History Revealed: Whiteness in Plain View

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Register in advance for this live virtual presentation on Zoom Registration is limited. You will receive a confirmation email after registering. For questions, please email [email protected] In partnership with Ramsey County Historical Society & Roseville Library Minnesota is a paradox. Widely seen as a progressive stronghold of the Midwest, the state also has some of […]

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Declassified: Southeast Asian Diaspora Weekend in The Twin Cities

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Registration Encouraged Registration for these events are FREE! If you would like to make a donation to support Legacies of War, please visit: https://www.legaciesofwar.org/donate   AUGUST 11: Welcome Reception Time: 6:30-8:30PM Location: East Side Freedom Library (ESFL) 1105 Greenbrier St, St Paul, MN 55106 Saengmany Ratsabout, Executive Director of the East Side Freedom Library, will host a […]

Solidarity Suppers

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Music, Food, and Community! Join us on Thursday, August 24th from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for the last of our Summer of Solidarity. Dinners at ESFL are about creating community together, with a mission to inspire solidarity, advocate for justice, and work towards equity for all. We believe sharing a meal within community is […]

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Book Geek Happy Hour – September 2023

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Register here to join this virtual event on Zoom Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? Read on your own starting at 4pm, and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Conversation will be hosted by Peter Rachleff.

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Labor Day Solidarity Picnic 2023

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Join the East Side Freedom Library on Saturday, September 9th, to share food, drink, and music, and help plan our future! American workers have celebrated Labor Day for more than 140 years. This has been an occasion to honor our history, build solidarity and community in the present, and look towards a better future. We […]

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HISTORY REVEALED: Connecting to Collections: Preservation for Who?

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Connecting to Collections: Preservation for Who?    Chris Rico, Nienow Cultural Consultants History Revealed Series Thursday, September 21, 2023 7:00 pm In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society and Ramsey County Libraries-Roseville Live presentation on Zoom Register in advance for this meeting: Zoom Registration Link Registration is limited. You will receive a confirmation email after […]

Justice Unbound: Building Race and Class Solidarity

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

REGISTER HERE. This event is free and open to the public, but we encourage registration to help us plan. For virtual attendance, registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link.  How do we successfully work together across differences to fight for racial and economic justice? How does polarization create surprising new possibilities? How […]

Nitil-Tzakal: Pop-Up Exhibit with Anton Vázquez

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

REGISTER HERE. This event is free and open to the public, with registration encouraged. . Nitil-Tzakal is an expression in Maya Tzotzil that refers to the act of connecting and interweaving experiences. For indigenous Maya Tzotzil artist Anton Vázquez, "nitil-tzakal" represents the ethos that grounds his work. Like a spiderweb or a loom, Vázquez's art […]

Book Geek Happy Hour – October 2023

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Register here to join this virtual event on Zoom. Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? Read on your own starting at 4PM CT, and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30PM CT to share what you are reading. Conversation will be hosted by Peter Rachleff.

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Beyond Banned Books: Rising Against Fascism

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

REGISTER HERE. Note: All Love & Solidarity events are free and open to the public. However, we encourage registration, due to limited in-person space. For virtual attendance, registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link.  The East Side Freedom Library (ESFL) and the University of Minnesota Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) are proud […]

The Memory Fields of Water: Women Writers on Water Crisis and Rescue

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The Memory Fields of Water Women Writers on Water Crisis and Rescue October 8th 2:00, East Side Freedom Library- 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul Women writers will share their work on the many aspects of water— celebration, crisis, rescue, legacy, exploration, and place of healing. A conversation and collaboration of arts and action. Catherine Reid […]

Cracked Walnut Literary Festival: Mental Health

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Join Cracked Walnut, the League of Minnesota Poets and the East Side Freedom Library Tuesday, October 10 for a special edition of the 2023 Cracked Walnut Literary Festival. This event's theme is Mental Health. Readers: Jenny Thrasher ◼ Brendan Brophy ◼ Cassie Kluess ◼ Jessi Atherton ◼ Renee Butters “Awanishbaasin-The Breath of the Spirits” ◼ […]

BEYOND WALLS Film Screening

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

REGISTER HERE! This event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged to help us plan. Presented in partnership with Working Films, Beyond Walls is a compilation of five short films that explore the possibilities of prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition. In sharing the stories of individuals resisting the PIC, these works demonstrate the […]

‘Copaganda Clapback’ Media Justice Workshop

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

REGISTER HERE. This event is in-person, and food will be provided. To help us plan, please register! UPDATE: Our Copaganda Clapback Media Justice Workshop has been updated to address the ongoing Palestinian genocide. This training will focus on the role of media manipulation in coverage of Palestine. Our friends at Line Break Media will guide participants […]

History Revealed: Prairie Imperialists

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Register in advance for this live virtual presentation on Zoom After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For questions, please email [email protected] In partnership with Ramsey County Historical Society & Roseville Library The Spanish-American War marked the emergence of the United States as an imperial power. It was […]

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Cracked Walnut Literary Festival: LGBTQ+

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Join Cracked Walnut, the League of Minnesota Poets and the East Side Freedom Library for this edition of the 2023 Cracked Walnut Literary Festival - Theme: LGBTQ+ FEATURING: Michael Kiesow Moore ◼ John Medieros ◼ Venus De Mars ◼ Morgan Grayce Willow Michael Kiesow Moore is the author of the poetry collections What to Pray […]

Navigating Worlds: Five Writers Talk Bias, Barriers, and Bans in Children’s Literature

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

REGISTER HERE. Note: All Love & Solidarity events are free and open to the public. However, we encourage registration, due to limited in-person space. For virtual attendance, registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link.  Join members of the MN BIPOC Kidlit Creators for a conversation around why voices and representation matter. Joining […]

Trilingua Presents: PARASITE (A Free Screening)

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

TriLingua Cinema in collaboration with East Side Freedom Library presents a free screening of master filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's Oscar winning film Parasite. In this dark comedy/thriller greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan. The film is rated R and will be screened […]

Book Geek Happy Hour – November 2023

Register here to join this virtual event on Zoom. Bookworms of the world, unite! Book Geek Happy Hour returns Sun Nov 5, 5:30-6:30PM CT. Read on your own starting at 4PM, and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30PM to share what you’ve been reading! NOTE: Clocks fall back one hour for Daylight Savings this Sunday.  […]