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How Do We Tell Stories?

Aug 15, 2022 | Blog

Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Kin, Over the past eight years (!) the East Side Freedom Library has been a place for the telling of stories which have been ignored, even denied, by the dominant narrative. We have supported and encouraged the uses of poetry, fiction,...

The Future in the Present

Aug 2, 2022 | Blog

Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Kin, The West Indian scholar-activist C.L.R. James said his (and our) task is to find the future in the present. Where do we see the relationships, values, and behaviors in our everyday lives that could be the building blocks of the society...