Labor and Equity
Black Labor in Richmond
Black Labor in Richmond Tuesday, February 1, 2022 6 PM Use this link to join on Zoom. For 150 years, Richmond's place in history has been as "the capital of the Confederacy." But this label hides a rich and complex history, a history that, when placed in conversation with the present, can provide insight, inspiration, […]
History Revealed: Settler Colonialism Seen Through the Life of Harriet Scott (new spots available!)
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to History Revealed: Settler Colonialism Seen Through the Life of Harriet Scott, a presentation by Jane Henderson, PhD student in Geography at UC-Berkeley. Register here to join this event on Zoom or watch it live streamed to ESFL's Facebook page. (Register now. […]
Labor History Discussion—The Labor Movement and the Struggle for Racial Justice: The United Packinghouse Workers and the Murder of Emmett Till
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our monthly Labor History Discussion, The Labor Movement and the Struggle for Racial Justice: The United Packinghouse Workers and the Murder of Emmett Till. Register here to join this event on Zoom. The impact of the murder of George Floyd in May 2020 echoes the impact of […]
Reparations Reading Group—Racial Justice and Environmental Justice: Intersections
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to our monthly Reparations Reading Group, Racial Justice and Environmental Justice: Intersections. Register here to join this event on Zoom. We have been meeting monthly for more than two years. Many of our conversations have explored the historical patterns and […]
“Day of Remembrance”: Minnesota’s Role in Incarceration and Transcendence
The East Side Freedom Library and the Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League invite you to join us for "Day of Remembrance": Minnesota's Role in Incarceration and Transcendence. Register here to join this event on Zoom. Eighty years ago, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which led to the […]
The Afro-Cuban Religious Experience, the Cuban Revolution and Cuban American Diasporic Realities: A Conversation with Babalawo Ofunshi Oba Koso
Register here to join this event on Zoom or watch it live streamed to ESFL's Facebook page. August Nimtz The millions of peoples of Africa who were forcibly brought to the Americas came with their indigenous religious practices. Nowhere was that more conspicuous than in Cuba. What difference did the Cuban Revolution make for those […]
Labor in the Media & Entertainment Industry: Pandemic, Risk, and Solidarity
The East Side Freedom Library, in collaboration with Twin Cities locals of Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees invite you to an online conversation, Labor in the Media & Entertainment Industry: Pandemic, Risk, and Solidarity. Register here to join this event on Zoom or […]
Labor History Discussion: What Can We Learn From the Labor Upheaval of the 1930s?
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our monthly labor history discussion, What Can We Learn From the Labor Upheaval of the 1930s? Register here to join this event on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link. Between 1932 and 1945 membership in American unions grew from 2 […]
Reparations Reading Group: What Can Advocates for Reparations Learn from Japanese-Americans’ Experiences?
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to our monthly reading/discussion, What Can Advocates for Reparations Learn from Japanese-Americans' Experiences? Register here to join this event on Zoom. After registering, you will be sent a confirmation email containing the Zoom link. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed […]
El Golpe: US Labor, the CIA, and the Coup at Ford in Mexico
The East Side Freedom Library and the Solidarity Committee of the Americas invite you to a conversation about the new book, El Golpe: US Labor, the CIA, and the Coup at Ford in Mexico, with author Rob McKenzie. Register here to join this event on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing […]
Whiteness in Plain View: A History of Racial Exclusion in Minnesota
The East Side Freedom Library, the Minnesota Historical Society Press, and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to the launch of Whiteness in Plain View: A History of Racial Exclusion in Minnesota with author Chad Montrie. Register here to join on Zoom. This event will also be live-streamed to […]
Class Struggle Unionism
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a discussion of Class Struggle Unionism with author Joe Burns and a panel of labor activists. Register here to join on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link. This event will also be live-streamed to ESFL’s Facebook page. For those who […]
On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women’s Epic Fight to Build a Union
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a discussion of On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union with author Daisy Pitkin and a panel of labor activists. Register here to join on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom […]
History Revealed: Invisible Warriors
Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II with Gregory S. Cooke and Jeremiah Ellis History Revealed Series Thursday, April 14, 2022 7:00 pm In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society and the Roseville Library Live presentation on Zoom Register in advance for this meeting: Zoom Registration Link Registration is limited. You will receive a […]
Decolonization For Our Time: Israel/Palestine In The 21st Century With Ilan Pappé
Register here to join this event on Zoom Historian, social activist, and Israeli iconoclast Ilan Pappé was born six years after Israel’s 1948 “war of independence,” during which at least 700,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes and an unknown number lost their lives. Professor Ilan Pappé contends that those expulsions were a planned and […]
Labor History in the Making: What’s Happening at Amazon and Starbucks
Register here to join this event on Zoom. The past month has seen extraordinary developments in labor organizing, as workers at Amazon warehouses and Starbucks coffee shops have organized in a series of workplaces, with more unfolding as we watch. Is this a new chapter in labor history? Does this suggest significant changes in the […]
History Revealed: Geographies of the Ramsey County Poor Farm, from Minnesota Territory to the New Deal
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to History Revealed: Geographies of the Ramsey County Poor Farm, from Minnesota Territory to the New Deal, a special presentation by Macalester College Geography students. Register here to join this event on Zoom. Poor farms were government-run homes for poor and vulnerable […]
Power Despite Precarity: Strategies for the Contingent Faculty Movement in Higher Education
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation with Joe Berry and Helena Worthen about their new book, Power Despite Precarity: Strategies for the Contingent Faculty Movement in Higher Education. Register here to join this event on Zoom. Higher education is the site of an ongoing conflict. At the heart of this struggle […]
Sixth Annual Union Job and Resource Fair
Thursday, May 19, 2022 3:00 — 6:30 p.m. (We've made accommodations for rain so come rain or shine!) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 110 1330 Conway Street St. Paul, MN 55106 ARE YOU A UNION EMPLOYER LOOKING TO HIRE? SIGN UP HERE! Join us for the sixth annual Union Job and Resource Fair. […]
FREC Learning Community: “Recognizing and Dismantling Anti-Blackness and Racism”
The Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative and the East Side Freedom Library invite you to FREC Learning Community: “Recognizing and Dismantling Anti-Blackness and Racism" with Sangay Taythi, co-founder of Tibetans for Black Lives. The link to join on Zoom will be available on this page on May 19th at 4:30pm CT. FREC’s shared learning is a […]