Risto Marjomaa, Petteri Räty and Heikki Patomäki discuss the possibilities and challenges of a universal basic income implemented as a global project. The introductory remarks for the discussion are made by the founder and chairman of Global Visions, Max Tallberg and the discussion is moderated by the project planner of the association, Petri Lahtinen.

Petteri Räty is the chairperson of BIEN Finland (Suomen perustuloverkosto ry), that focuses on increasing discussion about UBI, advance implementation of UBI in Finland and follow international UBI initiatives. In this presentation Räty offers an in-depth overview of the concept of a universal basic income

Picking up the conversation in the previous episode of our podcast, we have now released the other half of the discussion we had with Alex Sager about open borders and free movement of people.

https://alexsager.com

Recently we had the privilege of having Alex Sager, the professor of philosophy at the Portland State University and author of such monographs as Against Borders (2020) and Toward a Cosmopolitan Ethics of Migration (2018) to join our podcast to discuss the themes of open borders and the free movement of people. This is the first part of our discussion.

https://alexsager.com

Journalist and writer Tuomas Muraja joins our podcast to discuss his book about Finland's basic income trial 2017-2018 to which he himself also participated. Further, our discussion covers the universal basic income in general and its future.

http://tuomasmuraja.com

Global basic income is one of the most important projects to which Global Visions is committed. In this episode the chairman and vice chairman of BIEN (Basic Income Earth Network) Finland i.e. a network of academics and activists interested in the idea of basic income, Petteri Räty and Eetu Lehto join us to discuss universal basic income: what exactly it is, what could be achieved with it and how could it be implemented.

https://basicincome.org/

Joining us for the second time, Charles Muwonge, the director of Africulture Art Center, elaborates on the general situation in today’s Uganda and the various challenges his organization is trying to provide solutions for.

https://africultureartcentre.org/

Charles Muwonge, the director of Africulture Art Center, a Ugandan community service organization, joins Visions of a Better World as our first guest to discuss the activities and goals of his organization.

https://africultureartcentre.org/

The activities of Global Visions are driven by different visions of a better world as well as various views of possible utopias. In this episode the association’s chairman Max Tallberg ja project planner Petri Lahtinen discuss their own personal visions, different utopias and means to pursue a better world.

Link to Max's book: https://avisionofabetterworld.net/eng/

In this first episode Max Tallberg and Petri Lahtinen introduce Global Visions and discuss the activities, core values and future plans of the association.