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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 Tags Title Description
Feb 12, 2022 11:00 AM ('diversity', 'NAACP') Black History Speaker Series - DMC: What’s in It for Me; Questions and Answers for the Community of Color Join W. C. Jordan as he moderates a panel of representatives from DMC, the City of Rochester and members of the community. Hear an update on Destination Medical Center and its impact on Rochester, most specifically the impact on the community of color
Feb 10, 2022 04:30 PM ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'HEALINGS', 'Covid', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'covid') Free Vaccination Clinic for 5-11 Year Olds Franklin Elementary School Franklin Elementary School
Feb 10, 2022 09:00 AM ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship') Free Workshop for Women, Minority and Veteran-Owned Businesses The City of Rochester and Destination Medical Center, partnering with the Minnesota Departments of Administration Office of State Procurement and the Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Civil Rights, are hosting a workshop to help Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and Targeted Group/Economically Disadvantaged/Veteran- Owned (TG/ED/VO) companies apply for certification.
Feb 09, 2022 12:00 PM ('welcoming', 'openbeam', 'Human Library', 'diversity', 'CMRC') Human Library In Support of RCTC LHW Sabbatical Project The Human Library of Southeastern Minnesota educates people using human experience, cultivating empathy in such a manner that differences, barriers, and prejudice fall away - we expose and nurture the spirit of humankind by building common understanding and connections.
Feb 08, 2022 06:00 PM ('Housing', 'DMC', 'Diversity') Riverfront Talks: Land use + Open Space
Feb 08, 2022 04:30 PM ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'HEALINGS', 'Covid', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'covid') Free Vaccination Clinic for 5-11 Year Olds Sunset Terrance Elementary
Feb 08, 2022 10:00 AM ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'Education', 'cmrc') RPS: February 2022 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Meeting video; injury prevention; RPS Budget; Education Resources
Feb 05, 2022 12:00 PM ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'HEALINGS', 'Covid', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'covid') Town Hall with the Hispanic Community Information related to COVID-19 data, vaccinations, and the Omicron variant to be shared.
Feb 05, 2022 12:00 PM ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'HEALINGS', 'Covid', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'covid') C.E.R.T Providing Transportation to Get Vaccinated The C.E.R.T team can help you get the information and submit it to receive $200 Visa Gift card.
Feb 05, 2022 11:00 AM ('diversity', 'Housing', 'NAACP') Racial Covenants and Redistricting Racial Covenants in Housing: Are they really a thing of the past?
Feb 05, 2022 11:00 AM ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'HEALINGS', 'Covid', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'covid') Meet Former MN Viking - Marcus Sherels and Get Your Covid-19 Vaccine Enter and win a free iPad
Jan 29, 2022 01:00 PM ('Diversity', 'HEALINGS', 'covid', 'Health', 'Covid', 'cmrc') Minnesota House’s United Black Legislative Caucus Virtual Town Hall Meeting 2 to discuss COVID-19, Education, Housing, and Public Safety Members of the Minnesota House’s United Black Legislative Caucus invite Minnesotans to join them for two Virtual Town Hall Meetings ahead of the 2022 Minnesota Legislative Session, focusing on solutions to strengthen equity, inclusion, and opportunity for Minnesotans.
Jan 27, 2022 10:00 AM ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'workforce', 'Entrepreneurship') African American/Black Construction Entrepreneur Event Entrepreneurs will learn about: Contracting goals on Rochester and DMC projects; Free business planning resources; Minority-owned business certification. Developers, project sponsors are invited to join.
Jan 22, 2022 01:00 PM ('Diversity', 'HEALINGS', 'covid', 'Health', 'Covid', 'cmrc') Minnesota House’s United Black Legislative Caucus Virtual Town Hall Meeting 1 to discuss COVID-19, Education, Housing, and Public SafetyVirtual Town Hall Meeting 1 to discuss COVID-19, Education, Housing, and Public Safety Members of the Minnesota House’s United Black Legislative Caucus invite Minnesotans to join them for two Virtual Town Hall Meetings ahead of the 2022 Minnesota Legislative Session, focusing on solutions to strengthen equity, inclusion, and opportunity for Minnesotans.
Jan 20, 2022 04:25 PM ('Health', 'Diversity', 'cmrc') January 2022 CMRC General Meeting Topics include: Project HEALINGS; Redistricting; Rochester Public Schools; County Public Health
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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
(Spanish) Financial Literacy Sep 21, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM — 221 First Ave. SW, Suite 600 6th Floor of the MNBio Business Center, Minnesota - Rochester MN 55902-3295
NAACP: Break The Hate – Community Forum To Activate Change Sep 21, 2024 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM — 125 Live
CMRC September 2024 Meeting Place Holder (Canceled) Sep 23, 2024 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Sep 26, 2024 DMC Board Meeting Sep 26, 2024 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM
In the City for Good Rochester City Council Candidates Sep 26, 2024 06:30 PM - 08:15 PM — Christ United Methodist Church
(Spanish) How to Start a Business from Scratch (Part 1) Sep 28, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM — 221 First Ave SW, Suite 600 6th Floor of the MNBio Business Center, Rochester MN 55902-3295
C.E.R.T. 3rd Annual Gala Sep 28, 2024 05:00 PM - 10:00 PM — Empire Event Center 1517 16th Street Southwest Rochester, MN 55902
Global Mayor's Challenge Update Oct 02, 2024 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM
2024 IMAA Presents Pearl Gala Oct 04, 2024 05:30 PM - 10:00 PM — Mayo Civic Center
(Spanish) How to Start a Business from Scratch (Part 2) Oct 05, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM — 221 First Ave SW, Suite 600 6th Floor of the MNBio Business Center, Rochester MN 55902-3295
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Rochester Public Schools Referendum Nov 2024

