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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. 

 

 

Start Date Title Description Tags
Feb 08, 2018 07:00 PM How Do We See Our Neighbors Racial Attitudes and Actions In Olmsted County: A presentation and discussion ('diversity', 'Diversity Council')
Jan 25, 2018 09:00 AM Diversity Council Human Library at RCTC Student Success Day This will be an opportunity to sit with students and faculty as part of the RCTC Student Success Day. ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'compassion', 'Civic Equity', 'human library')
Jan 24, 2018 09:30 AM What You Need to Know for the 2020 Census: Organizing for a Complete Count Is your city already planning for the 2020 Census? Make sure you're ready for the Dec. 15 Local Update of Census Addresses deadline. ('diversity', 'CNG', 'community engagement')
Dec 04, 2017 01:00 PM Diversity Council Human Library on UN Enable Day ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'compassion', 'Civic Equity', 'human library')
Nov 16, 2017 08:00 AM Midwest Trauma-Informed Schools Conference ('diversity', 'community health', 'youth', 'Health/Wellness', 'Civic Equity', 'poverty', 'education')
Oct 27, 2017 07:00 AM Mayo Clinic Equity and Inclusion in Healthcare Conference 2017 ('Health/Wellness', 'diversity', 'education')
Oct 22, 2017 02:00 PM Journey of Peace VIII: Weaving Compassion ('compassion', 'faith', 'diversity')
Oct 19, 2017 05:30 PM Toward a More Perfect Union: Asian Pacific Minnestans Leadership Award Dinner ('Culture', 'diversity')
Oct 02, 2017 06:00 PM Community feedback session for racial/ethnic data collection and reporting ('education', 'diversity')
Aug 21, 2017 06:00 PM RPS Board's Community Focus Team Meeting ('diversity', 'education', 'community engagement', 'Diversity Council')
Aug 16, 2017 05:00 PM Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans: Shaping our Shared future -- A Community Forum ('diversity', 'community engagement', 'listening')
Jul 15, 2017 10:00 AM In Our Town: We do somthing good to counter something bad ('compassion', 'DMC', 'Diversity Council', 'community')
Nov 22, 2016 06:00 PM Kim Norton's "Oasis of Peace" Meeting Please stop by the Rochester Public Library Auditorium tonight between 7:30 and 9:00 with ideas and creative thoughts to help assure Rochester is an oasis of peace and safety for everyone living in, working in or visiting our community! ('diversity', 'community')
Nov 03, 2016 06:30 PM Third Judicial District Report on April 2016: Conversation with the Black Community The Third Judicial District Equal Justice Committee (EJC) held this Community Listening Session in collaboration with the Diversity Council of Rochester. The purpose of the session was to listen to the perspective of local underrepresented populations in order to learn what they believe the court can do better with respect to understanding their experiences. ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'community', 'listening', 'community engagement')
Apr 28, 2016 06:30 PM Racial and Ethnic fairness in the Minnesota court systems Racial and Ethnic fairness in the Minnesota court systems ('Civic Equity', 'Diversity')
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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
In the City for Good Steering Committee Jun 03, 2025 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM — Novios Cafe, 120 Elton Hills Drive NW
Coming to the Table 2025 National Gathering Jun 12, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 — Radisson Hotel St. Paul Downtown 161 St. Anthony Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55103
Rochester NAACP 2025 Juneteenth Community Celebration Jun 14, 2025 12:00 PM - 05:00 PM — MLK Park
2025 Juneteenth Breakfast Jubilee Jun 19, 2025 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM — Empire Event Center
Upcoming events…
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DMC Equitable Economic Development

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Minnesota Main Street Economic Revitalization Program

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West Transit Village Housing City Council

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CAAL Ignite Grant

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Rochester Mayor Communications

 Apr 2025 Mayor's YouTube Rochester Voices Channel  

Mar 2025: City of Rochester Mayor Kim Norton to attend the National League of Cities (NLC) 2025 Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. from March 8-12, 2025.

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