My research aims to enrich the study of hope and fill a gap in the growing field of basic income studies by analysing the Universal Basic Income Movement, which advocates for economic justice. I will analyse how hope manifests within the movement to understand hope’s role in demonstrating and creating alternatives for a more just society. I aim to connect the theory and practice of hope and contribute research that brings hope to the forefront of understanding political change, through grounding my theory in the everyday ways that activists experience and practice hope.