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 […]
School’s No Place for Kids
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSaturday, November 9th, 2019, 10am-12pm Join Speaking Out for a performance and workshop at ESFL. School’s No Place for Kids is a short play about how a spirited child and a by-the-book teacher find their way to the classroom from different places. The show will be followed by time to imagine what education should look […]
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 […]
Community Journalism: Training & Discussion
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin us for a Journalism of Color training, learning how to use journalism as a tool for building community power and to report on social change work. Journalism of Color emphasizes: Disrupting traditional narratives about historically-marginalized communities and systems of oppression Elevating the voices and experiences of historically-marginalized communities Writing for and by historically-marginalized communities […]
The Work of the Karen Weavers’ Circle
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSaturday, November 9, 2019, 3 - 6PM The Karen Weavers' Circle was created by women who wanted to revive, maintain, and pass on traditional weaving. They weave together weekly and teach their folk art to youth in St. Paul and Roseville public schools. This exhibition will showcase traditional pieces and demonstrate the weaving process. Pieces […]
Challenges and Prospects of the Democratization Process in Ethiopia
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSunday, November 10th, 11am-1pm The Twin Cities is home to many communities—Oromo, Eritrean, Amharic, Somali—whose roots lay in the Horn of Africa. For decades, this region has been a site of political upheaval. Ethnic and religious minorities have faced particular challenges, as have political activists who have sought to create progressive change. One consequence of […]
East Side’s First Housing Summit
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesTuesday, November 12, 2019, 7pm Since March, many of us have been meeting, discussing, listening, and learning about housing inequality here on the East Side. The inequality stems from systemic racism, low wages, an aging population and the need for more education. As we’ve learned more, we have become more motivated to work on these […]