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Start Date	Title	Tags	Description
Nov 30, 2021 10:00 AM	Training for Good: Grant Writing for Nonprofits	('RAF', 'funding', 'npc')
Nov 20, 2021 10:00 AM	Barbershop Talk and NAACP: How we RISE Up Together in the Community	('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'youth', 'Education', 'NAACP')	Topics include: NAACP participation; Mayo Clinic partnership; How to apply
Nov 18, 2021 07:00 PM	P-Tech 535 Information Meeting	('RPS', 'Education', 'Diversity', 'STEM')	Topics include: IT, IBM partnership; Practical Nursing, RCTC; LPN Opening, Mayo
Nov 18, 2021 04:30 PM	CMRC November Meeting	('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')	Topics: Further CMRC engagement discussions "Olmsted County on the Joint Study regarding racism as a public health issue and concern"; SPARK Children's Museum; Updates from RPS, City of Rochester; Olmsted County
Nov 17, 2021 06:30 PM	RISING Beyond Barriers: Challenges and Opportunities in Education and the Workforce	('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'youth', 'Education', 'NAACP')
Nov 16, 2021 07:00 PM	Chinese Community: Overall Consideration of the Cov-d-19 Vaccine	('diversity', 'covid', 'Health', 'Asian', 'Covid', 'education')	Affliation with Project HEALINGS to inform the public. In this case Chinese Community.
Nov 10, 2021 06:30 PM	RISE Up, RISE High: Empowering our Community’s Youth	('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'youth', 'Education', 'NAACP')
Nov 10, 2021 10:00 AM	November 2021 Housing Alliance Meeting	('housing',)	Topics include: Proposed Housing Alliance Blueprint; Housing Co-design; Housing Funding Updates; Growing Affordable Housing Neighborhoods
Nov 09, 2021 02:30 PM	Age-Friendly Planning November 9	('aging',)
Nov 04, 2021 08:30 AM	Mayo Clinic: Rise for Equity: Reflect, Inspire, Strength & Empower 2021	('diversity', 'America City for Health', 'education', 'Health')
Nov 05, 2021 11:00 AM	November, 2021 Rochester Area Foundation DEI Event (By Invitation)	('RAF', 'Diversity', 'Rochester Area Foundation', 'governance', 'openbeam')	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practitioner gathering facilitated by RAF’s DEI Committee
Nov 04, 2021 06:30 PM	RISING Together: A Conversation About Creating Equitable Pathways	('diversity', 'NAACP')
Nov 04, 2021 09:30 AM	November 4, 2021 DMCC Board Meeting	('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')	Topics Include: Metrics (downtown post-occupancy analysis); Discovery Square; Development Framework (America City for Health/Lead Generation); DMC Project Updates (Heart of the City, Riverfront, Rapid Transit, District Energy, McKnight Foundation Grants)
Oct 23, 2021 09:00 AM	Plone 2021 Conference	('tech', 'openbeam')	Open Source Software Conference with Keynote Speaker Annette B Lewis, Six Feet Up
Oct 30, 2021 04:00 PM	Rochester on Tap	()	Rochester on Tap is making it's way back to the Mayo Civic Center on Saturday, October 30th, 2021 with a VIP Session and two General Admission Sessions! Sample over 100 releases from some of America’s best craft breweries!
Oct 29, 2021 12:00 PM	Productive Hacks by Collider	('Education', 'Entrepreneurship')
Oct 29, 2021 10:00 AM	DMC Community For Health Steering Committee October Meeting	()
Oct 27, 2021 08:30 AM	Explore Careers in Construction	('Diversity', 'workforce')
Oct 27, 2021 09:00 AM	NORTHEAST MINNESOTA EQUITY SUMMIT: OCT. 27	('tech', 'Diversity')	The Equity Summit is an opportunity for community leaders, businesses, educators, creatives, workforce and economic development, government, health care, philanthropy, and YOU to engage around themes related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and forge a more inclusive future in northeast Minnesota.
Oct 27, 2021 09:00 AM	Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement (MAVA)	('social services', 'civic engagement')

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October 2021 Activities: FORUM WITH INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT DR. KENT PEKEL- October 21, 6:30 to 8:00:

In the City for Good will be presenting an online forum to give all in the community an opportuniy to hear from Rochester Public Schools Interim Superintendent Kent Pekel. Dr. Pekel will give an overview of his time so far in the district, along with more information on the strategic plan he will be proposing. Interested Rochester residents may submit questions ahead of time or during the meeting to be used in a Q&A time period after his primary presentation. The October 21 forum will be from 6:30 to 8.

Steering Committee- Tuesday, October 5, 4:00 p.m.

Topic: In the City for Good Steering Committee

Time: Oct 5, 2021 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Contact [email protected] for Zoom info.

Housing Team- Monday, October 11 7:00 p.m.

Our next In the City for Good Housing Team meeting will be on October 11 at 7 pm. We will be discussing the proposed Unified Development Code with Ryan Yetzer, Interim Deputy Director, Community Development for the City of Rochester leading the discussion along with others in the Community Development area. We will especially focus on what some of the proposed changes could mean related to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and the role of ADUs in addressing the concerns around the affordability of workforce and senior housing. This will be an online meeting, with the link to be sent out later this week.

Age-Friendly- Oct 12th and 26th 2:30 to 4:00

Meeting Information:

Age-Friendly Olmsted County Planning Group

Tues. Oct 12 and 26

2:30pm - 4pm

Contact [email protected] for Zoom info

Social Services/Social Justice- Watch for info of upcoming November meeting

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