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We Are Meant To Rise: Book Review

Jan 28, 2022 | Blog, Book Geek Shelf Talkers

                  By Mary Turck In We Are Meant to Rise, Minnesota indigenous writers and writers of color reflect on and react to the year 2020: the year that began the COVID pandemic, a year ripped apart by the brutal police murder of George Floyd, a year of...

Inspiring Solidarity

Jan 24, 2022 | Blog

Sisters, Brothers, and Kin, ESFL’s mission is to “inspire solidarity, work for justice, and advocate for equity for all.” As we have investigated the past, assessed the present, and envisioned the future, we have tried to shed light on solidarity...

Changes Coming at the East Side Freedom Library

Jan 17, 2022 | Blog

​Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Kin,      We are writing to share with you the exciting news that we, as co-founders, will be turning the reins of the East Side Freedom Library over to a new, full-time Executive Director in Spring, 2022.​ The ESFL Board, assisted by Anne...

A New Year’s Resolution to Connect

Dec 28, 2021 | Blog

Sisters, Brothers, and Kin, Happy new year! 2021 was quite a challenge, on top of 2020! We’ve learned a lot about our healthcare system, the structures of inequity that are deeply rooted in our society, racism, the threats to democracy, and the resilience of our...

An Inquiry into the Life of Camille Billops

Dec 18, 2021 | Blog

Written by Sophie Auerbach This is a time characterized by intense division, but also remarkable connection. I moved to Saint Paul in the Fall of 2020 to attend Macalester College. As my second year at Macalester College kicks off, so has my year-long internship at...

Thank You For Making Our Work Possible

Dec 13, 2021 | Blog

Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Kin, We hope this newsletter—our last of 2021—finds you and your loved ones safe and well.  Last year at this time we wrote:  “The end of 2020 and a turn into 2021 suggest no lifting of the challenges posed by the pandemic, the economic...