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Jul 29, 2023 04:30 PM ICAM: Utsav 2023 (Festival of Colors) 5K Run/Walk; DJ Music/Dance, Food Mela, Color Splash ('Culture', 'Diversity')
Jul 26, 2023 12:00 PM DMC: July 2023 Equity Series Community Wealth Building Community Wealth Building (CWB) is an exciting new model and practice of economic development that is fast growing within the United States as well as many places across the world. CWB focuses on rewiring wealth and investment flows to build an economy that is inclusive, resilient, and equitable by design. ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'wealth', 'key', 'Financial Stress')
Jul 25, 2023 03:30 PM MCLA Town Hall State agencies to present implementation of newly pass laws that impact our community. ('Diversity', 'governance')
Jul 21, 2023 10:00 PM July Bi-Monthly Community Co-Design Meeting (By Invitation) This meeting will provide you an opportunity to engage in community discussions around co-design by exploring the following topics: 1. Provide co-design training updates. 2. Increase awareness of community projects that utilizes co-design. 3. Identify co-design collaboration opportunities in the Rochester community. 4. Exploring opportunities to expand awareness and usage of co-design beyond Rochester, MN. ('DMC', 'diversity', 'openbeam', 'key', 'co-design')
Jul 20, 2023 04:30 PM CMRC July 2023 Meeting Topics: Olmsted County Updates - Joint Study on Race and Racism impacts on BIPOC Health ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Jul 20, 2023 04:30 PM CMRC July 2023 Meeting Topics: Olmsted County Updates - Joint Study on Race and Racism impacts on BIPOC Health ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Jul 20, 2023 02:00 PM DISCOVER THE FUN OF MINNESOTA SUMMERS WITH FAMILIES ABROAD A series of FREE multi-cultural opportunities for families to experience many of the summer activities Minnesotans love! Each day will focus on different activities that Minnesotans love to participate in all summer long. From building campfires to fishing, from S'Mores to corn on the cob, attendees will get a sampling of our Minnesotan culture. ('youth', 'Culture', 'Diversity')
Jul 18, 2023 03:00 PM DBE Barriers Study Capacity-Builders Workshop Part 2 (By Invitation) 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. DBE Barriers Study Presentation – Lynn Pingol, MaKee Company 3:45 – 4 p.m. City/DMC 2023 DBE capacity-building strategies – Jorrie Johnson, City of Rochester and Destination Medical Center 4 – 5 p.m. DBE capacity-builders collaboration workshop – Lynn, MaKee Company ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jul 11, 2023 03:00 PM DBE Barriers Study Capacity-Builders Workshop Part 1 (By Invitation) I hope you will be able to join us tomorrow afternoon at Rochester Area Economic Development Center. We shortened the meeting to 1.5 hours. Here’s the revised agenda: 3-3:15 p.m. Welcome and Introductions 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. DBE Barriers Study Presentation – Lynn Pingol, MaKee Company 3:45 – 4 p.m. City/DMC 2023-2024 DBE capacity-building strategies – Jorrie Johnson, City of Rochester and Destination Medical Center 4 – 4:30 DBE Capacity-builders workshop – Lynn, MaKee Company ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jun 30, 2023 04:00 PM Somalia Independence Day Celebration July 1st Somalia Independence Day at the Peace Plaza ('Culture', 'Education', 'Diversity')
Jun 29, 2023 02:00 PM DISCOVER THE FUN OF MINNESOTA SUMMERS WITH FAMILIES ABROAD A series of FREE multi-cultural opportunities for families to experience many of the summer activities Minnesotans love! Each day will focus on different activities that Minnesotans love to participate in all summer long. From building campfires to fishing, from S'Mores to corn on the cob, attendees will get a sampling of our Minnesotan culture. ('youth', 'Culture', 'Diversity')
Jun 27, 2023 04:00 PM The Village Farmers’ Market at the History Center Excited for an opportunity to show and sell your work? We have 10 table spaces under the giant picnic shelter at The Village Farmers’ Market at the History Center open June 20th and 27th! ('food', 'arts', 'diversity')
Jun 24, 2023 07:00 PM A Raisin in the Sun This is a historic event in that it is the first all-BIPOC theatre production in the history of the city. The iconic play written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959 follows the Younger family living in the southside of Chicago. ('art', 'Diversity')
Jun 22, 2023 07:00 PM Kumbayah, The Juneteenth Story In collaboration with MN Humanities Center, and on behalf of Mayo Clinic Rochester African Descendants MERG, Dolores Jean Lavins Center for Humanities in Medicine, Office for Education Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity, we invite you to this special performance. ('Diversity',)
Jun 22, 2023 04:30 PM CMRC June 2023 Meeting Topics: Rochester Mosque Real Estate Projects, Black African American Projects, MN State Grant, CMRC Projects and Future ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Jun 22, 2023 04:30 PM CMRC June 2023 Meeting Topics: Rochester Mosque Real Estate Projects, Black African American Projects, MN State Grant, CMRC Projects and Future ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Jun 20, 2023 04:00 PM The Village Farmers’ Market at the History Center Excited for an opportunity to show and sell your work? We have 10 table spaces under the giant picnic shelter at The Village Farmers’ Market at the History Center open June 20th and 27th! ('food', 'arts', 'diversity')
Jun 17, 2023 04:00 PM Farm Fest 2023 Join us on the lawn for an afternoon immersion into Rochester's multi-cultural collaboration of artists, cooks, musicians, and more ('food', 'arts', 'diversity')
Jun 17, 2023 12:00 PM Juneteenth 2023 NAACP Rochester Branch Join us and the community for a fantastic fun filled family event with the community, sponsors, and community collaborators. Juneteenth is very important to the African American community, and a day to honor the emancipation of slavery back in 1865. ('diversity', 'NAACP', 'accountability')
Jun 15, 2023 07:00 PM A Raisin in the Sun This is a historic event in that it is the first all-BIPOC theatre production in the history of the city. The iconic play written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959 follows the Younger family living in the southside of Chicago. ('art', '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
Rochester's Statue for Equality Apr 24, 2025 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
COMMUNITY CONNECTION CELBRATING FAMILY WELL-BEING DAY Apr 25, 2025 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM — OLD ROCHESTER FIRE DEPT-STATION #2 702 W SILVER LAKE DR. NE, ROCHESTER, MN 55906
Leave No One Behind Apr 27, 2025 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM — Christ United Methodist Church
Re-launch Coming to the Table Apr 28, 2025 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM — Rochester Public Library
Understanding Link BRT Public Information Sessions Apr 29, 2025 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM — Virtual
11th Annual EarthFest Expo May 03, 2025 09:30 AM - 02:30 PM — Saint Mary's University - Rochester Campus
Southeast Minnesota Community Mental Health and Wellness Conference May 05, 2025 08:30 AM - 02:30 PM — International Event Center 7333 Airport View Dr SW Rochester, MN 55902
507 Experience Day May 07, 2025 08:00 AM - 07:00 PM — Anywhere in the 507 (Phone) Area Code
Rochester Pride 2025 May 17, 2025 12:00 PM - 05:00 PM — Soldiers Memorial Field Park
Coming to the Table 2025 National Gathering Jun 12, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 — Radisson Hotel St. Paul Downtown 161 St. Anthony Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55103
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