Cultural Work
History Revealed: Sunrise Over Wat Thamkrabok
With Dr. Brian V. Xiong & Marlin L. Heise Register here to join this event on Zoom. In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society and the Roseville Library. When Thailand closed refugee camps in December 1992, Wat Thamkrabok (called Tha Ka Bo or Vaj Loog Tsua by Hmong) became a Hmong settlement until […]
Brownbody’s Tracing Sacred Steps: Talk to the Artists
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesTHIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE BOTH IN PERSON (ON OUR LAWN) AND ZOOM! Join Brownbody and the East Side Freedom Library on Tuesday, May 31 for a conversation with Deneane Richburg, Tomasina Petrus and the skaters of Brownbody’s upcoming production, Tracing Sacred Steps! Brownbody Black artistic company that employs a blend of modern dance, theater, […]
History Revealed: Dejsiab: From My Liver to Yours
A conversation with author Mai Neng Vang about her new book Dejsiab: From My Liver to Yours History Revealed Series Thursday, June 9, 2022, 7:00 pm CT In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society & Roseville Library Live presentation on Zoom Register in advance for this meeting, register on Zoom here.After registering, you will receive […]
Tucker’s Robot: Open Eye Theater’s Magical Driveway Tour at ESFL
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and Open Eye Figure Theater invite you to an outdoor puppet show, Tucker's Robot—part of Open Eye's magical driveway tour! Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 11AM on our beautiful front lawn Tucker is a young boy who needs to go back in time to face a group of neighborhood bullies. […]
National Night Out
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to join us for National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, 5 - 8PM on our beautiful lawn at 1105 Greenbrier Street. National Night Out was introduced in 1984 through a partnership of an established network of community groups, state and local crime prevention associations, local governments, […]
History Revealed: Grasshoppers in My Bed
Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs, Minnesota Farm Girl, 1877 Terry Swanson and Peggy Stern History Revealed Series Thursday, August 4, 2022, 7:00 pm In partnership with the Ramsey Country Historical Society & Roseville Library Live presentation on Zoom Register in advance for this meeting, register on Zoom here.After registering, you will receive a confirmation email […]
*Weather Update* Solidarity Street Gallery Night Reading at ESFL
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesDue to the rain, the reading tonight will be indoors. We continue to practice safety protocols here at the library and are limiting the size of the in-person audience to 15 (not including readers). Everyone who comes indoors must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask. For audiences who are unable to attend in […]
Faces of Solidarity
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the Minnesota Polish Medical Society invite you to visit the Faces of Solidarity photography and oral history exhibit, with community panel discussions to come. The exhibit opening is on Saturday, September 10, 3-6pm at ESFL and will be on display at the Library through Sunday, October 9. Solidarity ("Solidarnosc") […]
How Dare We Write
Presenting How Dare We Write, 2nd Edition Please join the East Side Freedom Library for a reading from the second edition of How Dare we Write: a multicultural creative writing discourse, edited by Sherry Quan Lee. This reading will feature Sherry with a host of other authors both to showcase Black and brown writers that […]
Give to the Max Day 2022: A Conversation with Roger Guenveur Smith of Otto Frank at East Side Freedom Library
Join us for our Give to the Max Day event on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 5:30 pm CT. Please register here to join this event on Zoom. The East Side Freedom Library is collaborating with our very good friends for this year’s Give to the Max Day. We are excited and honored to have […]
Reparations Reading Group: The Federal Government and Lawmaking About Slavery
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to our monthly Reparations Reading & Discussion Group, The Federal Government and Lawmaking About Slavery Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 6:30 pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. LEFT: An 1844 photograph of John Peter Van Ness, an […]
FREC Learning Community: St. Paul’s Response to Address Reparations for American Descendents of Chattle Slavery with Trahern Crews
The East Side Freedom Library and the Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative invite you to this month's FREC Share Learning Community Circle, St. Paul's Response to Address Reparations for American Descendents of Chattle Slavery, featuring guest speaker Trahern Crews. Click this link to join this event on Zoom on Thursday, January 19th, 2022, from 4:30 pm […]
Weaponized Whiteness: The Constructions and Deconstructions of White Identity Politics
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation WEAPONIZED WHITENESS: THE CONSTRUCTIONS AND DECONSTRUCTIONS OF WHITE IDENTITY POLITICS Thursday, January 26, 2023, 7 pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. Weaponized Whiteness by Fran Shor interrogates the meanings and implications of white supremacy and, more specifically, white identity politics from historical […]
NEA Big Read Study Group No. 3: Immigration, Identity, and the Arts
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesImmigration, Identity, and the Arts at East Side Freedom Library February 5, 2023 12 PM - 1:30 PM CT Hosted by ACF Director of Artist Support, Carolina Heredia, this event will feature Latin American and ACF composer awardees in conversation about documenting the shift in experiences through generations. This event will feature ACF McKnight Visiting […]
FREC Learning Community: Based on Book “We’re Not Ok”: Black Faculty Experiences & Higher Education
The East Side Freedom Library and the Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative invite you to this month's FREC Shared Learning Community Circle, Based on Book "We're Not Ok": Black Faculty Experiences and Higher Education. Click this link to join this event on Zoom on February 16th, 2023 at 4:30pm CT. In Fall 2018, there were 1.5 […]
Capital’s Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long 19th Century
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation CAPITAL'S TERRORISTS: KLANSMEN, LAWMEN, AND EMPLOYERS IN THE LONG 19TH CENTURY Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 7 pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. Through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, employers and powerful individuals deployed a variety of tactics to control ordinary […]
Unpacking Creative Dialogue: A Conversation with an Iraqi and American Artist Collective
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesEast Side Freedom Library and Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project invite you to a conversation Unpacking Creative Dialogue: A Conversation with an Iraqi and American Artist Collective. Friday, March 10, 2023, 7:00-8:30pm Register here to join this event in person or on Zoom. Join Minneapolis-based curator and arts organizer Tricia Heuring, and the artists and […]
History Revealed: An Interrupted Childhood – Polish WWII Survivors in Minnesota, Part Two
An Interrupted Childhood – Polish WWII Survivors in Minnesota, Part Two A Conversation with Survivors History Revealed Series Thursday, April 6, 2023, 7:00 pm In partnership with the Minnesota Polish Medical Society, Ramsey County Historical Society, and the Roseville Library. In conjunction with a photographic exhibition in Landmark Center, March 5-April 30, 2023 Live presentation […]
Declassified: Southeast Asian Diaspora Weekend in The Twin Cities
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesRegistration Encouraged Registration for these events are FREE! If you would like to make a donation to support Legacies of War, please visit: https://www.legaciesofwar.org/donate AUGUST 11: Welcome Reception Time: 6:30-8:30PM Location: East Side Freedom Library (ESFL) 1105 Greenbrier St, St Paul, MN 55106 Saengmany Ratsabout, Executive Director of the East Side Freedom Library, will host a […]
Nitil-Tzakal: Pop-Up Exhibit with Anton Vázquez
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesREGISTER HERE. This event is free and open to the public, with registration encouraged. . Nitil-Tzakal is an expression in Maya Tzotzil that refers to the act of connecting and interweaving experiences. For indigenous Maya Tzotzil artist Anton Vázquez, "nitil-tzakal" represents the ethos that grounds his work. Like a spiderweb or a loom, Vázquez's art […]