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Key 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
Jan 30, 2021 05:00 PM Cambodian Community Townhall ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'covid', 'Culture', 'Health', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Jan 30, 2021 03:00 PM Virtual Townhall with the Arabic Community ('diversity', 'covid', 'crmc', 'Covid', 'cmrc')
Jan 30, 2021 01:00 PM Virtual Townhall with the Ethiopian Community ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'covid', 'cmrc')
Jan 29, 2021 05:30 PM Asian Media Access Youth Session 2021: Youth Online Forum ('youth', 'diversity')
Jan 25, 2021 07:00 PM Black/African American Townhall Join the Black/African American Community Townhall with representatives from Mayo Clinic, Olmsted County Public Health, Minnesota Department of Health, and Rochester Public Schools! ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'covid', 'Health', 'cmrc')
Jan 20, 2021 04:00 PM 2021 Economic Research Launch ('diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jan 20, 2021 01:00 PM Rochester Human Resource Association : The Sharing of Human Stories Rochester Human Resource Association invitation to ‘The Sharing of Human Stories’ with the Diversity Council ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'Human Library')
Jan 18, 2021 10:30 AM 2021 MLK Day: A Virtual Celebration ('diversity',)
Jan 18, 2021 10:00 AM 26th Annual MLK "We Have A Dream" Virtual Breakfast with Guest Justice Page ('diversity',)
Dec 21, 2020 01:00 PM NPC Commitment to Action towards Racial Justice ('diversity', 'cmrc', 'npc')
Dec 17, 2020 07:00 PM Children First Rochester: A community conversation on educating all of our children ('youth', 'Education', 'Civic Equity', 'Diversity')
Dec 13, 2020 02:00 PM Virtual Townhall with the Asian Indian Community ('crmc', 'diversity', 'covid')
Dec 12, 2020 05:00 PM Virtual Townhall with the Cambodian Community ('crmc', 'diversity', 'covid')
Dec 12, 2020 03:00 PM Virtual Townhall with the Arabic Community ('crmc', 'diversity', 'covid')
Dec 12, 2020 01:00 PM Virtual Townhall with the Ethiopian Community ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'covid', 'cmrc')
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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
Pulitzer Finalist Lee Hawkins--Author of I Am Nobody’s Slave Feb 06, 2026 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM — Hilton Rochestere - Downtown Mayo Clinic Area
Rochester Area Housing Alliance Feb 2026 Feb 11, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM — Virtual Meeting
The Art of Detachment Feb 14, 2026 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM — 1723 1st ST NW Rochester, MN 55901
Chinese New Year Celebration Gala Feb 15, 2026 02:30 PM - 05:30 PM — Lourdes High School Auditorium
Breathing and Brain Health – Seokmun Hoheup Method Feb 16, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM — 125 Live
Ready to Lead 2026 Spring Cohort Feb 17, 2026 04:30 PM - 07:30 PM — Rochester Area Foundation
Homeownership and Wealth Building Workshop Feb 21, 2026 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM — RAEDI Offices Downtown | 221 1st Ave SW Suite 600, Rochester MN
Ebony Night 2026: Once Upon A Night | Rochester Branch of the NAACP presents UMR Black Student Union Feb 21, 2026 05:30 PM - 09:30 PM — Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area (Rochester, MN) 10 East Center Street, Rochester, Minnesota 55904
Black Excellence Expo Feb 28, 2026 12:00 PM - 04:00 PM — 125 Live
Music Therapy and Cognitive Vitality: The Role of Music in Brain Health Mar 16, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM — 125 Live
Upcoming events…
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