Lecture/discussion
Immigrant Communities, Stories, and the Power of Art
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United Statesa conversation featuring Pao Houa Her and Mohamud Mumin in conjunction with Pao's photography exhibit THE FRUITS OF MY MOTHER'S LABOR Saturday, March 2, 2019, 1PM These photographs on folded […]
Counter-Memory in the World Upside-Down: Settler-Indigenous (Ir)reconciliation in Mni Sota Makoce
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to a presentation by Canadian scholar-activist Sam Grey Counter-Memory in the World Upside-Down: Settler-Indigenous (Ir)reconciliation in Mni Sota Makoce Thursday, March 14, 2019, […]
The Labor Movement and Healthcare Reform
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota's Labor Education Service and the New Brookwood Labor College, invite you to a conversation The Labor Movement and […]
Learn About the Land Stewardship Project
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesTuesday, March 26, 7pm Working to advance stewardship and justice on the land is a tall order. The Land Stewardship Project starts from values—like stewardship and justice—and then organizes people, […]
Community Conversation: Building Safe Communities — Combating Colonized Minds
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesIn celebration of Black History Month, join the Saint Paul NAACP Economic Development Committee and the Black Men’s Early Childhood Project on Thursday, March 28, 2019, 6:30pm – 8:00pm for […]
ABC’s Housing Gap Conversation
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesWednesday, April 10th at 6:30pm East Side Freedom Library and ABC Realty will host a community conversation about the housing gap, its impact on the East Side, and what we […]
Special Reading by Danny Klecko, Author of Hitman-Baker-CasketMaker: Aftermath of an American’s Clash with ICE
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to a special reading by: Danny Klecko, master bread-baker and poet HITMAN-BAKER-CASKETMAKER: AFTERMATH OF AN AMERICAN'S CLASH WITH ICE Saturday, April 13, 1PM […]
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Theater Presentation and Discussion)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMonday, April 15, 7:00 - 8:00PM Join us for a stimulating theater presentation and discussion led by local actors and teaching artists Nora Montanez and Jay Owen Eisenberg. Nora and […]
An Evening with Civil Rights Veteran Hollis Watkins
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to a very special event: "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn me 'Round" An Evening with Civil Rights Veteran Hollis Watkins Friday, April 19th, […]
Community Conversations: Understanding & Addressing Implicit Bias
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesWith the current climate around racial inequity in our society, it is important to increase the civic dialogue and empower community to enact positive change. However, race and implicit bias are […]
Why Treaties Matter: What Should We Do About This History?
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesWhy Treaties Matter What Should We Do About This History? Sunday, April 28, 2019, 2pm The East Side Freedom Library, the Lower Phalen Creek Project, the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, […]
Gender, Race, and Representations: The Politics of the Theater
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMonday, May 6, 2019, 7pm Here in the Twin Cities, we are fortunate to live in a community where theater artists—playwrights, actors, directors, set and lighting designers, and more—are willing […]
History Revealed: Diesel Heart
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society present History Revealed Melvin Carter Jr.: Diesel Heart with Marvin R. Anderson Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 7:00-8:30pm Melvin Whitfield […]
An Evening with Josie Johnson, Carolyn Holbrook, and Arleta Little
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the University of Minnesota Press invite you to a special evening with JOSIE JOHNSON, CAROLYN HOLBROOK, AND ARLETA LITTLE Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 7pm […]
Identity and Creative Practice in America
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library, Ragamala Dance Company, and Full Circle Theater invite you to a discussion Identity and Creative Practice in America Monday, May 20, 2019, 7 - 8:30pm […]
Community Conversation: Impediments to Ethiopia’s Transition to Democracy and Implications for the Horn of Africa
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe Twin Cities is home to many communities—Oromo, Eritrean, Amharic, Somali—whose roots lay in the Horn of Africa. For decades, this region has been a site of political upheaval. Ethnic […]
Housing Justice: What It Is and How To Achieve It
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesEast Side Freedom Library, ABC Realty, MICAH, Cookie Cart, and the Minnesota Homeownership Center invite you to a community conversation Housing Justice What It Is and How To Achieve It […]
Stories of Immigration on St. Paul’s East Side
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSunday, September 22, 2019, 4:00-5:00pm An outdoor, immersive performance experience using theater, dance, movement, and original music to explore the continuing histories of immigration to St. Paul’s Swede Hollow […]
Shaping the Oromo Narrative for Ethiopia
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesIn the past year and a half, there has been great political change in Ethiopia. What have been the consequences for Oromo people? How is Ethiopia’s relationship with Eritrea, with […]
Shaping the Oromo Narrative for Ethiopia
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesIn the past year and a half, there has been great political change in Ethiopia. What have been the consequences for Oromo people? How is Ethiopia’s relationship with Eritrea, with […]