Structure & Governance
Membership
Radical Routes is a UK-wide secondary co-operative, governed by general meetings. Our members are:
- co-ops who primarily benefit and contribute to the organisation
- investors who support our ethical loan fund
Radical Routes is also a network of Associates and Supporters who can get involved in our mutual support network and social change activities, and provide financial support via regular payments.
Working Groups
Radical Routes’ activities take place in Working Groups. Member co-ops and their members join Working Groups to participate in Radical Routes and as part of their work commitment. Investors, Associates, Supporters or anyone else in the world can (and are very much encouraged to) get involved with our Working Groups. The more people we have, the more change we can make… so GET INVOLVED!
Decision-making
We make all our decisions via consensus. Member co-ops each have an equal say and the pool of investor members has a single collective voice. This governance structure ensures that most of the decision-making power remains with the users.
Members Co-ops, Investors (via the Investor Member Group) and Working Groups can submit proposals to change what Radical Routes does (or how it does it). Decisions are made on proposals before our quarterly meetings, and the result announced there. If proposals still have objections, they go to a ‘workshop’, where members seek to find common ground and make amendments so the proposal can pass.