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DEI Events

 

Collection of Major DEI Events

 

Beam aware DEI Events

 

Start Date Title Description Tags
Sep 20, 2025 12:00 PM Latino Fest 2025 This vibrant celebration will take place both inside the Historic Chateau Theater and outdoors at the Peace Plaza, promising an unforgettable experience for all! Last year, Latino Fest brought over 3,000 people together in celebration. Please join us again in 2025 ('ACHLA', 'culture', 'Diversity', 'key')
Sep 19, 2025 06:00 PM Latino Fest Gala ELEVATE YOUR LATIN EXPERIENCE Join us for an unforgettable evening of Glamour, fine dining, delightful entertainment, and support our Latino Community. ('Culture', 'diversity')
Sep 17, 2025 05:00 PM Hispanic Business Resource & Networking Event Join us for an evening of networking and resources designed to support Hispanic small business owners. ('diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 16, 2025 06:00 PM SBDC - Financial Literacy Learn key financial skills to start and grow your small business ('diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 13, 2025 01:00 PM Ethiopian New Year 2018 Family friendly event - food, Music, kid activities and more ... bring your family, invite your friends and join us! ('Diversity',)
Sep 10, 2025 12:00 PM America's City for Health - DMC Development Plan 2025 Update The update intends to build on all the great work already underway in Rochester, the learnings we have made to-date, and an understanding of changes impacting our community. Most importantly, it will lean into what is unique about Rochester, home to the #1 hospital in the world, centering on our brand as America’s City for Health. ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'ACH', 'key', 'community engagement', 'Education')
Sep 09, 2025 10:00 AM RPS Family Engagement Back to School Welcome new partners and fresh energy: • Share updates on current initiatives • Learn from your ideas and perspectives ('RPS', 'Education', 'diversity', 'key')
Sep 03, 2025 05:30 PM Coming to the Table September 2025 This session's theme will be 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭, and will focus on ways our community can positively support our immigrant neighbors. ('compassion', 'Diversity', 'community')
Aug 26, 2025 09:30 AM Aug 2025 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting Coordinate the Sister Cities Program; support international affairs in the city; provide a welcoming and supportive climate for international residents ('Diversity', 'global', 'governance', 'culture', 'key', 'education')
Jul 29, 2025 09:30 AM One Minnesota Listening Tour – Rochester Stop This summer, we’re traveling across the state to listen, connect, and co-create. Join us in Rochester for a day designed to deepen community dialogue, foster regional partnerships, and surface insights that will shape how Minnesota engages across differences, distance, and more. ('commerce', 'education', 'diversity', 'Diversity Council')
Jul 22, 2025 09:30 AM July 2025 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting Coordinate the Sister Cities Program; support international affairs in the city; provide a welcoming and supportive climate for international residents ('Diversity', 'global', 'governance', 'culture', 'key', 'education')
Jul 19, 2025 04:30 PM ICAM: Utsav 2025 (Festival of Colors) 5K Run/Walk; DJ Music/Dance, Food Mela, Color Splash ('Culture', 'Diversity')
Jul 17, 2025 04:30 PM Community Joins John Lewis Day of Action We urge every person who believes in justice, dignity, and democracy to join us. Let’s honor the life of John Lewis not with words, but with action. Let’s create Good Trouble—together. Event Details – Thursday, July 17: ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ • Location: Soldiers Field • Time: 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM ('diversity', 'NAACP')
Jul 16, 2025 05:30 PM Healing in Community: From Grieve to Grounding Come join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, July 16 at Open Book from 5:30PM–8:00PM for a gathering created with care, where we can come together to hold space for grief, reflection, and healing in community. ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship', 'leadership', 'Asian', 'education')
Jul 12, 2025 03:00 PM Pamoja Women: Somalia Independence Cultural Day We’re excited to announce that the Pamoja Annual Independence Day Celebration has been rescheduled to Saturday July 12, 3-9pm and will still take place at Mayo High School! We can't wait to come back together and enjoy another amazing event filled with community, culture, music, food, and joy. ('youth', 'Education', 'diversity', 'CMRC')
Jul 09, 2025 12:00 PM Disability Rights Along with several other organizations in Rochester, The Arc Minnesota, Ability Building Community, the City of Rochester, and Workforce Development Inc. are hosting a Disability Summit this July in honor of Disability Pride Month. This will be Rochester's first-ever Disability Summit. The July Equity Series will serve as the first session, covering disability justice concepts and how disability rights and supports have evolved, both nationally and in Minnesota. This will include examining models of disability, relevant legislation on disability, and examining disability advocacy and history relevant to Rochester. OUR PRESENTERS ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement', 'Education')
Jul 08, 2025 04:00 PM Village: Farm Fest ('food', 'welcoming', 'Diversity')
Jun 24, 2025 09:30 AM Jun 2025 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting Coordinate the Sister Cities Program; support international affairs in the city; provide a welcoming and supportive climate for international residents ('Diversity', 'governance', 'Culture', 'key', 'education')
Jun 19, 2025 09:30 AM 2025 Juneteenth Breakfast Jubilee ('community engagement', 'Diversity')
Jun 17, 2025 05:15 PM Vigil for those impacted by the One Big Bill Community members and faith leaders will hold the vigil immediately before the Olmsted County Board meeting to bear witness to the suffering this bill will unleash on our families and communities. We will ask local county, city, and school board leaders to use their power to speak up against the cuts that will harm their constituents and their budgets. ('diversity', 'living wage', 'sustainability', 'job', 'Civic Equity', 'poverty', 'community engagement', 'isaiah')
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