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 […]
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: […]