Book Geek Happy Hour
Starting in January of 2022, we are switching back to meeting virtually on Zoom for our monthly Book Geek meetings. Register here to join this event on Zoom. 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 […]
How can Saint Paul build more housing? A conversation with Sustain Saint Paul
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation on zoning reform in Saint Paul, "How can Saint Paul build more housing? A conversation with Sustain Saint Paul" featuring Luke Hanson from Sustain Saint Paul and ESFL's Housing Justice program. Register here to join this event on Zoom. Saint Paul's shortage of housing has […]
History Day Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesNational History Day Scholars! Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2022 National History Day theme asks you to think about how disagreements and attempts to reach compromise have impacted people, places, ideas, and events in […]
Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation, Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice, with authors Raj Patel and Rupa Marya and participants in the University of Minnesota Public Health Course " Global Health in Local Contexts." Register here to join this event on Zoom or watch it live streamed to ESFL's […]
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 here to join this event on Zoom. What roles has the labor movement played in institutionalizing racial inequities? What roles has the labor movement played […]
History Revealed: We Are Meant to Rise
We Are Meant to Rise with Carolyn Holbrook, David Mura, Suleiman Adan, Marcie Rendon and Kevin Yang History Revealed Series Thursday, January 13, 2021, 7:00 pm In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society Live presentation on Zoom Register in advance for this meeting on Zoom here.After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information […]
History Day Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesNational History Day Scholars! Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2022 National History Day theme asks you to think about how disagreements and attempts to reach compromise have impacted people, places, ideas, and events in […]
Labor History Discussion—Socialism: A Conversation Between the Past and the Present
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our Labor History Discussion Group, "Socialism: A Conversation Between the Past and the Present," featuring JoAnn Wypijewski, former Managing Editor of The Nation magazine. Register here to join this event on Zoom. At the East Side Freedom Library, we do not see history as "a dead body […]
History Revealed: Making Minnesota – Saint Paul
Making Minnesota: The Story of Saint Paul Bill Lindeke History Revealed Series Thursday, January 20, 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, please […]
History Day Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesNational History Day Scholars! Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2022 National History Day theme asks you to think about how disagreements and attempts to reach compromise have impacted people, places, ideas, and events in […]
El Amor, La Cana y el Mar: Love, Sugarcane, and the Sea: A Story of Cuban Exodus 1980
The East Side Freedom Library and CWA Local 7250 invite you to El Amor, La Cana y el Mar: Love, Sugarcane, and the Sea: A Story of Cuban Exodus 1980, a conversation with Hector Capote. Register here to join this event on Zoom or watch it live streamed to ESFL's Facebook page. ESFL has long […]
Renter Voices – Greater East Side Renter Forum
ARE YOU A RENTER IN THE GREATER EAST SIDE? Join East Side Freedom Library and Greater East Side Community Council to make sure the city listens to renters, that renters' voices are heard in development and planning decisions, and to learn about how we can start organizing renters for change. This month’s meeting will be […]
Attitudes on Policing: The Minneapolis 2021 Election and Beyond
*This event has been rescheduled and will now take place on January 27th, 2022* Register here to join this event on Zoom or watch it live streamed to ESFL’s Facebook page. The pandemic has been a monumental time to consider police reform and accountability in the Twin Cities. Minneapolis gained enough momentum to put serious steps […]
History Day Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesNational History Day Scholars! Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2022 National History Day theme asks you to think about how disagreements and attempts to reach compromise have impacted people, places, ideas, and events in […]
Bookstore Workers Organize: Not Just Something to Read About
The East Side Freedom Library and UFCW Locals 1189 and 663 invite you join a conversation, Bookstore Workers Organize: Not Just Something to Read About. Register here to join this event on Zoom. The past year saw significant developments in the labor movement—strikes to eliminate two-tier systems, raise wages, and improve safety precautions; local political […]
Black Labor in Richmond
Black Labor in Richmond Tuesday, February 1, 2022 6 PM Use this link to join on Zoom. For 150 years, Richmond's place in history has been as "the capital of the Confederacy." But this label hides a rich and complex history, a history that, when placed in conversation with the present, can provide insight, inspiration, […]
Racial Homeownership Gap Update
Register here to join this event on Zoom. In 2019, the East Side Freedom Library partnered with ABC Reality, Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services, the Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing, Payne Phalen District Council and others to host a summer of programming focused on the racial disparities among homeownership in the Twin Cities. One […]
History Day Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesNational History Day Scholars! Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2022 National History Day theme asks you to think about how disagreements and attempts to reach compromise have impacted people, places, ideas, and events in […]
Book Geek Happy Hour
Starting in January of 2022, we are switching back to meeting virtually on Zoom for our monthly Book Geek meetings. Register here to join this event on Zoom. 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 […]
Evictions Update February 2022
Register here to join this event on Zoom. It has been several months since the eviction moratorium has ended both here in Minnesota and across the country. What is the state of affairs surrounding evictions now that they have resumed? Has it been the slow wave we predicted? Join Housing Justice Center attorneys Lawrence McDonough […]