Book Geek Happy Hour(s)
ARE YOU THIRSTING FOR SOME TIME TO READ AND A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE READING? The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our Book Geek Happy Hour(s) Sunday, March 1st, 4 to 6PM Please join your friends, neighbors, collaborators, and, of course, Orso, the Library Dog Bring a book or find a book […]
A Six Session Course: Immigration and the Making of St. Paul
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Public Schools Adult and Community Education Program invite you to participate in this learning opportunity Wednesdays, 6-8PM, March 4th - April 8th Explore the role of immigrants in the making and remaking of Saint Paul. We will cover the 1840's through current times touching first on: […]
History Revealed: She Voted
Thursday, March 5, 2020, 7pm Help us celebrate Women’s History Month with a preview of the in-progress Minnesota History Center exhibit. Learn what is in the works and have an opportunity to voice your own thoughts. On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution—upholding women's right to vote—was signed into law. A […]
Mindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom is an ongoing workshop series hosted by the East Side Freedom Library. Join us Fridays 9-10AM. The workshop will be led by Marc Anderson, a widely respected teacher of meditation. This gathering is open to everyone; no previous meditation experience is necessary. The sessions are drop in and offered on […]
Breaking Barriers: History Day Learning Center Workshops
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesHistory Day is a priority for us at the East Side Freedom Library. Our rich collections are organized around labor, immigration, African American, and social justice movement history and include not just historical studies but also poetry, fiction, visual art, drama, music, film, and autobiographies in these areas. We have more than 20,000 books in […]
Teach In: Iran—What Americans Need to Know
Sunday, March 8, 2020, 1-3pm *Rescheduled from February 9 The United States has come dangerously close to war with Iran, but most Americans can't locate Iran on a map. This two-hour program combines a slide show presentation of photos by recent visitors from Minnesota to Iran with presentations by academic experts. A panel discussion and […]
A Six Session Course: Immigration and the Making of St. Paul
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Public Schools Adult and Community Education Program invite you to participate in this learning opportunity Wednesdays, 6-8PM, March 4th - April 8th Explore the role of immigrants in the making and remaking of Saint Paul. We will cover the 1840's through current times touching first on: […]
From the Monkey Mountains: Listening Parties with The Bakken Trio and Z Puppets Rosenschnoz
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe Bakken Trio is teaming up with the highly-acclaimed puppetry ensemble Z Puppets Rosenschnoz to invite you to experience live classical music through new ears and eyes. At each of these free events at the East Side Freedom Library, the artists will lead "visual listening" drawing activities for audiences to explore one movement of From the Monkey Mountains by Czech composer and […]
Mindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom is an ongoing workshop series hosted by the East Side Freedom Library. Join us Fridays 9-10AM. The workshop will be led by Marc Anderson, a widely respected teacher of meditation. This gathering is open to everyone; no previous meditation experience is necessary. The sessions are drop in and offered on […]
Cracked Walnut Literary Workshops
Cracked Walnut will host four literary workshops March-June 2020, second Saturday of each month, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Just bring one poem to share with the group who then offer constructive critiques in a round robin fashion. Bring copies for the group, usually at least six copies. The workshops are gratis but donations are […]
Breaking Barriers: History Day Learning Center Workshops
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesHistory Day is a priority for us at the East Side Freedom Library. Our rich collections are organized around labor, immigration, African American, and social justice movement history and include not just historical studies but also poetry, fiction, visual art, drama, music, film, and autobiographies in these areas. We have more than 20,000 books in […]
Reading “Capital”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the East Side Study Collective invite you to participate in reading Capital, a reading and discussion process over four months. February – May 2020 In a rapidly heating world beset with resurgent ethno-nationalisms and right-wing authoritarianism, ever-continuing settler colonial projects of elimination, and the “bad infinity” of endless capital expansion where […]
The Saint Paul Recovery Act Reparations Book Group
We will meet on the third Tuesday evenings of each month, 6:30-8PM We will start with the classic text The Debt. Copies of the book will be available at Subtext Bookstore, 6 West Fifth Street, downtown St. Paul. The St. Paul City Council is considering a "Recovery Act," to promote equity and racial justice. Grassroots […]
A Six Session Course: Immigration and the Making of St. Paul
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Public Schools Adult and Community Education Program invite you to participate in this learning opportunity Wednesdays, 6-8PM, March 4th - April 8th Explore the role of immigrants in the making and remaking of Saint Paul. We will cover the 1840's through current times touching first on: […]
Mindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom is an ongoing workshop series hosted by the East Side Freedom Library. Join us Fridays 9-10AM. The workshop will be led by Marc Anderson, a widely respected teacher of meditation. This gathering is open to everyone; no previous meditation experience is necessary. The sessions are drop in and offered on […]
Mindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom is an ongoing workshop series hosted by the East Side Freedom Library. Join us Fridays 9-10AM. The workshop will be led by Marc Anderson, a widely respected teacher of meditation. This gathering is open to everyone; no previous meditation experience is necessary. The sessions are drop in and offered on […]
Mindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom is an ongoing workshop series hosted by the East Side Freedom Library. Join us Fridays 9-10AM. The workshop will be led by Marc Anderson, a widely respected teacher of meditation. This gathering is open to everyone; no previous meditation experience is necessary. The sessions are drop in and offered on […]
Mindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom is an ongoing workshop series hosted by the East Side Freedom Library. Join us Fridays 9-10AM. The workshop will be led by Marc Anderson, a widely respected teacher of meditation. This gathering is open to everyone; no previous meditation experience is necessary. The sessions are drop in and offered on […]
Zoom: Reading Marx’s Capital
ZoomWe will resume our Capital reading group on Saturday, April 11 from 10-12ish via online meeting. This would serve as our second meeting (given that we cancelled our March session), and we would cover chapters 10-15 (sections 1-5; i.e., the first half of ch. 15) as we had planned. Newcomers are welcome! Please email [email protected] […]
Mindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom is an ongoing workshop series hosted by the East Side Freedom Library. Join us Fridays 9-10AM. The workshop will be led by Marc Anderson, a widely respected teacher of meditation. This gathering is open to everyone; no previous meditation experience is necessary. The sessions are drop in and offered on […]