Virtual
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 […]
How to Form a Tenants Association
Register here to join the event on Zoom. Join Homeline and East Side Housing Justice for an introduction to forming tenants associations. Tenants associations or unions are integral in advancing the rights of renters. In this conversation, we ask what are tenants unions? How are they beneficial to renters and what are the steps necessary […]
History Revealed: Tikkun Olam
Tikkun Olam: Jewish Women Serving Their St. Paul Community with Kate Dietrick, Gabrielle Horner, and Janet Kampf History Revealed Series Thursday, March 17, 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 […]
El Golpe: US Labor, the CIA, and the Coup at Ford in Mexico
The East Side Freedom Library and the Solidarity Committee of the Americas invite you to a conversation about the new book, El Golpe: US Labor, the CIA, and the Coup at Ford in Mexico, with author Rob McKenzie. Register here to join this event on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing […]
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 in […]
An Introduction to Homeownership
Register here to join this event on Zoom! Entering homeownership can feel overwhelming and difficult to navigate. Beyond the navigational aspects of homeownership, race and class pose barriers to entry. As we know, Minnesota has one of the nation's largest racial homeownership gaps. Join East Side Housing Justice in conversation with Bill Gray from the […]
Whiteness in Plain View: A History of Racial Exclusion in Minnesota
The East Side Freedom Library, the Minnesota Historical Society Press, and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to the launch of Whiteness in Plain View: A History of Racial Exclusion in Minnesota with author Chad Montrie. Register here to join on Zoom. This event will also be live-streamed to […]
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. […]
Class Struggle Unionism
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a discussion of Class Struggle Unionism with author Joe Burns and a panel of labor activists. Register here to join on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link. This event will also be live-streamed to ESFL’s Facebook page. For those who […]
Restorative Justice Archeology in the Heart of Black Wall Street
Register here to join on Zoom. Last year, 2021 marked 100 years since the 1921 Attack on Greenwood destroyed what was commonly known as Black Wall Street, one of the most prosperous Black communities in the early twentieth century. In the wake of renewed public interest in this story the nation is fixated on unearthing […]
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 discussion led by the creative artists of the play Atacama. Playwright, Augusto Federico Amador; director and actor, Lara Trujillo; actor Pedro Bayon and associate director […]
On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women’s Epic Fight to Build a Union
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a discussion of On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union with author Daisy Pitkin and a panel of labor activists. Register here to join on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom […]
History Revealed: Invisible Warriors
Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II with Gregory S. Cooke and Jeremiah Ellis History Revealed Series Thursday, April 14, 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 […]
Decolonization For Our Time: Israel/Palestine In The 21st Century With Ilan Pappé
Register here to join this event on Zoom Historian, social activist, and Israeli iconoclast Ilan Pappé was born six years after Israel’s 1948 “war of independence,” during which at least 700,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes and an unknown number lost their lives. Professor Ilan Pappé contends that those expulsions were a planned and […]
Shared Learning Community Circle
The Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative (FREC) in collaboration with the East Side Freedom Library (ESFL) sponsor the monthly “Shared Learning Community Circle” to build relationships, exchange ideas, and share resources on diverse topics and themes. FREC is a 13 year old collaborative of individuals and organizations working towards just, equitable and antiracist communities throughout Minnesota, […]
History Revealed: Working to Assimilate
Working to Assimilate: Irish Immigrants and Employment with Jane Kennedy History Revealed Series Thursday, April 21, 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]