this session, participants will discuss the precarious nature of artistic labour, and brainstorm what artists can do to support the implementation of a basic income guarantee in Canada.Find us at Artspace (378 Aylmer St N)
Wed July 9, 5PM – 7PM
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
BIPN needs volunteers for our Hope Festival coming up on Saturday July 26 in Millennium Park! Want to get involved? Email volunteer@basicincomepeterborough.ca Learn more about the Hope Festival on our website: basicincomepeterborough.ca
Hope Festival
Volunteer OpportunitiesHope Ambassadors: Are you a people-person? Put your cheerful demeanor to work at the Hope Festival by welcoming festival-goers and guiding them through the event space!Logistics Crew: Do you like to work behind the scenes? We need your muscle to support setting up and tearing down the Hope Festival!Ice Cream Scoopers: Would you like to put smiles on people’s faces? Join our Hope Festival ice cream scooper crew and spread the joy!
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Last chance! Get those applications in over the weekend. We can't wait to see what #ptbo artists come up with for this Hope Festival call!
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Artists, there's still time to get your applications in for the Hope Festival! We've extended the deadline to Saturday June 8 at 11:59PM. We encourage applications in ALL art forms. Find the application guidelines on our website: basicincomepeterborough.ca
Hope Festival Call for Artists Extended Deadline: Saturday June 8 at 11:59PM
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY, #PTBO!
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Two more weeks to get those applications in! Please share widely #ptbo.
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Please share with all your #ptbo artist pals!
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Basic Income Peterborough Network’s Hope Festival will take place at Millennium Park on Saturday July 26, from 12:30PM – 4:30PM! We are commissioning up to six art projects for inclusion in the festivities. Application Deadline: Tues. May 27 at 11:59PM. Guidelines: basicincomepeterborough.ca
Hope Festival Call for ArtistsBasic Income Peterborough Network is commissiining up to six art projects for the Hope Festival being planned for July 26 2025!

Application deadline: May 26 11:59PMWith the support of United Way Peterborough & District through their Neighbourhood Fund, BIPN can offer $300 per project.BIPN is open to proposals in any art form, but will prioritize projects that fall into one of three categories: music, participatory art, circus art.

Please find full guidelines on our website!
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
TODAY!
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Join Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series, this time in partnership with One City! Explore the importance of love in social change work through dialogue, art, and thinkers throughout history. Trinity Community Centre (360 Reid Street) Wed March 19, 2PM-4PM
Love in Social Change Work

Hope WorkshopJoin Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series, this time in partnership with One City!This session will explore the importance of love in social change work through dialogue, art, and thinkers throughout history.Find us at Trinity Community Centre (360 Reid Street)

March 19, 2PM - 4PM
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
TONIGHT! 7PM at Dreams of Beans.
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Check out the Put Food Banks Out of Business campaign, and send us a DM if you'd like to pick up a postcard to mail to your MP! www.putfoodbanksoutofbusiness.com
Three versions of postcards from the Put Food Banks Out of Business campaign, all in support of a basic income guarantee:

I support basic income because...

"8.7 million people in Canada are food insecure."

"1 in 4 children in Canada are food insecure."

"Poverty costs up to $84 billion a year (roughly the cost of a basic income)."

DM us if you'd like to pick up a campaign postcard to mail to your MP.
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Have you ever wondered what a co-operative is or how the co-op model works? Join Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series! Find us at Dreams of Beans (141 Charlotte Street, #ptbo) on February 26, 7PM - 8:30PM
"The co-operative model hope workshop""Have you ever wondered what a co-operative is or how the co-op model works? Join Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series!"BIPN has invited three local leaders for a panel discussion:
Danielle Turpin, Home Care Workers
Aimee Agnes Blyth, Seasoned Spoon
Andrew McGregor, Dreams of BeansThrough the principles and values that guide cooperatives, we will discover how these resilient social enterprises boost their members’ income while offering avenue to grow dignity and belonging.
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Welcome new followers! Raise your hand if you're based in Peterborough, Ontario! 🖐🏻 #ptbo #basicincome
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Media Arts Network of Ontario @mano-ramo.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
And we're live! The Artists on Basic Income report just launched and is now available to download on MANO's new website. Thank you to all of our amazing speakers - please read and share! www.mano-ramo.ca/project/basi...
mano-ramo.ca
MANO-RAMO: Artists on Basic Income
MANO is proud to host an important new report on artists and basic income in Canada.
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Elisha @elishamay.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Just finished reading my advanced copy of the "Artists on Basic Income: Beyond Precarious Livelihoods" report that's launching next week. Feeling proud of my contributions and thought I'd share some of my words that were included in the document. #basicincome #culturalrenaissance #civicrenaissance
Rubacha described her vision for a basic income guarantee:

I believe a basic income would provide the groundwork for a cultural renaissance, and  maybe even a civic renaissance. Imagine what artists could do if they did not have to live hand-to-mouth! And imagine what all people living with low incomes could do if they had more time and mental space to devote to reaching their full potential. A basic income that provides a solid income floor could change the fabric of our society in countless ways.

I think it frees up people to have the time to really think about social problems and fight against them and make the world that they want to be in. I think it’s a huge opportunity… across the board, not just [for] artists. Anyone fighting for anything, you have more time to do that, you have more energy to do that, you have the mental space to think about something other than just surviving all the time.
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Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Basic Income Peterborough Network member @elishamay.bsky.social will briefly speak at the launch of the @mano-ramo.bsky.social report "Artists on Basic Income: Beyond Precarious Livelihoods." Register for the virtual event taking place this Thursday Jan 23 at noon! #basicincome #ptbo
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