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June 2018
RYP Sam Patch Downtown River Cruise
Rochester Young Professionals are excited to partner with RocCity Coalition and Corn Hill Navigation for a Sam Patch boat cruise and downtown tour! Sam Patch will be docked at Corn Hill Landing right by Tony D's and set off on a beautiful tour of the Genesee and the sites of…
Find out more »August 2018
RYP Community Development: Pedal Tour
Join us for a downtown happy hour pedal tour and support Rochester's Wall/Therapy public art project! The pedal tour is BYOB (no glass bottles, please!) and tickets are just $10.80! The Rochester Pedal Tour Historical & Sightseeing Tour showcases downtown like you've never seen it before. The tour will feature…
Find out more »October 2018
Comm Dev. – Genesee Gateway Riverfest
RocCity Coalition and Rochester Young Professionals are teaming up with the Genesee Gateway Center to connect residents with a new side of the river. As part of the City of Rochester's Roc The Riverway Festival (formerly River Romance Weekend), participants will have an opportunity to experience all that the river…
Find out more »How to Be a Social Butterfly
Are you shy or nervous around people? Would you like to learn how to become more sociable and make friends more easily? Are you interested in learning more about social activities happening in the Rochester area? If you want to learn how to be more outgoing, this is the workshop…
Find out more »RocIDEA Connection: Rethinking Ableism and Advocacy
Did you know October is Disability Employment Awareness Month? RYP and RocCity Coalition are teaming up for another event in the RocIDEA Connection Series to learn about obstacles people with disabilities face in obtaining and retaining employment and how you can better foster an inclusive work environment. You will learn:…
Find out more »December 2018
Tour of The Eastman Museum and Die Hard Film Screening
Get in the holiday spirit with a special tour of the George Eastman House, a happy hour and shopping event, and a showing of (the greatest Christmas movie of all time?) Die Hard! 4:00pm: Guided tour of the 1st and 2nd floors of the George Eastman Museum ($11) 5:45 - 700pm: Happy…
Find out more »January 2019
RocIDEA Connection: Intersectional Feminism
*ASL interpreting or other accommodations will be provided upon request. Please email kayleigh.stampfler@gmail.com* **Several RTS - Regional Transit Service & RTS Transit Center bus lines serve East Main Street. Accessible parking is located on street in front of the building (free after 6 pm) or in the East End parking garage. There…
Find out more »March 2019
C4 & RYP Present: Meet your Rochester City Council Members
Come join us at 5:00 to network and at 5:30 our panel will begin. Council members will serve on a panel, answering your questions and providing insight into how they engage Rochester residents and their constituents. Dani Palidor is our facilitator this year and several of our council members will…
Find out more »RocIDEA Connection: Beyond Either/Or Binary of Identity Politics
*ASL provided by emailing Kayleigh.stampfler@gmail.com* **Wheelchair accessible parking is available to the left and right of the main door at 75 College Avenue. The event is on the first floor and there are no stairs. Go to the left once you enter the double doors.** Navigating the maze of labels…
Find out more »April 2019
RYP: Implicit Bias for Young Professionals
Rochester Young Professionals + 540WMain Communiversity presents: Intro to Implicit Bias for Young Professionals Implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. How do we understand implicit bias, unpack it and understand how our backgrounds, upbringing, and society shape…
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