Diversity, Inclusion & Welcoming Events
Start Date | Title | Description | Tags |
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Jun 07, 2025 12:00 PM | The Minnesota Juneteenth Experience | Events include: Live entertainment, mini-carnival & Youth Explorations, Health & Wellness Fair | ('Diversity', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship') |
Mar 01, 2025 11:30 AM | Common Cause: Community Townhall | Directly ask your state legislators what they're doing to improve you everyday life! | ('diversity', 'housing', 'governance', 'Culture', 'health') |
Feb 26, 2025 10:00 AM | A View of Black History | Remembering the Past to Create a Better Future | ('Diversity',) |
Feb 22, 2025 12:00 PM | BLACK EXCELLENCE EXPO | Come see and support Black and Minority businesses in the local and surrounding areas | ('diversity', 'NAACP') |
Feb 15, 2025 05:30 PM | UMR Black Student Union: Ebony Night | Harlem Nights Roaring 20s | ('diversity', 'Education', 'NAACP', 'UMR') |
Feb 12, 2025 12:00 PM | Safe Spaces at Work: Creating a Culture of Inclusion and Belonging | In today’s evolving workplace landscape, fostering a culture of safety and inclusion is more critical than ever. With ongoing conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), employees and organizations alike are navigating challenges in creating environments where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement') |
Feb 10, 2025 01:00 PM | Advancing Health Equity | Empowering Immigrant and Refugee Communities | ('health', 'diversity', 'key') |
Feb 01, 2025 10:00 AM | Reflection to Action: Human Rights, Racial Justice, and Lessons from Skin Deep | Skin Deep is a PBS documentary written by Prexy Nesbitt and Marian Marzynski. The documentary examines the fight against legal, institutionalized racism in the United States and South Africa, from the 1950s through the 1990s, through interviews with the people who took their protests against segregation and inequality into the streets and beyond, forcing remarkable changes. To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. ” - Nelson Mandela | ('diversity', 'NAACP') |
Jan 30, 2025 06:30 PM | Sister City Trips to Japan & Germany Conducted by Ed-Ventures Travel | On behalf of the Mayor's International Relations Committee, the purpose of the meeting is to provide information about our Japan and Germany trips and generate interest. | ('Health/Wellness', 'diversity', 'education') |
Jan 25, 2025 12:00 PM | 2025 Lunar New Year Celebration | Celebrate the Year of the Snake at the 2025 Lunar New Year Festival! Asia Mall invites you to join us on Saturday and Sunday, January 25th and 26th, from 12PM-5PM. This event marks the third official Lunar New Year celebration since our opening. Join us for an unforgettable day of traditional performances, cultural showcases, and community spirit. | ('culture', 'Diversity') |
Jan 21, 2025 05:30 PM | Rochester Area Foundation Racial-Healing | Please join our local National Day of Racial Healing Event (details below) 𝐂𝐨-𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐲: Olmsted County and Rochester Area Foundation | ('youth', 'anti-racism', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council') |
Jan 20, 2025 08:30 AM | January 2025 Annual MLK "We Have A Dream" Virtual Celebration | Join us and NAACP Rochester Branch MN to celebrate Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with the annual We Have a Dream Celebration on Monday, January 20 from 8:30am to 10:30am. | ('NAACP', 'Diversity') |
Jan 17, 2025 05:00 PM | 2025 Bowling Night by Journie | Discover Journie programs and network. | ('Diversity',) |
Jan 17, 2025 03:00 PM | Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota | Policies and Practices to Expect; How to Prepare if You Do Not have Legal or Permanent Status; Overview of Immigration Court Process | ('diversity', 'immigrant') |
Jan 17, 2025 12:00 PM | Messaging Training on Race Class Gender Narrative | Learn how to craft messages that fight back against our opposition's divide-and-conquer tactics, cultivate multiracial solidarity, and move people on issues you care about. | ('community engagement', 'education', 'Diversity') |
Jan 08, 2025 12:00 PM | Beyond the Ballot: Black/Diverse Voices in Local Leadership | In this episode, we take a deep dive into the transformative role of Black and diverse leaders in local politics and community organizations. Our presenters, Tawonda Burks and Walé Elegbede, will share their journeys, the unique challenges they face, and the powerful ways they are driving positive change. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement') |
Dec 11, 2024 11:30 AM | Pathways to a Vibrant, Just, and Equitable Rochester | Destination Medical Center and the City of Rochester, in partnership with Griot Arts and Barbershop Talks, invite the community to the next installment of the Equity Alliance Equity Series. This in-person event, titled Pathways to a Vibrant, Just, and Equitable Rochester, will take place on Wednesday, December 11, at 11:30 a.m. at the Chateau Theatre. The program will feature a dynamic panel discussion moderated by Nicole Asong Nfonoyim-Hara. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement') |
Nov 23, 2024 01:30 PM | Community Upstanding - Townhall One | This week’s program effort is focused on Community Upstander Training and will feature Tom Thibodeau, Distinguished Professor of Servant Leadership from Viterbo University. Thibodeau is the founder of the Master of Arts in Servant Leadership, the first master’s degree of its kind in the nation, and a founding member of hospitality and fellowship resource. Thibodeau is a popular professor, talented public speaker, and an extremely active community member focused on ethical life, serving the common good, and addressing homelessness. | ('diversity', 'community engagement', 'NAACP') |
Nov 16, 2024 10:00 AM | NAACP Rochester Branch Elections | In accordance with the 2024 National NAACP Election Procedures, the election date was chosen during the Rochester Branch’s August 16 General Membership Meeting. Since then, and with guidance and oversight from the National NAACP, the Rochester Branch established the Branch Nominating Committee in September and the Election Supervisory Committee in October. | ('NAACP', 'Diversity', 'governance') |
Nov 13, 2024 12:00 PM | Equity Alliance Equity Series Equity Eats: Power of Community Benefits Agreement | In this episode, we look at best practices to both understand the power of community benefits agreements and how to begin strong campaigns to secure community benefits agreements if the policy is fitting to the needs of the community. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship', 'key', 'latino') |