History Revealed: Turnout: Making Minnesota the State That Votes
This event will be a live presentation on Zoom. Register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The presentation will be recorded. Please note that registration emails will be shared to Ramsey County Historical Society and the East Side Freedom Library. If you do not wish to […]
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!
Reparations Reading Group
Please register here to receive the Zoom link Last month's Reparations Reading Group conversation focused on the first phase of the Civil Rights Movement, from the March on Washington Movement of WWII to the initial struggles for the integration of public transportation and education. Participants expressed interest in exploring the ways that the breakthrough legislation […]
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 […]
Essential Workers: The Art of Making the Invisible Visible
A Conversation with Carolyn Sue Olson A central mechanism of our dominant culture in the United States has been rendering workers and work invisible. As the old saying goes, “we don’t want to know how sausage is made.” But, as the labor anthem “Solidarity Forever” reminds us, “without these hands not a single […]
2nd Annual East Side Housing Summit
East Side Housing Justice and Twin Cities Public Television are excited to invite you to the Second Annual Housing Summit on Thursday, December 10, from 6 to 8:30pm. We've partnered with the Million Artist Movement to host this event and we're confident we will be able to have a great conversation despite not […]
Labor History Film: Ghosts of Amistad
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our December Labor History Film Screening: The Ghosts of Amistad with an introductory conversation with historian Marcus Rediker This event will premiere on ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel The uprising this past summer against institutional racism raised debate and action about historical monuments and […]
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 […]
Passages of Rebellion
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a discussion of a new novel Passages of Rebellion with author Fran Shor and discussants Bill Tilton, Charlotte Colantti, and […]
Labor History Reading Group: “The Poetics of History From Below”
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our December Labor History Reading Group, a conversation with historian Marcus Rediker (University of Pittsburgh): "The Poetics of History From Below." Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 at 7PM You must register here to receive the Zoom invitation. Marcus Rediker has been a significant voice in labor history for […]
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 […]
WEBE Gullah/Geechee: A Story Map Project
Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 7pm Presented by University of Minnesota graduate students in Geography and Professors Queen Quet and Kate Derickson This event will premiere on ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel In April 2018, a packed house heard Queen Quet, the elected chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee nation, present “Free to Be Who […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]