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Key DEI Events

 

This is a collection of what is deemed to be events having impacts on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  

 

See the Diversity Beam for notable DEI projects. 

 

Start Date Title Description Tags
Mar 10, 2022 07:30 PM Town Hall with the Chinese Community Representatives from Olmsted County Public Health, and Rochester Public Schools will join a virtual town hall with Diversity Council’s Community Mobilization Resource Coalition, Pandemic Responders and Asian Media Access ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'HEALINGS', 'Covid', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'covid')
Mar 10, 2022 06:00 PM Riverfront Talks: Historic Preservation + Redevelopment ('Housing', 'DMC', 'Diversity')
Mar 01, 2022 06:00 PM Riverfront Talks: Sustainability + Access The Riverfront Small Area Plan project will create a high-level plan for future phased redevelopment. We are looking for input to identify the Community’s vision for this site and create a plan that enhances the overall connectivity to the river. The Riverfront project is focused on the area east of Broadway, between 4th Street SE and 2nd Street SE. ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'access', 'sustainability')
Feb 27, 2022 07:00 PM Diversity Council and Thesis: Gracious Hosting Workshop Diversity Council is partnering with Thesis to deliver a workshop on how we can be more welcoming to ALL in our day to day and work places. ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council')
Feb 26, 2022 01:00 PM Town Hall with the Arabic Community Information related to COVID-19 data, vaccinations, and the Omicron variant to be shared. ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'HEALINGS', 'Covid', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'covid')
Feb 26, 2022 11:00 AM Black History Speaker Series - Black Art Excellence Celebration of Black Art ('diversity', 'NAACP')
Feb 25, 2022 01:00 PM Rochester -- The Time is Now to Minnesota Children First The Rochester Diversity Council and Rochester Community Initiative invite you to join them and Dr. Kent Pekel, Interim Superintendent, Rochester Public Schools, retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page, Minnesota Humanities Center CEO Kevin Lindsey, and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari for a community conversation about how we support our youth in Minnesota to achieve their full potential. ('youth', 'Education', 'Diversity')
Feb 24, 2022 08:00 AM Commitment to Racial Justice - Day of Learning Sponsored by FREC, FSR Channel One and Rochester Nonprofit Consortium ('Diversity', 'npc')
Feb 23, 2022 05:00 PM Part of a Greater Whole -- A Dialogue Series: Restorative Justice This month we will be talking about restorative justice. Heard the term but never looked into further? ('community engagement', 'Culture', 'Diversity', 'compassion')
Feb 23, 2022 12:00 PM MPRNews In Focus: Celebrating Intersectional Identities with Minnesota's LGBTQ+ Communities Join MPR News for In Focus: Celebrating Intersectional Identities within Minnesota’s LGBTQ+ Communities, a virtual community conversation, sponsored by UCare ('MPR', 'Diversity')
Feb 22, 2022 05:30 PM Diversity Council Board Education Series: Mayo's DEI and NAACP Rise Program Inform the DC board Mayo Lab's DEI strategy and NAACP's RISE program with Mayo. ('youth', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council')
Feb 19, 2022 11:00 AM Black History Speaker Series - Let’s Take Time to Remember A Memorial for the Freedom Fighters and Those Lost to Violence... ('diversity', 'NAACP')
Feb 19, 2022 10:30 AM Riverside Central Elementary Vaccination Riverside ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'HEALINGS', 'Covid', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'covid')
Feb 17, 2022 06:00 PM Riverfront Talks: Equity + Economy ('Housing', 'DMC', 'Diversity')
Feb 17, 2022 04:30 PM February 2022 CMRC General Meeting Topics include: Project HEALINGS; Town Halls; City Parks ('Health', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
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Two types of event information being shared in the following:

1. A list of Beam aware upcoming community events of all types. 

2. A list of noteworthy past events that have one or more of the following contents: presentation slides, video recordings as well as takeaways. 

Upcoming Events
Rochester Area Volunteer Fair Apr 21, 2025 09:30 AM - 01:30 PM — 125 Live
RCTC 2025 Administrative Professionals Conference Apr 23, 2025 08:00 AM - 03:30 PM — RCTC Heinz Center
Rochester's Statue for Equality Apr 24, 2025 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
COMMUNITY CONNECTION CELBRATING FAMILY WELL-BEING DAY Apr 25, 2025 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM — OLD ROCHESTER FIRE DEPT-STATION #2 702 W SILVER LAKE DR. NE, ROCHESTER, MN 55906
Leave No One Behind Apr 27, 2025 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM — Christ United Methodist Church
11th Annual EarthFest Expo May 03, 2025 09:30 AM - 02:30 PM — Saint Mary's University - Rochester Campus
507 Experience Day May 07, 2025 08:00 AM - 07:00 PM — Anywhere in the 507 (Phone) Area Code
Rochester Pride 2025 May 17, 2025 12:00 PM - 05:00 PM — Soldiers Memorial Field Park
2025 Juneteenth Breakfast Jubilee Jun 19, 2025 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM — Empire Event Center
Upcoming events…
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PB Reporting

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