We are seeking people to join our Board from Spring 2022, to work collaboratively with Compass’s existing Board Members and staff team, in support of our mission to shape a…
28 Feb, 2022
28 Oct, 2018
Social justice needs a strong vibrant democracy
2018 marks the centenary of the Representation of the People Act which, in 1918 conceded that men aged 21 and above should be allowed to vote and that women should…
10 Oct, 2018
A framework for understanding exploitative societies – Part 2
Part 2: division and oppression Part 1 looked at how individual mistreatment can become self-perpetuating and evolve into structural oppression, and how punishment and blame lock this in place. Part…
02 Oct, 2018
Everyday democracy and Ecotricity: energy belongs to us all
Ecotricity was founded in 1996 when founder Dale Vince brought renewable energy to the supply grid off his own back. Having been a self-sufficient man and what he describes as…
12 Sep, 2018
A framework for understanding exploitative societies
Human beings are capable of high levels of cooperation, love and caring. However, for thousands of years most of us have been living in societies that systematically suppress these human…
07 Jun, 2018
The Progressive Alliance council – what lies ahead?
One month on, and the dust has well and truly settled on the local elections of the 3rd May. As we take stock of the new political landscape at the…
29 May, 2018
Everyday democracy: ‘what can I do?’ (10:10)
10:10 is far from your average campaign. As Leo Murray (Director of Strategy) explains, even their earliest beginnings were an “unusual way” to get started. It all began with a…
15 May, 2018
Everyday Democracy and the Women’s Environmental Network
Women’s Environmental Network was founded in 1988 by women working within the environmental sector, who often saw that their perspectives were “completely overlooked”. They decided to form an organisation to…
23 Apr, 2018
Everyday Democracy and the Green Schools Project
Green Schools Project is a small organisation run by Henry Greenwood which gives schools the resources and tools to set up eco-committees and become more sustainable. A teacher for 12…
23 Apr, 2018
Everyday Democracy and the Environment – a series
This blog series seeks to explore some of the fascinating work being achieved by various environmental NGOs in the UK, and builds on our growing Everyday Democracy project. Everyday democracy…
15 Apr, 2018
Re-imagining politics – a collaborative democracy
In the 21st Century, we need a completely different political leadership model. Until now human history has been about building empires and nations fighting each other for power and resources. The British…
27 Mar, 2018
Calderdale Compass draws a crowd
On Saturday 24th March, Calderdale launched its first ever Compass group. A report from its organisers (Jane Speller, Elaine Hey and Finn Jensen) __ The launch event proved to be…