Screening and Q&A: “Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lending”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSponsored by MN for Warren Monday, October 21, 2019, 7pm When Hurricane Katrina ravaged America's Gulf Coast, it laid bare an uncomfortable reality—America is not only far from the world's wealthiest nation; it is crumbling beneath a staggering burden of individual and government debt. Maxed Out takes us on a journey deep inside the American […]
Ranked Choice Voting Education
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesDO YOU UNDERSTAND RANKED CHOICE VOTING? WHAT WILL IT MEAN IN THIS ELECTION? HOW CAN YOU USE IT? The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a workshop on Ranked Choice Voting Education Presented by Mai Yee Chang, Community Organizer with FairVoteMN Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019, 5PM FairVote Minnesota is a nonprofit, nonpartisan grassroots organization that […]
Mindful Self-Compassion (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesEast 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 […]
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 Community and Adult Education Program of the St. Paul Public Schools invite you to participate in this learning opportunity. Explore the role of immigrants in the making and remaking of St. Paul. We will begin in the 1840s and conclude with the present: including Irish and German immigrants' […]
Screening and Discussion: “When Justice Isn’t Just”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesCome join your local community for the Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute's monthly Peacebuilding Film Series! This event is free and open to the public. This Month's Feature Film: "When Justice Isn't Just" Directed by Oscar-nominee David Massey, this dynamic documentary explores why so many unarmed people of color have been shot and killed by police […]
All Hail the Algorithm?
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to a special program with the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota Dr. Virginia Eubanks Fall 2019 Winton Cornerstone Scholar in the College of Liberal Arts All Hail the Algorithm? Thursday, October 24, 2019, 7pm What are algorithms? Can this invisible code be trusted? Are […]
Logan’s Law Advocate’s Meeting
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSaturday, October 26th, 2019, 10am-12pm We will gather together to talk about our legislative mission for Logan's Law! We are excited to come together and use all of our resources to ensure this bill gets passed! Please let us know if you are able to make it so we can reserve a room to hold […]
Ethiopia’s Multinational Federation in Light of the Philosophy of “Medemer”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesBarely a week after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the launch of a new book, Medemer, which presents his philosophy of government. Published simultaneously in three languages—Amharic, English and his mother tongue Afan Oromo—the title is being translated as "synergy." According to a report by state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporation, the […]
Connecting Communication for Hmong Women (Half-day workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesHow do we honor and belong fully to our families and communities while also honoring and belonging fully to ourselves? Sunday, October 27 from 1 - 5 p.m. $25 per person To register, contact Bea at [email protected] or 651-387-8440 Connecting Communication, aka Nonviolent Communication, is a practical model for moving from blame and judgment to […]
Naye Strunes Klezmer Ensemble Presents “The Garden of the Righteous”
Sunday, October 27th, 3pm Naye Strunes is a Klezmer Quartet led by Judith Eisner. Naye Strunes means New Strings in Yiddish. They perform traditional and original Klezmer music for various events and venues. Currently the group is performing a fundraising program for Doctor's Without Borders titled “Garden of the Righteous.” Although a quartet the ensemble has five members: […]
Mindful Self-Compassion (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesEast 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 […]
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 Community and Adult Education Program of the St. Paul Public Schools invite you to participate in this learning opportunity. Explore the role of immigrants in the making and remaking of St. Paul. We will begin in the 1840s and conclude with the present: including Irish and German immigrants' […]
How Did Our Political Culture Get Here?
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSaturday, November 2, 2019, 1PM As we look ahead to the presidential election a year from now, many of us wonder: how did we get here? Two historians skilled in the art of generating a conversation between the past and the present will help us consider answers to this question. Elaine Tyler May's work explores […]
Book Geek Happy Hour(s)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesARE 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, November 3rd, 4 to 6PM Please join your friends, neighbors, collaborators, and, of course, Orso, the Library Dog Bring a book or find a book […]
From Precious Knowledge to Political Action: Continuing the Struggle for Ethnic Studies
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMonday, November 4th, 5-8pm Dr. Curtis Acosta was a high school teacher for nearly 20 years in Tucson, where he developed and taught Chicanx/Latinx Literature classes for the renowned Mexican American Studies program in the Tucson Unified School District. Curtis was featured in the documentary Precious Knowledge. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Language […]
Collaborating with ESFL in Events, Media, & Community Engagement
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesAre you interested in collaborating with us on events and community activities? Please join us in deepening our programming through participating and taking leadership in any of the following projects: Event Promotion & Evaluation 1. Greeting event attendees 2. Assisting with sign-ins 3. Collecting event surveys 4. Recording Library events 5. Editing podcasts Media 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 Community and Adult Education Program of the St. Paul Public Schools invite you to participate in this learning opportunity. Explore the role of immigrants in the making and remaking of St. Paul. We will begin in the 1840s and conclude with the present: including Irish and German immigrants' […]
Collaborating with ESFL in Events, Media, & Community Engagement
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesAre you interested in collaborating with us on events and community activities? Please join us in deepening our programming through participating and taking leadership in any of the following projects: Event Promotion & Evaluation 1. Greeting event attendees 2. Assisting with sign-ins 3. Collecting event surveys 4. Recording Library events 5. Editing podcasts Media and […]
History Revealed: Relentless Business of Treaties with Author Martin Case
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesNovember 7th, 2019, 7:00pm - 8:30pm The story of “western expansion” is a familiar one: US government agents, through duplicity and force, persuaded Native Americans to sign treaties that gave away their rights to the land. But this framing, argues Martin Case, hides a deeper story. Land cession treaties were essentially the act of supplanting […]
Contempt
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe Contempt Project is a continuation of American Studies: Specific Voices/Public Domain, begun as an exhibition in 1992, and continuing through a series of performances based on authentic recordings of significant historical, political, and cultural value. Contempt uses transcripts and recording of courtroom confrontations surrounding the 1969-70 trial of the Chicago 8/7 for conspiracy to […]