Lecture/discussion
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui: Play Reading and Discussion (featuring Wendy Knox and Maria Asp)
The East Side Freedom Library, Frank Theatre, and the On Stage Project invite you to The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui: Play Reading and Discussion (featuring Wendy Knox and Maria […]
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" […]
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 […]
Passages of Rebellion
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a discussion of a new novel Passages of Rebellion with author Fran Shor and discussants Bill Tilton, Charlotte Colantti, and Sidney Carlson White Register here to receive the Zoom link You can also watch the discussion live streamed on the ESFL Facebook page and later […]
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 […]
Online Screening + Discussion of “Do The Right Thing” with Trilingua Cinema
Join Trilingua Cinema for a free online screening and discussion of Do The Right Thing. Free Registration: http://bit.ly/right-thing About: Perhaps no other film speaks more directly to our current cultural […]
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 […]
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 American history that we were never taught. In this full-length film, the third in Scott Noble's five film series, stories of the early struggles 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]