Labor and Equity
Labor and #MeToo
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to the first in a series of monthly conversations on "Labor and Social Movements" Labor and #MeToo Monday, November 19, 2018, 7pm This past year, the emergence of the #MeToo movement has impacted our country's climate from the media, to corporate boardrooms, to the electoral arena, and, of […]
Lessons from Labor History: What Can We Learn From the Past to Make a Better Future?
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to consider Lessons from Labor History: What Can We Learn From the Past to Make a Better Future? Dustin Loosbrock Building Trades Union Activist Monday, November 26, 7pm Dustin Loosbrock has been a heavy equipment operator and a Business Agent for Operating Engineers Local 49. He recently explored […]
Why are Health Care Costs in the U.S. So High and What Can We Do About It?
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesWhy are Health Care Costs in the U.S. So High and What Can We Do About It? Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 7-9 pm, Doors Open at 6:30 pm with Anne C. Jones MA, BSN, RN What is the impact of our multi-payer system on health spending in the U.S. and in Minnesota, on overall health […]
The Labor Movement and Environmentalism
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the Labor Education Service of the University of Minnesota invite you to a discussion of The Labor Movement and Environmentalism Monday, December 17, 2018, 7pm This is the second in our series of monthly discussions about "Labor and Social Movements." In this historical period when the labor movement faces […]
Democracy in Chains Dinner Discussion (Event does not take place at ESFL)
Gandhi Mahal Restaurant 3009 27th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesTuesday, January 15th from 6:00 - 8:30pm at the Gandhi Mahal Restaurant Further event and ticket information at https://www.facebook.com/events/588667348228265/
John Crea Presents: Comparing Strategies to Combat Poverty and Bolster the Economy
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to COMPARING STRATEGIES TO COMBAT POVERTY AND BOLSTER THE ECONOMY RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE // UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME // EARNED INCOME CREDIT Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 at 7pm A presentation that compares three strategies to reduce poverty – raising the minimum wage, a universal basic income, and an […]
Labor and Black Lives Matter
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to join us for part II of our celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Labor and Black Lives Matter Monday, January 21, 2019 at 7pm ESFL continues our exploration of the labor movement's relationship with other social movements with a panel which will discuss the past, present, […]
A Conversation About Late 1960s/Early 1970s Student of Color Activism with Horace Huntley and Jimmy Patino
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to A Conversation About Late 1960s/Early 1970s Student of Color Activism with Horace Huntley and Jimmy Patino Friday, February 1st, 2019 at 7PM Fifty years ago, in January 1969, African American students at the University of Minnesota, supported by other students of color, white activist students, and off-campus […]
No Liberation Without Disability Justice: Disrupting Ableism as Community Organizers and Freedom Fighters — Facilitated by Lydia X.Z. Brown (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota's Critical Disability Studies Collective and Macalester College's Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department, invite you to a participatory workshop: No Liberation Without Disability Justice: Disrupting Ableism as Community Organizers and Freedom Fighters facilitated by Lydia X.Z. Brown Accessibility Note: There will be two […]
The Labor Movement and the Fight for $15
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to the next conversation in its series "Labor and Social Movements." THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND THE FIGHT FOR $15 Monday, February 18, 2019, 7PM In the past three years, movements from Seattle to Washington, D.C., have fought to raise the local minimum wage to $15 an hour. In […]
10 Strikes, One Evening: A Book Discussion with Erik Loomis
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States10 Strikes, One Evening: A Book Discussion with Erik Loomis Thursday, February 21st, 2019 — 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier St., St. Paul, MN 5510 Free and open to all The Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and East Side Freedom Library (ESFL) are proud, honored, and ecstatic […]
MN Women in the Trades Through the Decades
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMN Women in the Trades Through the Decades Sunday, March 3, 2019 Come hear about the history of MN Women in the Trades and meet the women who gave voice to the female construction and mechanical workers over the last 50 years. These are the women who met the obstacles head on and literally paved […]