UBI Works / CommonWealth
Summary
Canadian policy advocacy organization co-founded by Floyd Marinescu. Advocates for Universal Basic Income (UBI) and land value tax reform. Also known as CommonWealth. Active team includes Liam, Ken, Ben, Chelsea (all @ubiworks.ca).
Mission
- Universal Basic Income for Canada
- Land value tax / Georgist economic reform
- CommonWealth dividend / shared ownership of common resources
Key People
- floyd-marinescu — co-founder
- liam-wilkinson — 170x calendar meetings
- ken-yang — 157x calendar meetings
- ben-ubiworks — 113x calendar meetings
- chelsea-ubiworks — 80x calendar meetings
- evelyn-forget — academic advisor (UBI researcher)
- robin-boadway — economist advisor
Timeline
- 2026-04-20 | Discussed email formatting issues, NationBuilder payment issues (partial payment made to restore limited functionality), and plans to transition from NationBuilder to Action Network by May 14th. Also planned for donor migration strategies and new email drip campaigns. [Source: Zoom Meeting, 2026-04-20]
2026-04-13
- Source: USER.md, calendar analysis
- Actively meeting 4x/week pace based on calendar
- 2026-04-13 | Referenced in UBI Works project page [Source: Todoist + Brain, 2026-04-13]
- 2026-04-13 | Referenced in Alon Gazit