Race on the Agenda (ROTA) invites members and supporters to our Annual General Meeting on Monday, 7 September 2026, held online via Microsoft Teams.
Formal AGM business begins at 6pm, followed at 6:15pm by an open 45 minute discussion on this year’s theme: A different world is possible. By Lennina Ofori and our CEO Matthew Johnson.
EVENT DETAILS
- Date: 7 Sept 2026
- AGM: 6pm
- Venue: Online via Teams
Enough defending our brilliance — it’s time to build systems worthy of it. “A different world is possible”
Join us for a conversation grounded not in what Black and Global Majority communities lack, but in everything we already carry — knowledge, leadership and power. For over 40 years, ROTA has worked to challenge the systems that hold racial inequality in place — in policing, housing, health, education and employment — rather than manage their symptoms one at a time. This year, we’re turning that lens on what comes next: not just hope, but a plan.
We’re delighted to welcome Lennina Ofori as our guest speaker for the discussion. Lennina is a social entrepreneur and systems change consultant with over 20 years’ experience across children’s services, community work and the arts, whose work combines research, lived experience and storytelling to design systems rooted in dignity, equity and long-term change.
Event Schedule
- 6:00 – 6:15pm — ROTA’s Annual General Meeting 2024/25
- 6:15 – 7pm — Open discussion:
A different world is possible, with guest speaker Lennina Ofori (www.lenninaofori.co.uk)
A Teams joining link will be sent to you nearer the time.
If you are a ROTA member and are unable to attend the AGM part of the event, and would like to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on your behalf, please email Saifur Valli at saifur@rota.org.uk or download the PROXY FORM HERE and return to saifur@rota.org.uk.