Conversation with Labor Historian & Activist Scholar Peter Cole
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation with labor historian and activist scholar, Peter Cole, Professor of History, Western Illinois University, presenting his new book DOCKWORKER POWER. Dockworkers have power. Often missed in commentary on today's globalizing economy, workers in the world's ports can harness their role, at a strategic choke point, […]
Discussion with Author Aaron Bobrow-Strain
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to a discussion with author Aaron Bobrow-Strain about his new book THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AIDA HERNANDEZ When Aida Hernandez was born in 1987 in Agua Prieta, Mexico, the nearby U.S. border was little more than a worn-down fence. Eight years later, Aida’s mother took her and […]
Shaping the Oromo Narrative for Ethiopia
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesIn the past year and a half, there has been great political change in Ethiopia. What have been the consequences for Oromo people? How is Ethiopia’s relationship with Eritrea, with Somalia, with Sudan, changing? How is the Horn of Africa changing? What roles have Oromo people played in shaping these changes? How are these changes […]
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, October 6th, 4 to 6PM Please join your friends, neighbors, collaborators, and, of course, Orso, the Library Dog Bring a book or find a book […]
Book Reading and Author Q&A: Nuj Yob: The Hmong Jungle Book
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Ranked Choice Voting Education
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMonday, October 7th, 2019, 7pm Do 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. FairVote Minnesota is a nonprofit, nonpartisan grassroots organization […]
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 […]
Screening and Discussion of “Coming Home”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the Circle of Support and Accountability Program of the Minnesota Department of Corrections invite you to watch and discuss "Coming Home." Coming Home is a documentary film focused on five people returning back to their Vermont communities from prison. The film focuses on the innovative COSA program (Circle of […]
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' […]
A Special Evening with Ola Larsmo (Walking Tour + Reading)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the University of Minnesota Press invite you to a special event, featuring Swedish author Ola Larsmo and his new book SWEDE HOLLOW: A NOVEL Thursday, October 10, 2019 4:30pm – A Walking Tour of the Immigrant History of the East Side 6:30pm – A Reading and Book-Signing with Ola […]
Using the United Nations to Advance Human Rights in Ethiopia: Progress and Next Steps
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and our Oromo Neighbors invite you to: Using the United Nations to Advance Human Rights in Ethiopia: Progress and Next Steps A Conversation with Amy Bergquist Advocates for Human Rights Sunday, October 13, 2019, 10am – 12pm Amy Bergquist coordinates The Advocates for Human Rights' advocacy at the United Nations […]
Why #standwithkashmir: A Co-learning Forum
Sunday, October 13th, 2019, 1:00-4:00pm Kashmir - the most militarized region in the world - saw about 38,000 troops added to its soil about a month ago. What is the India-Kashmir conflict, and how can we understand it as a global struggle for justice? Join us in actively listening to a teach-in video where two […]
Women and Labor’s Democracy
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe Growth of Women's Leadership and Transformation of the Labor Movement in the Turbulent Years (1922-1945) by Elizabeth Faue Professor of History, Wayne State University Tuesday, October 15th, 2019, 7pm The U.S. labor movement went through its most turbulent and transformative period during the years between World War I and the end of World War […]
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 […]
Roseville History Book Club: The Relentless Business of Treaties
Ramsey County Library - Roseville 2180 North Hamline Avenue, Roseville, MNJoin the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, the Ramsey County Library and the East Side Freedom Library for: History Book Club: The Relentless Business of Treaties Wednesday, October 16, 1 p.m. Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Avenue North, Roseville, MN (in the upstairs Boardroom) Join the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, the Ramsey County Library and the […]
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' […]
Where You Live Matters: Homes as a Route to Health Equity in the Built Environment
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesA Workshop on Achieving Justice in the Built Environment Conducted by the National BlueGreen Alliance’s Building Clean Team Thursday, October 17, 2019, 6:30 – 8pm Learn about the inextricable connection between health and housing and how where you live can have a profound impact on your health outcomes Understand the disproportionate burden of pollution and […]
Immigration, Community, and Archives on St. Paul’s East Side (Walking Tour and Discussion)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSaturday, October 19th, 2019, 10am-1:30pm The East Side Freedom Library is honored to host the annual gathering of the Norwegian-American Historical Association. The gathering will feature a walking tour by ESFL's Peter Rachleff and presentations on creating immigrant archives by Marlin Heise (Hmong Archives) and Kosol Sek (Khmer Legacy Museum). While we walk, we will explore […]
Le Voyage at ESFL (Music)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSaturday, October 19th, 2019, 7:30pm The music of Le Voyage is rooted in, but not bound by, the blues and jazz tradition. Steve Hirsh, Donald Washington, Matt Trice, and Richard Studer ignore genre as they explore the possibilities for connection and communication in sound. Le Voyage performs regularly around the Twin Cities and is excited […]
Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis & The Hmong Community
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMob Ntsws Qhuav Ntawd Peb Haiv Hmoob Sunday, October 20, 2019, 7PM In 2018, iDream.tv and collaborating artists worked with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and members of the Hmong TB Advisory Group to produce three videos to address the increase in the rise of multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR – TB) in Minnesota, a […]