Lecture/discussion
Labor History Film Discussion—Plutocracy II: Solidarity Forever
Register to attend this event on Zoom. Plutocracy II: Solidarity Forever continues filmmaker Scott Noble’s project to comprehensively examine American history through the lens of class. This film covers the seminal labor-related events which occurred between the late 1800s and the 1920s. Its subtitle refers to a 1915 song composed by Ralph Chaplin as an […]
Labor History Film Discussion—Plutocracy III: Class War
Register here to join this event on Zoom. In the last month, awareness of the Tulsa race massacre and Juneteenth have made us more conscious that there is much of […]
Labor History Film Discussion: Plutocracy V: Subterranean Fire
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our monthly Labor History Film Discussion: Plutocracy V: Subterranean Fire. Register here to join this event on Zoom. For the past five […]
Sports, Activism, and Equity: A conversation with Dave Zirin and Mi’Chael Wright
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin us for a special online event about the intersection of sports, activism, and equity with special guests Dave Zirin and Mi'Chael Wright. This event is a fundraiser for the East Side Freedom Library to support our equity work in community. About Dave:Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Dave […]
Mai Der Vang for “Yellow Rain” with Kao Kalia Yang
This event will be streamed for free via Crowdcast. Register here to attend! SubText Books and East Side Freedom Library are pleased to present a virtual event to celebrate the release of Yellow Rain by Mai Der Vang (Graywolf Press) on Friday, October 1st at 7:00 PM. Mai Der Vang will be in conversation with […]
Black Rain: A Forty-Year Struggle Helps Connect the Dots from Trinity to Hiroshima to Fukushima and Points Between
Register here to join this event on Zoom. This event will also be live streamed to ESFL's Facebook page and available for later viewing on our YouTube channel. On July 14 this year, the Hiroshima High Court delivered a stunning victory to aging sufferers of “black rain” fallout from the atomic bomb: it recognized them […]
Reparations: An Idea Whose Time Has Come with Dr. Yohuru Williams
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to a special conversation with Dr. Yohuru Williams, Professor of History and Founding Chair of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas and Co-Chair of the St. Paul Reparations Study Commission. Register here to join this event […]
Labor History Film Discussion: Harlan County USA
Register here to join this event on Zoom. We invite you to discuss one of the most significant labor history documentaries ever made, Barbara Kopple’s Harlan County U.S.A. This Academy Award winning film documents a community in eastern Kentucky divided by a strike at its coal mine and gets to the heart of labor conflict […]
Reparations Reading Group—Rondo: Its Place in History and Its Place in Our Discussion of Reparation
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to the November meeting of our Reparations Reading Group, Rondo: Its Place in History and Its Place in Our Discussion of Reparation. Register to join this event on Zoom. For nearly two years our reading group […]
Labor History Discussion—The Hormel Strike at 35: Triumph or Tragedy?
With Peter Rachleff, Co-Executive Director at ESFL Register here to join this event on Zoom. The Hormel strike of 1985-1986 captured the nation's attention. The most important strike since the PATCO (Air Traffic Controllers) strike of 1981, it represented, on the one hand, the further deterioration of unions' power during the Reagan era, but, on […]
Unsung Heroes of Justice
The East Side Freedom Library and Teamsters Local 320 invite you to a panel discussion, Unsung Heroes of Justice: Six Public Defenders and Staff Discuss Their Work. Register here to join this event on Zoom or watch it live streamed to ESFL's Facebook page. Minnesota Public Defenders are court-appointed attorneys for indigent citizens who cannot […]
Reparations Reading Group: DeJure and DeFacto with Rashad Williams
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to a conversation with Rashad Williams, DeJure and DeFacto: How the Public & Private Sectors Have Collaborated to Perpetuate Institutionalized Racism. Register here to join the event on Zoom. At the height of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s […]
History Revealed—A Little-Known Story: Jean Follett, Women Artists, and the St. Paul School of Art
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to our final "History Revealed" for 2021, A Little-Known Story: Jean Follett, Women Artists, and the St. Paul School of Art: a presentation by Melissa Rachleff Burtt, Clinical Associate Professor in Visual Arts Administration, New York University. Register here to join this […]
Reparations Reading Group: The Labor Movement and the Fight for Reparations
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to our monthly Reparations Reading Group, The Labor Movement and the Fight for Reparations. Register here to join this event on Zoom. What roles has the labor movement played in institutionalizing racial inequities? What roles has the labor movement played […]
History Revealed: Making Minnesota – Saint Paul
Making Minnesota: The Story of Saint Paul Bill Lindeke History Revealed Series Thursday, January 20, 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 confirmation email after registering. For questions, please […]
El Amor, La Cana y el Mar: Love, Sugarcane, and the Sea: A Story of Cuban Exodus 1980
The East Side Freedom Library and CWA Local 7250 invite you to El Amor, La Cana y el Mar: Love, Sugarcane, and the Sea: A Story of Cuban Exodus 1980, a conversation with Hector Capote. Register here to join this event on Zoom or watch it live streamed to ESFL's Facebook page. ESFL has long […]
Attitudes on Policing: The Minneapolis 2021 Election and Beyond
*This event has been rescheduled and will now take place on January 27th, 2022* Register here to join this event on Zoom or watch it live streamed to ESFL’s Facebook page. The pandemic has been a monumental time to consider police reform and accountability in the Twin Cities. Minneapolis gained enough momentum to put serious steps […]
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 […]