Are you concerned about the rise of the far right and want to do something about it?
Then this conference is for you. Our conference, Uniting Devon’s Communities, is designed to bring people together and equip them with the tools they need to organise within their own communities to combat hate and bring people hope for the future.
SIGN UP HERE for the conference which will be held on 21st February, 10.30am to 4.30m at Exeter Community Centre.
In the morning we will hear from:
Neal Lawson, CEO of Compass,
Chris Wood from Exeter Community Alliance and
Anthea Simmons from South Devon Primary/Political Primaries.
There will be a Q&A session to address any questions you have.
In the afternoon there will be a number of practical workshops to give you the tools you need to organise in your own communities.You will be able to join:
A Community Assembly and sessions on having difficult conversation,
Be introduced to the Common Ground process – a practical, fun and positive way to fighting back against the far
Exeter Community Alliance – “Difficult Conversations and how to have them”
Hikmat Devon CIC –Supporting the Minority Ethnic Communities in Devoninformation about supporting the minority ethnic communities in Devon.
This conference represents the beginning of a concerted effort to embolden activists and equip people with the tools they need to organise within their communities and present people with a more positive and hopeful vision of the future.
Join the fightback on 21st February, 10.30am to 4.30m at Exeter Community Centre, St David's Hill EX4 3RG
Working in Torridge and North Devon to build a fair voting system and society in the UK
Compass Northern Devon is a branch of the national Compass organisation which comprises members of the Liberal Democrats, Greens, Labour and non-aligned people who think we need to make some fundamental changes to how we do politics in the UK. We are not a political party, we are a part of a campaign to make political parties better and our politics more transparent and representative of society as a whole.
We think our voting system is broken. Governments are regularly elected, sometime with huge majorities, but with only a minority of the vote (for instance, in 2019, the Conservatives received only 43.6% of the vote but now govern with a majority of 80 seats).
In fact, for those of us who live in so called “safe seats” our votes don’t contribute to the final result. The outcome of general elections is decided in a small number of so called “marginal” or “swing” constituencies.
Because of our First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) voting system, many people's views are not represented in Parliament. Our political system is dominated by two large party machines which reduces choice and the representation of a huge a swathe of the population. People are often forced to vote tactically against the party they don’t like rather than for a party they do like. Let’s end the political postcode lottery.
Most other countries (including Scotland and Wales) use Proportional Representation for their parliaments which means that every vote counts.
We want to see Proportional Representation (PR) rather than our current First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) voting system which is unfair and unrepresentative.
We want to strengthen our democracy, to make it more open and transparent so that all voices are heard and nobody feels left out of the system.
We are working to get the parties to work together at the next election to return an MP who will support Proportional Representation and the introduction of a fair voting system in the next parliament.
Why not join us?
We need people like you – ordinary decent people who think we deserve a better politics and politicians who listen to their constituents, not just their party machine. Contact us or sign up today
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