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The Southampton Equality Rally: Is Equality Possible.

February 10th, 2012

Compass Youth Events, Compass Youth University Society, Southampton

Our next event is at the University of Southampton. It’s a rally for equality, themed around the question of whether equality is achievable and, if so, what form of equality we should campaign for. Speakers: Keynote: Rt Hon John Denham MP – Will Cass, Compass Youth – Cllr David Goodall, Lib Dems – Chloe Green, [...]

Our next event: The Financial Transaction Tax Debate

January 19th, 2012

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We’ve got another exciting event coming up at the University of Hertfordshire – a debate on the Financial Transaction Tax between the Robin Hood Tax campaign and the Tax Payers Alliance group. Speakers – Simon Chauffe – Spokesperson, Robin Hood Tax Campaign; Matthew Sinclair – Director, Tax Payers Alliance It will be at the Hatfield [...]

The Crisis Facing Young People: A Plan B for 16-24 Year Olds.

December 10th, 2011

Compass Youth Events

Join us and a range of excellent speakers to discuss the current crisis that young people face, and how to get out of it with an economic Plan B. The panellists are Ann Hodgson (IOE), Toni Pearce (NUS), Will Cass (Compass Youth), Lisa Nandy MP, Martin Allen and the chair Dan Taubma. The event is [...]

Next Wednesday: Compass Youth event on Politics & Law

December 4th, 2011

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Politics & Law: What is the right balance in an age of media and cuts?   As the Fortnum and Mason protestors go on trial and not that long after disproportionate sentences were handed down to the August rioters, Compass Youth asks a panel of experts: Are judges becoming politicians? Should access to justice be [...]

The Hopemas Party

December 10th, 2010

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Philosophy Football’s Christmas party on Friday 17 December. Why ‘Hopemas’? The Hopemas Christmas party celebrates the victorious Hope not Hate campaign against the BNP in Barking and is generously supported by the PCS trade union. A superb line-up featuring the briliant poetry of  Lemn Sissay. Performing a special version of her hit Edinburgh show ‘Afroblighty’ (on nationwide [...]

Drop outs or start ups?

November 23rd, 2009

all doled up, Compass Youth Campaigns, Compass Youth Events, Equality

The more there will be people losing their jobs, the more there will be people with more time and less money. What can young people do with their time and energy if they’ve got no job to go to? How can they spend their time more creatively? Can young people out of work be the [...]

Compass Youth goes climate chic!

October 3rd, 2009

Compass Youth Events, Sustainability

You told us about your “green” ideas, from carbon taxes, green jobs to school gardening. Do you want to have your say on how to campaign on climate change and do something about it with others where you are? If so, come and join Compass Youth & Change is Coming (ChiC) at “SWaP your Story” [...]

HOMES FOR PEOPLE – NO TURNING BACK TO HOUSING BOOM & BUST

April 19th, 2009

Compass Youth Events, Equality

No turning back to housing boom and bust! Do you want campaign with us for “homes for people”? Come and join us this Tuesday 21st April between 6-7.30pm in Committee Room 16 in the House of Commons. Take part in the debate with Adam Sampson (Shelter); Frances O’Grady (TUC); Toby Lloyd; Nicky Gavron AM; Heather [...]

Compass Youth launches speaker list and events toolkit.

September 12th, 2008

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Compass Youth is a launching its university and school rep programme to promote social democratic action and ideas. If we are to build the progressive consensus we need people to champion social democracy in their communities; as a rep you can be at the forefront of that challenge. Reps will be able to draw on [...]

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