Labor Day Solidarity Picnic 2023
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin 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 […]
HISTORY REVEALED: Connecting to Collections: Preservation for Who?
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesConnecting 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 StatesREGISTER 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 StatesREGISTER 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
ZoomRegister 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.
Beyond Banned Books: Rising Against Fascism
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesREGISTER 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 StatesThe 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 […]
FREC: The Only Spear in Red Cliff’: The Ojibwe Fight for Treaty Rights in Northern Wisconsin with Katrina Phillips, Phd
The Only Spear in Red Cliff': The Ojibwe Fight for Treaty Rights in Northern Wisconsin with Katrina Phillips, PhD FREC Learning Community Tuesday October 10, 4:30-6 pm Join via Zoom here! Katrina Phillips is an Associate Professor of History with a focus on Native history and the history of the American West. Born and raised […]
Cracked Walnut Literary Festival: Mental Health
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin 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 StatesREGISTER 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 StatesREGISTER 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
ZoomRegister 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 […]
Cracked Walnut Literary Festival: LGBTQ+
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin 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 StatesREGISTER 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 StatesTriLingua 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. […]
READ TO THE MAX
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin ESFL for the final event in our Fall Love & Solidarity Series! Read to the Max is a day-long homage to banned books and the stories they hold. The afternoon of Thursday, November 16th, we invite folks to tune in to a livestream of community readers reading aloud from their favorite banned books. The […]
READ TO THE MAX: Zine-making Pop-up
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesZines have long been a way for marginalized voices and countercultural movements to express themselves. Their degree of accessibility and lower cost of production have allowed them to bypass otherwise siloed publishing structures. Zines have played a central role in spaces ranging from the sci-fi fandoms of the '30s, to the punk scenes of the […]
READ TO THE MAX: Librarian Fireside Chat
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesREGISTER 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 ESFL for the final event in our Fall Love & Solidarity Series! In this librarian fireside chat, […]
TriLingua Cinema Presents: Barbie
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesBarbie November 17th, 7pm East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN 55106 TriLingua Cinema in collaboration with East Side Freedom Library presents a free screening of 2023's biggest breakout hit, Barbie. Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, […]