We are delighted to announce that we have been selected to take part in the Media Trust’s 2025 ‘Telling Your Stories’ scheme, proudly supported by the City Bridge Foundation. Over the next year, we will be working with the team at the Media Trust to produce a short film about the work that we are…
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Matthew Johnson as our new Chief Executive, starting from 12 February 2025. Matthew brings a wealth of experience to the role, with a proven track record in income generation, exceptional leadership, and an ability to inspire teams and individuals to achieve their best. He has consistently demonstrated…
Episode 2 of our Talking About Race podcast, hosted by Dr Kulvinder Nagre, ROTA Research and Policy Coordinator, is now available on Spotify, Apple Podcast and Amazon Music. Kulvider is joined by guests Fizza Qureshi, CEO of Migrants’ Rights Network, Jovan Owusu-Nepaul, a political campaigner and commentator, and Dr Ariel Breaux Torres, a mental health…
ROTA are launching a brand new podcast ‘Talking About Race’. With a new episode released every fortnight, we will be hosting expert guests from across the anti-racism space to discuss the issues facing Black and Global Majority communities across the UK and beyond. For our first episode, we are joined by Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, the…
2024 has been a year of highs and lows for the UK’s Black and Global Majority (BGM) population. On the one hand, the resolve of our communities has never been stronger. We are seeing more and more engagement in political activism, efforts to influence and shape policy, and community organisation. ROTA’s membership continues to grow,…
At ROTA, partnerships and collaboration are central to our mission. We aim to advance racial equity and community cohesion by working together with individuals and organisations who share our goals. Tackling complex social issues like race-hate violence, anti-migrant sentiment, and Islamophobia requires collective action and a shared commitment to learning, unlearning, and dispelling myths about…
ROTA are launching a brand new podcast show ‘Talking About Race’. We will be hosting expert guests from across the anti-racism space to discuss the issues facing Black and Global Majority communities across the UK and beyond. For our first episode, to be published at 5pm on 9 January 2025 where we will be joined…
A groundbreaking report on the experience by Black women of sexual harassment in the workplace was released by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on the 27th November 2024. The author of the report, Carol Freguson the Equality and Strategy support officer at the TUC worked tirelessly in putting the report together. The report sets out…
A catalyst for change The Black Health manifesto was launched at an event in London on the 1 August 2024 in a room full of passionate folk keen to ensure that racism is a public health issue that needs tackling now. ROTA were immensely proud to support Black Mental Health Workers Alliance (BMHWA) who unveiled…
We, the Board and Staff of Race on the Agenda (ROTA) note that the Impact Assessment of the Renters’ Rights Bill addresses rental discrimination against tenants receiving benefits or having children. The Bill rightly seeks to make it unlawful for landlords to discriminate on these grounds. However, it is crucial to emphasise that discrimination based…
