From the Ground Up: The Challenges and Opportunities of Bargaining a First Contract With "Music Between the Stacks" with Emmett Doyle Friday, March 24, 2023, 6:30pm-9:30pm Register here to join this event in person or on Zoom. The panel will feature speakers from Trader Joe’s Union, Starbucks Workers United, Peace Coffee, and Common Roots Cafe […]

Music Between the Stacks: Emmett Doyle Join the East Side Freedom Library for our inaugural edition of Music Between the Stacks with Emmett Doyle! THE MUSIC OF SOLIDARITY! (Held in conjunction with From the Ground Up: The Challenges and Opportunities of Bargaining a First Contract) Friday, March 24 at 8:30 p.m. at the East Side […]

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

NEA Big Read no. 4 March 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CDT Immigration, Identity and the Arts This event will focus on the stories of the African immigrant community. For more information about this series, click here. Register for this event, in person or online HERE. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on the experiences […]

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

Join event moderator Professor Ruth Milkman and a panel of academic worker acitivest for this important conversation.   This event will be held on zoom. To register and receive a link to attend click HERE. On November 14, some 48,000 unionized academic workers across the University of California's 10 campuses went on strike. The workers […]

Join East Side Housing Justice and Trilingua Cinema for a film night and discussion, on April 12th, 6:00-8:00PM at the East Side Freedom Library.  REGISTER HERE! We’ll be screening the film PUSH, a documentary looking at the global commodification of housing and issues of affordability. At a time when risks of gentrification and displacement are […]

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

On the power of stories and collective healing: A Conversation with Marcie Rendon and Susan Raffo Cosponsored with the Indigenous Peoples Task Force and Relationships Evolving Possibilities Join Marcie Rendon and Susan Raffo as they share, and invite others to join the conversation, about the power of claiming, remembering and recreating stories. Friends for over […]

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

The East Side Freedom Library and Exposed Brick Theatre invite you to a selected reading of the upcoming production of: Muyehpen by Ehkhudah Zar Followed by an Artist Talk with the playwright, cast and director Eliza Rasheed. Join us in-person or on Zoom here!    Based on a folktale that has been passed down for […]

Join the East Side Freedom Library for a reading of a new play by Kat Purcell, The Future of Housing.  Two performances: Friday, May 12 at 7:00 p.m. & Saturday, May 13 at 2:00 p.m. Sign up to join in person or virtually on Zoom A staged reading of The Future of Housing, a new play […]

Join the East Side Freedom Library for a reading of a new play by Kat Purcell, The Future of Housing.  Two performances: Friday, May 12 at 7:00 p.m. & Saturday, May 13 at 2:00 p.m. Sign up to join in person or virtually on Zoom A staged reading of The Future of Housing, a new play […]