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Salome Agbaroji, the seventh National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States, performs her poem “Hope” and challenges Rotary members to turn hope into action at the 2026 Rotary International Convention in Taipei, Taiwan.
From global peace and inequality to Artificial Intelligence and technological change, Salome explores the power of community and the everyday actions that shape a better future.
Recorded during General Session 3 on 17 June 2026.
Listen to Salome on the Rotary Voices Podcast: https://on.rotary.org/4z08avM
0:00 Original poem 'Hope'
3:25 A Message to Rotary Change Makers
4:45 Navigating the Tech Frontier
6:16 Addressing Global Inequality
7:57 The Ninety Percent of Impact