Maestra: Film and Discussion on the Cuban Literacy Campaign
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesIn 1961, over 350,000 young Cubans, the majority of whom were women, volunteered for the National Literacy Campaign. Despite the Bay of Pigs invasion, launched during the Campaign, Cuban youth were able to reduce the nation's illiteracy rate to less than 4% in one year. The film will be showed followed by a talk […]
“A Bittersweet journey: We Made It Here”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesStudents from English Language Learning, 11th grade, Washington Technology Magnet High School will share their stories via Digital Storytelling Project of the University of Minnesota's Immigration History Research Center. Project led by Saengmany Ratsabout.
“A Bittersweet journey: We Made It Here”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesStudents from English Language Learning, 11th grade, Washington Technology Magnet High School will share their stories via Digital Storytelling Project of the University of Minnesota's Immigration History Research Center. Project led by Saengmany Ratsabout.
“A Bittersweet journey: We Made It Here”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesStudents from English Language Learning, 11th grade, Washington Technology Magnet High School will share their stories via Digital Storytelling Project of the University of Minnesota's Immigration History Research Center. Project led by Saengmany Ratsabout.
“A Bittersweet journey: We Made It Here”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesStudents from English Language Learning, 11th grade, Washington Technology Magnet High School will share their stories via Digital Storytelling Project of the University of Minnesota's Immigration History Research Center. Project led by Saengmany Ratsabout.
From Swede Hollow to Arlington Hills: The Immigrant Past and Present of Payne Avenue (Walking Tour)
Yarusso Bros Italian Restaurant 635 Payne Ave, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin labor historians Dave Riehle and Peter Rachleff for a walking tour of Payne Avenue. We will focus on the street's role as a center of immigrant working-class life, from the Swedes, Italians, and Germans of the 19th century to the Hmong, Mexicans, and Salvadorians of the 21st century. The tour begins on Payne Avenue, […]
From Swede Hollow to Arlington Hills: The Immigrant Past and Present of Payne Avenue (Walking Tour)
Yarusso Bros Italian Restaurant 635 Payne Ave, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin labor historians Dave Riehle and Peter Rachleff for a walking tour of Payne Avenue. We will focus on the street's role as a center of immigrant working-class life, from the Swedes, Italians, and Germans of the 19th century to the Hmong, Mexicans, and Salvadorians of the 21st century. The tour begins on Payne Avenue, […]
From Swede Hollow to Arlington Hills: The Immigrant Past and Present of Payne Avenue (Walking Tour)
Yarusso Bros Italian Restaurant 635 Payne Ave, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin labor historians Dave Riehle and Peter Rachleff for a walking tour of Payne Avenue. We will focus on the street's role as a center of immigrant working-class life, from the Swedes, Italians, and Germans of the 19th century to the Hmong, Mexicans, and Salvadorians of the 21st century. The tour begins on Payne Avenue, […]
From Swede Hollow to Arlington Hills: The Immigrant Past and Present of Payne Avenue (Walking Tour)
Yarusso Bros Italian Restaurant 635 Payne Ave, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin labor historians Dave Riehle and Peter Rachleff for a walking tour of Payne Avenue. We will focus on the street's role as a center of immigrant working-class life, from the Swedes, Italians, and Germans of the 19th century to the Hmong, Mexicans, and Salvadorians of the 21st century. The tour begins on Payne Avenue, […]
East Side Freedom Library’s Second Anniversary
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesTwo years ago, the East Side Freedom Library, a newly organized 501c(3) non-profit corporation founded by Dayton's Bluff residents Peter Rachleff and Beth Cleary, took possession of the historic Carnegie Library building, which had long served the diverse East Side community as the Arlington Hills resource and programming center which would place the stories of […]
East Side Freedom Library’s Second Anniversary
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesTwo years ago, the East Side Freedom Library, a newly organized 501c(3) non-profit corporation founded by Dayton's Bluff residents Peter Rachleff and Beth Cleary, took possession of the historic Carnegie Library building, which had long served the diverse East Side community as the Arlington Hills resource and programming center which would place the stories of […]
East Side Freedom Library’s Second Anniversary
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesTwo years ago, the East Side Freedom Library, a newly organized 501c(3) non-profit corporation founded by Dayton's Bluff residents Peter Rachleff and Beth Cleary, took possession of the historic Carnegie Library building, which had long served the diverse East Side community as the Arlington Hills resource and programming center which would place the stories of […]
East Side Freedom Library’s Second Anniversary
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesTwo years ago, the East Side Freedom Library, a newly organized 501c(3) non-profit corporation founded by Dayton's Bluff residents Peter Rachleff and Beth Cleary, took possession of the historic Carnegie Library building, which had long served the diverse East Side community as the Arlington Hills resource and programming center which would place the stories of […]
Storytelling through vinyl and film: Purple Rain
A Greener Read 506 E Kenny Rd #150, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and A Greener Read Used Book Store invite you to explore Storytelling through Vinyl and Film. June's film is a tribute to Prince with a screening of Purple Rain. Join us Friday June 3rd at 4:30 pm for Vinyl Happy Hour at Greener Read Used Bookstore, followed by 6:30 screening […]
Storytelling through vinyl and film: Purple Rain
A Greener Read 506 E Kenny Rd #150, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and A Greener Read Used Book Store invite you to explore Storytelling through Vinyl and Film. June's film is a tribute to Prince with a screening of Purple Rain. Join us Friday June 3rd at 4:30 pm for Vinyl Happy Hour at Greener Read Used Bookstore, followed by 6:30 screening […]
Storytelling through vinyl and film: Purple Rain
A Greener Read 506 E Kenny Rd #150, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and A Greener Read Used Book Store invite you to explore Storytelling through Vinyl and Film. June's film is a tribute to Prince with a screening of Purple Rain. Join us Friday June 3rd at 4:30 pm for Vinyl Happy Hour at Greener Read Used Bookstore, followed by 6:30 screening […]
Storytelling through vinyl and film: Purple Rain
A Greener Read 506 E Kenny Rd #150, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and A Greener Read Used Book Store invite you to explore Storytelling through Vinyl and Film. June's film is a tribute to Prince with a screening of Purple Rain. Join us Friday June 3rd at 4:30 pm for Vinyl Happy Hour at Greener Read Used Bookstore, followed by 6:30 screening […]
St. Paul Self-Portrait
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesWhat would St. Paul's "selfie" look like? St. Paul is home to many diverse identities. We come from different places, hold different beliefs and ideals, dress differently, eat differently, and learn differently. Many of us struggle to piece together the parts of our identity. Many more of us struggle to piece together our own identities […]
St. Paul Self-Portrait
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesWhat would St. Paul's "selfie" look like? St. Paul is home to many diverse identities. We come from different places, hold different beliefs and ideals, dress differently, eat differently, and learn differently. Many of us struggle to piece together the parts of our identity. Many more of us struggle to piece together our own identities […]
St. Paul Self-Portrait
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesWhat would St. Paul's "selfie" look like? St. Paul is home to many diverse identities. We come from different places, hold different beliefs and ideals, dress differently, eat differently, and learn differently. Many of us struggle to piece together the parts of our identity. Many more of us struggle to piece together our own identities […]