Labor and Equity
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 20, 2020, 7PM This meeting will be on Zoom. You must register here to participate. The Pandemic-related crisis in the meatpacking industry has raised our […]
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 27th at 6-7:30 pm. This discussion will take place by Zoom. You need to register to receive the Zoom link. The Alliance for Metropolitan Stability […]
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, 6:30pm You must register here to receive the Zoom link to this meeting. For nearly a year, our reading & discussion group has met monthly […]
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 Greg Gaut Register here to receive the Zoom link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The presentation […]
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" provides an overview of the rise and fall of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World), complete with archival footage, loads of interviews, Wobbly art […]
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 today are increasingly working at the intersections of race, class, and gender. Activist scholars, particularly labor historians, have been exploring the past both to understand […]
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 Monday, November 30, 2020, 7pm This event will premiere on ESFL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel Join host Tom O’Connell as he interviews environmental attorney, […]
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. Please note that registration emails will be shared to Ramsey County Historical Society and the East Side Freedom Library. If you do not wish to […]
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 of WWII to the initial struggles for the integration of public transportation and education. Participants expressed interest in exploring the ways that the breakthrough legislation […]
2nd Annual East Side Housing Summit
East Side Housing Justice and Twin Cities Public Television are excited to invite you to the Second Annual Housing Summit on Thursday, December 10, from 6 to 8:30pm. We've partnered with the Million Artist Movement to host this event and we're confident we will be able to have a great conversation despite not […]
Labor History Film: Ghosts of Amistad
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our December Labor History Film Screening: The Ghosts of Amistad with an introductory conversation with historian Marcus Rediker This event will premiere on ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel The uprising this past summer against institutional racism raised debate and action about historical monuments and […]
Labor History Reading Group: “The Poetics of History From Below”
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our December Labor History Reading Group, a conversation with historian Marcus Rediker (University of Pittsburgh): "The Poetics of History From Below." Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 at 7PM You must register here to receive the Zoom invitation. Marcus Rediker has been a significant voice in labor history for […]
Learning From the Past, Fighting for the Future: Tom O’Connell Talks With Shannon Smith, Doug Rossinow, and Jeff Kolnick
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to the final monthly conversation of 2020. Monday, December 28, 2020, 7pm This event will premiere on ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel. Throughout 2020, activist scholar Tom O’Connell has anchored conversations which have sought to envision and shape the future through engagement with the past. […]
Labor History Film: The Willmar 8
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our monthly Labor History Film This event will premiere on ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel This month, we invite you to join us for a deep dive into women workers’ organizing in the 1970s. At our monthly Labor History Reading Group on Tuesday evening, […]
Reparations Reading Group: The Historical Roots of Racism in Minnesota
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to the January 2021 gathering of the Reparations Reading Group The Historical Roots of Racism in Minnesota A Conversation Featuring Dr. Christopher Lehman St. Cloud State University Professor and Author of Slavery's Reach Register for the Zoom link here The […]
The Freedom Struggle is a Labor Struggle
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to join us in commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr,. Day by discussing The Freedom Struggle is a Labor Struggle. Register here for this event to receive the Zoom link. The events of the last year have pushed us to consider the intersections between race, class, gender, nationality, […]
Labor History Reading Group: 9to5: Women Workers Organize Themselves in the 1970s
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to the January meeting of our Labor History Reading Group 9to5: Women Workers Organize Themselves in the 1970s Register to receive the Zoom link here We are starting our 2021 engagement with labor history with a double-barreled exploration of women workers’ organizing in the 1970s. On Friday evening, […]
Reparations Reading Group—St. Paul’s City Council Takes Action: A Discussion of Their January 2021 Resolution
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to our monthly Reparations Reading Group. Please register here for the Zoom information for this event This month marks one year of monthly meetings by our ESFL Reparations Reading Group. We have read books and articles, watched films, listened to […]
History Revealed: The Sinking Middle Class with David Roediger
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to a special session of our “History Revealed” series The Sinking Middle Class A conversation with historian David Roediger This event will be live on Zoom and live streamed directly to ESFL’s Facebook page Register here to join the Zoom […]
Labor History Film: Finally Got the News
This event will premiere on ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel On the second Friday evening of each month, ESFL screens a labor history film. We often connect it with that month’s Labor History Reading Group, which meets on the third Tuesday evening. This February, marking Black History Month, we are focusing on […]