It’s Basic Documentary
@ItsBasicDoc
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A Blowback Productions @BlowbackTV. #ItsBasic, a documentary about combating poverty in the richest country in the world through guaranteed basic income.
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"If you're on welfare, the minute you make some income, they'll take away your food stamps, they'll take away your housing assistance. It's impossible to save money and become independent, so a lot of single parents feel trapped... The difference it makes to get $500 a month [in
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“The power of this documentary, it helps you connect with people on a human level and understand how incredibly simple of an idea guaranteed income is. And hopefully that starts to build acceptance to spend public funds in this way." -Mayor @SatyaForMadison on @ItsBasicDoc
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Madison: Join us Thursday @ 6:30pm for the next stop on the Guaranteed Income Works National Tour, hosted by Mayor @SatyaForMadison. We'll be screening @ItsBasicDoc followed by a Q&A about the film and the Madison Forward Fund. Reserve your spot here: https://t.co/BmOZxVFYdx
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“With the guaranteed basic income... I get to be a present parent because my headspace is not overtaken by making ends meet," said Allison Edwards, a student and a single parent participating in Maine's first guaranteed income pilot. @MeEqualJustice
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Thank you @mayorsforagi for producing a beautiful film that shows the potential we can reach with trust, community, and opportunity for all! Getting all families #beyondsurvival with bills like LD 1877 is what we're all about!
The guaranteed income movement in Maine continues to grow! On Wednesday, @MeEqualJustice hosted the Guaranteed Incomes Works National Tour in Portland for a screening of @ItsBasicDoc followed by a discussion about guaranteed income in Maine's communities.
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Join me on 12/14 for Madison's premiere of @ItsBasicDoc, featuring families who participated in @MayorsForAGI pilot programs. Afterward, Madison Forward Fund participants will also share how basic income has helped their families & community. https://t.co/4HTopicD5r
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We're bringing the Guaranteed Income Works National Tour to Madison, WI on 12/14! Join us & @MayorOfMadison for a screening of @ItsBasicDoc followed by a discussion with recipients of Madison's guaranteed income pilot program, Madison Forward Fund. https://t.co/WnN7x3ZIEC
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“It was like a burden was lifted off my shoulders. I had more time to spend with my children and more time to do things with them and make them happy.” -Korlesha, participant in @cityofbhamal's guaranteed income pilot championed by Mayor @RandallWoodfin
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Join @MayorOfMadison on Thurs 12/14 for Madison's premiere screening of @ItsBasicDoc! This compelling film features families from across the country who have participated in @mayorsforagi pilot programs. It sheds light on the transformative impact of monthly cash payments 1/3
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Check out some of the @ItsBasicDoc participants in this new article!✨🙏 https://t.co/erLrLajdkm
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“Guaranteed basic income” pilot programs are running in communities all over the country, both liberal and conservative. The idea could become the next big public controversy.
“Poverty is a policy failure, not a personal one.” -Our Executive Director, Sukhi Samra #GuaranteedIncomeWorks
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“Poverty is a policy failure, not a personal one.” -Our Executive Director, Sukhi Samra #GuaranteedIncomeWorks
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Next up on the Guaranteed Income Works National Tour, we're headed to Birmingham with Mayor @RandallWoodfin! Join us 11/28 for a screening of @ItsBasicDoc and a deep-dive into our new report on how guaranteed income impacts children and families. https://t.co/B7ZK9R5jWj
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“King spoke about it in ’68, ’67. Lyndon B. Johnson in ’64. And today, we are here again to proclaim our dreams have no limits. But for our poor, we must set a floor.” -Bay Area poet, CordonConcepts, inspired by @ItsBasicDoc
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"That's why Richard Nixon and the Black Panther Party both agreed, something basic should be guaranteed." Bay Area poet, CordonConcepts, wrote and performed a poem based on @ItsBasicDoc and our movement for guaranteed income.
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"That's why Richard Nixon and the Black Panther Party both agreed, something basic should be guaranteed." Bay Area poet, CordonConcepts, wrote and performed a poem based on @ItsBasicDoc and our movement for guaranteed income.
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I'm honored to be part of amplifying the voices of this movement through @ItsBasicDoc! 🙌🏾❤️ @JustIncomeGNV @mayorsforagi @BlowbackTV
On Sunday, we brought the #GuaranteedIncomeWorks National Tour to Gainesville, Florida — home to one of the most innovative guaranteed income pilots in the nation, and one of the cities featured in @ItsBasicDoc.
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Welcome to today's ITSA Live where we discuss the concept known as basic income. My co-hosts are @theUBIguy and @misterjworth of @comingler1. Today's special guest is Kevin Scott to talk with us about his @JustIncomeGNV pilot program in Gainesville, FL that provided $600
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Really excited about today's Space at 12pm ET! Our special guest today is Kevin Scott of the @JustIncomeGNV pilot in Gainesville focused on providing basic income to those just exiting prison. You can find him in the documentary @ItsBasicDoc touring now.
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We're honored to have our BIG:LEAP program featured in this award-winning project! 👏👏🏆
@ItsBasicDoc WON Best Documentary at this year’s #DTLAFilmFestival!🎉🏆🍾 🥂🏆 Congratulations to the entire team, our inspiring participants, and to everyone who made this film possible!! 👏👏 #AwardWinning #ItsBasicDoc #BestDocumentary
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