Last year, Compass brought together 450+ progressive pioneers at ‘Change:HOW? A Decade of Radical Renewal’ to re-orient the current Labour government’s promise of a ‘decade of national renewal’.
This was an amazingly successful day and a springboard for our work in the Labour Party to get organised, energised and mobilised through Mainstream.
But the past year has proven one thing above all else: the need for an organised progressive agenda across parties and movements, the relationships to make that agenda happen, and the urgency of making change.
That’s why Compass is thrilled to be working with Progressive Economic Forum to host ‘Change:NOW! Mobilising the Progressive Majority’, a day of debate, disagreement and deliberation between progressives of all parties (and none!) on Saturday 30th May 2026.
The conference will feature speakers from across the progressive parties and movements, including keynote speeches from Caroline Lucas and Mayor Andy Burnham, as well as politicians like Miatta Fahnbulleh MP, Clive Lewis MP, Roz Savage MP, movement leaders like Andrea Egan and Fatima Ibrahim, thinker and writers like Kate Pickett, Guy Standing, Marc Stears, Ann Pettifor, James Meadway, and many more to be announced.
We’ll also be joined by partners including Friends of the Earth, UCL Policy Lab, New Economics Foundation, Make Votes Matter, Unlock Democracy, and Migrant Democracy Project.
We are splitting the day between focusing on what policies we need to deliver the change to reset our economy, and the political and cultural changes we need to bring about those policies.
Through establishing consensus on political strategy and economic direction – and highlighting the important differences in detail across progressive parties and the wider movement – this event will be the catalyst for the change our country so desperately needs.
So whether you’re a Labourite, a Green, a Lib Dem, otherwise spoken for or unaligned, get your ticket today and join us for what promises to be an inspiring and imaginative day of ideas and political debate!
The event will take place on Saturday 30th May at Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA.
With our partners: Friends of the Earth | UCL Policy Lab | New Economics Foundation | Mainstream | Renewal | Economic Change Unit | Make Votes Matter | Unlock Democracy | Migrant Democracy Project
Keynote speeches from Caroline Lucas and Mayor Andy Burnham
Speakers include: Roz Savage MP | Clive Lewis MP | Miatta Fahnbulleh MP | Andrea Egan | Fatima Ibrahim | Sue Goss | James Meadway | Stewart Lansley | Kate Pickett | Guy Standing | Ann Pettifor | Geoff Mulgan | Will Hutton | Cecilia Rikap | Carolina Alves | Daniella Jenkins | Mat Lawrence | Will Stronge | Beth Stratford | Josh Ryan-Collins | Jo Michell | Peter Holmes | Marc Stears | Beth Gardner