Join Economic Security Project, Community Change, and UpTogether, along with solution-makers, organizers, media, and policy leaders at Guaranteed Income Now in Austin, Texas. This convening will spotlight bold ideas, shared strategies, and the people leading the way toward freedom, dignity, and economic possibility.
**Welcome Reception:** Wednesday, May 6, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
**Main Event:** Thursday, May 7, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
What to expect:
– A focus on how guaranteed income meets today’s urgent challenges—from climate resilience to housing stability to the need for economic security in the age of automation and unprecedented transitions.
– Grounding the cash movement in the deep history of organizing across the South to today’s Texas cash victories, and demonstrating how bold, inclusive economic ideas can take root anywhere. Learning from strong local champions on winning in the South and how to translate regional success into national narrative and advocacy.
– Stories and strategies from local and national leaders moving policy, pilots, and narratives forward, challenging the current political moment by elevating narratives around deservedness and pushing back against the rollback of the social safety net and the targeting of vulnerable communities.
– Intentional space for real-life, in-person connection, laughter, collaboration, and genuine partnership. Designed to spark new relationships, cross-state learning, and actionable ideas that will energize the next chapter of the guaranteed income movement
**If you are a current or past participants in a Guaranteed Income fund, program, or pilot** and would like a travel scholarship to attend GI NOW 2026, please [apply here!]( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0FRnHs-e1I7iTFcIEcPE62CM9GmsU8Y4Oy8ELK3kSnCIxxQ/viewform)
More details & hotel booking information to come once you register!