Update Intercultural Cities Initiative (ICI) Index

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: City of Rochester, MN

Contact: Jenna Bowman ; Email: Bowman@rochestermn.gov ; Phone: 507.328.2913

Known/Likely Collaborators: Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics and Latin American--Rochester ; City of Rochester, MN ; County of Olmsted, MN ; CultureBrokers, LLC ; Diversity Council ; Journey to Growth Diversity and Inclusion Committee ; OpenBeam ; Rochester Public Schools

Potential Collaborators: IMAA ; International Film Festival ; Rochester Area Family Y

Related Projects

America Community for Health ; Apply "Community of Excellence" framework to Greater Rochester ; Creating a 21st Century Community Space ; Discovery Walk Co-designing ; Diversity Council Rochester Area Racial Attitude Survey ; Envisioning a 21st Century City: Regional Issues, Global Perspectives ; Journey of Peace ; Journey to Growth Plan ; Locks of Compassion ; Rochester A City of Compassion (RocCoC) ; Rochester World Festival

Impacts 

Major Impact:  Diversity and Inclusion

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Best Practice, Business Process, Caring Relationship, Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Governance/Public Policy, International, Intelligence, Mediation, OpenBeam, Technology Enablement, Vision/Identity

Level 2: Society

DMC Impacts:

Community Health Impacts:

Project Phase

Plan  Phase

Project Type

Planning, Tooling  

2022 

Updating the index

Baseline 2020

2020 City Resolution

2020-09-21 City Council Approved

 City Council Discussions Recording

Description

 Per ICI website

INTERCULTURAL CITIES INDEX QUESTIONNAIRE

 City of Rochester ICI Launch Press Release

Early Information Shared with J2G

Proposal to J2G D/I Committee with ICI Consultant

Project Phases

1Q2023: January communications 

(1) 2024 Black History Month Press Release; (2) 2022 Black History Month Press Release; (3) 2021 Black History Month Press Release  

Community Conversation: Building Racial Equity into the Walls of Minnesota Medicaid - A focus on U.S.-born Black Minnesotans

2021 - 2023 CHIP Priorities and Status; 2024 - 2026 CHIP Priorities

Rochester-area conversations to explain NIH ComPASS program submission and solicit letters of support from area CBOs. 

Investing in Community-Led Solutions:Centering Black Voices through Participatory Grantmaking

Housing Alliance Coalition BIPOC Co-designing Co-designing report

Data Analyst Job Opening. 

4Q22: December messages and reports; November messages and reports;  October messages and reports; 3Q2022:  August, July messages and reports; 2Q2022: June, May, April message and report; 1Q 2022 (1) TB report and message (2) An apprenticeship readiness program is now recruiting women, people of color and veterans for careers in the construction industry. (3) Bloomberg news

(1) Second Phase Grant; (2) DMC Announces First Recipients of Main Street Grant Funding 30 Businesses ($1.6M) ; (3) Launching of Main Street Grant 

Mayor Norton Honors 2022 Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients

December 2022 Newsletter; February 2022, Black History Month Newsletter

1. Request for Proposals for Grants with Community-based Organizations, Tribes and Diverse Media Vendors for COVID-19 Communications, Engagement, and Outreach; 2. Seeking Paid Volunteers to Participate in 2022 Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative (EHDI) Grant Review Process

All BIPOC Community Based Groups hosting cultural events whre vaccine information is provided and vaccinations can be offered are welcome to apply. 

(1) December 2022, Featuring Chao Mwatela, DEI Director, Rochester, MN (2) Bloomberg News (local infrastructure Hub (3) Keep it local grant recognized by Bloomberg