East Side Freedom Library Labor Awards 2023
April 5, 2023
The Frank Boyd Award to Greg Poferl Born in Kansas in 1881, Frank Boyd moved to Saint Paul in 1904 and went to work as a railroad porter for the
The Frank Boyd Award to Greg Poferl Born in Kansas in 1881, Frank Boyd moved to Saint Paul in 1904 and went to work as a railroad porter for the
By Peter Rachleff At the East Side Freedom Library, our mission is “to inspire solidarity, work for justice, and advocate for equity for all.” We understand this not only as a
By John McKenzie I first heard of Bill Onasch when I was asked to help catalog his books, which had been donated to the East Side Freedom Library after his
By Peter Rachleff The East Side Freedom Library invites the middle and high school students in your families to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors. Students and
By Ellie Belew My own lefty ways were forged growing up in a Minneapolis suburb. I live in Washington State now, but came to consciousness within the social disconnect of
By Michaela Corniea A glance at the shelves which house the Salerno collection at the East Side Freedom Library evokes images of a great used book store. Many of the
Review by Michaela Corniea “Red November, black November. Bleak November, black and red; Hallowed month of Labor’s martyrs, Labor’s heroes, Labor’s dead.” excerpt from Ralph Chaplin’s song “November,” inspired by
A message from Clarence White, ESFL Associate Director Some time ago, earlier in the pandemic, I overheard someone saying something to the effect that workers who were finding themselves vulnerable
A review from Jim McKenzie The word “portrait” suggests the image of an individual, usually a prominent woman or man–persons of some historical, political, or social renown: bodies, busts, or
By Vanessa East How Dare We! Write: A Multicultural Creative Writing Discourse, edited by Sherry Quan Lee, is a collection of essays from the pens of twenty-four Minnesota-connected writers of