TREC Annual General Meeting 2020

As a result of the ongoing pandemic and the restrictions that are currently in place this year TREC held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) online over zoom for the first time on 1 December. The meeting, which was well attended, was briefer than past AGMs as there was no keynote speaker. The sole purpose was to agree the financial activities and report on the annual review. With the briefer meeting came a more focused discussion about TREC over the 2019/20 period. Topics addressed included TREC’s move to the Highfields Centre, the lockdown in Leicester and TREC’s response to it including the PPE measures put in place in the office to ensure as safe an environment as possible for both staff and clients. The meeting also highlighted some of TREC’s achievements over the last year like our work with Journey to Justice, and with the Leicester fire service to give a couple of examples. There was also acknowledgement of new areas of work being developed. Further areas of discussion included Leicester City Council’s move to hire a Race Equality Officer, and the importance of maintaining an independent voice for Leicester’s racial minority communities.