Lecture/discussion
Connecting with Rosie the Riveter: Women Workers During World War II (Course)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library is partnering with the Community Education department of Saint Paul Schools to offer "Connecting with Rosie the Riveter," a four-week history course about women and the changing dynamics of American labor in the twentieth century. During World War II, women stepped into a wide range of new roles and "Rosie the […]
Haiti, African Americans, and the U.S.: A Brief History, 1804-1934
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to hear a presentation -- "Haiti, African Americans, and the U.S.: A Brief History from Revolution to Emigration and Perpetual Reoccupations, 1804-1934" -- by Westenley Alcenat, Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University. Wes was born in Haiti and lived his childhood there. As a teenager he moved to Minneapolis, […]
Haiti, African Americans, and the U.S.: A Brief History, 1804-1934
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to hear a presentation -- "Haiti, African Americans, and the U.S.: A Brief History from Revolution to Emigration and Perpetual Reoccupations, 1804-1934" -- by Westenley Alcenat, Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University. Wes was born in Haiti and lived his childhood there. As a teenager he moved to Minneapolis, […]
Haiti, African Americans, and the U.S.: A Brief History, 1804-1934
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to hear a presentation -- "Haiti, African Americans, and the U.S.: A Brief History from Revolution to Emigration and Perpetual Reoccupations, 1804-1934" -- by Westenley Alcenat, Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University. Wes was born in Haiti and lived his childhood there. As a teenager he moved to Minneapolis, […]
Haiti, African Americans, and the U.S.: A Brief History, 1804-1934
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to hear a presentation -- "Haiti, African Americans, and the U.S.: A Brief History from Revolution to Emigration and Perpetual Reoccupations, 1804-1934" -- by Westenley Alcenat, Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University. Wes was born in Haiti and lived his childhood there. As a teenager he moved to Minneapolis, […]
Call to Action and Mutual Aid
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesCome to the East Side Freedom Library this Saturday afternoon, Nov. 12, 1-2:30 p.m. to co-devise the Work of Freedom in the time ahead. This shocking election reveals that We, the People, need new and ongoing Mutual Aid and Action. Come, let’s do this together.
Call to Action and Mutual Aid
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesCome to the East Side Freedom Library this Saturday afternoon, Nov. 12, 1-2:30 p.m. to co-devise the Work of Freedom in the time ahead. This shocking election reveals that We, the People, need new and ongoing Mutual Aid and Action. Come, let’s do this together.
Call to Action and Mutual Aid
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesCome to the East Side Freedom Library this Saturday afternoon, Nov. 12, 1-2:30 p.m. to co-devise the Work of Freedom in the time ahead. This shocking election reveals that We, the People, need new and ongoing Mutual Aid and Action. Come, let’s do this together.
Call to Action and Mutual Aid
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesCome to the East Side Freedom Library this Saturday afternoon, Nov. 12, 1-2:30 p.m. to co-devise the Work of Freedom in the time ahead. This shocking election reveals that We, the People, need new and ongoing Mutual Aid and Action. Come, let’s do this together.
Academics and Activism Today (Panel Discussion)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin us for a public conversation about the role of academics in informing and fostering positive social change. Labor studies scholars and working-class historians in particular have long worked at the crossroads of academia and activism. Panelists will discuss how participation in current labor and social struggles guides their campus and community organizing, public history initiatives, teaching, […]
Academics and Activism Today (Panel Discussion)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin us for a public conversation about the role of academics in informing and fostering positive social change. Labor studies scholars and working-class historians in particular have long worked at the crossroads of academia and activism. Panelists will discuss how participation in current labor and social struggles guides their campus and community organizing, public history initiatives, teaching, […]
Academics and Activism Today (Panel Discussion)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin us for a public conversation about the role of academics in informing and fostering positive social change. Labor studies scholars and working-class historians in particular have long worked at the crossroads of academia and activism. Panelists will discuss how participation in current labor and social struggles guides their campus and community organizing, public history initiatives, teaching, […]
Academics and Activism Today (Panel Discussion)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin us for a public conversation about the role of academics in informing and fostering positive social change. Labor studies scholars and working-class historians in particular have long worked at the crossroads of academia and activism. Panelists will discuss how participation in current labor and social struggles guides their campus and community organizing, public history initiatives, teaching, […]
The Ford Century in MN (Book Reading & Discussion)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesBrian McMahon will read from and discuss his newly published book, THE FORD CENTURY. The Ford Motor Company was a major industrial presence in the Twin Cities for nearly a century. The company's experiments with every aspect of the industrial economy sent shockwaves through the lives of Minnesota workers, car dealers, buyers, families and communities. […]
The Ford Century in MN (Book Reading & Discussion)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesBrian McMahon will read from and discuss his newly published book, THE FORD CENTURY. The Ford Motor Company was a major industrial presence in the Twin Cities for nearly a century. The company's experiments with every aspect of the industrial economy sent shockwaves through the lives of Minnesota workers, car dealers, buyers, families and communities. […]
The Ford Century in MN (Book Reading & Discussion)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesBrian McMahon will read from and discuss his newly published book, THE FORD CENTURY. The Ford Motor Company was a major industrial presence in the Twin Cities for nearly a century. The company's experiments with every aspect of the industrial economy sent shockwaves through the lives of Minnesota workers, car dealers, buyers, families and communities. […]
Working Within or Outside the System (Roundtable Discussion)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesAudre Lorde is often quoted as saying, "For the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change." Working for change is complex. How and with whom does one go about it? What are […]
Working Within or Outside the System (Roundtable Discussion)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesAudre Lorde is often quoted as saying, "For the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change." Working for change is complex. How and with whom does one go about it? What are […]
Working Within or Outside the System (Roundtable Discussion)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesAudre Lorde is often quoted as saying, "For the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change." Working for change is complex. How and with whom does one go about it? What are […]
Academic Freedom: The Struggle for Free Inquiry in a Polarized Society
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library (ESFL) and the Minnesota Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) invite you to our January forum: "Academic Freedom: The Struggle for Free Inquiry in a Polarized Society." Our guest speaker is Irene Mulvey, Professor of Mathematics at Fairfield University. She has long been active in academic workplace […]