Video and Slides

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C2C Report Child Care Report

Reports Downloaded from C2C website

Childcare Insight Report

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League of Women Voters - Rochester Chapter

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Three Rivers Restorative Justice Announcements

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August 27, 2024 Organization Updates

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CMRC Legacy and Future

CMRC pausing public activities and investment potential white paper availability announcement.

Last Updated August 30, 2024



SBDC Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

Sept. 16th: Workshop: Finding your First Customers and sell without being salesy; Sept 21st: Workshop: Financial Literacy; Sept. 28th: Workshop: How to Start a Business from Scratch (Part 1); Oct. 5th: Workshop: How to Start a Business from Scratch (Part 2);

Last Updated August 27, 2024



Tax Breaks to Landlords

PB reporting: A local program providing tax breaks to landlords in exchange for maintaining lower rents is being tweaked to encourage future development of affordable housing.

Last Updated August 16, 2024



Community Healthcare Simulation Center Co-Design Report

Jun 2021 Co-design Report

2024-08-12 PB Reporting GRAUC leads project to build prototype sim center The Southeast Minnesota Community Healthcare Simulation Center is set to open in downtown

Rochester by mid-October

Last Updated August 12, 2024



Anti-Hate Rally and Forum

Racism, Anti-Semitism and the Fight Against Hate

"Abolishing racism, hate crimes, and white supremacy isn’t a problem for one group to face alone; it’s a shared burden that requires a strong and unified response."

Last Updated August 08, 2024



Transportation: ROCOG Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)

2024 - 2027 Transportation Plan 

2023 - 2026 Transportation Plan: The Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG) has released a draft of the 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), for a 30-day public comment period. 

Last Updated August 08, 2024



Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan

August 2024 Report : Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) activities implementing the Age

Friendly Olmsted County 2022-2025 Action Plan since our annual report in February 2024.

Last Updated August 07, 2024



Second Half 2024 Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization Plan Reports

3Q2024: July 2024 Admin Message and Reports

 

 

Last Updated August 05, 2024



Rochester Vision 2050

The visioning effort calls for soliciting broad community input to help propose desired strategic initiatives based on desired outcomes through 2050.

Last Updated August 02, 2024



C2C Summer 2024 Sparklers

Newsletter Highlights:

Systems Change Designation; Data Updates; Network Updates; Contributors

Last Updated July 27, 2024



Bryk Apartments Rental Eligibility Amendment

July 17, 2024 City of Rochester: Adopting a Resolution authorizing an amendment to the Development Assistance Agreement and the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants to revise the affordability covenants related to the 80% Units.

March and May 2023 reports to DMCC including video, documents and presentations. 

Last Updated July 17, 2024



City Housing Support

Home Ownership Creation Program - Prairie Ridge: "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, MN hereby approves the contribution of $4,000,000 to the Prairie Ridge development to support the creation of 201 for-sale homes via the Home Ownership Creation Program.

 

Last Updated July 17, 2024



How does racism impact people’s health?

 New Mayo Clinic, U of M framework aims to guide future research. The framework defines structural racism as the “totality of ways in which societies foster racial discrimination through mutually reinforcing systems of housing, education, employment, earnings, benefits, credit, media, health care and criminal justice.”

Last Updated July 13, 2024



Norsq Cos Townhomes & Two state-supported Mayowood housing projects

PB Reporting Housing Projects

Proposed $68M 187-unit rental townhome project.

Olmsted County Trailside Apartments $13 million project 36-Unit Senior Apartments, Bear Creek Development and Three Rivers Community Action $22.7 million Restoration Glen, 48-Unit Apartment Complex,

 

Last Updated July 11, 2024



United Way of Olmsted County Report

$1.1 million funding for 48 participants 2024-07-10

FoodSecurity noun “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways” (USDA).

Last Updated July 10, 2024



First Half 2024 Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization Plan Reports

2Q 2024: June 2024May 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report; April 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report

1Q 2024: Feb 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report; Jan 2024: Admin Message, TBE Report

Special callouts: Women in Construction; City of Rochester Equity in Development 

Last Updated July 01, 2024