Stories for (Little) People
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis new program is geared toward young people of preschool and early elementary grades. Kate Derickson, assisted by Harry Potter and Orso the Library dog, will read books that feature all kinds of families and children and people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Kate teaches in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies […]
Online STAR-Lite Training: Learning Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience in a Single Day
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesWednesday, May 27, 2020, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Click here for more information and to register. STAR-Lite Training Facilitators: Donna Minter, PhD, LP Certified STAR Trainer, USA and International Experience Neuropsychologist, Clinical Psychologist, and Forensic Psychology Examiner Founder and Executive Director, Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute Crixell Shell, MS STAR Trainer and Assistant Executive Director, […]
Spooky Stories to Scare the COVID-19 Away feat. Ka Vang
SERIES DESCRIPTION Lao American artist Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay and the East Side Freedom Library brings you the SPOOKY STORIES TO SCARE THE COVID-19 AWAY, a 6-video series! To kick off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we are bringing you ghoulish tales from the Asian diaspora told by six APIA artists 신 선 영 […]
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 […]
Virtual Event: Shannon Watts for “Fight Like a Mother”
Join SubText Books and East Side Freedom Library for a virtual event with Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, on Friday, May 29th at 7:00pm. Watts will read and discuss her book, Fight Like a Mother. ***This is a ticketed event. Each ticket is $10, and a portion of ticket sales will be donated […]
Stories for (Little) People
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis new program is geared toward young people of preschool and early elementary grades. Kate Derickson, assisted by Harry Potter and Orso the Library dog, will read books that feature all kinds of families and children and people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Kate teaches in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies […]
History Revealed: Grocery Activism
East Side Freedom Library, Ramsey County Historical Society, and University of Minnesota Press invite you to the next session of “History Revealed” Grocery Activism: The Radical History of Food Cooperatives in Minnesota A conversation with author Craig Upright, Associate Professor of Sociology, Winona State University Thursday, June 4, 2020, 7pm Grocery Activism looks back to […]
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 […]
Virtual Storytelling Series: Long Ago—Week #1: Somali Week featuring model and philanthropist Sabrina Dhowre Elba
Abla Elmi & Elmi House Productions present the Virtual Storytelling Series: Long Ago Week #1: Somali Week featuring model and philanthropist Sabrina Dhowre Elba Long Ago: An EHP x ESFL Virtual Storytime Series for Young and not-so-young People Program Info: Join Elmi House Productions and the East Side Freedom Library LIVE as we […]
Stories for (Little) People
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis new program is geared toward young people of preschool and early elementary grades. Kate Derickson, assisted by Harry Potter and Orso the Library dog, will read books that feature all kinds of families and children and people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Kate teaches in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies […]
Zoom: Marx’s “Capital” Reading Group
For the June 6th meeting, we will cover chapter 25 through the end. To receive the link to the Zoom, please email [email protected]. This group is open to new participants at all times. Click "Going" and share on Facebook!
Book Geek Happy Hour(s)
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. Email us at [email protected] to RSVP and get the link to the Zoom conversation. Click "Going" and […]
Afro-Asian Enchantment
Join a conversation between Emma Sapong, an award-winning Liberian American journalist and writer, and Yuichiro Onishi. The Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) is collaborating with the East Side Freedom Library (ESFL). This conversation will be posted on ESFL’s Facebook page on June 9, 2020 at 7:00pm. It will be archived on the ESFL […]
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 […]
Stories for (Little) People
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis new program is geared toward young people of preschool and early elementary grades. Kate Derickson, assisted by Harry Potter and Orso the Library dog, will read books that feature all kinds of families and children and people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Kate teaches in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies […]
How Slavery Became America’s First Big Business
Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 6:30-8:00pm via Zoom Protests and activism have put a spotlight on racism in the United States. An historical perspective can help us understand how things got to be the way are, and it can help us inform our visions of social change.This month, join us in discussing this interview with historian Edward […]
Emancipated Minds Book Drive
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesDonations drive for our youth! Donations in the form of cash, books, toys, clothes, and other applicable necessities for youth ages 0-19 are welcome Cash donations can be sent to: Cash App: $atlese Venmo: atlese-robinson Please note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, please do not donate used clothes, toys, books, or other items Questions about physical […]
Stories for (Little) People
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis new program is geared toward young people of preschool and early elementary grades. Kate Derickson, assisted by Harry Potter and Orso the Library dog, will read books that feature all kinds of families and children and people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Kate teaches in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies […]
Labor History Reading Group
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to the first meeting of our Labor History Reading Group: The Philadelphia Labor Movement & the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 7pm At the suggestion of our Labor Advisory Committee, ESFL is introducing a monthly Labor History Reading Group. We will read articles which […]
“An Unprovoked, Aggressive and Most Savage War” The Seizure of Indigenous Lands
Maps are essential to how historical narratives are told. Traditional cartographic conventions either erase the territorial holdings of Indigenous nations or superimpose the boundaries of modern American states over the historical maps, making the presence of the United States seem like an inevitability. This series of eight anticolonial maps seeks to complicate discussion […]