Race on the Agenda - ROTA

Race on the Agenda - ROTA Race on the Agenda (ROTA) is one of Britain's leading anti-racist change drivers. Together, we will end systemic racism in Britain.

Working with communities impacted by systemic racism, ROTA helps create the policies and practices to tackle inequality. Originally set up in 1984, ROTA aims to support and amplify the work of anti-racist organisations across the country as they work to bring equality to their communities. VISION: TOGETHER, WE WILL END RACISM IN BRITAIN
The Britain we want to live in, is one where race no longer has a negative impact on the lives of racialised groups. Everyone should be able to engage with, contribute to and benefit from society to their full potential. Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups will be able to focus their energies on thriving, rather than the challenges of racism. An inclusive, fair and equal society where people from all groups can develop their full potential, and where the voluntary and community sector is fully participating in serving them.

This year’s Black History Month theme is “Honouring Our Communities”, and we’re delighted that Black History Month UK ma...
02/10/2026

This year’s Black History Month theme is “Honouring Our Communities”, and we’re delighted that Black History Month UK magazine has chosen to honour our CEO, Matt Johnson, with a feature piece, following a nomination from our very own Emily Farquharson.

In response, Matt said:
“It’s a real honour to be recognised in this way, and I’m truly humbled. But this work is about more than one person. It’s about all those who lead and inspire, in ways both seen and unseen. Black excellence isn’t only found among founders and CEOs.

It’s found in the care workers, the bus drivers, the NHS nurses, the cleaners, the teachers, our mothers and fathers, and so many others who inspire and sacrifice selflessly. To the unsung heroes and sheroes in our communities: I see you, and I salute you. Thank you to Emily Farquharson for the nomination.”

Happy New Month from the team at ROTA! 🌍As we enter the final quarter of 2026, we wish you a strong end to the year, ful...
01/10/2026

Happy New Month from the team at ROTA! 🌍

As we enter the final quarter of 2026, we wish you a strong end to the year, full of hope and positivity.

We urge all politicians and policymakers to choose hope over fear, solidarity over division, and justice over scapegoating. Our communities deserve leadership that brings people together, not policies that push them apart.

This October, as we mark Black History Month, we celebrate the contributions of Black and Global Majority communities, and recommit to building a fairer future for everyone.

Join us for our Annual AGM followed by an insightful discussion “A different world is possible.” This will be a powerful...
26/08/2026

Join us for our Annual AGM followed by an insightful discussion
 
“A different world is possible.”
 
This will be a powerful conversation rooted not in what Black and Global Majority communities are missing, but in what we already hold knowledge, leadership, creativity and power. This about how we can build together.
 
We’re delighted to welcome Lennina Ofori as our guest speaker.
 

Lennina is a social entrepreneur and systems change consultant with more than 20 years’ experience across children’s services, community work and the arts. Her work brings together research, lived experience and storytelling to imagine and design systems rooted in dignity, equity and lasting change.
 
Together, we’ll explore what it means to move beyond imagining a different world and towards building the systems, structures and futures we know are possible.
 

Sign up to our free online event link in our bio

Join us for our Annual General Meeting (AGM), followed by an insightful discussion on how ‘a different world is possible...
26/08/2026

Join us for our Annual General Meeting (AGM), followed by an insightful discussion on how ‘a different world is possible’.

📅 Monday, 7th September 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
🖥️ Online event

This conversation is 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 she is a social entrepreneur and systems change consultant with more than 20 years experience across children’s services, community work and the arts.

Together, we’ll explore what it means to move beyond imagining a different world and towards building the systems, structures and futures we know are possible.

Sign up to our free online event here

Link in bio 🔗

The international day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition.We must remember the suffering but also t...
24/08/2026

The international day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition.

We must remember the suffering but also the story of the courage, resilience and resistance of the people who fought against it.

Read our historical perspective on the slave trade and its abolition, and the lessons we can learn today.

30/07/2026

As heatwaves intensify across England and drought conditions grow, we want highlight how Black and Global Majority communities are most at risk and affected by the climate crisis.

Black and Global Majority communities are among those facing the greatest risks yet their voices remain missing from the conversation.

The solutions must include black and global majority communities - lived experience, community voices, and action that works for everyone.

30/07/2026

As heatwaves intensify across England and drought conditions grow,

Black and Global Majority communities are among those facing the greatest risks -yet their voices remain too often missing from the conversation.

The solutions must include black and global majority communities m lived experience, community voices, and action that works for everyone.

For south Asian heritage month we wanted to look at key anti racist pioneers in the south Asian community that helped bu...
29/07/2026

For south Asian heritage month we wanted to look at key anti racist pioneers in the south Asian community that helped build a fairer and more inclusive Britain .

Every year we partner with ten outstanding Peer Researchers from the Black and Global Majority communities Just like Xai...
22/07/2026

Every year we partner with ten outstanding Peer Researchers from the Black and Global Majority communities

Just like Xaira who through the Race on the Agenda’s Community Research Partnership (RCRP) got the opportunity to research rhe hidden mental health impacts of sickle cell. A topic close to home. A topic under researched.

We cannot hope to challenge racism and structural in equities if we don’t understand their scale and won’t understand their scale if the research sector continues to under – represent voices from the black and global majority community.

Discover more about the research project and how you can support us link in bio 🔗

21/07/2026

Today, we’re proud to share For My Sister a short film exploring how community-led research has uncovered the profound mental health impact of sickle cell within Black British communities.

Featuring Xaira Olaifa-Adebayo one of Race on the Agenda’s Peer Researchers, the film shares her sister’s experience of medical negligence alongside sickle cell activist Simply Sayo’s story of losing her sister to sickle cell.
 
Together, these stories reflect the realities of Black women supporting loved ones living with sickle cell, while highlighting the wider social and structural factors that shape health outcomes and wellbeing.
 
This research was made possible through the Race on the Agenda Community Research Partnership (RCRP), our flagship community research programme.
 
A huge thank you to everyone who brought this project to life, including the Media Trust team, our director Mia, Peer Researcher Xaira Olaifa, and the wider ROTA team.
 
Learn more about the Race on the Agenda’s Community Research Partnership (RCRP) 

Click the link in our bio 🔗

Credit List

With
Xaira Adebayo
Tawa Adebayo
Adesayo Talabi
Nimotalai Adebayo

Director & Producer
Mia Harvey
Executive Producer
Tolu Stedford
Cinematographer
Linda Wu
Editor
Nathan Shadrach

Assistant Director
Nathan Shadrach
Focus Pullers
Lydia Stott
Oliver Pearson Pajtra
Loaders
Jade Jenkins
Joe Mullins

Sound Recordist
Waris Albakri
Sound Design & Mix
Rob Penrose

Original Music & Saxophone
Sam Rapley

Colourist
Marina Soro

Production Assistant
Halle Wade

Titles and Graphics
Joel Harvey

Special Thanks

The ROTA Community Peer Researchers 2025
Kodak Film Lab
Digital Orchard
MCX Films
Panavision
Second Home Spitalfields
Absolute Post

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C/o SPACES, New Broad Street House
London
EC2M1NH

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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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