Lecture/discussion
“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 […]
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 […]
Atacama (Theater Discussion)
The East Side Freedom Library and Full Circle Theater invite you to a discussion of Atacama. Register here to join this event on Zoom! Join us for an in-depth theater […]
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 […]
Brownbody’s Tracing Sacred Steps: Talk to the Artists
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesTHIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE BOTH IN PERSON (ON OUR LAWN) AND ZOOM! Join Brownbody and the East Side Freedom Library on Tuesday, May 31 for a conversation with Deneane Richburg, Tomasina Petrus and the skaters of Brownbody’s upcoming production, Tracing Sacred Steps! Brownbody Black artistic company that employs a blend of modern dance, theater, […]
History Revealed: Dejsiab: From My Liver to Yours
A conversation with author Mai Neng Vang about her new book Dejsiab: From My Liver to Yours History Revealed Series Thursday, June 9, 2022, 7:00 pm CT In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society & Roseville Library Live presentation on Zoom Register in advance for this meeting, register on Zoom here.After registering, you will receive […]
History Revealed: Grasshoppers in My Bed
Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs, Minnesota Farm Girl, 1877 Terry Swanson and Peggy Stern History Revealed Series Thursday, August 4, 2022, 7:00 pm In partnership with the Ramsey Country Historical Society & Roseville Library Live presentation on Zoom Register in advance for this meeting, register on Zoom here.After registering, you will receive a confirmation email […]
History Revealed: Land Acknowledgments, Land Back, and the 10,000 Lakes
Land Acknowledgments, Land Back, and the 10,000 Lakes: Indigenous History in Minnesota Dr. Jacob Jurss History Revealed Series Thursday, August 11, 2022, 7:00 pm CT In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society & Roseville Library Live presentation on Zoom Register in advance for this meeting, register on Zoom here.After registering, you will receive a confirmation […]
History Revealed: A Shared Community
The East Side Freedom Library, the Ramsey County Historical Society, and the Ramsey County Library invite you to History Revealed: A Shared Community: Chicano Studies at the University of Minnesota, a presentation by Dr. Dionicio Valdes, Professor Emeritus of History, Michigan State University. Register here to join this event on Zoom. Professor Dionicio Valdes directed […]
Reparations Reading Group: Racism and Healthcare
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to our monthly conversation about reparations. Racism and Healthcare How did it get this way? How can we transform the system? How is this part of the conversation about reparations? Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 6:30-8pm CT Register here to join […]
Give to the Max Day 2022: A Conversation with Roger Guenveur Smith of Otto Frank at East Side Freedom Library
Join us for our Give to the Max Day event on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 5:30 pm CT. Please register here to join this event on Zoom. The East Side Freedom Library is collaborating with our very good friends for this year’s Give to the Max Day. We are excited and honored to have […]
Reparations Reading Group: The Federal Government and Lawmaking About Slavery
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to our monthly Reparations Reading & Discussion Group, The Federal Government and Lawmaking About Slavery Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 6:30 pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. LEFT: An 1844 photograph of John Peter Van Ness, an […]
Reparations Reading Group: Reparations in St. Paul: Which Way Forward?
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to our monthly Reparations Reading & Discussion Group Reparations in St. Paul: Which Way Forward? Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 6:30 pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. KSTP-TV News recently reported: “Minnesota’s Capitol City is joining a growing […]
History Book Club: Swede Hollow
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 1 PM - 2:30 PM CT Online event The Roseville History Book Club meets monthly with East Side Freedom Library representatives for discussions on a wide variety of topics from American history. Enrollment is limited to ensure an intimate discussion experience. Extra copies of the books are available at the Library. […]
FREC Learning Community: St. Paul’s Response to Address Reparations for American Descendents of Chattle Slavery with Trahern Crews
The East Side Freedom Library and the Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative invite you to this month's FREC Share Learning Community Circle, St. Paul's Response to Address Reparations for American Descendents of Chattle Slavery, featuring guest speaker Trahern Crews. Click this link to join this event on Zoom on Thursday, January 19th, 2022, from 4:30 pm […]
Weaponized Whiteness: The Constructions and Deconstructions of White Identity Politics
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation WEAPONIZED WHITENESS: THE CONSTRUCTIONS AND DECONSTRUCTIONS OF WHITE IDENTITY POLITICS Thursday, January 26, 2023, 7 pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. Weaponized Whiteness by Fran Shor interrogates the meanings and implications of white supremacy and, more specifically, white identity politics from historical […]
NEA Big Read Study Group No. 3: Immigration, Identity, and the Arts
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesImmigration, Identity, and the Arts at East Side Freedom Library February 5, 2023 12 PM - 1:30 PM CT Hosted by ACF Director of Artist Support, Carolina Heredia, this event will feature Latin American and ACF composer awardees in conversation about documenting the shift in experiences through generations. This event will feature ACF McKnight Visiting […]
FREC Learning Community: Based on Book “We’re Not Ok”: Black Faculty Experiences & Higher Education
The East Side Freedom Library and the Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative invite you to this month's FREC Shared Learning Community Circle, Based on Book "We're Not Ok": Black Faculty Experiences and Higher Education. Click this link to join this event on Zoom on February 16th, 2023 at 4:30pm CT. In Fall 2018, there were 1.5 […]
Capital’s Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long 19th Century
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation CAPITAL'S TERRORISTS: KLANSMEN, LAWMEN, AND EMPLOYERS IN THE LONG 19TH CENTURY Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 7 pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. Through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, employers and powerful individuals deployed a variety of tactics to control ordinary […]
The Road Not Taken: Pearl McGill and the Promise of Inclusive Unionism, 1894-1914
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a labor history discussion The Road Not Taken: Pearl McGill and the Promise of Inclusive Unionism, 1894-1914 A conversation with labor historian Dr. Janet Weaver Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 7pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. At the East Side Freedom Library, we like to […]