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Passing Strange (Community Discussion)
Passing Strange (Community Discussion)
This event is co-hosted by On Stage. Use this link to join this event on Zoom. Join us for a stimulating theater discussion led by local theater educators Austene Van (Director of the play), Ansa Akyea, and Sun Mee Chomet about Passing Strange, a play that Yellow Tree Theatre and New Dawn Theatre will be […]
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Labor History in the Making: What’s Happening at Amazon and Starbucks
Labor History in the Making: What’s Happening at Amazon and Starbucks
Register here to join this event on Zoom. The past month has seen extraordinary developments in labor organizing, as workers at Amazon warehouses and Starbucks coffee shops have organized in a series of workplaces, with more unfolding as we watch. Is this a new chapter in labor history? Does this suggest significant changes in the […]
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Reparations Legislative Advisory Committee Virtual Community Sessions
Reparations Legislative Advisory Committee Virtual Community Sessions
The East Side Freedom Library and the City's Reparations Legislative Advisory Committee invite you to a community conversation about the work of this committee. There are two upcoming sessions: Thursday, April 7, 2022, 5pm - 6pm Friday, April 29, 2022, noon - 1pm Register here to join one or both of these conversations on Zoom. […]
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Book Geek Happy Hour
Book Geek Happy Hour
Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? Read on your own starting at 4pm and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Register here to join this event on Zoom. After registering, you will be sent the Zoom link and […]
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History Revealed: Geographies of the Ramsey County Poor Farm, from Minnesota Territory to the New Deal
History Revealed: Geographies of the Ramsey County Poor Farm, from Minnesota Territory to the New Deal
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to History Revealed: Geographies of the Ramsey County Poor Farm, from Minnesota Territory to the New Deal, a special presentation by Macalester College Geography students. Register here to join this event on Zoom. Poor farms were government-run homes for poor and vulnerable […]
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Power Despite Precarity: Strategies for the Contingent Faculty Movement in Higher Education
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 […]
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FREC Learning Community: “Recognizing and Dismantling Anti-Blackness and Racism”
FREC Learning Community: “Recognizing and Dismantling Anti-Blackness and Racism”
The Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative and the East Side Freedom Library invite you to FREC Learning Community: “Recognizing and Dismantling Anti-Blackness and Racism" with Sangay Taythi, co-founder of Tibetans for Black Lives. The link to join on Zoom will be available on this page on May 19th at 4:30pm CT. FREC’s shared learning is a […]
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Brownbody’s Tracing Sacred Steps: Talk to the Artists
Brownbody’s Tracing Sacred Steps: Talk to the Artists
THIS 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, […]
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Art and Activism: A Conversation Between Keith Christensen and Mike Alewitz
Art and Activism: A Conversation Between Keith Christensen and Mike Alewitz
Register here to join this event on Zoom. After registering, you will receive the link to join. Since our founding in 2014, the East Side Freedom Library has centered art as a means of story-telling, education, and building solidarity. We have long been inspired by the work of Mike Alewitz and Keith Christensen, two visual […]
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Book Geek Happy Hour
Book Geek Happy Hour
Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? Read on your own starting at 4pm and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Register here to join this event on Zoom. After registering, you will be sent the Zoom link and […]