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All 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. 

 

 

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Jul 20, 2023 02:00 PM ('youth', 'Culture', 'Diversity') DISCOVER THE FUN OF MINNESOTA SUMMERS WITH FAMILIES ABROAD A series of FREE multi-cultural opportunities for families to experience many of the summer activities Minnesotans love! Each day will focus on different activities that Minnesotans love to participate in all summer long. From building campfires to fishing, from S'Mores to corn on the cob, attendees will get a sampling of our Minnesotan culture.
Jul 18, 2023 03:00 PM ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship') DBE Barriers Study Capacity-Builders Workshop Part 2 (By Invitation) 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. DBE Barriers Study Presentation – Lynn Pingol, MaKee Company 3:45 – 4 p.m. City/DMC 2023 DBE capacity-building strategies – Jorrie Johnson, City of Rochester and Destination Medical Center 4 – 5 p.m. DBE capacity-builders collaboration workshop – Lynn, MaKee Company
Jul 11, 2023 03:00 PM ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship') DBE Barriers Study Capacity-Builders Workshop Part 1 (By Invitation) I hope you will be able to join us tomorrow afternoon at Rochester Area Economic Development Center. We shortened the meeting to 1.5 hours. Here’s the revised agenda: 3-3:15 p.m. Welcome and Introductions 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. DBE Barriers Study Presentation – Lynn Pingol, MaKee Company 3:45 – 4 p.m. City/DMC 2023-2024 DBE capacity-building strategies – Jorrie Johnson, City of Rochester and Destination Medical Center 4 – 4:30 DBE Capacity-builders workshop – Lynn, MaKee Company
Jun 30, 2023 04:00 PM ('Culture', 'Education', 'Diversity') Somalia Independence Day Celebration July 1st Somalia Independence Day at the Peace Plaza
Jun 29, 2023 02:00 PM ('youth', 'Culture', 'Diversity') DISCOVER THE FUN OF MINNESOTA SUMMERS WITH FAMILIES ABROAD A series of FREE multi-cultural opportunities for families to experience many of the summer activities Minnesotans love! Each day will focus on different activities that Minnesotans love to participate in all summer long. From building campfires to fishing, from S'Mores to corn on the cob, attendees will get a sampling of our Minnesotan culture.
Jun 27, 2023 04:00 PM ('food', 'arts', 'diversity') The Village Farmers’ Market at the History Center Excited for an opportunity to show and sell your work? We have 10 table spaces under the giant picnic shelter at The Village Farmers’ Market at the History Center open June 20th and 27th!
Jun 24, 2023 07:00 PM ('art', 'Diversity') A Raisin in the Sun This is a historic event in that it is the first all-BIPOC theatre production in the history of the city. The iconic play written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959 follows the Younger family living in the southside of Chicago.
Jun 22, 2023 07:00 PM ('Diversity',) Kumbayah, The Juneteenth Story In collaboration with MN Humanities Center, and on behalf of Mayo Clinic Rochester African Descendants MERG, Dolores Jean Lavins Center for Humanities in Medicine, Office for Education Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity, we invite you to this special performance.
Jun 22, 2023 04:30 PM ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'cmrc') CMRC June 2023 Meeting Topics: Rochester Mosque Real Estate Projects, Black African American Projects, MN State Grant, CMRC Projects and Future
Jun 22, 2023 04:30 PM ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'cmrc') CMRC June 2023 Meeting Topics: Rochester Mosque Real Estate Projects, Black African American Projects, MN State Grant, CMRC Projects and Future
Jun 20, 2023 04:00 PM ('food', 'arts', 'diversity') The Village Farmers’ Market at the History Center Excited for an opportunity to show and sell your work? We have 10 table spaces under the giant picnic shelter at The Village Farmers’ Market at the History Center open June 20th and 27th!
Jun 17, 2023 04:00 PM ('food', 'arts', 'diversity') Farm Fest 2023 Join us on the lawn for an afternoon immersion into Rochester's multi-cultural collaboration of artists, cooks, musicians, and more
Jun 17, 2023 12:00 PM ('diversity', 'NAACP', 'accountability') Juneteenth 2023 NAACP Rochester Branch Join us and the community for a fantastic fun filled family event with the community, sponsors, and community collaborators. Juneteenth is very important to the African American community, and a day to honor the emancipation of slavery back in 1865.
Jun 15, 2023 07:00 PM ('art', 'Diversity') A Raisin in the Sun This is a historic event in that it is the first all-BIPOC theatre production in the history of the city. The iconic play written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959 follows the Younger family living in the southside of Chicago.
Jun 13, 2023 03:00 PM ('Education', 'Diversity', 'UMR') UMR: Juneteenth – It’s Not Just a Party! Attend UMR’s Diversity and Inclusion Office’s next Diversity Dialogue event, Juneteenth – It’s Not Just a Party! on Tuesday, June 13 at University Square from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 397.
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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
Journie: Selma Movie Screening and Discussions Nov 01, 2024 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM — Pop's Art Theater 619 6th Avenue Northwest Rochester, MN 55901
ZVMS: Free Dermatology Clinic Nov 02, 2024 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Journie: Selma Movie Screening and Discussions Nov 02, 2024 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM — Pop's Art Theater 619 6th Avenue Northwest Rochester, MN 55901
Rochester Branch of the NAACP, 2024 Freedom Fund Banquet - Let Freedom Ring Nov 02, 2024 05:00 PM - 09:30 PM — ROCHESTER ART CENTER, 30 Civic Center Dr SE, Rochester, MN 55904
FREC 2024 Annual Overcoming Racism Conference Nov 08, 2024 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM — RCTC Heintz Center - Commons
Certification Workshops Nov 09, 2024 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM — John Marshall High School Cafeteria
RPS November Family Engagement Meeting: Students in Transition Information Session Nov 12, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM — Virtual
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