6/21(Tue.) basic income, bathroom bill and music(Host: Luis)

[Luis Ko]

hi, all, i'm Luis. i will be the host on 6/21. the questions are still under structure, but guess we are going to talk about basic income, bathroom bill and, music. anyway, the relevant articles and questions will be posted later. you guys can google the related news to get some ideas about them first, if you have time lo~



session I

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36454060

1. a question from the internet, what would happen if we just gave people money? what do you think are the reasons why Swiss reject basic income plan? do you support the idea of basic income? why? how about minimum wage? is minimum wage policy good, or bad? Why? no matter what your answers are, can you think of a thing or two which are opposed to your answers? by the way, what is the poster(campaign poster), from supporters of a basic income, showed in the article trying to say?


http://time.com/3974186/transgender-bathroom-debate/

2. do you know what bathroom bill is about after reading the article? what's the problem there? please share what you get from the article with your table members. what's your opinion about it? do you agree with the bill, or not? why? if not, what do you think is the solution for this issue?


session II



1. does culture affects music, or the other way round?

2. what do you think of the saying that music can change the world? what are some things music has the power to do? or it's just a fallacious claim? why?

3. have you got any message from the song i posted? please share a message or two that you have ever got in music, or say from a song, and recommend at least one of your favorite songs, if not favorite, to us.



p.s. you are very welcomed to come up with your own questions for these topics lo~



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Agenda:
6:45 ~ 7:00pm Greetings & Free Talk / Ordering Beverage or Meal / Getting Newcomer’s Information
7:00 ~ 7:10pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
7:10 ~ 7:50pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
7:50 ~ 8:10pm Summarization (20 mins)
8:10 ~ 8:25pm Regrouping / Instruction Giving / Taking a 10 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
8:25 ~ 9:05pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
9:05 ~ 9:25pm Summarization (20 mins)
9:25 ~ 9:30pm Concluding Remarks / Announcements ********************************************************************************************************************************************
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[Rock]

Everybody deserves a basic income to pay their bathroom bill so they can enjoy music on the toilet.

[Luis Ko]

FYI,

the venus project Taish mentioned in the meeting. though i'm a cynic and, a sceptic as well, i would be more than happy if it comes true one day. https://www.thevenusproject.com/
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for the restroom bill issue, personally i don't think it's anything to do with discrimination or what. proponent or opponent, both side have their reasons to justify themselves. instead of legitimate it, the solution maybe just lies in restroom itself, the more, the merrier. and the most important of all, they should be for all kinds of people, male, female and the third party "whichever".. XD


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for the music part, Andre's recommends Lady Gaga.



she might be Andre's favorite, but definitely not mine. then again, it doesn't matter. the most important thing here is that people can enjoy themselves when listening the music they like. that's what matters.
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Steve also mentioned a song by The Beatles, or say John Lennon, Imagine.



yeah, old songs are so reminiscent of our younger years, which means.. XD

by the way, the message the song "Imagine" tries to convey is exactly what i like, no religion and no country,
only peace and love~
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attendees,

Tashi, Amy, Sharon, Andre's, Ryan, Jessie, Chantal, Jason, Steve, Ken and Julian.

thank you guys for coming lo~