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Start Date Title Description Tags
Feb 04, 2020 11:30 AM Rapid Transit Open House – Midday Option ('DMC', 'transportation', 'diversity', 'transit', 'Health/Wellness', 'Diversity')
Feb 03, 2020 05:30 PM Hidden Crisis: Confronting Health Care Injustice in Our Local Immigrant Community ('CHNA', 'diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'immigrant', 'America City for Health', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'Education')
Jan 29, 2020 12:00 PM Governor Walz Barbershop Talk ('diversity', 'Civic Equity', 'Diversity')
Jan 27, 2020 03:30 PM Rochester City Council Review Intercultural Cities Initiative Submission "The Rochester City Council will review collected information expected to help set the city on a path toward becoming an intercultural city. During its weekly Monday afternoon meeting, the council will be presented with information on the Intercultural Cities Initiative, which it agreed to join last year in partnership with the Diversity Council and Journey to Growth." ('Culture', 'ici', 'Diversity')
Jan 26, 2020 02:30 PM Rochester Chinese New Year Celebration (To Be Re-scheduled) ('Culture', 'diversity')
Jan 25, 2020 10:00 AM Barbershop Talk- Mr. Michael Muñoz, Superintendent of Rochester ('diversity', 'Diversity')
Jan 20, 2020 08:00 AM Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast ('diversity', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council')
Jan 18, 2020 10:00 AM Barbershop Talk South Minnesota Show- Wale Elegbede- NAACP ('Diversity', 'diversity')
Jan 15, 2020 06:00 PM Human Library ('diversity', 'Diversity', 'diversity council', 'human library')
Jan 12, 2020 03:00 PM Technovation Southeast MN Community Event and Season Kick-Off This Technovation Kick-off Event is designed to help the teams generate ideas for how their mobile app project might address community needs ('Diversity', 'it', 'design', 'tech', 'Education')
Jan 11, 2020 12:30 PM Olmsted County Complete Count -- Take the Pledge ('diversity', 'complete count', 'community engagement', 'civic engagement')
Dec 21, 2019 09:00 AM Rochester Hmong Community New Year ('art', 'Culture', 'Asian', 'civic engagement', 'Diversity')
Dec 20, 2019 12:00 PM Asian and Pacific Islander Complete Count Committee Checkpoint ('community engagement', 'diversity', 'complete count', 'Civic Equity', 'Asian', 'civic engagement', 'Diversity')
Dec 18, 2019 04:30 PM Read to Lead 2019 Final Session ('diversity', 'Diversity', 'civic engagement')
Dec 04, 2019 06:30 PM Human Stories at Zion Lutheran Church ('diversity', 'Diversity', 'human library')
Dec 04, 2019 08:45 AM Barbershop Talk South Minnesota- Guest John Edmonds ('Diversity', 'diversity')
Dec 03, 2019 06:00 PM Rochester Listening Session on Hate Crimes ('diversity', 'anti-racism', 'public safety', 'Civic Equity', 'civic engagement', 'Diversity')
Nov 22, 2019 12:00 PM Kickoff Meeting for the Asian Pacific Islander Complete Count Committee ('census', 'Diversity', 'immigrant', 'Asian', 'diversity')
Nov 19, 2019 04:00 PM Intercultural Cities Initiative - Making Decisions Purpose of this Session: To review the final draft of Index responses. To make a recommendation to the City Council and Mayor to accept the Index and submit to the Intercultural City program for analysis. To make other recommendations for action. To celebrate completing this first milestone. Who Should Attend: ('diversity', 'ici', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council')
Nov 15, 2019 07:30 AM 2019 Overcoming Racism Conference - Rochester Satellite Convening Public · Hosted by Diversity Council-Rochester, MN and Olmsted County ('diversity', 'anti-racism', 'Diversity')
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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
RAVA 2026 Annual Spring Volunteer Fair Apr 15, 2026 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
What's The Difference? Condos, Townhomes, and Cooperatives Apr 18, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM — 125 LIVE – 125 ELTON HILLS DRIVE NW
Stories from Minnesota: We Belong Apr 19, 2026 05:30 PM - 09:00 PM — Rochester Civic Theatre
ELECTRIC POWER WILL THERE BE ENOUGH IN 2030 – 2035 – 2040? Apr 20, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM — 125 Live
ELECTRIC POWER - WILL THERE BE ENOUGH? Apr 20, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM — 125 Live
HOUSING THE UNHOUSED ROCHESTER HOUSING UPDATE FORUM Apr 23, 2026 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM — Christ United Methodist Church, 400 5th Av SW
2026 Cambodian New Year Celebration Apr 25, 2026 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM — 4462 29th ST SE | Rochester, MN 55904
Dream. Build. Belong Club House Model Apr 30, 2026 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM — Bleu Duck Kitchen
Disparity Awareness Project Apr 30, 2026 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM — Rochester Public Library 101 2nd St SE, Rochester, MN
Rochester Fire Department to Host “Women Explore Fire Day Minnesota” May 02, 2026 08:00 AM - 01:00 PM — Olmsted Public Training Center (1550 50th Street SE, Rochester)
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