Cracked Walnut Poetry Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesFree Cracked Walnut Poetry Workshops are back! First one will be Aug. 7th, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on the lawn of the East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN 55106. Bring about 5 copies of a poem you'd like workshopped and a lawn chair or blanket. (If it rains, we will be allowed […]
Reparations Reading Group: What Can We Learn From Other Cities?
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to join our monthly reading & conversation. Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 6:30-8PM Register here to join this event on Zoom. Earlier this year, the City Council unanimously passed a resolution committing to racial healing through the exploration of reparations for […]
Mindful Self-Compassion Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library has been host to a series of workshops and drop in practice sessions in Mindful Self-Compassion for over 4 years. Beginning among the books as part of a call for mutual aid and support, we moved to an online format during the long months of COVID restrictions. We are now […]
History Revealed: Turning Points
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to our monthly "History Revealed" program featuring Greg Poferl and his memoir, Turning Points: Never Give Up On Anyone, Especially Yourself. Register here to join the event on Zoom or watch it live streamed on ESFL's Facebook page. We are especially excited […]
Labor History Film Discussion: Plutocracy IV
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to join our monthly Labor History Film discussion Plutocracy IV: Gangsters for Capitalism Register here to join this event on Zoom. For the past several months, we have been working our way through Scott Nobles' series of documentary films, produced by Metanoia Films and made available for free […]
Mindful Self-Compassion Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library has been host to a series of workshops and drop in practice sessions in Mindful Self-Compassion for over 4 years. Beginning among the books as part of a call for mutual aid and support, we moved to an online format during the long months of COVID restrictions. We are now […]
Hip Hop Fest
Join WEQY 104.7 fm, Trilingua Cinema, Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center, East Side Freedom Library, and Saint Paul Parks and Rec for an Evening of music, film, food, and fun! What: A Hip Hop Fest Celebrating local DJs, Rappers, Breakers, and Graffiti Artists from across East Side Saint Paul, plus a free movie screening of […]
Mindful Self-Compassion Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library has been host to a series of workshops and drop in practice sessions in Mindful Self-Compassion for over 4 years. Beginning among the books as part of a call for mutual aid and support, we moved to an online format during the long months of COVID restrictions. We are now […]
“Kind of Bill – The Musical Life of Bill Evans”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to “Kind of Bill - The Musical Life of Bill Evans” on our front lawn! Suggested donation of $15. Students and families welcome! Bill Evans was an American jazz pianist and composer whose use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, bloch chords and rhythmically independent, […]
Labor History Film Discussion: The Bisbee Deportation of 1917
Register to join this event on Zoom (this event will not be live streamed to ESFL's Facebook page). Three years ago, the Arizona town of Bisbee marked the 100th anniversary of its darkest day, the day when local authorities rounded up 1200 immigrant miners, loaded them on a train, and shipped them into the desert, where they […]
Mindful Self-Compassion Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library has been host to a series of workshops and drop in practice sessions in Mindful Self-Compassion for over 4 years. Beginning among the books as part of a call for mutual aid and support, we moved to an online format during the long months of COVID restrictions. We are now […]
Book Geek Happy Hour
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesIn person! What are you reading? Would you like to tell people about it? Would you like to find out what other people in our community are reading? This is your chance! We have kept our Book Geek Happy Hour alive remotely for the past 15 months. Now—with proper precautions—we are ready to meet in […]
Mindful Self-Compassion Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library has been host to a series of workshops and drop in practice sessions in Mindful Self-Compassion for over 4 years. Beginning among the books as part of a call for mutual aid and support, we moved to an online format during the long months of COVID restrictions. We are now […]
Eastside Roller Party
Friday, September 10th from 6-10pm at the Phalen Rec Center 1000 E Wheelock Pkwy, St Paul, MN 55106 Join ESFL Housing Justice and Saint Paul Parks for an evening of roller skating, art, food trucks, film and music! Free skate from 6-8pm with DJ Kirk Da Capt'n and stay for a screening of the film […]
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 months, ESFL community members have been watching and discussing Scott Noble's powerful series of documentary films, titled "Plutocracy." In September, we come to the end […]
Cracked Walnut Poetry Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesFree Cracked Walnut Poetry Workshops are back! September 11th, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on the lawn of the East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN 55106. Bring about 5 copies of a poem you’d like workshopped and a lawn chair or blanket. (If it rains, we will be allowed inside.) Any questions? Contact Donna […]
Labor Solidarity Picnic
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesFor more than a hundred and twenty years, American workers have come together in early September to celebrate Labor Day as an expression of unity and solidarity. We need such a celebration now more than ever. The East Side Freedom Library family is putting together music, entertainment, and refreshments, and we want you to join […]
Reparations Reading Group: The Role of Education in the Quest for Reparations
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading group invite you to discuss: The Role of Education in the Quest for Reparations. Register here to join this event on Zoom. Beginning in early 2020, ESFL and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading group have convened a monthly discussion -- based on […]
Mindful Self-Compassion Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library has been host to a series of workshops and drop in practice sessions in Mindful Self-Compassion for over 4 years. Beginning among the books as part of a call for mutual aid and support, we moved to an online format during the long months of COVID restrictions. We are now […]
Book Talk: Brains Explained
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a presentation of Brains Explained, a new book by Alie and Micah Caldwell! Register here to join this event on Zoom or watch it live streamed on ESFL's Facebook page. Curious about how billions of neurons make up your consciousness? How anxiety hijacks your body? Whether AI […]