Equity Alliance Equity Series
This is the DMC & City of Rochester Equity Series Events
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Start Date | Title | Description | Tags |
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Sep 11, 2024 12:00 PM | Latino Economic Development Center: Creating Generational Wealth One Entrepreneur at a Time | .At the Latino Economic Development Center, we understand the obstacles that our Latino communities face, and we help aspiring business owners to overcome those barriers to achieve their dreams - and create generational wealth while doing it. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship', 'key', 'latino') |
Aug 13, 2024 12:00 PM | Youth Engagement from the Youth Perspective | Discover the fundamentals of engaging with young people from the perspective of the Rochester Community Initiative (RCI), a 100% youth-led nonprofit. | ('Housing', 'DMC', 'Diversity', 'key') |
Jul 10, 2024 12:00 PM | How Organizations Can Commit to Accessibility | We will explore how organizations can enhance their commitment to accessibility, ensuring inclusivity for all individuals. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'CMRC') |
Jun 12, 2024 12:00 PM | Investing in Community: Equitable Planning and Design Strategies in the Twin Cities and Beyond | As Rochester continues to grow, how can equitable design and planning strategies be utilized to help communities realize the benefits of improvements that are happening in their communities? This presentation will speak to anti-displacement strategies being utilized in the Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul, MN, through the Reconnect Rondo initiative; equitable engagement strategies in Rochester and El Paso, and the way that culture and context can shape park design in Denton, TX. The presentation is intended to start a conversation about how Rochester can learn from these projects and other initiatives to achieve equitable and restorative development. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'CMRC') |
May 08, 2024 12:00 PM | Working Toward Equality for Minnesotans of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage | The Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans is an executive branch, non-cabinet agency tasked with the responsibility of working for the implementation of economic, social, legal, and political equality of Asian Pacific Minnesotans. The council serves Minnesota’s Asian Pacific Islander communities through advocacy, engagement, and cultivating strong partnerships. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'Asian', 'key', 'CMRC') |
Apr 10, 2024 12:00 PM | Empowering Women in the Workplace | Heather will provide a brief overview of the significant legislative milestones enacted by the Minnesota Legislature since women's Suffrage. Additionally, she will delve into Minnesota-specific data concerning women, shedding light on pertinent details regarding recent legislation and its implications for women in the workforce. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'CMRC', 'key') |
Mar 13, 2024 12:00 PM | Uncovering Rondo Community Land Trust and the Reparative Framework | Delve into Rondo Community Land Trust’s “WHY” for this important, transformative work. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'CMRC') |
Feb 14, 2024 12:00 PM | How We Rise: Lessons from Rochester’s Black History | What can Rochester's local Black history teach us about how to center equity and racial justice today? What role does history play in how we understand and confront current issues of equity? Andre Crockett Sr. and Nicole Nfonoyim-Hara explore lessons from the new traveling exhibit Still We Rise: Rochester's Black Legacy. The exhibit is a showcase of the key leaders and events that have shaped the local community and its history. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'CMRC', 'key') |
Jan 10, 2024 12:00 PM | Advancing Equity in the Built Environment | 1. An overview of the City of Rochester’s and Destination Medical Center's adopted targeted business and workforce participation goals for 2024; 2. Equity in the Built Environment Program | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'CMRC') |
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 PM | Business Practices – a key lever to drive equity in the workplace and community | Garfield Bowen Vice President of Social & Environmental Justice, 3M | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'CMRC', 'key') |
Oct 25, 2023 12:00 PM | Data-informed tools to drive racial equity and inclusion within organizations | Data-informed tools to drive racial equity and inclusion within organizations: the Racial Equity Dividends Indices | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'data', 'CMRC') |
Sep 27, 2023 12:00 PM | Enhancing equitable housing opportunities through community initiatives and collaboration | Across the United States, there is a growing emphasis on using community collaboration and partnerships to produce more housing, ensure affordability, and create more opportunities for homeownership to build community wealth. Minnesota has one of the largest racial homeownership gaps in the country. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'CMRC') |
Aug 23, 2023 12:00 PM | August 2023 DMC: Let’s Spill the T.E.A. | How Transformative Equity Analysis can unveil critical insights and elevate organizational efficacy. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'CMRC', 'key') |
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') |