This 1973 dramatic film, made by renowned director Vittoria De Sica, comes from a story based on the premise that “sickness is the vacation of the poor.”  Clara, a factory worker trapped by her life off as well as on the job, collapses with a lung disease which lands her in a sanatorium in the […]

David Parker will show photographs of diamond miners in Sierra Leone. Dr. Parker just returned from a two-week trip to where he was photographing diamond mines in Tikonko and Kona districts, Sierra Leone. Dr. Parker will also present work from his two week stay in a remote village. David Parker is an occupational epidemiologist who […]

David Parker will show photographs of diamond miners in Sierra Leone. Dr. Parker just returned from a two-week trip to where he was photographing diamond mines in Tikonko and Kona districts, Sierra Leone. Dr. Parker will also present work from his two week stay in a remote village. David Parker is an occupational epidemiologist who […]

Presented by Suzanne Al-Kayali,  Director, Women Against Military Madness Modern military power has ignited real and virtual changes as nations make war and soldiers perceive themselves as warriors. The role of the soldier has changed with the evolution of technologies, such as drones. Is the hyper-masculine "be-all-you-can-be" soldier being replaced? Suzanne will discuss the role of […]

Presented by Suzanne Al-Kayali,  Director, Women Against Military Madness Modern military power has ignited real and virtual changes as nations make war and soldiers perceive themselves as warriors. The role of the soldier has changed with the evolution of technologies, such as drones. Is the hyper-masculine "be-all-you-can-be" soldier being replaced? Suzanne will discuss the role of […]

Climate change is our opportunity to put our house in order - starting with food and water. We need to place the right to food and water at the center of local economies-where it belongs. We need to restore health to ecosystems. Communities need to be climate -ready. The Community Food & Water and Farm […]

Climate change is our opportunity to put our house in order - starting with food and water. We need to place the right to food and water at the center of local economies-where it belongs. We need to restore health to ecosystems. Communities need to be climate -ready. The Community Food & Water and Farm […]

Bring your kids and join us for “Kids Rising”, a children’s Story Hour with a social justice focus, with readers Jen Roba and Sean Morgan. Readings will be every first and third Saturday mornings of the month 10:30 – 11:30. May readings will be on the 6th and 20th. Our mission is to agitate the […]

Bring your kids and join us for “Kids Rising”, a children’s Story Hour with a social justice focus, with readers Jen Roba and Sean Morgan. Readings will be every first and third Saturday mornings of the month 10:30 – 11:30. May readings will be on the 6th and 20th. Our mission is to agitate the […]

Join two of the Twin Cities most creative percussionists as they join for an evening of improvisational music and conversation with each other and with us.  Davu Seru and Marc Anderson have been sonic innovators and organic intellectuals in our community for many years.  They see making music as a challenge -- and model -- […]

Join two of the Twin Cities most creative percussionists as they join for an evening of improvisational music and conversation with each other and with us.  Davu Seru and Marc Anderson have been sonic innovators and organic intellectuals in our community for many years.  They see making music as a challenge -- and model -- […]

Have a talent to share? Do you have East Side pride? Join this safe space for all ages and talents! Come express yourself at the East Side Pride Open Mic: comedy, poetry, song, dance, music, and anything else you can think of! More details coming soon. Our mission is to create a safe space for […]

Have a talent to share? Do you have East Side pride? Join this safe space for all ages and talents! Come express yourself at the East Side Pride Open Mic: comedy, poetry, song, dance, music, and anything else you can think of! More details coming soon. Our mission is to create a safe space for […]

Join us and author Norah Murphy for a reading from her book: “WHITE BIRCH, RED HAWTHORN: A MEMOIR”. About the book: Nora Murphy tells the story of her ancestors’ maple grove that, long before the Irish arrived, was home to three Native tribes: the Dakota, Ojibwe, and Ho-Chunk. That her dispossessed ancestors’ homestead was built […]

Join us and author Norah Murphy for a reading from her book: “WHITE BIRCH, RED HAWTHORN: A MEMOIR”. About the book: Nora Murphy tells the story of her ancestors’ maple grove that, long before the Irish arrived, was home to three Native tribes: the Dakota, Ojibwe, and Ho-Chunk. That her dispossessed ancestors’ homestead was built […]