Labor and Equity
Putting the “Public” in Public Health: Global Organizing in a Time of Pandemic
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to the third conversation in our series, “Learning from the Past, Fighting for the Future” When the topic of health comes up, most […]
Labor Day Ain’t No Picnic
ZoomLabor Day Ain't No PicnicAn event about Amazon, workers' rights, and our communityMade possible in part with support from Cummins and Cummins A century ago, farmer, labor, and community activists used […]
The Crisis of the Postal Service: What’s Behind It? What’s at Stake? What Can We Do?
Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 7pm This event will premiere on ESFL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel Carolyn Sue Olson, Letter Carrier, from her series, “Essential Workers” In the last month, […]
Reparations Reading Group: The Great Depression, the New Deal, and the Birth of Industrial Unionism
How Did These Historic Developments Impact Black Americans? And How Did Black Americans Impact these Historic Developments? Register here for a link to the Zoom conversation. The current economic crisis […]
Virtual Screening and Discussion of “Up South”
This virtual event will premiere on ESFL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel This is the next in ESFL's monthly series of labor history films. It is important that we understand "labor […]
Labor History Reading Group—African American Dining Car Waiters: An Overlooked Chapter in an Overlooked History
Register here for an invitation to the Zoom meeting. The stories of American workers' lives are much too little known. Similarly, the stories of African Americans' lives are too rarely […]
Learning from the Past, Fighting for the Future: The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to the next conversation with Tom O’Connell, “Learning from the Past, Fighting for the Future” Tom will talk with Nation Magazine’s John Nichols […]
History Revealed: Suffrage at 100
Suffrage at 100: Women in American Politics since 1920 a conversation with authors/editors Stacie Taranto & Leandra Zarnow Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 7:00 pm Live presentation on Zoom Register for […]
Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor with Steven Greenhouse
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation about the new book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor, by Steven Greenhouse Tuesday, […]
Virtual Screening and Discussion: The River Ran Red
The East Side Freedom Library invites you our monthly screening & discussion of a Labor History film The River Ran Red Friday, October 9, 2020, 7pm This event will premiere […]
Reparations Reading Group: How Did Japanese-Americans Get Reparations? What Can We Learn From Their Experience?
The East Side Freedom Library & the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to the October meeting of the Reparations Reading Group How Did Japanese-Americans Get Reparations? What […]
Labor History Reading Group—Immigration, Ethnicity, Race, and Class: The Growing Puerto Rican Presence in Central Pennsylvania
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to the October session of our Labor History Reading Group Immigration, Ethnicity, Race, and Class: The Growing Puerto Rican Presence in Central Pennsylvania Tuesday, October […]
Tenants’ Rights, Where Are We Now?
Join the East Side Freedom Library and the East Side Housing Justice working group in a virtual discussion of the new tenant protection ordinances in Saint Paul on Tuesday, October […]
Reparations Reading Group: The Civil Rights Movement of the 1940s & 1950s
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to the next meeting of our monthly reading & discussion group. Tuesday, November 10, 2020, […]
History Revealed: Democracy on Hold: Minnesota During the Great War
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to a special Armistice Day/Veterans Day program. Wednesday, November 11th, 2020, 7:00 - 8:30PM A presentation by […]
Labor History Film Screening & Discussion: The Wobblies
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our monthly labor history film screening and discussion. Friday, November 13, 2020, 7pm On ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel "The Wobblies" […]
Labor History Reading Group: Organizing Around the Intersections of Race and Class: The Industrial Workers of the World and Dockworkers
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our monthly Labor History Reading Group. Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 7-8:30PM Register here to receive the invitation to this Zoom meeting. Activists […]
Learning From the Past, Fighting for the Future: A Conversation Between Tom O’Connell and Barbara Freese
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to the next conversation in our series “Learning From the Past, Fighting for the Future” A Conversation Between Tom O’Connell and Barbara Freese […]
History Revealed: Turnout: Making Minnesota the State That Votes
This event will be a live presentation on Zoom. Register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The presentation will be recorded. […]
Reparations Reading Group
Please register here to receive the Zoom link Last month's Reparations Reading Group conversation focused on the first phase of the Civil Rights Movement, from the March on Washington Movement […]