Learning From the Past, Fighting for the Future: Tom O’Connell Talks With Shannon Smith, Doug Rossinow, and Jeff Kolnick
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to the final monthly conversation of 2020. Monday, December 28, 2020, 7pm This event will premiere on ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel. Throughout 2020, activist scholar Tom O’Connell has anchored conversations which have sought to envision and shape the future through engagement with the past. […]
Mindful Self-Compassion (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library invites you to explore workshops in “Mindful Self-Compassion” with Patricia Enstad. Eastsider Patricia Enstad, a licensed social worker and teacher, will provide a lively introduction to the practices of Mindful Self-Compassion. She writes: “As we consider the important tasks that lie ahead, we will need to support our action with compassion […]
Book Geek Happy Hour
Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? East Side Freedom Library is holding its monthly Happy Hour via Zoom. Join us at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Register here for the Zoom invitation. Click "Going" and share on Facebook!
Mindful Self-Compassion (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library invites you to explore workshops in “Mindful Self-Compassion” with Patricia Enstad. Eastsider Patricia Enstad, a licensed social worker and teacher, will provide a lively introduction to the practices of Mindful Self-Compassion. She writes: “As we consider the important tasks that lie ahead, we will need to support our action with compassion […]
History Revealed: Kao Kalia Yang and Somewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to our monthly “History Revealed” program, featuring Kao Kalia Yang Somewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir Thursday, January 7, 2021, 7pm This is a live Zoom event that will also be live streamed to ESFL’s Facebook page […]
Labor History Film: The Willmar 8
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our monthly Labor History Film This event will premiere on ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel This month, we invite you to join us for a deep dive into women workers’ organizing in the 1970s. At our monthly Labor History Reading Group on Tuesday evening, […]
National History Day “Zoom Room”
This event will occur weekly on Saturdays from December 12th through April 24th The East Side Freedom Library is offering a National History Day “Zoom Room” where experienced mentors will provide guidance and access to resources for students engaged in History Day projects. We encourage students to make initial contacts with us by email at […]
Reparations Reading Group: The Historical Roots of Racism in Minnesota
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to the January 2021 gathering of the Reparations Reading Group The Historical Roots of Racism in Minnesota A Conversation Featuring Dr. Christopher Lehman St. Cloud State University Professor and Author of Slavery's Reach Register for the Zoom link here The […]
Mindful Self-Compassion (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library invites you to explore workshops in “Mindful Self-Compassion” with Patricia Enstad. Eastsider Patricia Enstad, a licensed social worker and teacher, will provide a lively introduction to the practices of Mindful Self-Compassion. She writes: “As we consider the important tasks that lie ahead, we will need to support our action with compassion […]
Prying Open Healthcare: Why We Revolt Discussion with author Victor Montori
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThursday, January 14 @ 7 p.m. Join the East Side Freedom Library live on Facebook for a discussion with Victor Montori on his book on the politics of the healthcare industry, Why We Revolt: A Patient Revolution for Careful and Kind Care. If you would like to view the event live on Zoom, […]
National History Day “Zoom Room”
This event will occur weekly on Saturdays from December 12th through April 24th The East Side Freedom Library is offering a National History Day “Zoom Room” where experienced mentors will provide guidance and access to resources for students engaged in History Day projects. We encourage students to make initial contacts with us by email at […]
The Freedom Struggle is a Labor Struggle
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to join us in commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr,. Day by discussing The Freedom Struggle is a Labor Struggle. Register here for this event to receive the Zoom link. The events of the last year have pushed us to consider the intersections between race, class, gender, nationality, […]
Labor History Reading Group: 9to5: Women Workers Organize Themselves in the 1970s
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to the January meeting of our Labor History Reading Group 9to5: Women Workers Organize Themselves in the 1970s Register to receive the Zoom link here We are starting our 2021 engagement with labor history with a double-barreled exploration of women workers’ organizing in the 1970s. On Friday evening, […]
Mindful Self-Compassion (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library invites you to explore workshops in “Mindful Self-Compassion” with Patricia Enstad. Eastsider Patricia Enstad, a licensed social worker and teacher, will provide a lively introduction to the practices of Mindful Self-Compassion. She writes: “As we consider the important tasks that lie ahead, we will need to support our action with compassion […]
National History Day “Zoom Room”
This event will occur weekly on Saturdays from December 12th through April 24th The East Side Freedom Library is offering a National History Day “Zoom Room” where experienced mentors will provide guidance and access to resources for students engaged in History Day projects. We encourage students to make initial contacts with us by email at […]
Book Talk: Oromo Witness by Abdul Dire
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation with Abdul Dire about his new book Oromo Witness: From Ethiopia to Minnesota, one man's struggle for his people, for his family, and for his freedom This event will premiere on ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel Join ESFL’s Co-Executive Director Peter Rachleff […]
Mindful Self-Compassion (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library invites you to explore workshops in “Mindful Self-Compassion” with Patricia Enstad. Eastsider Patricia Enstad, a licensed social worker and teacher, will provide a lively introduction to the practices of Mindful Self-Compassion. She writes: “As we consider the important tasks that lie ahead, we will need to support our action with compassion […]
National History Day “Zoom Room”
This event will occur weekly on Saturdays from December 12th through April 24th The East Side Freedom Library is offering a National History Day “Zoom Room” where experienced mentors will provide guidance and access to resources for students engaged in History Day projects. We encourage students to make initial contacts with us by email at […]
Gaza, BDS and Justice for Palestine
Dr. Haidar Eid Dr. Haidar Eid will give an introductory background on the situation in Gaza, focusing on the horror of the blockade and the three wars of aggression 2009, 2012, and 2014. He will then discuss the necessity of international intervention in the form of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions as the most […]
Mindful Self-Compassion (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library invites you to explore workshops in “Mindful Self-Compassion” with Patricia Enstad. Eastsider Patricia Enstad, a licensed social worker and teacher, will provide a lively introduction to the practices of Mindful Self-Compassion. She writes: “As we consider the important tasks that lie ahead, we will need to support our action with compassion […]